Socialist Studies will be holding its 2014 conference from May 27-30 as part of the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences at Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Download Preliminary Conference Programme (updated March 1, 2014) Featuring Keynote Address by Dr. Prabhat Patnaik Professor Emeritus, Jawaharlal Nehru University Read Professor Patnaik’s Bio The theme of the […]
The Winter Issue of Socialist Studies/Etudes Socialistes is now out at www.socialiststudies.com. The special issue is ”On Pacification,” guest edited by Mark Neocleous and George Rigakos. Articles describe, analyse and critique the rise of security discourses and practices, arguing that these are better understood as the pacification of unruly, potentially rebellious subaltern and working classes […]
[Please share with friends & networks.] New Scholars Session, co-sponsored by Studies in Political Economy Society for Socialist Studies Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, May 27-30, 2013, Brock University http://www.socialiststudies.ca Panel Title: “Which Resistance, Whose Left?: Learning From Contemporary Social Movements” After a period of docility in the wake of the financial crisis, […]
In attendance: Debbie Dergousoff; David Huxtable; Ben Levy; Bill Pelz; Jean Chapman; Robert McGray; Thom Workman; Greg Albo; Errol Sharpe; Wayne Antony; Elaine Coburn; Ingo Schmidt; Bill Carroll; Danny Goldstick; Kanchan Sarkar; Garry Potter; Murray Cooke Kanchan called the meeting to order. Approval of agenda and minutes from 2012 AGM – moved – Danny Goldstick/Gary […]
Shortly after the 2013 General Meeting in Victoria, the Executive began a discussion on the decline in annual memberships. It appears that memberships are very closely attached to participation in our annual conferences held at Congress, when people participate, they pay their membership fee, when they do not, they often allow it to laps for […]
Dear friends, Once again, I am asking people to make a donation to the Society and its Ryerson Fund. One of the most important contributions of the Society for Socialist Studies to critical and radical research is the support it offers to young academics and others of limited financial means to participate in presenting their […]
The Society for Socialist Studies is renewing, rebuilding and reaching out! It’s time for the many scholars and activists who have affinities for Socialist Studies but who do not belong, to become members (and for lapsed members to renew). Our membership drive, our newsletter and much-improved website and Facebook all fit into an outreach that […]
We are pleased to announce the latest issue of Socialist Studies/Etudes Socialistes: www.socialiststudies.com The beautiful cover art has been donated by Metis visual artist Christi Belcourt (www.christibelcourt.com). The issue features a contribution by Sara Carpenter, Genevieve Ritchie and Shahrzad Mojab honouring the memory of late advisory board member, Roxana Ng, as well as a short […]
A Community Workshop organized by the Canadian Committee on Labour History Fresh on the heels of the BC provincial election, this workshop brings together activists and academics to consider the past, present and future of social democracy and BC’s working class. It seeks to provide context to current debates and strategies over labour laws, social […]
CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST TO EDIT THE SOCIETY FOR SOCIALIST STUDIES JOURNAL Socialist Studies/Etudes Socialistes DEADLINE FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST: November 30, 2013. The Society for Socialist Studies invites expressions of interest to edit the Society’s journal Socialist Studies/Etudes Socialistes for early 2014, with some flexibility, for a three year renewable term. Socialist Studies/Etudes […]