Congress 2012 will be co-hosted from May 30 to June 2 by Wilfred Laurier University and the University of Waterloo.
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February 13, 2012
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Preliminary Congress schedule online
The preliminary Socialist Studies conference schedule is now available. Keynote Sharit Bhowmik will be giving a southern perspective on workers of the world, and we have strong sessions on education, reclaiming universities, counter-hegemonic struggle, culture, Palestine and BDS, feminism, colonialism and radical alternatives.
CLICK HERE to review the preliminary schedule.
December 2, 2011
by matthewbrett
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Socialist Studies issues call for applicants. Deadline Jan 15
The Society for Socialist Studies is seeking proposals for roundtables, sessions and paper proposals for our 2012 annual conference. This year’s theme is “Crossroads: Critical Theories in an Uncertain World.” The conference will take place at the Congress for the Humanities and Social Sciences in Waterloo, Ontario, from May 30 to June 2, 2012. Please submit abstracts (maximum of 100 words) for any proposals before 15 January 2012 to: Ingo Schmidt, Programme Committee Chair, ingos [at] athabascau.ca
Click here to download the pdf Call for Applicants.
The Society is also seeking proposals for roundtables, sessions and paper proposals for the society’s New Scholars Session. New scholars and activists are encouraged to submit proposals. Please submit abstracts (maximum of 100 words) for any proposals before 15 January 2012 to: Matthew Brett, New Scholars Session organizer, brett.matthew [at] yahoo.ca
Click here to download the pdf New Scholars Session call for applicants.
Please do not hesitate to contact Ingo Schmidt or Matthew Brett with questions or ideas.
October 22, 2011
by apatheticresistance
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Crossroads: Critical Theories in an Uncertain World
The Society for Socialist Studies presents our next annual conference, taking place at the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences from May 30 – June 2, 2012, in Waterloo, Ontario.
Here’s an excerpt from our Call For Papers:
The Great Recession of recent years produced new kinds of discontent but, so far at least, nothing that amounts to a movement for progressive change (the many urban occupations that have cascaded from the Arab Spring to the 15-M movement in Spain, and Occupy Wall Street are a hopeful sign). Yet ideas around which progressive movements could coalesce are in short supply. Where they exist, they oscillate between abstract principles and small-scale experiments as in the days of Fourier and Owen. Unlike the utopian socialists of the early 19th century, though, we possess lots of experiences of failure that might contribute to a new socialist project.
In a world that has entirely changed since capitalism and socialist critique first developed, old questions need to be answered in new ways. What is the relationship between our understandings of the world and visions of a new world? How much understanding of reality is possible in the first place? Where is the line between concrete utopias and eschatological beliefs? Who are the agents of progressive change? Which role can intellectuals play to support such change?
The Society of Socialist Studies invites proposals for papers, roundtables, and session addressing any aspect of the theme of “Crossroads: Critical Theories in an Uncertain World”.