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 […]
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 […]
Society for Socialist Studies Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences University of Victoria June 5 – June 8, 2013 SSS Program 2013 (Word document) Includes schedule, room locations, presenters, paper titles and abstracts. empire@the.edge
Registration for Congress and the Society for Socialist Studies conference To attend or participate in our conference (June 5-8 at the University of Victoria), you must register for Congress itself and indicate that you are registering for our meetings as well. Note that the Society for Socialist Studies is association #58. For cheaper fees, register […]
The deadline for Travel Grant Applications is March 31. If you’re presenting a paper with Socialist Studies at Congress 2013 in Victoria and you’re a low-income individual and/or a student or contract faculty member requiring some financial assistance, you can apply for a travel grant. The application form is available at the following link. Please […]
We’re working on an exciting line-up of events for the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences in Victoria, June 5-8. And we’re still accepting papers! Some highlights (subject to change): “Twenty-First Century Socialist-Feminism” Keynote Address by Johanna Brenner Eric Hobsbawm Memorial Lecture by Bryan D. Palmer Other speakers/participants include: Peter Hudis, Paul Kellogg, Marjorie […]
If you’re planning on attending our meetings at the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences in Victoria, BC in June (and of course you’re going to be there!) then check out this link for info on booking accommodations: http://www.congress2013.ca/plan-your-trip/accommodations On-campus accommodations at the University of Victoria can now be booked. Plus there is information […]
To download, click here – SSS Call for Papers 2013 (Word document) The Society for Socialist Studies is calling for paper proposal submissions for its annual conference as part of the 2013 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. The deadline for paper proposals is January 30, 2013. The sessions listed below are accepting paper proposals. […]
The Society for Socialist Studies is committed to interdisciplinary work. In order to facilitate the development of interdisciplinary work and cross-listed sessions, here is some information from other academic societies that will be at Congress 2013 in Victoria: Canadian Disability Studies Association: Call for Papers (deadline Dec. 14) Canadian Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language […]
empire@the.edge Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences June 5 – 8, 2013, Victoria, BC Download the PDF version