Varieties of Socialism, Varieties of Approaches (VOSVOA)
Venue: Carleton University
Event Date/Time: Mar 05, 2011 | |
Abstract Submission Date: Jan 15, 2011 |
Description
The Critical Social Research Collaborative is seeking panel discussions that examine historical and contemporary models of socialism, as well as presentations that aim to rekindle the socialist imagination, while charting new pathways. Proposals may include, but are not limited to:
Theoretical & Methodological Reassessments
Legacies of 20th Century Socialism
Socialism & Democracy
Socialist & Intersectional Analyses: Anti-Racist, Feminist and Ecological Interventions
Challenging Intellectualism & Anti-Intellectualism
Arts & Culture
Digital Media & Communication
New Socialist Movements: Building 21st Century Socialism
Labour & New Forms of Organizational Expression
Trade Union Organizing: History, Transformation and Change
Please send your proposal, including an abstract of no more than 300 words, title, brief biography and three keywords that describe your project to the conference committee at CSRCproject@live.ca. Accepted submissions may be solicited for inclusion in a forthcoming peer-reviewed anthology. Deadline for proposals is January 15th 2011. Decisions will be made by the end of January.
Keynote Address by Paresh Chattopadhyay, Université du Québec à Montréal
The CRITICAL SOCIAL RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE (CSRC) is an interdisciplinary research unit comprised of faculty, graduate students, trade union and community activists based at Carleton University. For information on past events, conferences and online presentations, please visit us at www.CSRCproject.ca