This is the last call for paper and session proposals for the upcoming Gala
Conference hosted by Rethinking Marxism. The deadline for paper and session
proposals is 15 July.

As you can see from the partial list of participants, the Conference
promises to be lively and fun. And, all participants will receive a
complimentary conference poster, which is a stunning reproduction of Diego
Rivera's Baile en Tehuantepec [Dance in Tehuantepec], graced by the
conference logo, "the party's not over." On behalf of RM and the conference
organizing committee, I truly hope you will participate.

Please circulate this call to all other interested colleagues or
listserves. Thanks a lot!

Enid Arvidson



RETHINKING MARXISM announces its fourth
International Gala Conference

MARXISM 2000

21-24 September (Thursday-Sunday) 2000
University of Massachusetts at Amherst



JOIN WITH Robert Albritton, Jack Amariglio, Giovanni Arrighi, Enid
Arvidson, Margot Backus, Drucilla Barker, Ursula Biemann, Carole Biewener,
Shannon Bell, John Beverley, Jacques Bidet, Roland Boer, Derek Boothman,
Paul Burkett, Joseph Buttigieg, Antonio Callari, John Cammett, S.
Charusheela, Stephen Cullenberg, Jamie Owen Daniel, Angela Davis, Mike
Davis, Michael Denning, Gerard Dumenil, Gregory Elliot, Daniel Faber, Susan
Feiner, Barbara Foley, Benedetto Fontana, John Foster, Harriet Fraad, Carl
Freedman, Rob Garnett, Norman Geras, Katherine Gibson, Martha Gimenez, Jill
Godmilow, Julie Graham, Michael Hardt, Barbara Harlow, David Harvey, Inez
Hedges, Rosemary Hennessy, Peter Hitchcock, Noel Ignatiev, Susan Jahoda,
Miranda Joseph, Arjo Klamer, Joel Kovel, Amitava Kumar, Lauren Langman,
Neil Larsen, Paul LeBlanc, Richard Levins, Dominique Levy, Richard
Lichtman, David Lloyd, Fred Lonidier, Domenico Losurdo, Lisa Lowe, Manning
Marable, Julian Markels, Randy Martin, David McNally, William Milberg,
Warren Montag, Kenneth Mostern, Meera Nanda, Richard Ohmann, Bertell
Ollman, Andrew Parker, Cindy Patton, Robert Pollin, Vijay Prashad, Walid
Raad, Paula Rabinowitz, R. Radkrishnana, Stephen Resnick, John Roche, Frank
Rosengarten, David Ruccio, Hasana Sharp, David Shumway, Gayatri Chakravorty
Spivak, Kenneth Surin, Darko Suvin, Victor Wallis, Evan Watkins, John
Weeks, Richard Wolff, Howard Zinn and many others in celebrating the
richness of contemporary Marxism and other liberation communities.

Plenary sessions include:
(Re)Claiming Utopia with Norman Geras, JK Gibson-Graham, and Lisa Lowe;
Global (Dis)Orders with David Harvey, David Ruccio, and Gayatri Spivak;
(Re)Turns to Class with Angela Davis and Mike Davis.

Film and Video sessions with showings and discussions with film makers,
including:  Ursula Biemann, Jill Godmilow, Amitava Kumar, and Walid Raad.

There will also be a performance of Howard Zinn's nationally acclaimed
play, Marx in Soho, with Brian Jones.



CALL FOR PAPERS AND SESSION PROPOSALS
(Extended deadline for proposal submission is 15 July 2000)

PURPOSE: The editors of RETHINKING MARXISM announce the fourth in its
series of international Gala conferences that aim to celebrate the richness
of contemporary Marxism in all its varieties. The prior three conferences,
each attended by well over one thousand persons from across the globe,
brought together a variety of Marxian and other liberation communities to
discuss, debate, and strategize about diverse theoretical and political
concerns.

*In 1989, "Marxism Now: Traditions and Difference" created a forum where
new, heterogeneous directions in Marxism and the Left could be debated
after the breakup of orthodoxy.

*In 1992, "Marxism in the New World Order: Crises and Possibilities"
confronted directly the challenges--theoretical, organizational, and
spiritual--which faced the Left and Marxism as the new millennium neared.

*In 1996, "Politics and Languages of Contemporary Marxism" continued the
dialogue to open creative new spaces for political, cultural and scholarly
interventions in the face of global restructuring of social relations.

With the new millennium upon us, the editors of RETHINKING MARXISM intend
"Marxism 2000" to explore and engender fresh insights and hopes, struggles
and pleasures, and to (re)claim utopian visions for just and humane global
alternatives. As Marxism's long first century draws to a close, we may
reflect back on its many successes and unfortunate failures. The history of
Marxism has certainly been contradictory, and we can learn from and embrace
the insights of the many Marxisms that have profoundly shaped the last 150
years. Today, as a new millennium dawns, familiar specters have now
dematerialized and capital is becoming increasingly global. New visions and
analyses beg for articulation. As we enter Marxism's next century, the Left
once again faces tremendous challenges and exciting opportunities. It is
time to take stock and move Marxism's future forward.


STRUCTURE: We invite the submission of pre-organized sessions that follow
traditional or non-traditional formats (such as workshops, roundtables, and
dialogue among and between presenters and audience). We encourage those
working in areas that intersect with Marxism, such as feminism, political
economy, cultural and literary studies, queer theory, working class and
labor studies, postcolonial studies, geography and urban studies, social
and natural sciences, philosophy, and around the issues of class, race,
ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and disability, to submit paper and panel
proposals. We welcome video, poetry, performance, and all other modes of
presentation. Indeed, we encourage paper or panel submissions from those
working on any and all subjects of interest for a world without
exploitation and oppression.

The conference will be held over four days, beginning on Thursday 21
September and ending on Sunday 24 September. In addition to three plenary
sessions and a performance, there will be concurrent panels and
art/cultural events, tentatively scheduled as follows:

Thursday, September 21

11 am: Registration Desk Opens
1 pm: Concurrent Sessions
5 pm: Dinner (in local restaurants)
7:30 pm: Plenary Session -- (Re)Claiming Utopia
9:30 pm: Cash Bar and Music


Friday, September 22

9:30 am: Concurrent Sessions
11:30 am: Lunch (in local restaurants)
1 pm: Concurrent Sessions
3:30 pm: Plenary Session -- Global (Dis)Orders
5:30 pm: Dinner (in local restaurants)
8 pm: Theatrical Performance of Howard Zinn's "Marx in Soho"
10 pm: Cash Bar and Music


Saturday, September 23

9:30 am: Concurrent Sessions
11:30 am: Lunch (in local restaurants)
1 pm: Concurrent Sessions
5 pm: Dinner (in local restaurants)
7:30 pm: Plenary Session -- (Re)Turns to Class
9:30 pm: Cash Bar and Music


Sunday, September 24

9:30 am: Concurrent Sessions
1:00 pm: Conference Ends


LOGISTICS:  The Conference will be held on the campus of the University of
Massachusetts at Amherst. Detailed information on lodging, travel
directions, and childcare will be provided to all conference registrants
and can also be found on our web site,
http://www.nd.edu/~remarx/Marxism2000/. For additional information on
childcare, please contact Cecilia Rio at mailto:[log in to unmask]


PUBLICATIONS: Selected papers, poems, and other forms of presentation from
the conference will be published in RETHINKING MARXISM and/or in a separate
edited volume of contributions.


SUBSCRIPTIONS: A special introductory subscription rate to RETHINKING
MARXISM is available to conference participants @ $30 for four
issues--nearly 15% off the regular rate. Subscription requests and payments
can be sent along with conference registration fees to the address below.
This special introductory rate is available to new subscribers only.


REGISTRATION: Please use the registration form below, or download a form
from our website, http://www.nd.edu/~remarx/Marxism2000/. Note that the
address to which to send the completed form depends on whether you are also
submitting a proposal.


SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS: Proposals for papers, panels, and other forms of
presentation must be submitted by regular mail, not over email.

Proposals for papers should include:
*Paper title
*Presenter's name and contact information (mail, email, phone, fax)
*Brief (no more than 200 words) abstract

Proposals for panels should include:
*Panel title
*Name, contact information, and paper title for each presenter
*Brief (no more than 200 words) abstract explaining the panel's focus
*Names and contact information for any discussant(s) or respondent(s)
*Title, contact, and address for any sponsoring organization or journal

The appropriate registration fee must accompany all proposal submissions.
UNFORTUNATELY, ANY SUBMITTED PROPOSAL NOT ACCOMPANIED BY THE APPROPRIATE
PREREGISTRATION FEE CANNOT BE CONSIDERED. Proposals which are not accepted
will have their preregistration fees returned in full. Send proposals to
the address listed on the registration form below.

To encourage as wide a range of presentations as possible, we have extended
the deadline for proposal submissions to 15 July 2000.


VENDORS AND ADVERTISEMENTS: Literature tables and display areas are
available to groups, vendors, and publishers at reasonable rates. Ad space
in the conference program is also available at reasonable rates. All ads
must be camera ready. Please contact Marjolein van der Veen for more
information at mailto:[log in to unmask]


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PRE-REGISTRATION FORM

MARXISM 2000
21-24 SEPTEMBER 2000, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AT AMHERST


Please fill out the information below, print out the form, and mail it to
the appropriate address. Note that the address to which to send the
completed form depends on whether you are also submitting a proposal.

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Marxism 2000
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