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RETHINKING MARXISM announces its fourth International Gala  
Conference   
 
MARXISM 2000 
 
21-24 September (Thursday-Sunday) 2000 
University of Massachusetts at Amherst 
 
 
JOIN WITH Jack Amariglio, Enid Arvidson, Margot Backus, Carole  
Biewener, Joseph Buttigieg, Antonio Callari, John Cammett, S.  
Charusheela, Stephen Cullenberg, Angela Davis, Mike Davis, Gerard  
Dumenil, Gregory Elliot, Susan Feiner, Benedetto Fontana, John  
Foster, Harriet Fraad, Rob Garnett, Norman Geras, Katherine Gibson,  
Julie Graham, Michael Hardt, David Harvey, Rosemary Hennessy,  
Peter Hitchcock, Noel Ignatiev, Susan Jahoda, Joel Kovel, Amitava  
Kumar, Richard Levins, Dominique Levy, David Lloyd, Lisa Lowe,  
Warren Montag, Bertell Ollman, Andrew Parker, Stephen Resnick,  
John Roche, David Ruccio, David Shumway, Gayatri Chakravorty  
Spivak, Darko Suvin, Evan Watkins, Richard Wolff, Howard Zinn and  
many others in celebrating the richness of contemporary Marxism and  
other liberation communities.   
 
There will be plenary sessions on Global (Dis)Orders, (Re)Turns to  
Class, and (Re)Claiming Utopia, as well as a performance of Howard  
Zinn's nationally acclaimed play, Marx in Soho.   
 
 
CALL FOR PAPERS AND SESSION PROPOSALS 
(Deadline for proposal submission is 1 June 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: The conference will be held over four days, beginning  
at noon on Thursday 21 September and ending in early afternoon on  
Sunday 24 September. In addition to three plenary sessions and  
performance, there will be concurrent panels and art/cultural events.  
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.   
 
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 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. 
 
The deadline for proposal submission is 1 June 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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