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                              Call for Papers 
 
                   Southwest Labor Studies Association 
                24th Annual Conference April 24-26, 1998 
                        St. Edward's University 
                              Austin, Texas 
 
This year's conference theme is "Organizing:  Past, Present, and Future." 
We invite papers and panels on:  working-class culture and activism; union 
organizing;  representations of labor;  gender issues;  comparative 
studies of race, religion, or ethnicity in labor organizing; international 
labor;  radical political activities;  regional organizing strategies; 
labor and politics including the effect of trade agreements on workers and 
the impact of immigration laws on union organizing; bridging the academic 
and labor communities;  economic crisis and change; and community 
activism.  Austin's location near an international border makes it an 
ideal place to raise interesting questions concerning cross-border 
organizing or international cooperation among labor movements.  Panels on 
current organizing campaigns and strategies are greatly encouraged. 
Proposals can include videos, slides, photographic, or musical 
presentations as well as more traditional papers.  While the Southwest 
Labor Studies Association is a regional organization of academics, 
activists, and trade unionists, we welcome proposals from national and 
international scholars on aspects of the conference theme. 
 
Please send a brief paper or panel proposal along with a c.v. to Kathleen 
Brown by November 1, 1997. 
 
The annual Southwest Labor Studies Association Conference combines the 
rich heritage of the labor movement and its current undertakings.  For 
information on the SWLSA Conference contact Kathy Brown at (512) 416-5876, 
e-mail [log in to unmask]  For membership information contact 
Southwest Labor Studies Association, % Southern California Library for 
Social Studies & Research, 6120 South Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90044, 
(213) 759-6063. 
 
Kathy Brown 
SWLSA Conference Coordinator 
Department of History 
St. Edward's University 
3001 South Congress Ave. 
Austin, TX 78704 
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