[Xmca-l] Re: Manchester Social Movements Conference - Call for Papers

[mike cole]

Hi Afredo--

I wonder the same thing. The discussion seemed to get stuck early on.
Maybe Colin can help us out!
:-)
mike


On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 11:13 AM, Alfredo Jornet Gil <a.j.gil@iped.uio.no>
wrote:

> Ops, now you got two copies! Thanks Mike,
> Alfredo
> ________________________________________
> From: xmca-l-bounces@mailman.ucsd.edu <xmca-l-bounces@mailman.ucsd.edu>
> on behalf of mike cole <mcole@ucsd.edu>
> Sent: 11 October 2017 20:03
> To: eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity
> Subject: [Xmca-l] Re: Manchester Social Movements Conference - Call for
> Papers
>
> Hi Colin --    Voila!
>
> mike
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 10:48 AM, C Barker <C.Barker@mmu.ac.uk> wrote:
>
> > Where have I been? Lurking I guess. As to 'the All Stars', a search on
> > Google made me wonder WHICH All Stars? Louis Armstrong's band? A nursery?
> > "All Stars Project. Inc"? a baseball team?
> > Perhaps Helena or someone else will come to my rescue and say our
> > conference is a good thing, fun, etc.
> >
> > Colin B
> > ________________________________________
> > From: xmca-l-bounces@mailman.ucsd.edu <xmca-l-bounces@mailman.ucsd.edu>
> > on behalf of mike cole <mcole@ucsd.edu>
> > Sent: 11 October 2017 17:14
> > To: eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity
> > Subject: [Xmca-l] Re: Manchester Social Movements Conference - Call for
> > Papers
> >
> > Colin!
> >
> > Where have you been when people were discussing social movements! Is the
> > All Stars a social movement? Is it part of a social movement?
> >
> > Seeking enlightenment. :-)
> >
> > mike
> >
> > On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 8:57 AM, C Barker <C.Barker@mmu.ac.uk> wrote:
> >
> > > SOCIAL MOVEMENTS CONFERENCE  - CALL FOR PAPERS
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >From 1995 to 2017, Manchester Metropolitan University hosted a series
> of
> > > very successful annual international conferences on 'ALTERNATIVE
> FUTURES
> > > and POPULAR PROTEST'.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > We're very happy to announce that the Twenty Third AF&PP Conference
> will
> > > be held between Monday 26th and Wednesday 28th March 2018.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > The Conference rubric will remain as in previous years. The aim is to
> > > explore the dynamics of popular movements, along with the ideas which
> > > animate their activists and supporters and which contribute to shaping
> > > their fate.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Reflecting the inherent cross-disciplinary nature of the issues,
> previous
> > > participants (from over 60 countries) have come from such specialisms
> as
> > > sociology, politics, cultural studies, social psychology, economics,
> > > history and geography.  The Manchester conferences have been notable
> for
> > > discovering a fruitful and friendly meeting ground between activism and
> > > academia.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > PRELIMINARY CALL FOR PAPERS
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > We invite offers of papers relevant to the conference themes.  Papers
> > > should address such matters as:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > * contemporary and historical social movements and popular protests
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > * social movement theory
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > * utopias and experiments
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > * ideologies of collective action
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > * etc.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > To offer a paper, please contact either of the conference convenors
> with
> > a
> > > brief abstract:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > EITHER Colin Barker,
> > >
> > > email: c.barker@mmu.ac.uk
> > >
> > > OR Mike Tyldesley,
> > >
> > > email: m.tyldesley@mmu.ac.uk
> > >
> > > (Please use email, especially as both Colin Barker and Mike Tyldesley
> are
> > > now retired gents.)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > CONFERENCE PAPERS
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > One way we organise this particular conference is that we ask those
> > giving
> > > papers to supply them in advance, for inclusion in a Dropbox folder of
> > the
> > > complete papers which will be available to all delegates from the
> > > conference opening.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > * Preferred method: send the paper to Colin Barker as an email
> attachment
> > > in MS Word or .pdf format. Any separate illustrations etc. should be
> sent
> > > separately, in .jpg format.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > * Final date for receipt of abstracts: Monday 26th February 2018
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > * Final date for receipt of actual papers: Monday 12th March 2018
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > These are final dates. The earlier we receive abstracts, and actual
> > > papers, the better.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > CONFERENCE ARRANGEMENTS AND COSTS
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > The conference will run from lunch-time Monday 26th March until after
> > > lunch on Wednesday 28th March 2018.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > The conference cost will be inclusive of three lunches, teas/coffees.
> The
> > > full cost is £150.00, with a cost of £90.00 for students and the
> unwaged.
> > > Please register online at  https://www.kxregistration.mmu.ac.uk/AF18
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Hotels, hostels and dining out
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > We can supply information about relatively cheap local hotels and
> > hostels.
> > > Let us know if you would like this information.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > We cannot do hotel or hostel bookings for you.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Conference participants will be invited to dine together at two local
> > (and
> > > not too expensive) restaurants on the two conference evenings. Payment
> > for
> > > dinners should not be made in advance, but directly to the restaurants
> on
> > > the night.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Please feel free to circulate this to anyone who might be interested.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Colin Barker
> > >
> > > Mike Tyldesley
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Before acting on this email or opening any attachments you should read
> > > the Manchester Metropolitan University email disclaimer available on
> its
> > > website http://www.mmu.ac.uk/emaildisclaimer "
> > >
> > "Before acting on this email or opening any attachments you should read
> > the Manchester Metropolitan University email disclaimer available on its
> > website http://www.mmu.ac.uk/emaildisclaimer "
> >
> >
>
>