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

[mike cole]

Hi Helena!

Can you also come to Colin's assistance in discussing the paper about the
All-Stars that is the article de jeur? Andy raised the question of whether
its worthwhile to think about whether such efforts constitute social
movements. But I am interested in the question.

When I do a project like the 5thDimension, and what starts out as just
another design experiment turns into a study of sustainability because it
"catches on", I do not think of myself as studying social movements. But
when an organization has a budget of 10 million dollars a year, and
operates on such a large, institutionalized scale, and keeps pushing (say)
for social justice by organizing resistance to forced removal from housing,
it seems a whole lot like a social movement to me.

"What," to quote our friend, Eugene, "do you think?"

mike

On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 5:58 PM, Helena Worthen <helenaworthen@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Yes, I will certainly come to Colin’s assistance!!  This is a wonderful,
> small conference where students from PhD programs in various countries
> (mostly Europe and the US, and the presentations are in English) come to
> bring research that I’ve found fascinating both for theoretical orientation
> and sheer fresh content. Also presenting are mentors and professors of the
> students and some people like myself and Joe who come unattached, just to
> learn. Colin organizes enough pub and restaurant activities to encourage
> plenty of side conversations.
>
> We are seriously thinking of coming again this spring, despite being in
> Viet Nam right now. Manchester is an endlessly interesting city with
> manageable museums, especially for labor educators. Manchester Metropolitan
> is a short bus ride away from City Center but also near some low-cost
> hotels.
>
> H
>
> Helena Worthen
> helenaworthen@gmail.com
> Berkeley, CA 9470 Phone VN 0168 4628562
> Blog US/ Viet Nam:
> helenaworthen.wordpress.com
> skype: helena.worthen1
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Oct 12, 2017, at 1:13 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 "
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>
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