[Marxism] Historical Materialism 2007 Conference

[Sebastian Budgen]

  The fourth annual Historical Materialism Conference held in conjunction
  with the Isaac and Tamara Deutscher Prize Committee and the Socialist
  Register will take place between 9–11 November, 2007 at the School of
  Oriental and African Studies, Central London.

  As has become a hall-mark of this event, the conference will be
  interdisciplinary in nature. Within this context several specific
  strands are highlighted this year. These include Gramsci’s contribution
  to Marxism, the significance of Marx’s Grundrisse, the Russian and
  Spanish revolutions, contemporary debates on labour, current issues in
  political economy with cross country/regional analysis, and critical
  film studies.

  Confirmed speakers include:

  Gilbert Achcar, Greg Albo, Chris Arthur, Jacques Bidet, Robin
  Blackburn, Robert Brenner, Alex Callinicos, Simon Clarke, Gregory
  Elliott, Ben Fine, Andrew Glyn, Michael Heinrich, Makoto Itoh, Sharon
  Kivland, Esther Leslie, Domenico Losurdo, David McNally, Fred Moseley,
  Michael Neocosmos, Ilan Pappe, Moishe Postone, Helena Sheehan, Max
  Tomba, Goran Therborn, Mike Wayne, Paul Willis and Slavoj Zizek.

  One of the principle objectives of the conference has been to build
  bridges among the various Marxist communities, including the breaking
  down some of the linguistic and intellectual barriers which continue to
  hamper the circulation and expansion of critical Marxist thought. The
  fourth annual Historical Materialism Conference promises to continue
  and take forward this objective.

  The conference has become an important event on the Left, providing an
  annual forum to discuss recent developments on the agenda of historical
  materialist research and has had a cumulatively high attendance over
  the past three years. While there is no call for papers, the Editorial
  Board of Historical Materialism welcomes attendance and active
  engagement in discussion with panellists from new as well as prior
  participants with an interest in critical Marxist thought.

  More details of this year’s event will be posted shortly and online
  registration will be available soon.

  For all further details, please contact:
historicalmaterialism at soas.ac.uk