THE SOCIETY FOR UTOPIAN STUDIES 35th Annual Meeting
Civil Rights, Social Justice, and the Midwest
Hilton Milwaukee City Center
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
October 28-31, 2010
Milwaukee in the 1960s and 1970s was a key site for civil rights marches,
particularly around the open housing movement. From 1897 through much of the
20th Century, the city was governed by a succession of Socialist mayors,
elected on their platform of practical, “sewer socialism.” And Wisconsin
itself and its Midwestern neighbors have long been home to experiments
in intentional community.
We encourage papers, panels, presentations and performances on literary,
political, social, and architectural aspects of the civil rights struggle,
intentional communities, and practical socialism with a Midwestern focus for
the 2010 conference. We also welcome papers on other aspects of the utopian
tradition – from the earliest utopian visions to the utopian speculations
and yearnings of the 21st century, including art, architecture, urban and
rural planning, literary utopias, dystopian writings, utopian political
activism, theories of utopian spaces and ontologies, music, new media, or
intentional communities.
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Milwaukee has a rich array of museums, restaurants, theaters, parks, and
universities for conference attendees to visit. The city boasts the first
U.S. commission by Santiago Calatrava, at the world-class Milwaukee Art
Museum; Frank Lloyd Wright buildings; an excellent opera company;
microbreweries galore; award-winning chefs; 19th Century beer baron
mansions; Lake Michigan, and more.
Please send a 100-250 word abstract by June 1, 2010 to:
Brian Greenspan
Department of English
1812 Dunton Tower
Carleton University
1125 Colonel By Drive
Ottawa, ON, Canada K1S 5B6
Or e-mail submissions to: brian_greenspan@carleton.ca (please put “sus
submission” in the subject line). As you submit your abstract, please
indicate if you have any scheduling restrictions, audiovisual needs
(overhead projector; DVD/VHS player), special needs, or a need for a written
letter of acceptance of your proposal.
For information about registration, travel or accommodations, please contact
the Conference Coordinator, Peter Sands, at: sands@UWM.EDU
