THE SOCIETY FOR UTOPIAN STUDIES\u00a0 35th Annual Meeting<\/p>\n
Civil Rights, Social Justice, and the Midwest<\/p>\n
Hilton Milwaukee City Center
\nMilwaukee, Wisconsin
\nOctober 28-31, 2010<\/p>\n
Milwaukee in the 1960s and 1970s was a key site for civil rights marches,
\nparticularly around the open housing movement. From 1897 through much of the
\n20th Century, the city was governed by a succession of Socialist mayors,
\nelected on their platform of practical, \u201csewer socialism.\u201d And Wisconsin
\nitself and its Midwestern neighbors have long been home to experiments
\nin intentional community.<\/p>\n
We encourage papers, panels, presentations and performances on literary,
\npolitical, social, and architectural aspects of the civil rights struggle,
\nintentional communities, and practical socialism with a Midwestern focus for
\nthe 2010 conference.\u00a0 We also welcome papers on other aspects of the utopian
\ntradition – from the earliest utopian visions to the utopian speculations
\nand yearnings of the 21st century, including art, architecture, urban and
\nrural planning, literary utopias, dystopian writings, utopian political
\nactivism, theories of utopian spaces and ontologies, music, new media, or
\nintentional communities.<\/p>\n
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Milwaukee has a rich array of museums, restaurants, theaters, parks, and
\nuniversities for conference attendees to visit. The city boasts the first
\nU.S. commission by Santiago Calatrava, at the world-class Milwaukee Art
\nMuseum; Frank Lloyd Wright buildings; an excellent opera company;
\nmicrobreweries galore; award-winning chefs; 19th Century beer baron
\nmansions; Lake Michigan, and more.<\/p>\n
Please send a 100-250 word abstract by June 1, 2010 to:<\/p>\n
Brian Greenspan
\nDepartment of English
\n1812 Dunton Tower
\nCarleton University
\n1125 Colonel By Drive
\nOttawa, ON, Canada\u00a0 K1S 5B6<\/p>\n
Or e-mail submissions to:\u00a0 br*************<\/span>@******<\/span>on.ca<\/span>\u00a0 (please put \u201csus For information about registration, travel or accommodations, please contact THE SOCIETY FOR UTOPIAN STUDIES\u00a0 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 … Continue reading
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\nindicate if you have any scheduling restrictions, audiovisual needs
\n(overhead projector; DVD\/VHS player), special needs, or a need for a written
\nletter of acceptance of your proposal.<\/p>\n
\nthe Conference Coordinator, Peter Sands, at:\u00a0 sa***<\/span>@*<\/span>WM.EDU<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"