[Fwd: South Africa Congress announcement]

International Sociological Association wrote:

> To: Members of the International Sociological Association
>
> Call for papers
>
> South African Sociological Association
> Congress on Globalization, Inequality and Identity
> Pretoria, South Africa
> July 1-4, 2001
>
> Globalization has been defined in a myriad of different ways
> reflecting the full range of ideological predilections and
> paradigmatic choices.  The same can be said about the concepts
> of inequality and identity.  In this conference we hope to
> provide the space for engagement about the relationship between
> globalization, inequality and the formation of identities.
> However globalization is defined, it remains a subject of
> intense debate.  While some regard globalization as somehow
> indistinguishable from imperialism, others see it representing a
> fundamental rupture in the nature of contemporary capitalism.
>
> Does globalization hold the promise of eroding the distinction
> between rich developed and poor under-developed countries or
> does it entrench inequalities between and within countries?  How
> is one to periodise global capitalism?  Has there indeed been a
> movement from Fordism to Post-Fordism, from mass production to
> flexible specialisation, from production-led to
> consumption-driven forms of capitalism, from class antagonism to
> a disappearance of the working class, to a purer form of capital
> (Jameson), to the end of the third world (Harris)?  What forms
> of agency have emerged in the global context and how have these
> structured the formation of particular identities? This
> conference hopes to bring the various debates around
> globalization, inequality and identity into sharper focus.
>
> Deadline for proposals : 31 March 2001
>
> If you would like to present a paper or organise a paper session
> or panel discussion, please contact the secretary of SASA, who
> can also be contacted for all other information on the Congress,
> including registration and accommodation details :
>
> Elsa van Huyssteen, SASA Secretary
> Department of Sociology
> University of the Witwatersrand
> Private Bag 3, Wits 2050
> Johannesburg, South Africa
> Phone : 27-11-717 4448
> Fax : 27-11-339 8163
> E-mail : sasa@lw.rau.ac.za
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