CFP: Southwest Labor Studies Association

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> From: H-NET Announcements Editor <announce@H-NET.MSU.EDU>
>
> Call for Conference Presentations
>
> Southwest Labor Studies Association
> The Southwest Labor Studies Association (SWLSA) is an organization of
> academics, labor unionists, and community activists. The purpose of the
> SWLSA is to explore and promote public understanding of both the labor
> movements heritage and current undertakings, and of  workers
> experiences on the job and in the community.
>
> Around the linked themes "Building Labor Communities from the
> Neighborhood to the World" and "Moving Beyond the Open Shop and the
> Employers Open Door" the SWLSA will convene its Twenty-Sixth Annual
> Meeting May 4-6, 2000 at California State University, Long Beach in Long
> Beach, California. Scholarly papers and talks addressing either or both
> of themes in tandem will be presented. Presentations on other themes of
> labor, work, and community are also invited. Students, teachers, college &
> university professors, labor-union & community activists, and public
> policymakers are encouraged to participate.  The Conference Program
> Committee solicits proposals from prospective participants. Proposals
> should be submitted (in duplicate or by email) to Professor Luis Arroyo,
> Department of Chicano & Latino Studies, CSULB, 1250 Bellflower Blvd.,
> Long Beach, CA 90840-1004; llarroyo@csulb.edu.
>
> Proposal deadline is November 1, 1999. Prospective participants may
> submit proposals as individuals or panels. The committee will consider
> proposals that include (1) an abstract of paper/talk of 200 words
> (preferred) to
> a maximum of one page, and (2) a brief biographical statement or resume
> for each presenter.
>
> Topic areas may include (but are not limited to):
>
> Transnationalism: Global & Regional Economies
>
> Industrial Relations in Global & National Contexts
>
> Teaching Labor in the Public Schools Workers: Race, Ethnicity, Gender,
> Age, Nationality
>
> Labor Culture & the Media Technologys Impact on Workers, Work, Unions
>
> Labor Struggles, Past & Present  Labor Politics, Legislation, &
> Arbitration
>
> Informal Sector, Casual & Forced Labor Local, Regional & Global Work
> Forces
>
> Luis Leobardo Arroyo, Ph.D.
> Professor & Chair,
> Department of Chicano & Latino Studies
> California State University, Long Beach
> 1250 Bellflower Blvd.
> Long Beach, CA 90840-1004
> Voice, 562-985-4640; Fax, 562-985-4631
> Email, llarroyo@csulb.edu
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