<agu> CFP : Education, Imperialism, and Resistance

[Jon Solomon Su Zhe-an]

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Imperialism, and Resistance

 

CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS

 

Education, Imperialism, and Resistance

Shih Hsin University, Taipei, Taiwan

August 10-11, 2009

 

Deadline for abstracts: November 30, 2008

Notification of acceptance: January 31, 2009

Deadline for papers: May 31, 2009

 

The International League of Peoples' Struggle Working Group on Teachers,
Researchers, and other Education Personnel invites academics, scholars,
researchers, education and social activists and progressive intellectuals to
an international conference on "Education, Imperialism, and Resistance," to
be held in Shih Hsin University, Taipei, Taiwan on August 10-11, 2009. It
will be hosted by the International Center for Taiwan Social Studies and
Taiwan: A Radical Quarterly in Social Studies.

The conference aims to bring together academics and social activists to put
forward a progressive critique of imperialism and education. 

Imperialism is at the root of untold suffering for billions of people
throughout the world. Imperialist banks and corporations reap huge profits
from the exploitation of working people even as the world economy is racked
by crises, the gap between rich and poor countries widens, hundreds of
millions are thrown into unemployment, billions are kept in poverty, and
environmental destruction proceeds unabated. The imperialist countries, led
by the United States, wage wars of aggression to control valuable markets
and resources and suppress revolutionary movements. All over the world,
imperialism intensifies the oppression of women, exacerbates racial and
ethnic conflicts, and incites discrimination against migrants. 

In the guise of neoliberal globalization, imperialism is having a
devastating impact on education. Drastic cuts in public spending for
education have become the norm. Teachers, researchers, and other education
personnel suffer deteriorating standards of living as salaries fail to keep
up with rising costs. Large numbers are being laid off as governments close
down schools and universities deemed inefficient. As education becomes the
flashpoint for popular struggles, schools and universities are increasingly
subjected to state repression. 

Imperialism exercises an ever-tightening grip on education. The WTO's
General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) has placed liberalization of
the so-called education market and the privatization of education on the
agenda of future negotiations, along with other basic social services.
Teaching and research are to an unprecedented extent driven and defined by
corporate interests. 

Imperialist control of education is a key element in imperialist domination
of culture as a whole. U.S. imperialism, in particular, makes full use of
the means at its disposal-chiefly its huge monopolies in mass media-to shape
world public opinion according to its interests. Monopolies have increasing
influence over curricula, education programs, institutional organization,
and research agendas.

Struggle over knowledge and research is a key aspect of struggles against
imperialism.  On the one hand, imperialist domination of education and
research is used to undermine people's struggles. On the other, a critique
of imperialist ideology can be an important tool in the struggle for radical
structural change. Throughout the world today, education workers respond to
imperialist globalization through solidarity and struggle to defend their
rights and welfare, the people's right to education, and advance the
struggle for a more just and humane future for all.

Participants to the conference are invited to present a critique of any
aspect of imperialism and education including access to education, education
sector reforms on neoliberal lines, right to education and livelihood, the
political economy of education, the politics and theories of knowledge
production and research, the impact of privatization and liberalization on
educators and students and the impacts of education sector reforms on
societies. We encourage interdisciplinary approaches to these concerns.

 

Individual papers and panel presentations on the general theme are most
welcome.  Specific papers on any of the following themes may be submitted
for consideration. Tracks correspond to the possible organization of the
plenary sessions.  The program committee reserves the right to merge,
reschedule or reassign topics, based on suggestions and interest from the
participants. 

 

Track 1.   Education and Imperialism

 

*	Education and Imperialism: Historical Perspectives 
*	Basic Education and Imperialist Globalization 
*	Higher Education and Imperialist Globalization 
*	Debt, Aid, and Education

 

Track 2.   Education and Markets

 

*	Education, Industry, and Imperialist Globalization 
*	Free Trade Agreements and Education 
*	Global Migration and Education 
*	Transnational Education

 

Track 3.   Education, Oppression, and Resistance

 

*	Education and the Social Movements 
*	Education and National Liberation 
*	Race, Ethnicity and Education 
*	Education and Human Rights 
*	Gender Issues and Education 
*	Rights and Welfare of Educators

 

Participants may also form panels and are urged to submit the corresponding
proposals. Panel organizers will be responsible for organizing panels put
forth by them. 

The organizing committee will review submissions and decide on the final
schedule of presentations. Selected papers will be considered for
publication, after peer review.

Papers should be prepared and presented in English. There is no page limit
but contributors are encouraged to limit their paper to less than or equal
to 20 pages (A4 paper, font 12, double-spaced) including the cover page,
abstract, text, references, tables and figures. The format should follow
standard academic styles.

An abstract of not more than 500 words, together with a one-page resume of
the proponent, must be submitted to the Conference Secretariat on or before
30 November 2008 at the following email address:

conferencesecretari <mailto:conferencesecretariat.ilps11 at gmail.com>
at.ilps11 at gmail.com

Notification of acceptance will be released on 31 January 2009. Completed
papers must be submitted electronically to the Conference Secretariat on or
before 31 May 2009 for inclusion in the final conference program.

Deadline for submission of panel proposals is December 15, 2008. The panel
line-up will be announced on February 1, 2009. 

Presentations should be limited to 15 minutes including Q & A.  Proposals
for artistic performances (music, poetry, exhibits) must be cleared with the
Conference Secretariat for available space and time. 

Outstanding papers and presentations will be awarded in the closing
ceremonies, based on the following criteria:  innovation, significant
contribution in the theory and practice of education and resistance, and
other criteria to be identified by the Program Committee. 

Inquiries may be sent to the Conference Secretariat. For more information,
please visit the conference website at  <http://ilps11.webng.com/>
http://ilps11.webng.com. 

Registration fees: US$200.00 on site, $ 175.00 if paid on or before May 31,
2009 to the designated conference bank account. Foreign students: US$ 100.
Domestic participants:  US$ 40 (US$ 30 if paid on or before May 31, 2009).
Registration will cover conference kit, CD-ROM with conference papers and
materials, souvenir photos, and other amenities. It is expected that
participants will seek funding for their own travel, accommodation, visa,
insurance, and other expenses.

 

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