RACIALIZING CLASS, CLASSIFYING RACE
A Conference on Labour and Difference in the US, Africa and
Britain
St. Antony's College, University of Oxford
11-13 July 1997
**Call for papers**
This conference will examine the state of scholarship on the
interplay between race, ethnicity and labour in the United
States, Africa (particularly South Africa) and Britain. By
drawing on original research and comparative discussion it will
explore possible directions for future enquiry and policy
initiatives. It is intended that a selection of the papers
presented to the conference will be published as a book. The
major themes will include:
* political transformation and racial division
* immigration, segregation and the workplace
* moralities, race and labour
* violence and difference among workers
* gender, race and labour
* politics, organization and the challenge of whiteness
* cross-national comparisons and international connections
* creolization, hybridity and labour
* race and labour in a colonial context
* rural cultures, urban workers and difference
The following scholars have already agreed to participate: Eric
Arnesen, Phil Bonner, Carolyn Brown, Neil Evans, David Feldman,
Dana Frank, Paul Gilroy, Rick Halpern, Tera Hunter, Elaine Katz,
Robin Kelley, Jeremy Krikler, Dan Letwin, Earl Lewis, Ken Lunn,
Eddy Maloka, Shula Marks, Robert Miles, David Montgomery, Dunbar
Moodie, Terence Ranger, David Roediger, Karen Shapiro, Gavin
Williams.
The organizers welcome proposals for papers. These should
include the paper's title and a single-paragraph summary clearly
indicating its principal theme. A c.v. should also be enclosed.
Preference will be given to those papers which relate to the
above topics. In order to allow time for pre-circulation,
presenters will be expected to submit their papers six weeks
before the conference.
The closing date for submission of proposals is *23 August 1996*.
Proposals should be mailed to Labour and Difference Conference,
Peter Alexander, St. Antony's College, Oxford OX2 6JF. Requests
for further information are best handled via e-mail to
peter.alexander@sant.ox.ac.uk