In recognition of the launch, we are holding an International Conference here at the University of Leeds on Monday 6th and Tuesday 7th September 2010.
The Conference aims to bring together international expertise amongst scholars, researchers, practitioners, and postgraduate students, working in a variety of fields across the arts, humanities and social sciences. As such, we are delighted to announce amongst our confirmed plenary speakers:
George Ritzer - Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland, Washington DC
Daniel Libeskind - Architect
Neal Lawson - Chair of Compass and writer for The Guardian and The New Statesman
Call for Papers -- Our key conference themes are:
* Consumerism and Sustainability
* Globalization, Risk and Uncertainty
* Renewing Politics and Civil Society
* The Social Thought of Zygmunt Bauman
We invite abstracts of not more than 150 words and tied to any of the above themes to be submitted not later than 31st January 2010 to the email address below. All abstracts will be subject to peer-review and should be sent to the Director of the Bauman Institute, Dr Mark Davis: m.e.davis@leeds. ac.uk
http://www.sociology.leeds.ac.uk/bauman/conference/re-thinking-global-society.php
Please quote 10 Academic Resources Daily in your application to this opportunity!
