The challenge of modernity is to live without illusions and without becoming disillusioned-- Antonio Gramsci
The Culture, Power, and History Website is organized by Erin Winter (erinwin@uga.edu), Becca Hanson (beccara@uga.edu) , and David Smilde (dsmilde@uga.edu)
Its objectives are to provide a discursive place for social science research that:
*sees meaning and meaning creation (Culture) as central to the way humans create social structure
*regards structural inequality (Power) as a central aspect of the social world
*focuses on concrete actors and structures as they develop through time (History)
*opens up the process of knowledge creation by focusing on work-in-progress
*builds interdisciplinary links and foments communication among interested researchers
More on the workshop:
Our focus is on building a knowledge base by expanding, not reducing, interaction. Therefore, the only requirement for participation is enthusiasm
The workshop meets on Fridays in Baldwin Hall, Room 114A, from 3:30-5
The paper to be presented will be available for download on this web page at least a week in advance. Workshop discussions will begin with a 5-10 minute introduction by the author and the rest of the time is devoted to open discussion.
Workshop members also communicate via a low-traffic open listserv. To subscribe, send an e-mail with the command 'subscribe GCPH Your Name' (excluding quotation marks) to listserv@listserv.uga.edu in the message body, not the subject line.
To post to this list, send your message to GCPH@listserv.uga.edu
If you wish to leave for any reason, just send the command 'unsubscribe GCPH' (excluding quotation marks) to listserv@uga.edu in the message body
For directions to the workshop from Atlanta click here
Fall 2009 Schedule:
December 4--Rebecca Hanson, University of Georgia.
Centro Civico or Subsidized Food? Contradictions in the Venezuelan Community Council Movement and the Implications for Participatory Democracy
For more information on past years workshops along with former presenters at these workshops please click the following links: