FULL CONFERENCE video
CARRY IT ON: The Radical Imagination -- Past & Present
CORNEL WEST – Keynote Address
Panel 2 video
Panel 3 video
Panel 4 video
Panel 5 video
CARRY IT ON:
THE RADICAL IMAGINATION — PAST AND PRESENT
Friday, November 19, 2021
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Keynote Speaker:
Cornel West
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About the Conference:
This conference examined the broad scope of Stanley Aronowitz’ work, especially with regard to the labor movement and class consciousness; science and technology; cultural matters; and educational theory and practice. At the heart of Aronowitz’ wide ranging scholarship and activism was his commitment to the liberation of the working class and the oppressed.
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About Stanley Aronowitz:
Stanley Aronowitz was a towering figure on the American Left over the past sixty years. Beginning with his early contributions to the Port Huron Statement in 1962, weekly commentary for the US Guardian, and the publication of the provocative False Promises: The Shaping of American Working-Class Consciousness in 1973, Aronowitz remained engaged throughout his career as a militant union organizer, social and political theorist, and mentor to hundreds of graduate students. Before his passing, Aronowitz was Distinguished Professor at The Graduate Center and the School of Labor and Urban Studies at the City University of New York.
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CONFERENCE INFO:
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Keynote Address:
Cornel West
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Panel 1: “A Life of Radical Imagination”
Nona Willis Aronowitz
Michael Pelias
Chair: Gregory Mantsios
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Panel 2: “From False Promises to the New Workers’ Movement”
Jamie McCallum
Joe McDermott
Ed Ott
Chair: Ruth Milkman
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Panel 3: “Education and Culture Still Under Siege: Dead Artists, Dead Pedagogies and Live Theories”
Andrew Anastasi
Lynn Chancer
Michelle Fine
Kristin Lawler
Chair: Michael Pelias
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Panel 4: “Remembering Stanley Aronowitz: Reflections from Students and Activists”
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Panel 5: “Technology, Time, and Work: Science as Power”
B. Ricardo Brown
Patricia Clough
David VanArsdale
Chair: Michael Menser
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