ClassCrits XIII November 2020 Conference Postponed Until 2021
Monthly ClassCrits Remote Events Scheduled for 2020-21
(details below)
ClassCrits will be scheduling monthly workshops and other events this fall and next spring in lieu of our annual in-person conference, which has been postponed to next year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Monthly events will focus on pandemic inequality, the new Journal of Law and Political Economy, and on democracy, social justice and the 2020 election, and will also include a junior-scholar work-in-progress online workshop and a blog symposium on racial capitalism. For details, see below. More information will also be posted on our website as planning for each event becomes finalized. Feel free to contact us at classcrits@classcrits.org with questions, ideas, etc. for all of these and future events.
Currently Scheduled Monthly Events:
(exact dates and registration information to become available soon)
Workshop #3: Democracy, Social Justice, and the 2020 Election
A roundtable and audience discussion on early reactions to the 2020 federal elections.
When: Saturday, November 14, 2020, from 2:30-4:00p.m. (Eastern Time).
ClassCrits Annual Member meeting at 4:00pm (Eastern Time)
The workshop will focus on people’s initial reactions to the impact of the election process and its outcome on various aspects of social life: the future of democracy, voting rights, workers’ rights, health, the environment, economic, social and racial justice, international relations, immigration policy, promoting a progressive agenda, and other issues facing our society and the world community. A series of speakers will briefly present their perspectives on these issues, following which there will be an exchange of ideas among the speakers and workshop attendees. The annual ClassCrits members’ business meeting will follow the workshop.
Registration: Please Click Here
Where: Zoom (a Zoom invitation with sign-in information will be emailed to registered participants prior to the workshop)
Moderators:
Thomas Kleven, Thurgood Marshall School of Law
Antonia Eliason, University of Mississippi School of Law
Panelists:
Lua Kamal Yuille, University of Kansas School of Law, The Future of Democracy
Lucy Jewel, University of Tennessee College of Law, Critical Rhetoric and Trump’s Propaganda
Antonia Eliason, University of Mississippi School of Law, Winning the South
Robert Howse, NYU School of Law, International Relations
Diane Uchimiya, Creighton University School of Law, Immigration Policy
Lynn D. Lu, CUNY School of Law, Economic Justice and the Social Safety Net
Rashmi Dyal-Chand, Northeastern University School of Law, Poverty and Economic Development
Tiffany C. Graham, Touro College Law Center, Racial Justice
Diane Frey, San Francisco State University, Workers’ Rights
Nicolas F. Stump, West Virginia University College of Law, The Environment
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Mid-December 2020: ClassCrits Virtual Happy Hour
An informal gathering, similar to the ClassCrits June 2020 Happy Hour, allowing us to check in with each other, converse more about the 2020 federal election, plan for additional monthly events, etc.
Mid-January 2021: Online Junior-Scholar Workshop
A workshop organized around junior-scholar/commentator work-in-progress presentations and discussions allowing junior scholars another opportunity for commentary and general feedback before the February 2021 law-review submission cycle. A call for participation will become available soon.
Mid-February 2021: A ClassCrits Blog Symposium on Racial Capitalism
An online blog symposium inviting essays and commentary that focus on and engage the evolving literature on racial capitalism.
Additional events will be scheduled for the spring and summer of 2021.