4th Annual
UCSD Culture Conference:
Crisis, Emergency, Global Processes
Friday, May 9, 2008
The Great Hall, University of California, San Diego
10:00 am (registration) – 4:30 pm, with reception to follow
Please join us for the Fourth Annual UCSD Culture Conference: Crisis, Emergency, Global Processes.This event brings together scholars who share an interest in culture for a full day of talks, discussion, and networking.This year’s conference will feature two full-length paper presentations and a panel of distinguished sociologists. Lunch will be provided.
RSVP REQUIRED
RSVP to Lisa Nunn (lnunn@ucsd.edu) by April 1, 2008
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Craig Calhoun, Social Science Research Council and New York University
“Humanitarian Emergencies” as a Social Category
Ann Swidler, University of California, Berkeley
Cultural and Institutional Responses to the AIDS Epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa
PANELISTS
Ann Hironaka, University of California, Irvine
Wars and Military Interventions
Peter Levin, Barnard College
Market Crises
David Pellow, University of California, San Diego
Environmental Movements, Justice, and Crises
Click here for details on this year's conference.
Click here for information on past conferences.
PARKING
Parking permits are available by request.
Please indicate if you need a parking permit and include your mailing address when you RSVP.
If you have questions, please email Lisa Nunn (lnunn@ucsd.edu).
CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS
Amy Binder, Mary Blair-Loy, John H. Evans, Andrew Lakoff, Kwai Ng, and Lisa Nunn
