2005
AWP Conference
Feb.
24-27, 2005
Tampa,
Florida
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Keynote
Speaker: "Completing the Feminist Revolution: Unfinished Business,
Unintended
Consequences, and Utopian Visions"
Dr. Cynthia Kaufman, author of Ideas for Action: Relevant Theory for
Radical Change, South End Press
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Cynthia Kaufman lives in Oakland, CA, where she has been involved in the tenant's rights movement. She has a doctorate in Philosophy from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and teaches Philosophy and Women's Studies at De Anza College in Cupertino. In the Fall of 2004 Kaufman will be teaching "Critical Thinking: Philosophy 3" and "Critical Consciousness and Social Change".
Ideas for Action Book Editorial:
Written in an engaging and accessible style, Ideas for Action gives activists the intellectual tools to turn discontent into a plan of action. Exploring a wide range of political traditions -- including Marxism, anarchism, anti-imperialism, poststructualism, feminism, critical race theory, and environmentalism -- Cynthia Kaufman acknowledges the strengths and weaknesses of a variety of political movements and the ideologies inspired by or -generated through them. Kaufman incorporates elements of her own activist experiences, and offers a coherent analysis without pretending to offer "the final word" on complex issues. Instead, she encourages inquiry and further investigation, offering readers the information to orient a critical understanding of the social world and a glimpse of the excitement and rewards of serious intellectual engagement with political ideas. Ideas for Action examines the work of diverse thinkers such as Adam Smith, Paulo Freire, Stuart Hall, and Ronald Takaki. Kaufman's insights break the chains of cynicism and lay a foundation for more effective organizing. -- Credit Amazon.com
