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UTOPIAS CONFERENCE PAPERS CALL: 'Nowhere — A Place of Our Own: Exploring the uses of Utopia' A one-day postgraduate conference to be held at The University of Warwick, Saturday 8 May 1999. Call for Papers — this conference will host theoretically and empirically informed contributions to the debate about the nature of utopianism, where it can be found, and the part which the utopian imagination plays in motivating action, and thus its role in social, cultural and political practices and history. The Humanities Research Centre invites postgraduate students working in history, politics, sociology, English and other interested disciplines to present short papers of approximately 20 minutes. Possible topics might include: The place and function of utopianism in feminist, 'green', anarchist, socialist, fascist, liberal, conservative (etc) politics and ideology; The rhetoric of utopianism; The utopian imagination in literature and film; Dreams of Cockaigne and popular utopianism; The concept of utopia as an analytical device; The uses of utopia for cultural criticism; The future of utopianism after 'The End of History'. Closing date for abstracts (150-300 words) 20 November 1998. Please enclose an outline CV with your abstract. Contact Philip Coupland, Humanities Research Centre, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL; coupland@mcmail.com.
A WEAPON IN THE STRUGGLE: An event is being organised in London to launch A Weapon in the Struggle: The Cultural History of the Communist Party in Britain, a book of essays edited by Andy Croft and published by Pluto Press. Anybody wanting to receive details of this event should contact Andy at 11 Limes Rd, Middlesbrough TS5 6RQ.
CPGB BIBLIOGRAPHY: Dave Cope writes: 'I am reaching the final stages of work on a bibliography of the Communist Party of Great Britain and I wonder if any of your readers could help me trace items I may have missed. The bibliography will list all items published for sale by the CP nationally and locally (pamphlets, papers etc) plus the Daily Worker and Morning Star, and the Young Communist League, together with theses and unpublished biographies/ autobiographies. It will also include a comprehensive list of books, pamphlets and articles (except from daily and weekly papers) about the party.'
'If any reader is aware of any private collection or lesser-known library collections that may contain such items I would be grateful if they could contact me. I am particularly keen to trace newsletters, journals and pamphlets produced by local branches and districts as these are harder to find than national ones.' Contact: Dave Cope, 7 Hambledon House, Cricketfield Road, London E5 8NT; Tel: 0181 985 2090, Fax: 020 8533 5821.
