In honor of the late Stanley Aronowitz, Making Worlds will host a public gathering where we will view a livestream of the conference in tribute and in memory to the life and work of a great educator, organizer, and militant thinker.

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.

CARRY IT ON: THE RADICAL IMAGINATION — PAST AND PRESENT

Friday, November 19, 2021 * 9:00am – 6:00pm (U.S. Eastern Time)

via Live Stream

Keynote Speaker:
CORNEL WEST

About the Conference:
This conference will examine 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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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
All panel times are listed in U.S. Eastern Time.

9:00am – 9:45am:
Keynote Address:
Cornel West
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9:45am – 10:15am:
Panel 1: “A Life of Radical Imagination”
Nona Willis Aronowitz
Michael Pelias
Chair: Gregory Mantsios

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10:15am – 12:00pm:
Panel 2: “From False Promises to the New Workers’ Movement”
Heather Gautney
Jamie McCallum
Joe McDermott
Ed Ott
Adolph Reed
Chair: Ruth Milkman

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1:00pm – 2:30pm:
Panel 3: “Education Still Under Siege”
Michelle Fine
Henry Giroux
Peter McLaren
Chair: Nancy Roemer

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2:45pm – 4:15pm:
Panel 4: “Roll Over Beethoven: Dead Artists and Live Theories”
Lynn Chancer
Kristin Lawler
Bruce Robbins
Michele Wallace
Chair: Penny Lewis

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4:30pm – 6:00pm:
Panel 5: “Technology, Time, and Work: Science as Power”
Rick Brown
Patricia Clough
Barbara Ehrenreich
David VanArsdale
Chair: Michael Menser