The Columbia Journal of Race and Law has announced a symposium and call for papers entitled: Show Me the Money: Race, the Debt Crisis, and the Growing Wealth Gap. Here are the details - and the deadline (for an abstract, at least, is soon.)
The Columbia Journal of Race and Law (CJRL) will host its annual symposium, entitled “Show Me the Money: Race, the Debt Crisis, and the Growing Wealth Gap,” tentatively planned for November 4, 2011. Last year, eleven student groups cosponsored our symposium on Arizona's immigration law S.B. 1070, providing the basis for substantial scholarship in our inaugural issue. This year, we plan to repeat that success. Our upcoming issue and symposium aim to showcase scholarly works that explore a broad array of relevant issues, including the trajectory of modern politics, the shrinking middle class, and the recession as it relates to race. We invite the submission of abstracts or statements of interest by September 3, 2011.
It is no secret that we live in perilous and unpredictable times. Buried beneath the headlines, however, are devastating racial setbacks that have ensued from our recent economic turmoil. In particular, the Great Recession has now doubled the wealth gap. According to a Pew analysis of the 2010 Census data, the median white household has a whopping 20 times the wealth of black households and 18 times that of Hispanic households. To make matters worse, America’s shifting political landscape threatens to magnify the turmoil. Sweeping entitlement cuts appear inevitable. A dismantling of the social safety net is no longer inconceivable. The overarching question is inescapable: how can we best advance racial justice in an environment increasingly unreceptive to the work and role of government?
Of particular interest to CJRL are papers that address the racial setbacks of today and how to rebound from them. Analysis of the recent census data is also encouraged. Papers may address any critical aspect of race and the law, however. We ask that proposals include a 300-word abstract or one-page statement of interest and a short C.V., and be submitted by September 3 to the Journal at cjrl@law.columbia.edu. Those selected to present will be notified in early September; and final papers of at least 6,500 words will be due by October 18, 2011. All papers will be distributed to symposium participants prior to the event. For participants that do not reside in New York City, support for travel and lodging will be available upon request.
Thanks for this, Dan -- that a great topic for a symposium. I blogged some about this journal back when it was founded: http://www.thefacultylounge.org/2010/07/the-little-man-at-the-116th-street-subway-station.html
Posted by: Alfred Brophy | August 30, 2011 at 03:56 PM