The Committee on Activism at the International Initiative for the Promotion of PoliticalEconomy (IIPPE) is inviting submissions of film and video art projects, and activist talks forour annual conference.
IIPPE is one of the largest international networks of heterodox political economists with acritical approach to neoliberal capitalism. The IIPPE Committee on Activism aims to providea platform through which academics, artists, filmmakers and activists who are working for amore just and equal world can meet, share and discuss their work and establishcollaborations.
The Committee on Activism programme runs in parallel with the academic conference and isopen to a variety of formats, including film screenings, discussions, performances or moreconventional academic papers. We are looking for projects and initiatives that offer a criticalengagement with economics, capitalism and politics more broadly, including but not limitedto ecological, decolonial, feminist, labour, antiracist, migrant and marginalised perspectives.Documentary filmmakers and video artists are invited to submit work of up to 90 minutesduration, to be screened followed by a discussion. Please include a preview link with yourabstract. Activist presentations or workshops may be of a similar duration. Films which donot have English as their main language must have English subtitles.
Work will be screened as a digital video file, and the creator of the work or a representativewith significant involvement in research or production must be present for the discussionsession. We also strongly encourage contributors from outside Europe to participate, forwhom we will make a number of slots for virtual presentations available.
Please submit your proposal by 15 March at:https://whova.com/portal/registration/iippe_202309/nni4xwk1
This will take you to our conference platform, Whova, where you can submit by creating a‘ticket’. On the first page, please change the quantity of ticket to 1 and then click ‘Next’ toproceed. On the second page, fill in the required information and submit yourabstract/proposal. Under ‘Select the Working Group pertinent to your Proposal’ choose‘Committee on Activism’. You will receive a confirmation email as soon as completed. Fullinstructions here.
If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].There are no conference fees for Committee on Activism presenters, but presenters willneed to pay the IIPPE membership fee of €30, and will be able to join the lunches and theconference dinner with an additional €50.
We hope to see you in September.IIPPE Committee on Activism