Many thanks to Jerusa Ali for sharing this call for papers for a transdisciplinary conference marking the 50th anniversary of the 1966 Tricontinental Conference. “Legacies of the Tricontinental, 1966-2016: Imperialism, Resistance, Law” will take place at the University of Coimbra, Portugal, on September 22-24, 2016. The deadline for abstracts is May 1, 2016. [See links below for CFPs in English and Portuguese.]

Description and Guidelines: The conference aims to reflect on the Tricontinental’s enduring political, legal and economic importance, while also bringing together academics and activists to reflect on broader issues of imperialism and anti-imperial resistance. Keynote speakers include Robin Blackburn and Richard Drayton (other speakers to be confirmed).

The conference organisers welcome papers on both the Tricontinental itself and related topics. Topics include, but are not limited to: The history and significance of the Tricontinental; Theoretical and historical legacies of the Tricontinental and ‘tricontinentalism’: Third World Marxisms, Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL), postcolonialism, global subalternity; Anti-imperialist struggle then and now; Imperialism and international law; Theorists and activists of the Third World: Cabral, Ben Barka, Guevara, Castro, Fanon, et al; The non-aligned movement and the New International Economic Order (NIEO); Black Power and the Third World; Race, racism and international relations; Feminism and the Third World; Theories of imperialism; Imperial geographies; South-South cooperation and solidarity; Human Rights, International Criminal Law and imperialism; Neoliberalism and imperialism; Imperial violence and revolutionary violence; and Democracy after decolonization.

We seek contributions from scholars and activists with an interest in imperialism and anti-imperialism, regardless of disciplinary affiliation.

We welcome both paper and panel proposals. Abstracts of up to 250 words should be sent to tricontinental50@gmail.com by no later than 1 May 2016. For panel proposals, please include a brief description of the proposed panel as well as contact information and abstracts for all participants.

Conference organisers are in contact with publishers and selected papers will be invited for publication in a special journal issue and/or edited collection.

Organising committee: Teresa Almeida Cravo (Coimbra), Tor Krever, (LSE/Coimbra), Robert Knox (Liverpool), Luis Eslava (Kent), Christopher Gevers (KwaZulu-Natal), Christine Schwöbel-Patel (Liverpool)

For more information, see website at http://www.tricontinental50.net

CFP: http://www.tricontinental50.net/call-for-papers/

CFP in Portuguese: http://plataforma9.com/congresso/congresso-internacional-legados-da-tricontinental-1966-2016/

CFP in Spanish, French (in progress; continue checking http://www.tricontinental50.net)