Contention, Change, and Explanation: A Conference in Honor
of Charles Tilly
October 3-5, 2008, Columbia University, New York
Charles Tilly was one of the giants of social science and
remains through his teaching, writing, and leadership a
formative influence on the study of politics, social
movements, inequality, states, French and British history,
and historical social science in general. In recognition
of his extraordinary achievements, Tilly was selected the
winner of the 2008 Albert O. Hirschman Prize, awarded by
the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) several weeks
before his death on April 29th. To celebrate Tillys many
contributions and explore themes close to his heart, the
SSRC and Columbia University are convening a conference in
his honor, including the formal award of the Albert O.
Hirschman Prize and the Memorial. All events are in the
Italian Academy except the Memorial in Low Library.
For more information, visit the conference website at
http://www.ssrc.org/hirschman, including the latest
version of the program at
http://www.ssrc.org/hirschman/event/2008/agenda. Ample
time will be provided for audience comments during each
session. The conference will start on Friday October 3rd
in the early evening and end on Sunday October 5th after
lunch. Time is alotted for informal gatherings and
reminiscence. All events are free and open to the public,
but registration is required
(
http://hirschman.eventbrite.com). There is also a
"Frequently Asked Questions" page on the conference
website which includes links to inexpensive accommodation
for students from out of town and for other guests on a
budget.
Shortly after his death, the SSRC launched a web site of
"Tributes to Charles Tilly" (
www.ssrc.org/essays/tilly),
featuring essays by several of his close colleagues and
former students and providing the opportunity to submit
tributes online
(
http://www.ssrc.org/essays/tilly/your-stories). The
"Tributes to Charles Tilly" also includes a page with
"Annotated Links to Charles Tilly Resources"
(
http://www.ssrc.org/essays/tilly/resources), providing
extensive information about Charles Tilly's life and work.
Furthermore, there is a page listing the newspaper
obituaries from around the world
(
http://www.ssrc.org/essays/tilly/other-tributes). And as
a prelude and pre-announcement of the conference, the SSRC
published an interactive version of Charles Tilly's new
article Memorials to Credit & Blame
(
http://www.ssrc.org/essays/tilly/creditblame).
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Tommaso Vitale
Dipartimento di Sociologia e della Ricerca Sociale
Università di Milano Bicocca
via Bicocca degli Arcimboldi, 8
20126 Milano
tel: ++39.02 6448 7477
fax: ++39.02 6448 7561
skype: tomvita
http://homepage.mac.com/tommaso.vitale/
