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The following topic has been selected for the 1992 SCA seminar series at the
SCA convention in Chicago.  Anyone who wishes to participate should send a
letter of self-nomination to Prof. Edward Panetta, Dept. of Speech Comm.,
University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602.  The letter should include an
academic vita and abstract of finished paper or work in progress.  Seminar
leaders will select and inform participants about the form of final papers,
scheduling and paper selection.  The seminar will meet Wednesday, Oct. 28,
1992 and is tentatively scheduled for a 9:30 am to 5;30 pm time slot.  Inter-
ested scholars should write or bitnet me (my post office address is the same as
Ed's) or Ed Panetta for a complete seminar description.

LABOR DISCOURSE & AMERICAN SOCIETY: STRATEGIES OF CONFLICT, STRATEGIES OF COOP-
ERATION
     "Profound socio-economic, cultural and political changes over the past two
decades have marginalized trade unions in American society.  This seminar seeks
to re-evaluate trade unions as a vital voice for community and social responsi-
bility.  We are seeking case studies which address the following questions
among others:  What trade union strategies of conflict and cooperation hold
promise on the new discusrive terrain of post-industrial society?  How have
women and minorities pursued their interests through trade union structures in
ways which strengthen the union as a collective?  How have union political com-
munications addressed the framing of unions as "special interest" organiza-
tions?  We are equally interested in studies of the historical rhetoric of
labor leaders in terms of its contemporary significance.  We urge interested
scholars to write or bitnet seminar leaders for a more detailed description."

Leaders: Edward Panetta, University  of Georgia (EPANETTA@UGA)
         Harold P. Schlechtweg, University of Massachusetts (CSCHWICH@UGA)