On April 2, 2020, Worker’s Spatula, the premiere platform of anti-revisionist Marxism-Leninism on the internet today, will host a real-life conference honouring and assessing the life and legacy of the great Ukrainian agronomist and evolutionary biologist Trofim Lysenko, at the 1st Annual Conference on Lysenko Studies (CLS-1).
Publication-ready research is preferred, but research in progress and research proposals will also be given due consideration. Submissions must have a clear focus on specific issues relating to Lysenko and Lysenkoism in historical context. Submissions critical of Lysenko or Lysenkoism will be considered alongside mainstream Lysenkoist work.
The preferred language of submitted abstracts is English, however, submissions in languages including German, Spanish, French, Chinese, Russian, or Turkish will also be accepted. A translator can be provided for presenters wishing to present in these languages rather than English.
Subject matter
We welcome submissions on subjects including, but by no means limited to, the following:
- Soviet agricultural production
- Vernalisation
- Epigenetics vs. Mendelian inheritance
- Rebutting anti-communist slander
- Lysenkography and Lysenkology
- Hybridisation and grafting
- Racist pseudoscience and Hereditarianism
- Trotskyite sabotage in the field of agriculture
We welcome all interested scholars, regardless of their position on Lysenko and Lysenkoism, to submit in the hopes of nurturing a robust and scientific discussion connecting experts from around the world.
Important dates:
Submission Deadline: September 2, 2019
Notification of Acceptance: November 2, 2019
Conference: April 2, 2020
Venue:
CLS-1 will take place at the University of Wolverhampton Science Park Conference Centre in historic Wolverhampton, England. The University of Wolverhampton is one of the top educational institutions in Wolverhampton, and in recognition of their support, submissions from Wolverhampton and the rest of the historic Black Country will be given priority.
Submissions and contact:
All anonymised abstracts, which must not exceed two pages in length of 12 point, single-spaced Times New Roman text, may be sent to lysenkoconference2020@mail.com for consideration. We will be in touch from this address with regard to conferencing planning and proceedings. Any questions or comments may likewise be directed to lysenkoconference2020@mail.com.
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