Beyond a Boundary Conference Dr Andrew Smith

Closing Plenary: Selma James, Selwyn Cudjoe, Clem Seecharan
(Chair: Dave Featherstone).

In this closing plenary session of The Beyond A Boundary Conference held in Glasgow in May 2013, Selma James, Selwyn Cudjoe and Clem Seecharan discuss their thoughts on CLR James and their thoughts on the conference.

Panel H. Re-Reading Beyond a Boundary:
Papers which seek to provide new interpretations, or critical re-readings, of Beyond a Boundary.
Adjepong; Alleyne.

This panel presentation features papers which seek to provide new interpretations, or critical re-readings, of Beyond a Boundary.
The papers & speakers are as follows:
1) Reading Gender and Sexuality in Beyond a Boundary. Presenter: Lady Anima Adjepong, University of Texas.
2) The Narrative Representation of Progress and Vindication in CLR James's Beyond a Boundary. Presenter: Brian Alleyne, Sociology, Goldsmiths, University of London.

Panel G. Beyond a Boundary and James’ Body of Work:
Papers which situate Beyond a Boundary within the context of James’ oeuvre as a whole, exploring relationships, and examining the complex development of James’ thought over time.

This panel presentation features papers which situate Beyond a Boundary within the context of James' oeuvre as a whole, exploring relationships, and examining the complex development of James' thought over time.
The papers & speakers are as follows:
1) "The Humbler Type of Cricket Scribe": C.L.R. James on Sport, Culture and Society in Imperial Britain. Presenter: Christian Høgsbjerg.
2) From Mariners, Renegades and Castaways to Beyond a Boundary: C.L.R. James and the Politics of Form. Presenter: Joseph Keith, English, Binghamton University, SUNY.

Keynote 3: Mike Brearley: What Do They Know of Cricket Who Only Cricket Know: Socrates and CLR James (Chair: Andrew Smith).

This keynote speech explores the theme of leadership in CLR James’ Beyond a Boundary. The speech is entitled: What Do They Know of Cricket Who Only Cricket Know: Socrates and CLR James. The speech was delivered by Mike Brearley, former England cricket captain and chaired by Andrew Smith.
This programme was filmed by WORLDbytes volunteers at The Beyond A Boundary Conference held at The University Of Glasgow in May 2013. The conference marked the 50th anniversary of the publication of CLR James’ book Beyond A Boundary.

Panel F. James, Politics and Aesthetics:
Papers which explore how James approaches questions of aesthetics and the politics of creative activity in Beyond a Boundary and elsewhere in his writings.
This panel features papers which explore how James approaches questions of aesthetics and the politics of creative activity in Beyond a Boundary and elsewhere in his writings.
The papers & speakers are as follows:
1. The Very Stuff of Human Life: James on cricket, history and human nature. Presenter: Andrew Smith, University of Glasgow.
2. Searching within the Boundaries: Modernism, Africanism, and the Worldview of C.L.R. James. Presenter: David Austin, John Abbott College, Montreal.
3. Performance and Civilizational Sociology in Beyond a Boundary. Presenter: Paget Henry, Brown University.

Panel E. James: the Politics and Literature of Cricket:
Papers which consider James’ account of the politics of cricket, and his relationship with, and influence on, sports-writing, historically and contemporarily.
Washbourne; Bateman; Steen.

This filmed panel features papers which consider James' account of the politics of cricket, and his relationship with and influence on sports-writing, historically and contemporarily.
The papers & speakers are as follows:
1. C.L.R. James, W.G. Grace and (Mediating) the Claim of the Representative Figure. Presenter: Neil Washbourne, Media Studies, Leeds Metropolitan University.
2. '"From far it look like politics": CLR James and the Canon of English Cricket Literature'. Presenter: Anthony Bateman, De Montfort University.
3. How CLR James Influenced Sports writing. Presenter: Rob Steen, Cricket Writer and University of Brighton.