Philosophy@Western

Call for Papers: Reason, Oppression, and Social Change

Reason, Oppression, and Social Change
The 14th Annual Michigan State University Graduate Conference in Philosophy
March 29th and 30th, 2013

Keynote Speaker:
Amy Allen, Dartmouth University

Faculty Speaker:
Richard Peterson, Michigan State University

The general aim of this conference is to broach philosophical frameworks of social criticism (especially those in the traditions of Critical Social Theory and Post-Structuralism) that illuminate structures of oppression in all of their complexity. This foremost includes analyses of power relations and structural and symbolic mechanisms of subjugation, and how they problematize capacities for critical reflection and social change. To motivate such analyses, we hope to consider questions such as:

• What are the roles of institutionalized social, cultural, and political norms in the inception and maintenance of social oppression?
• In what ways is social oppression guided by reductive accounts of rationality?
• How/where do we find the tools that allow us to articulate an individual and subsequent collective autonomy that engenders both critical reflection and a capacity to bring about practical social change?

Although all submissions relating to the general topic are welcome, we especially encourage submissions that approach the topic within fluid frameworks capable of intersecting social dynamics such as class, race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality.

Submission Deadline: January 11th, 2013

Please prepare papers for blind review and send them to [email protected].  Papers should not exceed 4000 words (there will be an allotted 20-25 minutes for each paper reading, plus 25-30 minutes for commentary and discussion). Please include an abstract of up to 250 words. Cover sheets should contain name, email address, and institutional affiliation. Notification of acceptance will be delivered no later than February 1st, 2013.

Please visit the conference webpage at https://www.msu.edu/~philconf/index.html for more information.

 

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Lisa H. Schwartzman
Associate Professor, Philosophy
Associate Chair and Graduate Program Director
Department of Philosophy
Michigan State University
368 Farm Lane
503 South Kedzie Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824-1032
ph: 517-353-9391 (office); 355-4490 (dept.)
e-mail: [email protected]

Call for Papers: Thirtieth International Social Philosophy Conference

Call for Papers

Thirtieth International Social Philosophy Conference

Sponsored by

The North American Society for Social Philosophy

July 11 - July 13, 2013

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, Connecticut

 

Proposals in all areas of social philosophy are welcome, but special attention will be devoted to the theme:

Food

Possible subthemes:

Ø Food and climate change

Ø Food and the environment

Ø A human right to subsistence

Ø Food and development assistance

Ø Feminist concerns over the meaning and implications of food and its production

Ø Food and (neo)-colonialism

Ø Food and the implications of government-supported health care

Ø The impact of war and violent conflict on food production and consumption

Ø The politics of food production and consumption

Ø Oppression and Food

Ø GMO/technology foods

Ø Food-related disorders (anorexia, obesity, bulimia)

Ø Food security

 

We welcome submissions from both members and non-members, but we do require that all presenters join the North American Society for Social Philosophy if their papers are accepted.

 

Submission Deadlines:

For those living in Canada or the U.S.: March 15, 2013.

For those living outside the United States and Canada: Jan. 15, 2013.

 

The Program Committee members are Professor Theresa Tobin of Marquette University (Chair), Professor Devora Shapiro of Southern Oregon University, and Professor Mark Navin of Oakland University.

 

A 300-500 word abstract should be emailed to all of the program co-chairs.

 

Theresa Tobin	Mark Navin	Devora Shapiro
[email protected]	[email protected]	[email protected]

 

 

 

NASSP Travel Grants for International Presenters

The NASSP has limited funds for travel to Connecticut for presenters living outside the U.S. and Canada. If you are interested, please indicate this at the time that you receive the acceptance-mail.

NASSP Conference Awards for Graduate Students
To promote new scholarship focusing on social philosophy and to encourage student participation, the North American Society for Social Philosophy has established the NASSP Awards for Best Graduate Student Papers. These awards give special recognition to papers to be read by a graduate student at the NASSP annual conference. The winners of the annual prizes each receive $300 upon attendance at the annual International Social Philosophy Conference, and are honored at the conference.

 The prizes are awarded only to conference attendees, though there is no obligation to use the money for conference-related costs. Any graduate student enrolled in a program towards a degree beyond the B.A. or first university diploma is eligible.

 The paper should be consistent with the framework of those presented at the International Social Philosophy Conference, addressing any topic in social philosophy. The papers shall be evaluated by a three-member committee. The evaluation criteria include originality and quality of philosophical writing. Papers may be drawn from thesis work or intended for eventual publication, should be no more than 3,000 words (include word count with submission), and conform to the requirements set out by the APA for colloquium submissions to annual Divisional meetings. Both abstracts and completed papers should be submitted to the program committee as directed above for anonymous review. Please indicate that you wish to be considered for the Graduate Student Award in your email.

 

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