UCLA Minorities and Philosophy Conference
Critiquing the Canon

January 21st, 2017
UCLA
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Keynote Speaker: Peter K.J. Park (University of Texas at Dallas)
Call for Papers (Deadline: December 16th, 2016):

The UCLA chapter of Minorities and Philosophy (MAP) invites submissions of papers addressing the topic of the philosophical canon. In recent years, attention has been drawn to the exclusionary practices resulting in the ``core'' works of philosophy---those texts most often examined within academic debates and university curricula. We aim to facilitate a critical discussion of these practices.

Anonymized abstracts of 500 words or less should be emailed to <[email protected]> by December 16th, 2016. Submissions should be accompanied by a separate cover sheet including the author's name, affiliation, and contact information. Decisions will be announced by January 1st, 2017. Allotted presentation time for speakers will be 30 minutes.

Both historical and theoretical papers are welcome. Possible areas of exploration include:

• Historiographical investigations into the formation of the philosophical canon
• Modern attempts at canon reorganization
• Women or people of color in the history of philosophy
• Philosophies of race, gender, or disability
• Philosophies of racism, sexism, or ableism
• Institutionalized discrimination within academic philosophy today

The conference will also include a roundtable discussion on pedagogy, which will be organized around the question of how we can respond as teachers to the content of our syllabi. All conference attendees are invited to participate.

2017 Duquesne Women in Philosophy (D-WiP) Conference 


Critical Philosophies of Life
March 24-25

Keynote speaker: Dr. Cynthia Willett (Emory University) 

Duquesne Women in Philosophy invites philosophical papers and abstracts on the broad theme of “life.” Full papers of approximately 3000 words suitable for a 20 minute presentation will be prioritized, though long abstracts of a minimum 700 words are also welcome. Preference will be given to papers that engage with normative assumptions and traditional ways of framing the notion of ‘life’ as well as papers from perspectives in feminist, anti-racist, critical philosophies of race, disability, queer, post-colonial studies, and perspectives outside the Western tradition, such as those from Asia, Latin America, and Africa. The conference will take place March24-25 at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA. 

Please send submissions prepared for blind review to [email protected] by January 5th 2017.

The conference will prioritize accessibility for all. For any questions or concerns please contact us [email protected]. 

Notification of acceptance will be sent out by January 15th.

Possible areas include but are not limited to: 

• the meaning/character/history of life
• the good life, living well and ways of living
• philosophies of birth, death, pregnancy, illness/disease, aging/maturity
• issues in bioethics
• philosophies of sex, sexuality, gender, bodily difference
• philosophies of biology, history of philosophy of science and medicine 
• biopower and biopolitics
• nature, environmental, ecological, and animal philosophies 
• life under capitalism, colonialism, patriarchy, racism, violence
• eugenics, slavery, life in prison, life-without-parol
• life and the law
• questions from disability studies 
• desire, habit, space, the temporality of life 
• technology, art, music, beauty, justice

**The conference and roundtable discussion are generously supported by a Hypatia: a journal of feminist philosophy through a Diversity Project Grant, the Department of Philosophy, and the Women and Gender Studies Program at Duquesne University.  Please see our website for details on DWiP and a list of past conferences: http://duq.edu/d-wipCFP: CRITICAL PHILOSOPHIES OF LIFE