Hi FEAST list readers,
Please consider the following call for papers - it seems high time for
philosophy to engage with trauma and issues of traumatic experience. Some
of you have heard me give papers on my experiences with trauma over the
last ten years, and I deeply appreciate the support you've given! Talking
with you and many others has convinced me that we are more than ready for a
conference on this topic. Please re-post and share with others where
appropriate. Thank you!

Call for Papers



Philosophical Engagements with Trauma

March 22-23, 2019

University of North Carolina Asheville

Asheville, NC



The Philosophy Department of the University of North Carolina Asheville
will host a conference on Philosophical Engagements with Trauma on March
22-23, 2019. Featured events for the conference include a panel on Melissa
Burchard’s recent book from Routledge Press, *Philosophical Reflections on
Mothering in Trauma*, and our invited speakers:

Dr. Peg O’Connor, Gustavus Adolphus College

Dr. Abby L. Wilkerson, George Washington University



As this conference is the first that we know of to specifically focus on
philosophy and trauma, we encourage a broad range of topics and engagements
from, hopefully, a broad range of perspectives, including those
traditionally underrepresented in philosophy. Questions and topics
addressed could include the following:



·     Methodological issues: what does philosophy add to existing studies
about trauma? How do philosophical analyses help in understanding
trauma/traumatic experiences?

·     Epistemological issues: how does traumatic experience support or
challenge various epistemologies? Which epistemologies help to make the
best sense of traumatic experiences in specific conditions? Does traumatic
experience change the meanings of concepts like truth, coherence,
knowledge?

·     Metaphysical issues: is a traumatic reality different from what is
typical? If so, how can philosophy help to explain those differences? What
*is*trauma? What are the kinds of experiences that seem to contribute to it?

·     Moral issues: what is agency like under trauma, especially severe and
prolonged trauma? What kinds of moral responsibility do people have, and
are people capable of, under trauma? What is owed to people who have been
traumatized? What moral theories seem likely to enable us to respond well
to the injuries caused by trauma, or to work to dismantle circumstances
that contribute to the likelihood of trauma?

·     Social/political issues: how does trauma function on social levels?
What are the experiences of trauma that are caused, for example, by living
under racism? How is the experience of trauma changed when it is enacted by
social institutions, and when it has institutional power behind it?

·     Why are some persons traumatized by their experiences when others are
not? What are some of the features of resilience that help survive, respond
to and/or recover from trauma?

·     As academics, what kinds of responsibility do we have to recognize
the traumatic experiences of students (colleagues, community members)? What
is trauma-informed pedagogy and how should/can we incorporate it in our
classes?



 This list is intended to suggest but not to be exhaustive or exclusive. We
invite submissions on any topic of philosophy and trauma for traditional
paper presentations of 20 minutes reading time. Proposals for panels or
non-traditional presentations will also be considered. Please submit via
email, in an attached Word document, abstracts of up to 400 words along
with an author bio of up to 100 words and contact information. Please use
the title “Trauma conference submission” in the heading of your email.
Participants will be notified of acceptance by January 5, 2019.



Please send submissions to Melissa Burchard, Chair of the Department of
Philosophy at UNCA, [log in to unmask] December 15, 2018. Questions and
requests for more information may be addressed to me as well.

-- 
Melissa Burchard
Professor of Philosophy
University of North Carolina Asheville

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