Dear FEASTers,

The Society for Women in Philosophy, Ireland (SWIPI) will hold its annual
conference on 21-22nd November in Dublin, Ireland. The theme of the
conference is "Women's Bodies".
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*The deadline for submission of abstracts has now been extended to 10th
September 2014*. Please see below for more details and the Call for
Abstracts.


*Call for Abstracts*

*Society for Women in Philosophy, Ireland*

*Annual Conference and General Meeting*

*21st – 22nd November 2014, Newman House, Dublin 2, Ireland*

*Conference Theme: Women’s Bodies*





Recent decades have seen unprecedented scholarly interest in the body,
particularly the gendered body. This interest has been fostered by critical
work emanating from the fields of philosophy, sociology, gender studies,
cultural studies, medical humanities, and politics. Traditional concepts
such as sex and gender have also come under scrutiny outside of the
academy, where feminists and LGBT activists have drawn attention to the
conceptualisation of the body in social and political milieus.



Given this widespread appeal of theorisations on the body, the Society for
Women in Philosophy Ireland is organising a conference on the topic of*Women’s
Bodies*. Papers might address, but are not limited to, the philosophical
considerations arising from the following topics:



-             biological and social constructions of sexual difference.

-       essentialism  regarding sex and  gender,

-       materiality of the body

-       embodiment

-       pornography

-       pregnancy, biotechnologies

-       the body and sexuality

-       sexual violence and harassment

-       the phenomenology of pregnancy, birth and parenthood

-       technologies and the gendered body

-       social movements, activism, and the gendered body

-       the gendered body in media and culture

The focus of the conference is primarily philosophical, however,
interdisciplinary papers combining philosophy with, among others,
sociology, gender studies, cultural studies, politics, and medical
humanities are also welcome.



Professor Rae Langton (Cambridge) and Professor Gail Weiss (The George
Washington University) are keynote speakers at the conference.  Papers
relevant to their work are also very welcome.



Please submit abstracts of not more than 500 words by *September 10, 2014,*
 to [log in to unmask] Successful applicants will be contacted by
*20th September*.



SWIPI website: www.swip-ireland.com

SWIPI facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/SWIP-Ireland


This conference is supported by an award from the Irish Research Council.

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