Hi all,

In case this may be of interest to some of you, the Public Philosophy
Journal (PPJ) is accepting proposals for a new special issue that will
explore matters of trauma through lenses of public philosophy. We encourage
submissions from authors working within and beyond the academy, as well as
from those working in philosophy or other fields. We ask that authors
working within the academy demonstrate strong engagement with stakeholder
communities, which could include co-authoring with individuals working
within those communities or nominating them as formative peer reviewers.
Abstracts are due May 3rd. The CFP (attached) is also available online:
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__publicphilosophyjournal.org_full-2Drecord_-3Famplificationid-3D1760&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HUp8-bkYMlNgd3ZJBxWBKsBsFAFGHrEZg21p9gxugJA&m=lvd7PYsAGFCRcibbgKmNUoS0pJuN9izs4yCibCWWtDI&s=zA9Mp_zxJsDmaWFPabQZzbkUNllR5FWaJS9JrhAhGMk&e=.

Many thanks,
Andrea
-- 
Andrea Walsh, Ph.D.
Managing Community Director, *Public Philosophy Journal
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With Guest Editor Dr. Melissa Burchard, the Public Philosophy Journal (PPJ)
<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__publicphilosophyjournal.org_&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HUp8-bkYMlNgd3ZJBxWBKsBsFAFGHrEZg21p9gxugJA&m=lvd7PYsAGFCRcibbgKmNUoS0pJuN9izs4yCibCWWtDI&s=zkB2WoZjFHgpcy7D1Qj6MZhSPk2GgT4_0_iE6WqxC_k&e=> is pleased to call for proposals for
a Special Issue that will explore issues of trauma through the lens of
public philosophy in the interest of enriching public life. In March 2019,
the philosophy department at the University of North Carolina, Asheville,
hosted “Philosophical Engagements with Trauma,” among the first academic
conferences to focus specifically on the relationship between philosophy
and trauma. In this Special Issue, we continue the work begun at that
conference by creating additional opportunities to develop and engage with
philosophical issues of trauma as they connect with concerns, experiences,
insights, and discussions in the broader public sphere.

Questions and topics may include but are not limited to:


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   Research and impact: What does/can philosophy, and public philosophy in
   particular, add to existing studies about trauma? How can publicly
   relevant, accessible, philosophical analyses help us understand
   trauma/traumatic experiences within broader public life?



   -

   Ideas of trauma: Is a traumatic reality different from other
   experiences? If so, how can philosophy help to explain those differences?
   What are the kinds of experiences that seem to contribute to trauma?



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   Knowledge and discourse: How does traumatic experience support or
   challenge various epistemologies? How do forms of epistemic injustice
   (epistemic exploitation, silencing, trust injustice, etc.) obstruct
   identifications, understandings, and communications of traumatic events?
   How should/can frameworks of epistemic justice be normalized and made
   accessible in public discourse?



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   Agency and responsibility: How does trauma, especially severe and
   prolonged trauma, affect agency? What kinds of moral responsibility do
   people have, and are people capable of, under trauma, or, put differently,
   how does trauma influence the kinds of moral responsibility that people
   have or are capable of? 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?



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



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   Activism and outreach: What kinds of responsibility do we have to
   recognize the traumatic experiences of fellow members of our communities?
   What can trauma-informed pedagogy look like and how should/can we
   incorporate it in our classrooms or broader activist work? How can engaging
   philosophical issues of trauma for and with public communities serve as a
   resource for social and cultural change? How might such public-facing work
   help traumatized persons and allies survive, respond to, and recover from
   trauma?


Composers may propose text-based or multimedia projects, and proposals for
collaborative projects are strongly encouraged. Selected proposals will be
invited to complete the PPJ’s Formative Peer Review process
<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__publicphilosophyjournal.org_about_review_&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HUp8-bkYMlNgd3ZJBxWBKsBsFAFGHrEZg21p9gxugJA&m=lvd7PYsAGFCRcibbgKmNUoS0pJuN9izs4yCibCWWtDI&s=d7U9o7eLak7mE0JKfNWL4qnq9PKwlaonQunwMsRyQtc&e=>, which is designed to
shape submissions so that they might more effectively enrich public life
and to cultivate habits of trust, care, equity, and inclusion between the
participants themselves.

Learn more at https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__publicphilosophyjournal.org_about_review_&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HUp8-bkYMlNgd3ZJBxWBKsBsFAFGHrEZg21p9gxugJA&m=lvd7PYsAGFCRcibbgKmNUoS0pJuN9izs4yCibCWWtDI&s=d7U9o7eLak7mE0JKfNWL4qnq9PKwlaonQunwMsRyQtc&e=.

We encourage submissions from composers working within and outside of
academic disciplines, as well as from those working in philosophy or other
fields. Regardless of institutional, disciplinary, or organizational
affiliations, composers are asked to demonstrate strong engagement with the
stakeholder community to which the concern of their proposal is especially
relevant.

Style and Submission Guidelines

Please submit abstracts of 250-500 words to
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Abstracts should demonstrate the PPJ’s style criteria:

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   Relevance: Does the work engage an issue of pressing concern to a
   particular community? How does it connect with that community?
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   Accessibility: Does it invite approachable conversations with a broad
   audience?
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   Intellectual Coherence: Does it employ concepts that advance and deepen
   understanding of the issue?
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   Scholarly Dialogue: Does it demonstrate awareness of and receptivity to
   pertinent conversations within the academy and beyond?


Composers of accepted abstracts will be asked to submit their completed
projects for Formative Peer Review by July 5th, 2019. Completed text-based
essays should be approximately 2000-3500 words, and they should follow the
guidelines set in the Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition). For
additional information about the PPJ’s style and submission guidelines,
including the criteria above, please visit
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__publicphilosophyjournal.org_our-2Dguidelines_&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HUp8-bkYMlNgd3ZJBxWBKsBsFAFGHrEZg21p9gxugJA&m=lvd7PYsAGFCRcibbgKmNUoS0pJuN9izs4yCibCWWtDI&s=j7Kd8jQLDmf_k9IH8BPuVS0VoLYBxusQ47n0g1ERxIQ&e=.

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