Eastern Society for Women in Philosophy Annual Spring Conference

 

The State of Professional Philosophy

June 3-4, 2011

Miami, FL

 

Call for Abstracts

Submission Deadline:  March 31st, 2011

 

The Eastern Division of the Society for Women in Philosophy invites submissions for its annual conference. This year's theme's is the state of the profession; the goal is to undertake a critical analysis of the current status=  of professional philosophy, particularly with respect to the issues faced = by women, minorities, and other marginalized groups. Topics may include (but are certainly not limited to) issues with respect to publishing, teaching= , tenure, promotion, hiring practices, graduate and undergraduate education= , administration, the current fiscal crisis, unionization of academic labor= , research funding, etc.

 

As such, we invite you to submit extended abstracts (of approximately 1,000  words) for presentation. In addition, submissions that address the general topics of feminist theory/practice or women's studies from any disciplinary approach will receive full consideration.  We also welcome panel proposal= s. ESWIP strives to provide scholars from all academic ranks and discipline= s with a highly supportive professional community.

 

Submission Guidelines:

        Paper Abstracts

      1. Extended abstracts should be approximately 1,000 words, and geared towards a presentation of 25-30 minutes.

      2. Abstracts should be accompanied by a title page including: a)Author's name, b)Academic status and affiliation, c)Contact information (e-mail address preferably) and d) A shorter, 150 word abstract (to be used for the program and quick reference)

 

      Panel Proposals

1.Panel proposals should include a brief, general description (approx. 250 words) of the general topic of the panel, as well as a brief description (approx. 250 words) of each paper to presented as part of the panel.

2.Please limit each panel to 3 participants.

3.We kindly request two separate documents: one containing the above descriptions, prepared for blind review (that is, without any panelist information, containing just the titles and descriptions), and one containing all of the above information as well as the information listed in the above instructions (i.e., name, affiliation, contact info, etc.) for each panelist.

 

      Submission Deadline:  March 31st, 2011

 

Direct electronic submissions (which are preferred) in .doc, .docx, or .pdf format to [log in to unmask] or send two paper copies to: Sabrina Bano Jamil, Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus, 300 NE 2nd Ave Suite 3604-39, Miami, FL 33132

 

For more information, email Sabrina Jamil, conference coordinator, [log in to unmask] or Maeve O'Donovan, Executive Secretary,  [log in to unmask].

 

Sponsored by Eastern Society for Women in Philosophy & Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus Department of Arts and Philosophy