Dear Friends and Colleagues,
The 23rd Simone de Beauvoir Society conference—Solidarity and Social Justice: The Political Life and Writings of Simone de Beauvoir— will take place at Swenson Hall on the campus of University of Wisconsin, Superior, June 21-24, 2016. Please consider joining us!
Conference program
The conference will begin at 3pm on Tuesday June, 21 and end around noon on Friday, June 24.
The complete program will soon be available on the conference website: http://www.cvent.com/events/solidarity-and-social-justice-the-political-life-and-writings-of-simone-de-beauvoir/event-summary-d37d6eff578f456b988f11066b120e9b.aspx
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Here are a few highlights:
Tuesday 5-6:30 Plenary: Hunger at the Limit of Beauvoir’s Ethics, Ann Murphy
Associate Professor, University of New Mexico
Wednesday 5:00-6:30 Keynote Address: Simone de Beauvoir’s Ambivalent Marxism, Sonia Kruks
Robert S Danforth Professor of Politics, Oberlin College, author of Simone de Beauvoir and the Politics of Ambiguity (2012)
Thursday, 5-6:30 Plenary: ‘J’ai été flouée’: The Personal Price of Beauvoir’s Political Engagement, Margaret Simons
Professor Emerita, Southern Illinois University
Registration
Please register as soon as possible via the conference website.
The registration deadline is May 20. The cost of registration is $50 for students, retirees, and those who are unemployed. For all others, the registration fee is $100. Registration includes parking, refreshments, and lunch on June 22 and 23rd.
Travel and Accommodations
The Twin Ports (Superior, WI and Duluth, MN) are a popular destination in the summer. Make your travel plans as soon as possible.
The nearest airport is in Duluth, Minnesota (DLH), which is 14 miles from the campus.
Flights to Duluth may be expensive at this time of year. If so, you can also fly into Minneapolis/St Paul, Minnesota (MSP), which is 160 miles from campus. From there, you can rent a car or take Skyline Shuttle Service to Duluth.
Hotel room blocks have been reserved in both Duluth and Superior, and at the UWS residence halls. The reservation deadline is May 21.
Complete travel and accommodation information is available on the conference website.
Special Events
The Twin Ports are on the shores of gorgeous Lake Superior, the largest of the Great Lakes. Summer is extraordinarily beautiful in this area. Time has been reserved on Friday, June 24 for sightseeing activities. I hope you can find time to take advantage of the natural beauty and culture in the area! Further information is available on the conference website.
Reservations for dinner will be made at a local restaurant for each evening of the conference for those who would like to join us.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at [log in to unmask]
In happy anticipation,
Sarah LaChance Adams
Assistant Professor of Philosophy