Call for papers: Papers are sought for an anthology of Critical Feminist Essays in the History of Western Phibsophy to be published by the SUNY press in its “Feminist Philosophy” Series. The anthology will have two parts, one addressing ancient Greek philosophy and the other Modern philosophy. Papers for the first part should focus on some aspect of Plato's or Aristotle's work. Papers for the second part should focus on some aspect of Cartesian philosophy or Hobbes', Locke's, Hume's, Mill's, Rousseau's, Kant's, Hegel's, Marx's and Nietzsche's work. Critical overviews of a philosophical field or trends and their developments during the two periods are also welcome. Send proposals, drafts and inquiries to: Bat‐Ami Bar On, Department of Philosophy, SUNY College at Oswego, Oswego, NY 13126
The Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) is a recently formed independent nonprofit research institute dedicated to conducting and disseminating research that informs public policy debates affecting women. IWPR seeks to bridge the communication gap between scholarly researchers, state and federal policymakers, and advocates. In its first year, IWPR has focussed on economic justice issues affecting women (welfare reform, family and medical leave, and child care). Projected areas of research include health care and international relations. In all its work, IWPR seeks to address issues of ethnicity, race, and class as well as gender by recognizing the full diversity of women's situations. For further information, contact: Institute for Women's Policy Research, 1400 20di Street, NW Suite 104, Washington, DC 20036. (202) 785‐5100.
The Feminism and Philosophy Newsletter is sponsored by the APA Committee on the Status of Women in Philosophy. Its purpose is to publish information about the status of women in philosophy. The Newsletter will contain discussions of recent developments in feminist philosophy and related work in other disciplines. It will include literature overviews and book review, suggestions for eliminating gender bias in the traditional philosophy curriculum, and reflections on feminist pedagogy. It will also keep the profession informed about the work of the Committee on the Status of Women in Philosophy. The Newsletter will provide a forum for queries and informal discussions of topics relevant to feminist philosophy and also to the status of women in the profession. The editor invites contributions to the Newsletter.
Schedule of Topics:
Winter 1991. Topic: Feminism and the Environment, edited by Karen J. Warren and Nancy Tuana. Deadline for submission of manuscripts: September 1,1990.
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Fall, 1991. Open Issue. Deadline for submission of manuscripts: March, 1991.
Winter 1992. Topic: Feminism and Post Modernism. Deadline for submission of manuscripts: June, 1991.
Submission Guidelines:
All submissions must be limited to ten manuscript pages and must follow the APA guidelines for gender neutral language (APA Proceedings). Essays should be submitted in triplicate with the author's name only on the title page for the anonymous reviewing process. Manuscripts must be typed double‐space and references must follow Chicago Manual style. Please send articles, comments, suggestions and all other communications and inquires to: Nancy Tuana, Arts and Humanities, JO 3.1, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75082‐0688.
The University of Kentucky's Department of Philosophy is pleased to sponsor a clearing house for sample syllabi in feminist philosophy and suggestions for mainstreaming feminist perspectives into existing philosophy courses. Of particular interest are syllabi and suggestions for introductory level courses. Please (1) include name and address on all submissions, (2) limit submissions to three pages, (3) send in a form that will yield a sharp photocopy (e.g., no dittos), and (4) send in duplicate. Please send submissions and requests for copies for Joan Callahan, Department of Philosophy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506‐0027. This pool will be used to find sample syllabi and mainstreaming suggestions for publication in the Feminism and Philosophy Newsletter.
Bold, innovative reflection in feminist theory will be featured in the SUNY Series in Feminist Philosophy. The Series will emphasize feminist ethics, social philosophy, aesthetics, and philosophy of science; the history of women philosophers and feminist readings of the history of philosophy; texts of women's language, writing and desire. American feminist philosophy and feminist philosophy in translation will be published in the SUNY Series in Feminist Philosophy which seeks to promote the collective transformational powers of feminist analysis and meditation. Please send queries and manuscripts to: Jeffner Allen, Editor, Department of Philosophy, SUNY/Bin‐ghamton, Binghamton, NY 13901.
The University of Wisconsin System distributes forty‐seven different free bibliographies in women's studies, many of which have been compiled by the women's studies librarian at the University of Wisconsin. Topics include women and American technology; Black women's studies and Black feminist politics; women and power; new reference works in women's studies; and Asian women in America. The University also distributes other materials on women's studies at no charge. For a listing of current materials in stock, write
UW System Women's Studies Librarian, 112A Memorial Library, 728 State Street, Madison, Wisconsin 53706.
Columbia University Press announces Between Men‐Between Women: Lesbian and Gay Studies, a book series to begin immediately under the general editorship of Richard D. Mohr, Professor of Philosophy at the University of II‐linois/Urbana. The Series will publish pathbreaking scholarship on lesbian and gay culture in the Humanities and Social Sciences. It will include both books which rest within specific traditional disciplines and are substantially about gay men or lesbians and books which are interdisciplinary in ways which reveal new insights into gay and lesbian experience, transform traditional disciplinary methods in consequence of the perspectives that experience provides, or begin to establish lesbian and gay studies as a free‐standing inquiry. Established to contribute to increased understanding of lesbians and gay men, the Series also aims to provide through that understanding a wider comprehension of culture in general. Academic writers can reach Richard Mohr at the address listed above or can address Columbia University Press directly at 562 West 113th Street, New York, NY 10025. Letters of inquiry or prospectuses with tables of contents are suggested.
Call for papers: Resources for Feminist Research publishes two issues of each volume of New Feminist Research. They are seeking contributions from a variety of fields, addressing any of the current issues and debates within feminist scholarship and politics. They are particularly interested in receiving articles that address issues of gender, race and class in the Canadian context from the perspectives of: theory; political organizing and practice; labor studies; history; concrete analysis. Articles may be written in French or English and should not exceed 5000 words. RFR also publishes articles, commentaries, reports on your works‐in‐progress, bibliographies, and conference reports. The deadlines for RFR's interdisciplinary issues are June 1 and December 1 of each year. Contributions should be sent to RFR/DRF, OISE, 252 Bloor Street, West, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1V6. For further information, call (416)923‐6641, extension 2278 or 2732.
The Society for the Study of Women Philosophers, will meet in conjunction with the Eastern Division of the APA in Boston. Papers are invited on the following topics: 1. Any aspect of the thought of a woman philosopher; 2. other women thinkers, e.g., poets, novelists, diarists, mystics; 3. the nature of philosophy, specifically in light of women's contribution to the history of thought. Papers should be no longer than 15 pages, double‐spaced, and will be anonymously reviewed, so you name should appear on a cover sheet only. Send six copies of your paper to Helen J. Johns, Philosophy Department, Trinity College, Washington, D.C. 20017. The deadline for submission of papers has been extended to November 1, 1990.
Anyone who would like to become a member of the Society should send name, address, and institutional affiliation (if applicable) along with a check for $ 10.00 to cover dues for the calendar year to: Cecile Tougas, 53 George St., Portland, ME 04103.
Society for Women in Philosophy. For information on membership in regional divisions which include program announcement and a subscription to the national SWIP Newsletter, as well as a subscription to Hypatia, contact:
Pacific SWIP: Executive Secretary: Rita Manning, Dept. of Philosophy, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA 95192. Treasurer: Dianne Romain, Dept. of Philosophy, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA 94928.
Midwest SWIP: Executive Secretary: Ruth Ginzberg, Dept. of Philosophy, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT 06457 Treasurer: Carol Mickett, English & Philosophy Dept., Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, MO 64093.
Eastern SWIP: Executive Secretary: Peggy Walsh, Humanities Division, Bradford College, Bradford, MA 01830. Treasurer: Patrice DiQuinzio, Philosophy Department, University of Scranton, Scranton, PA 18510.
Society for Women in Philosophy‐Midwestem Division will have its Fall 1990 Meeting in Madison, Wisconsin, on November 9‐11, 1990. In addition to individual papers the program will feature a panel of “old” and “new” SWIP members discussing what it was like to be in graduate school in the 50′s and 60′s and what it is like now; what it was like to be teaching/studying Women's Studies when it was brand new and what it is like now; and what it was like to be a founding mother of SWIP versus joining it in the last five years or so. Please note that Midwestern SWIP can subsidize travel to meetings for members who are students and/or unemployed or underemployed, and free housing and subsidized childcare are available at all our meetings. There is also no conference fee. Every effort is made to make our meetings accessible in every way. Contact person: Claudia Card, Dept. of Philosophy, UW.
Society for Women in Philosophy—Eastern Division will hold its Fall meeting at Rider College on Saturday, November 17. Contact person: Carol Nicholson, Philosophy Department, Rider College 2083 Lawrenceville Rd., Lawren‐ceville, N.J. 08648 (609)392‐6703 (h); (609) 896‐5139 or 895‐5445 (off).
The North American Society for Social Philosophy International Conference Series including: Seventh International Conference on Social Philosophy in Celebration of the Bi'Centennud of the Bill of Rights, will take place August 8‐11, 1991, at Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Registration fee: $35 by December 1, 1990; $50 thereafter with conference program closing March 1, 1991. Program Chair: Iris Young, 330 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208. Eighth International Conference on Social Philosophy, December 28‐31, 1991 at Gujarat University, India. “Freedom, Obligations (Dharma) and Rights”. Conference participants limited to twenty from North America. Registration fee: $75 by December 1, 1990; $125 thereafter. Program Chair: Creighton Peden, Augusta College, Augusta, GA 30910.
The Journal of Social Philosophy announces the first issue under the new editorship of Peter A. French. This volume marks the beginning of a new format and editorial approach for the Journal of Social Philosophy. The first issue of Professor French's editorship is a double issue: “The Agenda in Social Philosophy for the Nineties.” For more information, contact Peter A. French, Trinity University, San Antonio, TX 78284.
Garland Publishing announces a new book series: Gender and Genre in Literature. Book manuscripts and proposals for edited collections of essays should be sent to: Dr. Carol Snyder, Series Editor, University of Houston‐Clear Lake, Box 508, 2700 Bay Area Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77058.
The Institute for Women's Studies in the Arab World announces its quarterly newsletter entitled AL‐Raida. The current issue, “Women and Television” deals with the role of women in the media, and how women are portrayed in the media. Yearly contribution: Lebanon: LL 500 per year; other countries: $15 per year, plus $3 postage. For more information write: in Lebanon: Al‐Raida, P.O. Box 13‐5053, Beirut University College, Beirut, Lebanon; in USA: Al‐Raida, Beirut University College, 475 Riverside Drive, Room 1846, New York, NY 10115.
Call for stories: For an international collection of first‐person writings by BATTERED WOMEN and SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. Women in prison are of special interest. Send journals/diaries (xeroxed), autobiographies (25 pages maximum), letters, essays, even fragmentary accounts to: Miriam K. Harris, Editor, P.O. Box 670‐665, Dallas, TX 75367‐0665.
SASE required. Anonymity respected (if requested). Submission Deadline: January 1, 1991.
Miriam Kalman Harris is the Coordinator of the Battered Women Emergency Intervention Project sponsored by the Women's Center of Dallas at Parkland Memorial Hospital. She is a published writer, willing to meet with women who would like to participate but have trouble expressing themselves. Interviews and taped oral diaries will be accepted with special arrangements through above address.
The National Women's Studies Association is pleased to announce its scholarship and fellowship offerings for 1991:
The Pat Parker Poetry Award of $250, funded by Woman in the Moon Press, is given for an outstanding poem by a Black, lesbian, feminist poet. Applicant's name should not appear on the submitted poem. Application forms may be obtained from NWSA, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742‐1325. Applications must be postmarked no later than March 31, 1991.
The Illinois‐NWSA Manuscript Award is presented annually for the best book‐length manuscript in Women's Studies. N WSA presents a prize of $ 1,000 to the winning author and The University of Illinois Press will publish the manuscript. The manuscripts can be on any subject in Women's Studies that expands our understanding of women's lives or gender systems. Interdisciplinary studies and discipline‐specific studies are equally welcome. We will not be able to consider anthologies, essay collections, fiction, poetry, or un‐revised doctoral dissertations. Manuscripts may be by a single author or co‐authored. Applicants should submit a two page abstract of their manuscript with a cover letter, postmarked by January 7, 1991. Do not include your name and address on the abstract itself. Mail to NWSA, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742‐1325. Requests for full manuscripts will be made at a later date.
Two Pergamon‐NWSA Scholarships will be awarded to two students who in the fall of 1991 will be doing research for or writing a Master's thesis or Ph.D. dissertation in the interdisciplinary field of Women's Studies. The awards of $1,000 (funded by Pergamon Press) and $500 (funded by NWSA) will be awarded with special preference given to NWSA members and to those whose research projects involve women of color, class, or Third World Women. Application forms may be obtained from NWSA, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742‐1325. Applications must be postmarked no later than February 15, 1991.
The Naiad‐NWSA Scholarship of $1,000, funded by Naiad Press, will be awarded to a student who in the fall of 1991 will be doing research for or writing a Master's thesis or Ph.D. dissertation in Lesbian studies. Preference will be given to candidates who are NWSA members. Application forms may be obtained from NWSA, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742‐1325. Applications must be postmarked no later than February 15, 1991.
The NWSA Award in Jewish Women's Studies will be given in 1991 to a graduate student who is enrolled for the fall semester and whose area of research is Jewish Women's Studies. Application forms may be obtained from NWSA, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742‐1325. Applications must be postmarked no later than February 15, 1991.
Finally, NWSA will award a fellowship to a visiting Chinese student or scholar from the People's Republic of China for research about women, national liberation movements, or areas that might have a special impact on the lives of women in China. This fellowship was established to honor the Chinese people who were massacred on June 4, 1989, for their pro‐democracy stand. Application forms may be obtained from NWSA, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742‐1325. Applications must be postmarked no later than February 15, 1991.
Radical Scholars and Activists Midwest Conference, October 19‐21, 1990 in Chicago. While there has been a good deal of discussion within the Radical Philosophy Association of holding a series of National Conferences over the next few years, David Miller and others associated with the Open University of the Left in Chicago have set in motion a plan to hold a national Conference of Radical Scholars and Activists. For more information, contact Radical Philosophy Association, 65 Tory Fort Lane, Worcester, MA 01602.
Call for papers: Special issue of Gender & Society, “Transforming Social Knowledge: The Interlocking of Race, Class, and Gender.” This special topics issue of Gender & Society will focus on race, class, and gender. Papers should focus on the transformation of scholarship with an emphasis on the structural intersections of class, race, and gender. We are seeking analytical papers that can be empirical, theoretical, or practice‐oriented. Central to this special issue is the reconstruction of social knowledge through the social locations of women and men within the context of class, race, ethnicity, and gender. These should constitute the primary categories formulated within a framework that demonstrates their interlocking nature. Gender should be central to the analysis. Deadline for submission of manuscripts: May 1, 1991. Anticipated publication date: September, 1992. Submit to: Margaret L. Andersen, Editor, Gender & Society, Department of Sociology, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716.
Call for papers: The Journal for Peace and Justice Studies publishes work from a variety of disciplines, including but not limited to philosophy, theology, social and political theory, and public policy. The journal will give preference to original work on substantive problems of peace and justice. However, discussions of abstract and conceptual issues which underlie those substantive problems and empirical research which aims at their resolution will also be considered. Shorter discussion, articles, review essays, book reviews, and commentaries will also be published. Please send three copies of the paper submitted. To insure anonymity, please place name and affiliation on a separate sheet and avoid self‐identifying references. Manuscripts should be typed and double‐spaced. Consecutively numbered footnotes should be collected at the bottom. For more information, contact Barbara E. Wall, O.P., Journal for Peace and Justice Studies, Villanova University, Villanova, PA 19085‐1699.
Call for papers: TRIVIA, A Journal of Ideas, publishing radical, creative feminist thought in the form of essays, reviews, translations, and experimental prose, is now accepting submissions for future issues. Send 2 copies with SASE to TRIVIA, P.O. Box 606, N. Amherst, MA 01059.
Call for papers: Special Issue for 1991 of Bioethics, “The Human Genome Project: Where will the map lead us?” The most ambitious research project in the history of biology is now under way: the mapping and sequencing of the entire human complement of genes. The project has been criticized on the grounds of cost and feasibility. Of greater ethical significance, however, are questions about the desirability of the knowledge obtained, and the risks of its misuse. Deadline for submission: December 15, 1990. For questions and style guidelines, contact Helen Bequaert Holmes, 24 Berkshire Terrace, Amherst, MA.
Conference Announcement: National Women's Studies Association Mid‐Atlantic Region announces its conference “Crossing Borders/Tearing Down Walls” to be held October 19‐21, 1990. For more information, contact Gail Wood, Montgomery College, Library, Germantown, MD 20874, (301)353‐7846 or Myrna Goldenberg, Montgomery College, Department of English, Rockville, MD 20850, (301)251‐7417.
Independent Woman is a journal of fact and commentary which includes these topics: politics, wages and salaries, violence & abuse, children, youth & families, health, safety & nutrition, international woman; women & the church; the arts/reviews; ethnic notes/Third World Women included; organizations & activities; editorials & letters to the editor. Sample copy: $4.00. Subscription: $20.00. For more information write Independent Woman, P.O. Box 28253, Kenneth City Station, St. Petersburg, Florida 33709.
The first annual catalog is now available from the Minority Publishers Exchange, a national network of nearly a thousand independent publishers of color. Over thirty publishers have books or products included in the catalog. The catalog includes books on career information, history, college, minority student services, family issues, women, reference directories, cook books and audio tapes of some of America's foremost writers of color. Greeting cards, how‐to books, fiction and table games round out a wide selection of books and products listed in the catalog. Requests for the free 16 page catalog must include 65 cents for postage for shipping costs. Mail to Minority Publishers Exchange, P.O. Box 9869, Madison, Wisconsin 53715 or call (608)244‐5633.
WATER is an educational center, a network of justice‐seeking people that began in 1983 as a response to the need for serious theological, ethical and liturgical development for and by women. WATER wheel is published quarterly by Women's Alliance for Theology, Ethics and Ritual. It is free to WATER donors. Address inquiries to the WATER office. Please send inquiries to: Editors, WATERwheel, 8035 13th Street, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910.
Feminaria is a feminist journal published in Argentina which is in financial crisis due to the economic problems in Argentina. Linda Alcoff and Kathryn Lehman have written to suggest that “U.S. feminists, with our greater resources, might be able to help the journal at this crucial time… by subscribing to the journal or petitioning your institution to subscribe, or by sending a contribution.” The annual subscription rate (for three issues) is $20.00. Checks for subscriptions or for contributions can be sent to: Andres Avellaneda, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 33611.
Call for papers: The Southeastern Nineteenth Century Studies Association announces an Interdisciplinary Conference on Political Agendas of Nineteenth Century Cultures to be held in New Orleans, April 11‐13, 1991.
To be considered papers must be timed to read not longer than 20 minutes and must be accompanied by a 3‐sentence abstract. They should be postmarked not later dian November 1, 1990. Submit paper and abstract to: Maureen L. Egan, Philosophy Department, Elms College, Chicopee, MA 01013.
Call for papers on the topic “Deconstructing and Reconstructing Objectivity,” for an issue of Annab of Scholarship. Deadline: February 28, 1991.
Address preliminary queries and MSS. in triplicate, to Ruth Graham, Editor, Annals of Scholarship, 1841 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10023‐7602 or Allan Megill, Department of History, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903.
The Center for Global Issues and Women's Leadership at Douglass College, Rutgers was established in 1989 with Charlotte Bunch as its Director. The Center wants to be in touch with groups interested in women's leadership internationally and particularly around the initial theme of women, violence, and human rights.
Douglass College announces the eighth in the ongoing series of seminars conducted through the Blanche, Edith, and Irving Laurie New Jersey Chair in Women's Studies, entitled Women, Race and Reform, to be conducted by Paula Giddings. This interdisciplinary seminar will examine interracial alliances between women reformers committed to similar goals such as women's rights, better working conditions and wages, temperance, aid for the poor, the hegemony of a political party, and/or racial reform. Applications are being accepted until October 12, 1990 for scholars, activists, students and practitioners wishing to participate in the seminar. Participant applications should include a letter indicating interest and expertise in the topic, vitae and copies of papers, where relevant. One Visiting Scholar award ($12,500) is available to a non‐tenured researcher doing work which directly relates to the theme, in any discipline. Applications should be sent to Laurie New Jersey Chair in Women's Studies, Douglass College, c/o Diana Gerace, P.O. Box 270, New Brunswick, N.J. 08903‐0270. For more information call (201) 932‐6948.
