Society for Women in Phihsophy. For information on SWIP membership, which includes receiving program announcements, the national SWIP newsletter, and a discount subscription to Hypatia, contact the SWIP chapter in your area:
Eastern SWIP: Executive Secretary: Wendy Lee-Lampshire, Department of Philosophy, 219 Bakeless Center for the Humanities, Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA 17815. (E-mail: lampshire@planetx.bloomu.edu). Treasurer: Nancy Stanlick, Department of History, Philosophy, and Religious Studies, University of North Florida, 4567 St. John's Bluff Road, South, Jacksonville, FL 32224. (E-mail: nstanlic@osprey.unf.edu).
Midwest SWIP: Executive Secretary: Jacqueline Anderson, Dept. of Humanities, City College of Chicago, Olive-Harvey College, Chicago, IL 60628. Treasurer: Lorraine Ironplow, P.O. Box 251, Elmira, OR 97437. (E-mail: ironplow@efh.org).
Pacific SWIP: Executive Secretary: Wanda Teays, Mt. St. Mary's College, Los Angeles, CA 90049. Treasurer: Renee Lewis, Philosophy Department, California State Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90032-8114.
Call for Papers: 8th Symposium of the International Association of Women Philosophers (lAPh), to be held August 6-10, 1998 in Boston, MA just prior to Paedeia: 20th World Congress of Philosophy: Philosophy Educating Humanity. In keeping with that theme, the IAPh Symposium is titled Lessons from the Gynaeceum: Women Philosophizing–Past, Present, and Future. Papers on all aspects of feminist philosophy are welcome including historical pieces, discussions of the vast array of current issues in feminist philosophy and theory, and speculative work about the future directions philosophy of, by, and about women may take. A 250-500 word abstract of your paper should be sent to one of the Chairs of the two IAPh program committees: Abstracts of papers in German or French should be sent to Maja-Pellikaan-Engel, Wiertdijkje 28, NL - 1861 CE Bergen, The Netherlands. FAX +31. (0) 72.525. 45 29; Abstracts of papers in English or Spanish should be sent to Linda Lopez McAlister, Department of Women's Studies, HMS 413. University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA. FAX +(813) 974-0336. (E-mail: mcaliste@chuma.cas.usf.edu.) Deadline for submission of abstract: August 15,1997.
The Society for the Study of Women Philosophers will sponsor two sessions at the Twentieth World Congress of Phihsophy, held at the Marriott Hotel, Copley Plaza, in Boston, Massachusetts on August 10-16,1998. The general theme of the world congress is “Paideia: Philosophy educating Humanity.”The theme of the SSWP call for papers is Contributions of the Women Philosophers to the Education of Humanity. “Women Philosophers” may refer to women past and present, already recognized or newly discovered. The SSWP also seeks papers revealing important philosophical ideas in the work of women poets, novelists, artists, and essayists, as well as papers reflecting on the way that the work of philosophy itself is affected by women's contributions. Work on women from non-western traditions in welcomed. Because these sessions are in addition to our regular sessions at the Eastern and Pacific division meetings of the American Philosophical Association, we welcome proposals in which you may develop the theme above in relationship to work you may have already presented at earlier SSWP sessions.
Deadline for Proposals: October 15, 1997. Send ten copies of papers to: Dr. Mary Ellen Waithe, Director of Bioethics Program, 1930 Rhodes Tower, Cleveland State University, Cleveland OH 44115. Papers should be no longer than 15 pages, typed, double-spaced. Presentations with discussion should be timed for no longer than 45 minutes. Presenters are encouraged to become members of the society.
The New Jersey Project's Spring 1998 Conference: “Teaching Across Cultures.” A day long conference featuring educators from around the country who will share their expertise on the theory and practice of teaching within and across differences. To be held Friday, April 3, 1998, at Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ. Montclair State University is half an hour outside of New York City and can be reached easily by regularly scheduled bus service out of the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan.
For additional information and registration forms, please contact the project office at William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ 07470. Phone: (973) 720-2296, Fax: (973) 720-2974. E-Mail: nj_project@wpc.wilpaterson.edu
Call for Papers: 11th Berkshire Conference on the History of Women, “Breaking Boundaries,” will be heldjune 4-6,1999, at the University of Rochester, Rochester, New York. The Program Committee welcomes proposals that transcend regional, disciplinary, and cultural boundaries; that break traditional boundaries of academic presentation and explore innovative ways of presenting material and involving the audience. The Committee also seeks proposals that discuss pedagogy, public history, collaborative research, and feminist activism. The Committee encourages international participation and panels that represent a diversity of participants.
We prefer proposals for complete panels (normally two papers, one commentator, and a chair) or roundtables, especially those with cross-national and comparative themes. Individual papers will also be considered. The Program Committee may rearrange panels; submission of a proposal will be taken as agreement with this proviso. No one may appear more than once on the program in any capacity.
Please submit proposals in triplicate, postmarked by January 31, 1998, in a single packet marked “ATTN: Berkshire Conference” to the appropriate co-chair. Each proposal must include: 1) panel title or roundtable theme; 2) title and one page abstract of each paper or presentation; 3) name and address of contact person; 4) one page vita for each participant, including current address, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address; 5) a self-addressed, stamped postcard for return upon receipt of packet.
Send proposals on U.S. and Canadian topics to Nell Painter, Department of History, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544-1017; on European topics to Sharon Strocchia, Department of History, Emory University, Atlanta GA 30322; on Africa, Latin America, Asia, the Pacific, and all comparative topics (U.S./non-U.S.) to Teresa Meade, Department of History, Union College, Schenectady, NY 12308-2365. For more information see our website at: http://www-berks.aas.duke.edu
Call for Papers: Papers are invited for an anthology exploring the experience of philosophers who consider themselves to be feminists as well as participants in traditional religious faiths. Essays should explore the ways in which these three different commitments (philosophy, feminism, and faith) play out in the lives and scholarship of the authors. Religious faith and philosophical inquiry are often seen to be in tension; feminism and traditional religious faiths are widely thought to be incompatible; and commitment to the discipline of philosophy is considered by some to belie a firm commitment to feminist principles. This collection of essays will enable the contributors to reflect critically on the tensions and awards that arise from the interplay of these three vital aspects of their identities.
Two copies of completed papers (15-20 pages in length) should be sent to E. Marya Bower, Philosophy-Drawer 61, Earlham College, 801 National Road West, Richmond, IN 47374-4095, by May 1,1998. E-mail submissions are also welcome; please send them to bowerma@earlham.edu. For further information, please contact Marya Bower (1-765-983-1438/bowerma@earlham.edu) or Ruth Groenhout (1-616-957-6412/rgroenho@calvin.edu).
Call for Papers: RevealingMale Bodies, Edited by Nancy Tuana, William Cowling, Maurice Hamington, Greg Johnson, and Terrance MacMuUan. Submissions are invited for an anthology to be published by Indiana University press exploring the experiences of male embodiment. Revealing Male Bodies will examine how men's bodies are physically and experientially constituted by the economic, theoretical, and social practices in which men are immersed.
Articles addressing, but not limited to, the following topics are sought: Intersections of Race and Maleness; Phenomenologies of male Embodiment; The Social Construction of Male Bodies and Male Lived Experience; Relations Between Male Bodies and Power; The Epistemological Significance of Male Bodies; The Male Body as a Site of Resistance; Relations Between Cultural Imagery of Maleness and the Lived Male Experience; The Impact of Male Lived Experience on Cognitive or Creative Activities.
In addition to the above topics, the editors are interested in articles that address the intersections of phenomenological and social constructivist methodologies, as well as pieces that provide avenues for dealing with mak bodies and male embodiment in ways that avoid or transform traditional understandings of essentiatism. We encourage works that reflect diverse approaches, methodologies, and styles. Given the anthology's multi-disciplinary character, we invite papers which balance rigorous scholarship and general accessibility. There will be a two step review process.
If you are interested in writing for this anthology please submit an abstract of no more than 500 words and a vita by January 15,1998. Based upon a review of the abstracts, potential contributors will be notified to submit a completed paper for consideration. The deadline for submission of the final article is July 1,1998. Send two copies of abstracts and vitae to: Nancy Tuana, Department of Philosophy, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-1295.
SWIP-L, an electronic mail Ust for feminist philosophers is the e-mail information and discussion list for members of the Society for Women in Philosophy and others who are interested in feminist philosophy. To subscribe to this list send the following one-line message: SUBSCRIBE SWIP-L to LISTSERV@CFRVM (Bitnet) or to LISTSERV@CFRVM.CFR.USF.EDU (Internet). When you want to post messages on the list send them to SWIP-L@CFRVM or to SWIP-L@CFRVM.CFR.USF.EDU. The purpose of the list is to provide a place to share information about SWIP and other feminist philosophy meetings, calls for papers, jobs for feminist philosophers, etc., as well as to engage in more substantive discussions related to feminist philosophy. While the list is open to both SWIP members and non-members, it is meant for feminist philosophers and theorists. It is free of charge. The SWIP-L's “owner” is Linda Lopez McAlister. If you have questions please e-mail her at (mcaliste@chuma.cas.usf.edu).
