Identity and Underrepresentation

UK Minorities and Philosophy (MAP) Conference

King’s College London, 4th-5th July 2015

Call for Papers: ‘Identity and Underrepresentation’

About MAP

This conference is organized by members of the King’s College London Minorities and Philosophy (MAP) chapter, and is the first of its kind in the UK. MAP is a worldwide initiative aimed at understanding and addressing the challenges faced by under-represented groups in philosophy. The KCL chapter of MAP was formed in October 2014 and has since been working to further MAP aims within the department of Philosophy. 

Information on MAP’s general aims and initiatives can be found on the MAP website ( http://www.mapforthegap.com ) and on the MAP UK regional website (http://mapuk.weebly.com).

For more information on the KCL chapter of MAP visit http://map-kcl.weebly.com.

Conference Theme: Identity and Underrepresentation

Keynote Speakers

* Dr Nathaniel Adam Tobias Coleman (University College London)

* Dr Jules Holroyd (University of Nottingham)

* Third keynote speaker tbc

We welcome submissions on the theme of Identity and Underrepresentation, broadly construed. We especially encourage submissions from undergraduate students.

Some topics that might be discussed are:

•  Implicit bias: philosophical interpretations, relationship to explicit bias, and moral responsibility
•  Phenomenological approaches to issues faced by members of minorities
•  Stereotype threat and epistemic injustice
•  The idea of ‘Race’
•  Underrepresentation and harm: how does underrepresentation harm individuals and society?
•  Whiteness and privilege
•  Essentialism and constructivism regarding identity
•  Discrimination: its nature and its causes
•  Prejudice: epistemic error, epistemic responsibility, and self-knowledge

Submission of Abstracts

Abstracts should be sent to the following address: [email protected]

Submission Deadline: 17th May 2015

Abstracts should be prepared for anonymous review and the e-mail should contain the following information: name, title of the talk, institutional affiliation (if any), professional status (e.g, BA, MA, PhD, post-doc, etc.).

Abstracts should be submitted in Word or .PDF format and should not exceed 1000 words.

The header of the e-mail should be ‘MAP Conference Abstract’.

Contact

For any queries regarding the conference please feel free to email us: [email protected].

We look forward to reading your submissions!

The KCL MAP Team