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SUMMARY:Critical Philosophies of Life
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LOCATION:Pittsburgh\, United States
DESCRIPTION:<p>CFP/A:&nbsp\;<em>Critical Philosophies of Life</em></p>\n<p><em>March 24-25</em></p>\n<p>Keynote speaker: Dr. Cynthia Willett (Emory University)</p>\n<p>Duquesne Women in Philosophy invites philosophical papers and abstracts on the broad theme of &ldquo\;life.&rdquo\; Full papers of approximately 3000 words suitable for a 20 minute presentation will be prioritized\, though long abstracts of a minimum 700 words are also welcome. Preference will be given to papers that engage with normative assumptions and traditional ways of framing the notion of &lsquo\;life&rsquo\; as well as papers from perspectives in feminist\, anti-racist\, critical philosophies of race\, disability\, queer\, post-colonial studies\, and perspectives outside the Western tradition\, such as those from Asia\, Latin America\, and Africa. The conference will take place March24-25 at Duquesne University in&nbsp\;Pittsburgh\, PA.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Please send submissions prepared for blind review to&nbsp\;dwipcontact@gmail.com&nbsp\;by&nbsp\;<strong>January 5th 2017.</strong></p>\n<p>The conference will prioritize accessibility for all. For any questions or concerns please contact us&nbsp\;dwipcontact@gmail.com.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Notification of acceptance will be sent out by January 15th.</p>\n<p>Possible areas include but are not limited to:&nbsp\;</p>\n<ul>\n<li>the meaning/character/history of life</li>\n<li>the good life\, living well and ways of living</li>\n<li>philosophies of birth\, death\, pregnancy\, illness/disease\, aging/maturity</li>\n<li>issues in bioethics</li>\n<li>philosophies of sex\, sexuality\, gender\, bodily difference</li>\n<li>philosophies of biology\, history of philosophy of science and medicine&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>biopower and biopolitics</li>\n<li>nature\, environmental\, ecological\, and animal philosophies&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>life under capitalism\, colonialism\, patriarchy\, racism\, violence</li>\n<li>eugenics\, slavery\, life in prison\, life-without-parol</li>\n<li>life and the law</li>\n<li>questions from disability studies&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>desire\, habit\, space\, the temporality of life&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>technology\, art\, music\, beauty\, justice</li>\n</ul>\n<p>**The conference and roundtable discussion are generously supported by a&nbsp\;<em>Hypatia: a journal of feminist philosophy</em>&nbsp\;through a Diversity Project Grant\, the Department of Philosophy\, and the Women and Gender Studies Program at Duquesne University.&nbsp\; Please see our website for details on DWiP and a list of past conferences:&nbsp\;http://duq.edu/d-wip</p>
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