November 24\, 2012\, will mark the tenth anniversary of John Rawls passing \;away. The Global Justice Program at Yale University will mark the occasion \;with a full-day meeting on November 30 to which friends\, admirers and \;critics of Rawls are cordially invited. We chose this date because November \;24 is too close to Thanksgiving.
Funding
We are unfortunately not able to fully cover costs but will make an effort \;for all those who register by November 1 to match student guests with local \;students and to get discounts at a local hotel for the other guests. We will \;provide food and good cheer and assemble an outstanding critical audience \;for six papers to be presented. Selected presenters will get priority \;placement with local students and\, if resource-constrained\, up to $400 in \;travel funds. In notifying winners in late October (see below)\, we ask them \;to tell us asap whether they will need support and\, if so\, how much.
\nSubmission guidelines
\nPapers in all areas of Rawls scholarship are welcome. We will select the \;most interesting three papers authored by students or scholars below 28 as \;well as the three most interesting papers from students or scholars between \;28 and 37.
Each selected presenter will have 25 minutes to introduce the paper and 35 \;minutes for discussion in which the over-37 crowd will get its chance. There \;will also be ample time for social engagement of various kinds.
To apply for a paper slot\, please send your draft of no more than 5000 words \;to \;RawlsFestYale@gmail.com \;on or before October 1. Please include an \;abstract plus a few keywords and expunge any self-identifying elements from \;your draft\, then send it all to \;RawlsFestYale@gmail.com\, with a cover letter \;stating your name\, paper title\, contact information and age. All submissions \;will be acknowledged\, and the winners announced before November 1st\, 2012.
If you are applying for a paper slot\, please indicate in the subject line of \;your email RFY paper submission. For simple registration\, please indicate in \;the subject line of your email RFY registration.
To guarantee that the reserved room will be appropriate for this event\, we \;kindly ask all participants to register. Please\, use \;RawlsFestYale@gmail.com \;for all correspondence (inquiries\, paper submissions\, registration).
The organizing committee:
Daniele Botti\, Rachel Payne\, Daniel Putnam\, Matthew Lindauer\, Thomas Pogge
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