Please direct all replies or questions to:
royceconference2013@gmail.com
Royce\, California\, and the World\, a meeting of scholars and \;communities\, will be held August 16-18\, 2013\, in Royce&rsquo\;s historic \;birthplace and hometown\, Grass Valley\, California\, in the beautiful \;Sierra Foothills.
http://www.downtowngrassvalley.com/
The meeting will be held at the Holbrooke Hotel\, an important \;California landmark.
http://holbrooke.com/
In recent years the work of Josiah Royce has drawn increased attention \;from scholars and thinkers all over the world. \;Since its formation in \;2003\, the Josiah Royce Society has promoted scholarly activities \;related to Royce&rsquo\;s ideas in a far-ranging series of national and \;international conferences. In 2013 the Royce Society brings Royce home \;to his roots and celebrates the 100th anniversary of Royce&rsquo\;s \;masterwork\, The Problem of Christianity.
Scholarly papers in any discipline on Royce\, applications of Roycean \;philosophy\, and creative extensions of Royce's thought are welcome. \;Especially sought for this conference are papers on The Problem of \;Christianity and on Royce&rsquo\;s history of and in California.
ORIGINAL PLAY
The proceedings will include a reading of a new original play about \;Royce&rsquo\;s life in California\, &ldquo\;Beyond Our Mountains\,&rdquo\; by Robin A. \;Wallace.
Submission Guidelines:
Submissions are due by June 1\, 2013. \;Notification of acceptance will \;be made by June 15th.
FORMAT: \;Submissions should be in MSWord format (do not send pdf \;files\; organizers must code documents for refereeing and pdf&rsquo\;s are not \;suitable).
LENGTH: \;2000 to 3000 words\; 20-35 minutes reading time.
INFORMATION: \;Papers should be prepared for blind review and submitted \;as an e-mail attachment to \;royceconference2013@gmail.com \;The author's name\, institution\, e-mail address\, eligibility for the \;Costello Prize (see below)\, and word count should be indicated only in \;the body of the e-mail.
PRIZE: The Harry Todd Costello Prize for the best graduate student or \;recent Ph.D. paper on Royce\, as selected by the Program Committee. \;Those who are currently graduate students or whose Ph.D. was awarded \;after August 31\, 2008 are eligible for the Costello Prize. Papers will
be judged on scholarship\, clarity of presentation\, excellence of \;argument\, scholarship\, and the contribution made to the on-going \;development of Royce's ideas and Roycean thought.
CONFERENCE WEBSITE: \;http://www.roycesociety.org/index.php
Empirical Magazine: \;http://www.empiricalmagazine.com/
Program Co-Chairs:
Randall E. Auxier\, Southern Illinois Univ.\, Carbondale\;
Scott L. Pratt\, Univ. of Oregon
Grass Valley Organizing Committee:
Robin A. Wallace\, Iven Lourie\, Olav Bryant Smith\, Jackie Kegley