West Chester University Spring 2025 Graduate Philosophy Conference

We are pleased to announce the 2025 WCU Philosophy Graduate Student Conference, organized and hosted by the graduate students of the Philosophy department at West Chester University.

Theme: Modernity & the Self: On the Status of Human Experience in Contemporary Society

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Stephanie Rivera Berruz, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Marquette University

Date: April 4th, 2025

How does a McDonalds cheeseburger stack up to magic mushrooms in consideration of mind-altering substances? How do Indonesian and Guatemalan teenagers become friends by discussing Japanese cartoons without ever coming within a thousand miles of each other? What are the implications of such questions for culture, belief, and personal identity? The conference theme engages with the concept of self, self-perception, personhood, and experience in contemporary society. This includes considerations of culture, technology, ethics, religion, philosophy of mind, humanism, and phenomenology. General philosophy submissions are also welcome.

Deadline for Submission: February 20th, 2025

Notification Due: March 4th, 2025

Submit abstracts or papers to: [email protected], Quinn McGarrigle

Submission Requirements: We invite scholarly abstracts or articles on philosophical topics, or subjects of similar disciplinary relevance (e.g. Religious Studies, Women's Studies, Africana, Sociology, etc.). Preferred wordcount is 5,000 - 8,000 words. Please include name, contact information, and institutional affiliation.