CFP: JAM (Junkyard Anniversary Meeting) - Philosophy of Imagination Conference
Submission deadline: October 15, 2026
Conference date(s):
April 2, 2027 - April 4, 2027
Conference Venue:
Gould Center for Humanistic Studies, Claremont McKenna College
Claremont,
United States
Topic areas
Details
A philosophy of imagination conference to commemorate the 10th anniversary of The Junkyard blog. In addition to the invited speakers, there will be a number of contributed sessions.
Call for Papers
JAM will include parallel sessions for submitted papers selected via an open call. Papers should be anonymized and no more than 3000 words (not including references). Philosophical papers on all topics concerning imagination are welcome. The submission deadline is October 15. Notification of paper status will be provided by December 1. A limited number of partial travel stipends are available for early career researchers and scholars residing outside the United States.
Call for Symposium Proposals
JAM also has limited spots for submitted symposia selected via an open call. Symposia on all philosophical themes concerning imagination are welcome. The submission deadline is October 15. Notification of proposal status will be provided by December 1. A symposium should contain 3 papers and may also include up to two discussants and a chair (if you do not specify a chair, one will be assigned to you). Symposium proposals should be anonymized, and they should explain the theme of the symposium and include extended abstracts of each of the three symposium papers (1000 words each).