Braniff Conference in the Liberal Arts on Philosophy and Poetry, January 29-30, 2016

“‘Dear Homer, if you are not third from the truth about virtue, a craftsman of a phantom, just the one we defined as an imitator, but are also second and able to recognize what sorts of practices make human beings better or worse in private and in public, tell us which of the cities was better governed thanks to you?’” (Plato, Republic, X 599d)

The Braniff Graduate Student Association of the University of Dallas is pleased to announce the second annual Braniff Conference in the Liberal Arts. This conference will explore the relationship between philosophy and poetry through the various lenses of philosophy, theology, literature, political philosophy, and the human sciences generally. Related topics include but are not limited to:

Reason and the imagination

Psychology and poetry

Religious poetry

Poetry and the city

The liberal arts of the trivium and the fine art of poetry

We invite scholars working in the liberal arts to submit a one page abstract that considers the relationship between philosophy and poetry from the perspective of their discipline or through an interdisciplinary approach. Preference will be given to papers conversant with the great texts of the Western tradition. In addition to a scholarly abstract, those interested may submit an original poetry sample of no more than three minutes presentation time to be performed at a poetry reading in conjunction with the conference.

Submit abstracts and original poetry [email protected]. Abstracts should be prepared for blind review. Please include a separate cover letter with your name, paper title, email address, and institutional affiliation.  

Abstracts are due no later than Monday, November 16, 2015. Presenters will be asked to submit conference-length papers suitable for a 15 minute presentation (approximately 2500 words) by December 31, 2015.