CFP: The Home

Call For Abstracts: Society for Women In Philosophy Ireland Summer Conference On “The Home” Friday 26th – Saturday 27th May 2017  University College Cork, Ireland   Why do they stay? Why do people want to stay in homes when they have the option of leaving, and it seems like there are very good reasons to leave? Why do people choose to stay in a home that is severely distressed? Why do they stay in homes that are threatened by natural disaster or war? Why do they stay in homes in neighbourhoods that are so bad that they fear for their life? Why do immigrants long for their home long after they have left it behind?    The current migrant crisis, as well as the shortage of affordable housing in Ireland and other countries, illuminates the central significance of the home. Although technological developments mean that the role of the home is ever changing and, arguably, becoming more of a public space, the relative privacy of the home means that it remains a place of sanctuary for some and a place of violence, abuse, or oppression for others. This SWIP Ireland conference aims to provide a supportive and engaging environment for researchers working on the topic of “The Home”, broadly construed. Proposals for papers from persons of all genders are welcome and the participation of persons from minority groups, immigrants, refugees, and displaced persons is actively encouraged.   Confirmed Keynote Speakers: Kathleen Lennon (University of Hull) Cara Nine (University College Cork)   Conference Organisers: Cara Nine (University College Cork) Raymond Davidson (University College Cork) Mary Edwards (University College Cork)   Deadline: 7th March 2017   Abstracts of 300 words for presentations, in Word document or PDF format, should be prepared for blind review (together with a separate cover sheet, which includes the author’s name and contact details) 
and emailed to: [email protected].   We welcome proposals from a broad range of disciplines including philosophy, politics, history, gender studies, cultural studies, literary studies, social science, and other relevant disciplines. Interdisciplinary studies are encouraged as well as proposals for co-presentations and panels. Possible topics may include, but are by
 no means limited to:   •What is the home? •Migration, homelessness, displacement, and eviction •Explorations of immigrant and refugee experiences •The extended mind and the home •Human rights and the home •Domestic violence •The role of the home and the division between the public and private •Feminist explorations of the role of the home •Technology and the changing role of the home •Identity and the home •Family, care, and domestic labour •Old age and the home