CFP: British Society for the History of Philosophy Annual Conference

BRITISH SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY

ANNUAL CONFERENCE

24 – 26 April 2019, King’s College London

Strand Campus, London

The BSHP gratefully acknowledges support from the Philosophy Department of King's College London

CALL FOR PAPERS

Proposals for individual papers and for papers organized in themed symposia are invited on any period and aspect of the history of philosophy. In line with the BSHP’s commitment to broadening the canon, proposals on currently under-represented philosophical traditions, periods and authors are especially welcome. All proposals must be anonymized for blind peer-review. 

Individual papers: please send an abstract of MAX 500 words (in word format) for a paper suitable for a 30 minute slot (20 mins for the paper, 10 mins for Q&A) to [email protected].

Symposia: please send a proposal of MAX 500 words (in word format) for a symposium of 3-4 papers (each paper suitable for a 30 minutes slot) with abstracts of MAX 300 words for each paper to [email protected]. Please also submit, in a separate document, the email address and institution of each participant, and the name and email of the symposium organizer who will serve as contact person. 

Deadline: Monday 10 September 2018.

Please note: all conference participants, including accepted speakers, must be BSHP members. For information on the BSHP and how to join please visit https://www.bshp.org.uk

As signatories of the BPA/SWIP Good Practice Scheme, the BSHP will take steps to ensure gender balance among speakers and participants. As for all BSHP events, some funding is available for childcare. If you require childcare in order to attend the conference please contact [email protected].

Up to 10 bursaries of £100 will be available for speakers who are graduate students/unwaged members. 

Conference Organizer:

Maria Rosa Antognazza,

Chair, BSHP

Professor of Philosophy, KCL

Conference Assistant and contact for queries:

Katharine O’Reilly

[email protected]