CFP: Feminism and Liberalism

Submission deadline: January 10, 2012

Conference date(s):
February 10, 2012 - February 12, 2012

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Conference Venue:

Philosophy Graduate Student Association, University of Memphis
Memphis, United States

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CALL FOR PAPERS -- NEW DEADLINE: JAN 10TH

The organizers of the 2012 Philosophy Graduate Student Association Conference and the University of Memphis have extended the deadline for conference submissions to January 10th, 2012. Please see below for more information about the conference.

 
The University of Memphis Department of Philosophy
 
8th Annual Philosophy Graduate Student Association Conference
 
February 10-11, 2012
 
Topic: Feminism and Liberalism
 
Keynote Speaker: Lisa Schwartzman, Michigan State University
 
NEW DEADLINE: JANUARY 10TH, 2012
 
 
The philosophy graduate students at the University of Memphis are proud to announce our 2012 conference on the topic of Feminism and Liberalism. The conference will be held at the University of Memphis on February 10-11, 2012. Our keynote speaker will be Lisa Schwartzman, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Michigan State University.
 
Feminism has a long and fraught relationship with the liberal tradition in political philosophy. Both in theory and practice, feminists have used the liberal framework to articulate and give force to demands for improvement in the situation of women. However, at the same time feminist thinkers have produced some of the strongest critiques of the liberal-normative model of political theory to date. At this conference, we hope to expand and deepen the relationship, whether supportive or critical, between these two ways of thinking in order to develop a more thorough understanding of both.
 

We welcome papers that address the relationship between major feminist texts and the liberal canon, feminist critiques of liberalism, and attempts to productively revise liberal theory from a feminist perspective. Papers should be prepared for blind review with a cover page stating the author's name and institutional affiliation, the paper title, and the authors contact information, including email address, phone number, and mailing address.
Submissions should be of a length suitable for 20-30 minute presentation and submitted electronically in .doc, .rtf, or .pdf formats to [email protected]. The deadline for submitting papers is January 10th, 2012
If you have any questions about the conference, please contact us by email at [email protected]

We welcome papers that address the relationship between major feminist texts and the liberal canon, feminist critiques of liberalism, and attempts to productively revise liberal theory from a feminist perspective. Papers should be prepared for blind review with a cover page stating the author's name and institutional affiliation, the paper title, and the authors contact information, including email address, phone number, and mailing address. Submissions should be of a length suitable for 20-30 minute presentation and submitted electronically in .doc, .rtf, or .pdf formats to [email protected]. The deadline for submitting papers is January 10th, 2011.

If you have any questions about the conference, please contact us by email at [email protected].

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