CFP: North American Levinas Society 2020

The 15th annual conference of the North American Levinas Society will be held July 21st to 24th, 2020, at St. Michael’s College, in Colchester, Vermont – just a 5 minute drive from Burlington.

The theme for the upcoming conference is "Solidarity and Community.”  NALS welcomes submissions on all topics relevant to the work of Emmanuel Levinas, but we especially encourage topics that address the conference theme, including but not limited to:

·       Solidarity, service, and/or social justice

·       Religion and community

·       Levinas in dialogue with Christianity and/or Catholic social teaching

·       Talmudic teaching, solidarity, and community

·       Righteousness and human rights

·       Non-violence, restorative justice, and/or peace

·       Equality, equity, and justice

·       Immigration, solidarity, and community

·       Climate justice and our shared environment

·       Intersectionality, justice, and solidarity movements

·       Race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, disability in community

·       Generational solidarity & community

ALL PROPOSALS ARE DUE MARCH 10th, 2020.

Please prepare materials for blind review and send them via email attachment by March 10th, 2020, to the conference host, Katie Kirby ([email protected]), with the subject “NALS 2020 Proposal." All submissions will be acknowledged, and notifications of acceptance will be sent out by March 31st, 2020, along with information on conference registration. 

·       Individual Paper Proposals should be 200–300 words for a 15–20 minute presentation.

·       Panel Proposals should be 400 words for 75–90 minute panel sessions. Please include on separate cover the session title and name of organizer or panel chair, along with participants’ names, institutional affiliations, disciplines or departments.

Please direct all inquiries concerning the conference to the conference host, Katie Kirby ([email protected]). General questions regarding the Society should be directed to Erik Garrett, NALS President ([email protected]) or Dara Hill, NALS Executive Secretary ([email protected]).