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SUMMARY:Loneliness - 8th International Interdisciplinary Conference
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DESCRIPTION:CFP:&nbsp\;<br>What makes us happy and content in our life? Some people may point to fabulous fame\, fortune\, or money. Others may argue that interpersonal relationships are the key to happiness. But what if someone is alone? Is loneliness truly disastrous? Are there any benefits of loneliness? Can loneliness become an epidemic? To address these questions\, this event focuses on a wide range of specific issues. We are interested in exploring all aspects of loneliness\, both in the past and in the present-day world. &nbsp\;\n&nbsp\;The conference is intended as an interdisciplinary event. Hence\, we invite researchers representing various academic disciplines: sociology\, psychology\, psychiatry\, philosophy\, anthropology\, gender studies\, literary studies\, theatre studies\, film studies\, consciousness studies\, social policy\, cognitive sciences\, and history\, among others.<br><br>The aim of our conference is to provide opportunities for researchers from a range of disciplines and countries to share their research\, create an academically challenging and productive space for discussion\, and enable them to establish long-lasting\, ever-growing scientific networks and contacts with professionals worldwide.<br><br>We welcome submissions from both experienced scholars and young academics at the beginning of their careers\, as well as doctoral and graduate students. We also invite individuals interested in participating in the conference as listeners\, without giving a presentation.<br><br>The topics of the conference include but are not limited to the following suggestions:<br><br>1. Loneliness and Society\n\n<ul>\n<li>\nloneliness and social relationships (in families\, marriages\, partnerships\, workplaces\, etc.)\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>loneliness and war</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>loneliness and illness &nbsp\;</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>loneliness and self-isolation\, social distancing</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>loneliness among children</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>loneliness among seniors</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>the lonely crowd</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>loneliness in urban spaces</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>loneliness as an epidemic</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>loneliness and pandemic</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>loneliness&nbsp\; and social exclusion (social class\, racism\, gender factors\, educational status)&nbsp\;</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>loneliness and social media (Facebook\, Instagram\, etc.)</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<br>2. Loneliness and Culture<br>&nbsp\;\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>loneliness in different parts of the world</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>loneliness and religions</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>loneliness and initiation rituals</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>lonely communities</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>abandoned nations</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>expelled minorities</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>loneliness and digital cultures / virtual communities</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>the cultural taboo of solitude vs. hyper-individualism</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>migrant loneliness and diaspora experiences</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<br>3. Individual experiences\n\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>loneliness during self-isolation\, quarantanne\, &nbsp\;</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>loneliness as a state of mind</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>loneliness and emotional isolation</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>loneliness and depression</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>loneliness and shame</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>creative loneliness</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>loneliness as a rest</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>situational loneliness</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>existential loneliness</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>loneliness\, aloneness\, and solitude</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>the commercialization of loneliness (the "rent-a-friend" industry\, monetized companion apps\, dating algorithms\, and AI relationships)</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>synthetic companionship &amp\; AI (digital intimacy\, dating algorithms\, and robotic care)</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<br>4. Literature and Arts<br>&nbsp\;\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>loneliness in literature\, film\, theatre&nbsp\; and visual arts</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>lonely artists</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>aesthetics\, spaces\, and narratives of isolation (e.g.\, in pop culture\, life-writing\, and architecture)</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p><br>Please submit abstracts (no longer than 300 words) of your proposed 20-minute presentations\, together with a short biographical note\, by&nbsp\;&nbsp\;18 September 2026 to: lonelinessconference@gmail.com</a></p>
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SUMMARY:Special Issue of the Journal of Philosophy in Schools: Aesthetic Education
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DESCRIPTION:<p>The Journal of Philosophy in Schools (JPS) is seeking articles for inclusion in a special issue entitled Aesthetic Education and Philosophy in Schools.</p>\n<p>Aesthetic education is often treated as a concern of the arts curriculum alone &mdash\; a matter of what happens in the music room\, the drama studio\, or the visual arts classroom. Yet the claim that education has an aesthetic dimension is older and broader than this narrower usage suggests. From Schiller's argument that beauty is the condition under which the human being becomes whole\, to Dewey's insistence that aesthetic experience is not a separate domain but the consummatory quality of any experience undergone with attention\, to Maxine Greene's reminder that imagination is the passport to the "as if\," the tradition has long held that the aesthetic is implicated wherever learners are asked to perceive carefully\, feel responsively\, and judge with discernment.</p>\n<p>This raises questions that sit close to the heart of philosophy in schools. What is the relationship between aesthetic experience and the formation of judgment? Can the school\, which often prioritizes reasoning and dialogue\, also be understood as a site of aesthetic formation &mdash\; a place where attention\, receptivity\, and imaginative response are cultivated alongside argument? If so\, how might practitioners understand what they are already doing\, and what further possibilities might open up? Finally\, how might these questions be addressed using philosophical pedagogies?</p>\n<p>This special issue invites contributions that examine the intersection of aesthetic education and philosophy with school-aged children\, across and beyond the arts curriculum. We welcome submissions from various philosophical traditions\, as well as historical recoveries of figures whose work remains generative for contemporary practice. We particularly welcome scholars who approach aesthetics in a crossdisciplinary way &ndash\; calling upon figures from various traditions to formulate their philosophical argument.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Papers could address the following questions or pursue additional lines of inquiry:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>The Facilitator as Artist: How might the role of the teacher or facilitator in a philosophical inquiry be understood as an aesthetic practice or performance?</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Embodiment &amp\; Environment (Place &amp\; Play): What is the relationship between aesthetic experience\, physical play\, and embodied cognition in philosophical inquiry? How do the physical classroom environment\, outdoor settings\, or digital spaces influence the aesthetic dimension of philosophical inquiry with children?</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>The Role of Attention\, Perception\, and/or Imagination: What role does aesthetic attention\, perception\, or imagination play in philosophical inquiry with children\, and how might this be cultivated? How can the school be a place for aesthetic philosophical practice\, and what would such a reframing change in pedagogical terms?</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Educative Aesthetic Experience: What distinguishes an aesthetic experience that is genuinely educative from one that is merely pleasant\, passive\, or even distracting within the context of philosophical inquiry? How can aesthetics be engaged without instrumentalizing works of art?</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Educating the Aesthetic Dimension: What does it mean to educate the aesthetic dimension of a young person's experience or cultivate aesthetic sensibility\, and how does this differ from\, or complement\, the cultivation of critical reasoning?</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Creative Thinking and Aesthetics: How does "creative thinking" function within philosophical inquiry with children\, and what is its relationship to critical and caring thinking? How might an aesthetic perspective illuminate the distinctiveness of creative thinking and its compatibility with critical reasoning in philosophical dialogue?</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Aesthetics and Flourishing: In what ways do aesthetic experiences in the philosophy classroom foster a sense of meaning\, connection\, and student growth? What specific qualities\, structures\, or pedagogical conditions must an aesthetic experience possess to facilitate philosophical learning and student growth? How does engaging the aesthetic dimension within philosophical inquiry contribute to student well-being\, eudaimonia\, and the holistic flourishing of the child?</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Theoretically-Grounded Aesthetic Intuition: What theoretical resources are needed to make sense of practitioner intuitions that the best philosophy classrooms have an aesthetic quality that exceeds their argumentative content?</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Empirical Research and Implications: How do aesthetic considerations bear on ethical\, civic\, and epistemic education\, and what are the implications for classroom practice? How might empirical research illuminate the presence and significance of aesthetic experience in classroom philosophical dialogue?&nbsp\;</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Diverse Aesthetic Traditions: What can non-Western aesthetic traditions or Indigenous perspectives on beauty and experience bring to philosophy in schools? What aesthetic injustices have occurred because of the emphasis on beauty and other Western aesthetic traditions? What barriers to entry are generated by the perceived &ldquo\;gatekeeping&rdquo\; of Western concepts of aesthetics?&nbsp\;</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p>We invite extended abstracts (500-700 words) to be considered for inclusion in this special issue. Please include a brief bio indicating any relevant affiliations.</p>\n<p>Procedures and Timelines</p>\n<p>Your extended abstract and proposed title\, along with your name\, affiliation\, and bios\, should be submitted via email to the guest editors: Rebecca Taylor (rt2904@tc.columbia.edu) and Michael Quinn (m.quinn2@research.gla.ac.uk).</p>\n<p>Abstracts due: Friday\, September 11\, 2026. Authors will be notified by early October 2026 as to whether their submission has been accepted.</p>\n<p>Full papers (4000-6000 words)will be due February 1\, 2027\, for double-blind peer review.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Author Guidelines can be found here:https://jps.bham.ac.uk/about/submissions/</p>\n<p>JPS is a peer-reviewed\, open-access online journal dedicated to research in philosophy with school-aged children. This special issue will be published in the June/July or&nbsp\; November/December 2027.</p>
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DESCRIPTION:<p>The aim of the conference is to bring together scholars working in ethics\, moral psychology\, epistemology\, political philosophy\, philosophy of art\, philosophy of education\, philosophy of wellbeing\, Aristotle&rsquo\;s philosophy\, educational science and other domains of the humanities\, with the aims of exploring our current educational practices and the way they advance development of our virtues\, our moral and epistemic characters\, and provide the necessary foundation for our individual and social wellbeing.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>In particular\, the conference places special emphasis on the role of virtues\, emotions\, and character formation in education\, as well as on their contribution to human flourishing. We are interested in philosophical accounts that explore how educational practices shape not only cognitive capacities but also moral and emotional dispositions\, and how these\, in turn\, support individual and collective wellbeing. This includes questions about the cultivation of intellectual and moral virtues\, the role of art in learning and moral development\, and the extent to which education can and should aim at fostering flourishing lives. We are also interested in exploring the role of arts within education\, and their capacity to contribute to the refinement of our moral characters\, development of moral virtues (or vices) and overall capacity to achieve and maintain wellbeing and social stability.</p>\n<p>Topics include\, but are not limited to:</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Virtue and character education: aims\, methods\, and limits</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Moral and intellectual virtues in educational contexts</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; The role of emotions in moral development and learning</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Education and human flourishing: philosophical perspectives</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Habituation\, practical wisdom\, and the formation of character</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; The place of Aristotle&rsquo\;s ethics in contemporary philosophy of education</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Epistemic virtues and intellectual character formation</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; The role of exemplars\, role models\, and narratives in education</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Emotional education: empathy\, compassion\, and emotional regulation</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; The risks of moral education: indoctrination\, paternalism\, and autonomy</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Virtues and civic education: friendship\, trust\, and social cohesion</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; The role of art in education</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Questions of art censorship in schools: dangerous and harmful art\, cancel culture</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Virtue aesthetics</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Aesthetics as moral propaedeutic</p>\n<p>The conference will take place at the University of Rijeka\, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences\, September 17th and 18th 2026.</p>\n<p>Key notes: Kristjan Kristjansson and Maria Silvia Vaccarezza&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><br>We invite submissions for 30 minute presentations\, followed by 15 minutes of Q&amp\;A. If you are interested in presenting your work\, please send the title and the abstract of max. 300 words by June 20th 2026 to <a href="mailto:virtue.education.rijeka@gmail.com">virtue.education.rijeka@gmail.com</a>. &nbsp\;Notification of acceptance will be sent out by July 1stth. There is no conference fee.</p>
ORGANIZER;CN="Iris Vidmar Jovanović";CN="Monika Jovanović";CN="Ana Gavran Miloš":
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DESCRIPTION:<p>The aim of the conference is to bring together scholars working in ethics\, moral psychology\, epistemology\, political philosophy\, philosophy of art\, philosophy of education\, philosophy of wellbeing\, Aristotle&rsquo\;s philosophy\, educational science and other domains of the humanities\, with the aims of exploring our current educational practices and the way they advance development of our virtues\, our moral and epistemic characters\, and provide the necessary foundation for our individual and social wellbeing.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>In particular\, the conference places special emphasis on the role of virtues\, emotions\, and character formation in education\, as well as on their contribution to human flourishing. We are interested in philosophical accounts that explore how educational practices shape not only cognitive capacities but also moral and emotional dispositions\, and how these\, in turn\, support individual and collective wellbeing. This includes questions about the cultivation of intellectual and moral virtues\, the role of art in learning and moral development\, and the extent to which education can and should aim at fostering flourishing lives. We are also interested in exploring the role of arts within education\, and their capacity to contribute to the refinement of our moral characters\, development of moral virtues (or vices) and overall capacity to achieve and maintain wellbeing and social stability.</p>\n<p>Topics include\, but are not limited to:</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Virtue and character education: aims\, methods\, and limits</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Moral and intellectual virtues in educational contexts</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; The role of emotions in moral development and learning</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Education and human flourishing: philosophical perspectives</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Habituation\, practical wisdom\, and the formation of character</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; The place of Aristotle&rsquo\;s ethics in contemporary philosophy of education</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Epistemic virtues and intellectual character formation</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; The role of exemplars\, role models\, and narratives in education</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Emotional education: empathy\, compassion\, and emotional regulation</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; The risks of moral education: indoctrination\, paternalism\, and autonomy</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Virtues and civic education: friendship\, trust\, and social cohesion</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; The role of art in education</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Questions of art censorship in schools: dangerous and harmful art\, cancel culture</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Virtue aesthetics</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Aesthetics as moral propaedeutic</p>\n<p>The conference will take place at the University of Rijeka\, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences\, September 17th and 18th 2026.</p>\n<p>We invite submissions for 30 minute presentations\, followed by 15 minutes of Q&amp\;A. If you are interested in presenting your work\, please send the title and the abstract of max. 300 words by June 20th 2026 to <a href="mailto:virtue.education.rijeka@gmail.com">virtue.education.rijeka@gmail.com</a>. &nbsp\;Notification of acceptance will be sent out by July 1stth. There is no conference fee.</p>
ORGANIZER;CN="Iris Vidmar Jovanović";CN="Monika Jovanović";CN="Ana Gavran Miloš":
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DESCRIPTION:<p><strong>12th Edition: Freedom</strong></p>\n<p><strong>1&ndash\;27 September 2026</strong><br><strong>Ischia &amp\; Naples Festival of Philosophy</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Conference: 24-26 September 2026</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Keynote in English by Simona Forti (Scuola Normale Superiore)</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Extended Submission Deadline: 1 May 2026</strong></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p><strong>The Festival</strong></p>\n<p>For over a decade\, the IN-Philosophy Festival has transformed the island of Ischia into a living laboratory of thought\, a crossroads where philosophy\, science\, art\, and community converge. Founded and directed by philosopher Raffaele Mirelli\, the Festival has become an international point of reference for its ability to combine academic rigor with strong public engagement\, restoring philosophy to its original public and dialogical vocation.</p>\n\n<p>Over the course of its eleven previous editions\, the island has hosted philosophers\, scientists\, writers\, artists\, psychologists\, theologians\, and intellectuals such as Vito Mancuso\, Erri De Luca\, Amalia Ercoli Finzi\, Vittorino Andreoli\, Umberto Galimberti\, Massimo Cacciari\, Aldo Cazzullo\, and many other scholars from Italian and international universities. Each year\, hundreds of participants&mdash\;academics\, students\, and citizens&mdash\;turn the island into a shared space of reflection\, where philosophy is experienced in the open air\, facing the sea.</p>\n\n<p><strong>Promoted by InSophia APS</strong>\, in collaboration with the&nbsp\;<strong>Department of Cultural Heritage Sciences of the University of Salerno (DISPAC)</strong>\, the&nbsp\;<strong>University of Toronto Mississauga (Department of Visual Studies)</strong>\, the&nbsp\;<strong>Italian Philosophical Society</strong>\,&nbsp\;<strong>HETA &ndash\; Center for Psychological Treatment and Distress</strong>\,&nbsp\;<strong>Dora News &ndash\; Psychology and Beyond</strong>\, the&nbsp\;<strong>&ldquo\;A. Canova&rdquo\; High School of Treviso</strong>\, the&nbsp\;<strong>&ldquo\;G. Buchner&rdquo\; High School of Ischia</strong>\,&nbsp\;<strong>Filosofia in Movimento</strong>\,&nbsp\;<strong>Gazzetta Filosofica</strong>\, the&nbsp\;<strong>La Mortella Gardens of Ischia</strong>\, the&nbsp\;<strong>Friends of Gabriele Mattera</strong>\,&nbsp\;<strong>under the High Patronage of the European Parliament</strong>\, and with the patronage of the&nbsp\;<strong>Campania Region</strong>\,&nbsp\;<strong>FISP (International Federation of Philosophical Societies)</strong>\, the&nbsp\;<strong>&ldquo\;G. Sadoul&rdquo\; Cultural Circle</strong>\, and the&nbsp\;<strong>PIDA International Architecture Award</strong>.</p>\n\n<p>After exploring themes such as Time\, Universes\, Artificial Identities\, and Happiness\, the 2026 edition addresses&nbsp\;<strong>Freedom </strong>as a radical shared question:&nbsp\;<em>&ldquo\;Can we be free together?&rdquo\;</em><br><br><strong></strong></p>\n<p>The IN-Philosophy Festival takes place in some of the most evocative locations on the island of Ischia&mdash\;spaces where nature\, art\, and knowledge intertwine\, and where philosophy encounters beauty and life.</p>\n<p>The La Mortella Gardens host the opening evening of the Festival\, featuring a classical music concert and the inaugural keynote\, in a dialogue of sound\, words\, and landscape that marks each edition with harmony between art and thought.</p>\n\n<p>The Aragonese Castle\, finally\, becomes the evening stage for major public encounters\, where philosophy\, science\, and art engage in dialogue by the sea\, illuminated by the symbolic power of the site.</p>\n<p>Each space of the Festival is part of a single experience: thinking together\, on an island that transforms knowledge into encounter and reflection into life.</p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p><strong>The Theme</strong></p>\n<p>Every authentic freedom is both a political act and an ethical gesture. Political\, because it concerns the construction of shared spaces and the possibility of speech\; ethical\, because it requires responsibility toward others. Freedom\, if not grounded in justice\, becomes tyranny\; if not rooted ethics\, it exploits. In an age of polarization\, control\, and surveillance\, freedom may also return as a practice of presence: an attempt to remain in the world with awareness\, to act without dominating\, to oppose without destroying\, to make use without abuse. Politics and ethics thus rediscover their common root: encounter\, and the recognition of the other as a condition of one&rsquo\;s own existence.</p>\n\n<p>To be free today thus also means to face complexity without renouncing depth\; to safeguard distance as a space for thought\; to recognize that freedom is not a solitary right\, but a shared practice. We live in an age of &ldquo\;diffusions&rdquo\;&mdash\;biological\, cultural\, technological&mdash\;in which everything spreads\, yet little endures. So perhaps freedom also demands that we learn yet again how to dwell: to rediscover the value of limits\, silence\, and relation. Freedom is not a possession\, but a shared movement\, a fragile balance between the right to say &ldquo\;I&rdquo\; and the ability to remain &ldquo\;we.&rdquo\; Perhaps it is here that the deepest meaning of being human today is at stake: in the impossible yet necessary convergence between personal and collective freedom\, between the individual who affirms themselves and the community that joins and enjoins them. Freedom is not a good to be safeguarded\, but a way of practicing collectivity that must be renewed every day.<br><br></p>\n<p>It is not born in the silence of the self\, but in the shared breath of the community.</p>\n\n<p>Perhaps the most genuine question remains the same:&nbsp\;<em>can we be free together?</em></p>\n\n<p><strong>Thematic Sessions (Guidelines for Contributions)</strong></p>\n<p>Proposals may address the theme of freedom from an interdisciplinary\, theoretical\, or applied perspective. The following sessions outline the main areas of inquiry of the Festival and are open to contributions from philosophers\, scientists\, artists\, psychologists\, sociologists\, historians\, economists\, theologians\, legal scholars\, and researchers in contemporary culture.</p>\n<p><strong>Aim of the Thematic Sessions</strong></p>\n\n<p>The IN-Philosophy Festival invites scholars\, researchers\, and professionals from different fields of knowledge to contribute original reflections on the theme of&nbsp\;<strong>Freedom</strong>\, in its multiple theoretical\, practical\, and symbolic</p>\n<p>articulations.</p>\n\n<p>The aim is to foster dialogue among disciplines and perspectives which\, although differing in method and language\, share a common need to question freedom as a human\, social\, and epistemic experience.</p>\n<p>The proposed thematic sessions are not intended as rigid limits\, but as horizons of inspiration through which each author may orient their contribution. Sessions will take place in Ischia from&nbsp\;<strong>24 to 26 September</strong>.</p>\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p><strong>I. Origins and Figures of Freedom</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Prometheus\, Ulysses\, and the Origins of the Free Act</strong><br>Myth as the root of human freedom: disobedience\, journey\, and knowledge.<br>&rarr\; Ancient philosophy\, comparative mythology\, classical literature.</p>\n<p><strong>Law and the Soul</strong><br>Between Socrates and Augustine: inner freedom and moral responsibility.<br>&rarr\; Moral philosophy\, theology\, law.</p>\n<p><strong>The Word that Liberates</strong><br>Literature as an act of emancipation: from Dante to Primo Levi.<br>&rarr\; Literature\, linguistics\, philosophy of language.</p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p><strong>II. Polis and Power</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Political Freedom and Fragile Democracy</strong><br>From Arendt&rsquo\;s thought to polarized societies.<br>&rarr\; Political philosophy\, social sciences\, communication studies.</p>\n<p><strong>Economy and Freedom</strong><br>Market\, labor\, inequality: the ethics of money.<br>&rarr\; Civil economy\, philosophy of work\, sociology.</p>\n<p><strong>Architecture of Freedom</strong><br>Space as right and symbol: open cities\, borders\, and squares.<br>&rarr\; Architecture\, urban studies\, public aesthetics.</p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p><strong>III. Body\, Care\, and Freedom</strong></p>\n<p><strong>The Liberated Body</strong><br>Identity\, gender\, and desire as practices of emancipation.<br>&rarr\; Psychology\, gender studies\, neuroscience.</p>\n<p><strong>Freedom in Fragility</strong><br>Autonomy and care\, health and dignity: the freedom of vulnerable bodies.<br>&rarr\; Bioethics\, philosophy of medicine\, clinical psychology.</p>\n<p><strong>Art as Disobedience</strong><br>From painting to theatre\, creation as a political gesture.<br>&rarr\; Visual arts\, aesthetics\, art history.</p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p><strong>IV. Digital Freedom and New Horizons</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Digital Humanism</strong><br>Restoring meaning to the infosphere: consciousness\, AI\, and freedom of thought.<br>&rarr\; Philosophy of technology\, computer science\, AI ethics.</p>\n<p><strong>Surveillance and Autonomy</strong><br>Data\, algorithms\, and new forms of control.<br>&rarr\; Cyberlaw\, digital sociology\, political philosophy.</p>\n<p><strong>Educating for Presence</strong><br>Freedom and education in the connected society.<br>&rarr\; Pedagogy\, learning psychology\, media education.</p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p><strong>V. Freedom and the World</strong></p>\n<p><strong>An Ecology of Freedom</strong><br>Inhabiting without dominating: freedom as a measure of the Earth.<br>&rarr\; Philosophical ecology\, anthropology\, environmental sciences.</p>\n<p><strong>The Island and Elsewhere</strong><br>Freedom as belonging and departure: insular thought.<br>&rarr\; Geophilosophy\, Mediterranean anthropology\, philosophy of landscape.</p>\n<p><strong>To Migrate\, to Host\, to Remain</strong><br>The right to move and the duty to welcome.<br>&rarr\; International law\, geopolitics\, ethics of hospitality.</p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p><strong>VI. Freedom and Imagination</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Cinema and the Freedom of Vision</strong><br>From neorealism to digital worlds: images that liberate or imprison?<br>&rarr\; Film studies\, media studies\, visual aesthetics.</p>\n<p><strong>Literature and the Memory of the Self</strong><br>Writing in order not to disappear: freedom\, censorship\, and testimony.<br>&rarr\; World literature\, philosophy of narration\, psychoanalysis.</p>\n<p><strong>Faith\, Science\, and the Future</strong><br>Between determinism and grace: freedom as responsibility toward the world to come.<br>&rarr\; Theology\, philosophy of science\, future ethics.</p>\n\n<p><strong>How to Submit Proposals</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Languages:</strong>&nbsp\;Italian\, English</p>\n<p>Paper proposals (minimum 3\,000 and maximum 4\,500 characters\, including spaces\; Times New Roman\, font size 12\, single spacing)\, accompanied by a bibliography and a CV\, as well as a brief autobiographical note (please specify current institutional affiliation or\, if not currently in an academic position\, the institution where the most recent course of study or research was completed)\, must be submitted by&nbsp\;<strong>1 May 2026\, 11:59 p.m.</strong>\, to: <a#0563c1\;" href="mailto:info@inphilosophyfestival.it">info@inphilosophyfestival.it</a>(please CC:&nbsp\;<strong>direzione@inphilosophyfestival.it</strong>)</p>\n\n<p>Please send the short biography in a separate file (maximum 1\,000 characters\, including spaces).<br>Files must be submitted in *.doc or *.odt format\, not *.pdf (Times New Roman\, font size 12\, single spacing).</p>\n<p>Failure to comply with the formal guidelines will result in exclusion.<br>Each paper will have&nbsp\;<strong>20 minutes</strong>\, followed by&nbsp\;<strong>10 minutes of discussion</strong>.<br>Papers may be presented in Italian or English. Panel proposals are also welcome.</p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Panels</strong></p>\n<p>Each panel must consist of&nbsp\;<strong>3 or 4 papers</strong>&nbsp\;on a common theme. The panel coordinator\, who may also be one of the speakers\, is responsible for introducing and moderating the discussion. Panel proposals must include the abstracts of each paper (maximum 3\,000 characters each) and a general introduction of no more than 3\,000 characters.</p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Publication</strong></p>\n<p>As in previous years\, a selection of contributions will be published in the official proceedings of the Festival.</p>\n<p>A registration fee will be required for speakers. Accommodation options on the island during the Festival week will also be provided.</p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Selection</strong></p>\n<p>The ability to communicate research knowledge to a broad audience is a key criterion for selection. Proposals will be evaluated by the Scientific Committee.</p>\n\n<p>For further information\, please contact the Festival&rsquo\;s organizational secretariat or scientific direction at:</p>\n<p>info@inphilosophyfestival.it</p>\n<p>direzione@inphilosophyfestival.it</p>\n\n<p>The Festival website also provides full information on proposal submission\, including the&nbsp\;<strong>Summer School of Humanities</strong>&nbsp\;and the&nbsp\;<strong>Young Thinkers Festival</strong>.</p>\n<p><a#0563c1\;"  href="http://www.inphilosophyfestival.it/"  target="_new"><strong>www.inphilosophyfestival.it</strong></a><br>Facebook:&nbsp\;<em>inphilosophyfestival</em><br>Instagram:&nbsp\;<em>@inphilosophyfestival</em></p>\n
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SUMMARY:AFK in Florida: The 5th Annual Philosophy of Video Games Conference
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LOCATION:Boca Raton\, United States
DESCRIPTION:<p>The Department of Philosophy at Florida Atlantic University invite submissions for the <strong>fifth annual AFK in Florida: The Philosophy of Video Games Conference</strong>.</p>\n<p>This interdisciplinary conference brings together philosophers\, artists\, and educators to explore the ethical\, aesthetic\, metaphysical\, social\, and political dimensions of games and play. We welcome papers that approach video games as philosophically rich texts and experiences\, as well as work that examines the broader philosophical implications of interactive media and ludic culture.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>We are delighted to welcome Dr. Alexandre Declos\, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Neuch&acirc\;tel\, as our keynote speaker. Dr. Declos has published extensively on the ontology and aesthetics of games and digital objects\, with articles appearing in journals such as <em>Journal of the Philosophy of Games</em>\, <em>Synthese</em>\, <em>Erkenntnis</em>\, <em>The Philosophy Quarterly</em>\, and <em>The British Journal of Aesthetics</em>.</p>\n<p>Although the primary focus is on video games\, we also encourage submissions on related domains of play&mdash\;board games\, puzzles\, amusement and theme parks\, and other forms of play&mdash\;inasmuch as they raise meaningful philosophical questions. <strong>Preference will be given to papers that engage directly with video games.</strong>&nbsp\;Also\, please note this conference will be entirely in person and there is no funding available to assist witih conference travels.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Topics may include\, but are not limited to:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ethics and games: agency\, violence\, moral choice</li>\n<li>Aesthetics: the art status of games\, expression\, representation</li>\n<li>Metaphysics of virtual worlds and digital identity</li>\n<li>Epistemology and game mechanics: knowledge\, discovery\, and rule systems</li>\n<li>Virtue theory and character development in gameplay</li>\n<li>Games as vehicles for social or political critique</li>\n<li>Philosophical themes in game narratives and design</li>\n<li>Mind\, embodiment\, and virtual experience</li>\n<li>The nature of fun\, fantasy\, and imagination</li>\n<li>The philosophy of play and its role in human life</li>\n<li>Philosophical pedagogy through games and in the classroom &nbsp\;</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Please submit an anonymized abstract of 500&ndash\;750 words.</p>\n<p>A separate cover sheet should include your name\, paper title\, institutional affiliation\, and email address.</p>\n<p>The conference will also include poster sessions. Submissions will be considered for both full presentations and poster presentations. Authors should indicate in their submission:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>whether they would like their paper to be considered for a poster session or full presentation and</li>\n<li>whether\, if not accepted for a full presentation\, they would like to be considered for inclusion in a poster session.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Send submissions as a single document (Word or PDF) to: nbaima@fau.edu</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Submission deadline: October 1\, 2026</li>\n<li>Notification of acceptance: November 15\, 2026</li>\n</ul>
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SUMMARY:FrankenstAIn Conference
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LOCATION:Hohe-Schul-Straße\, Ingolstadt\, Germany\, 85049
DESCRIPTION:<p>At a glance:</p>\n<p>* Inaugural two-day philosophy of AI and technology conference in Ingolstadt\, Germany.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>* Call for Abstracts&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>* Essay Prize</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>Overview of FrankenstAIn Conference:</p>\n<p>In Mary Shelley&rsquo\;s Frankenstein novel\, the protagonist\, Victor Frankenstein\, creates an artificial agent that ends up escaping the control of its creator. The analogy with AI is clear. And the novel can therefore be read as a cautionary tale about the rapid and unpredictable consequences of creating agents that we do not properly understand and that do not align with our values.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>The novel thus raises a host of questions that are today relevant for the philosophy and ethics of artificial intelligence\, as well as the responsible use of technology more generally. Shelley sets her novel in Ingolstadt. And Victor Frankenstein would have studied at buildings recently renovated and now used by KU Eichst&auml\;tt-Ingolstadt. These include the 15th-century Hohe Schule (High School) and the 18th-century Old Anatomy building in which the conference will take place. The aim of the conference is to bring together academics from various disciplines working in the philosophy of AI and technology. The event is set against the backdrop of Shelley&rsquo\;s novel. And participants will have the opportunity to participate in a &lsquo\;city walk&rsquo\; and a visit to the Medical History Museum where they will learn more about the historical and technological context in which the novel is set. The conference marks the first in an annual conference-series on the topic.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong><br><br></strong></p>\n<p>Call for Abstracts (250-500 words):</p>\n<p>We welcome submissions on the philosophy of AI and the responsible development\, deployment\, and use of technologies. The idea is to use Shelley&rsquo\;s novel as a source of inspiration to explore new and important areas of AI research\, or to offer different perspectives on current ones. Talks need not explicitly engage with the novel (though this is of course very welcome) as long as they tackle themes\, questions\, and formats that are to some extent relevant to the novel.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>In addition\, we welcome submissions that contextualise these debates within a broader cultural and historical framework\, as well as work on topics in the philosophy of fiction/film/sci-fi and philosophical aesthetics. We hope that the conference will allow for an historically-informed philosophical exploration of the future of AI through the images and ideas that determine our relationship to the things we create &ndash\; especially when they develop a dynamic of their own and seem to escape our control.</p>\n<p><strong><br></strong></p>\n<p>We are open to submissions from a range of different disciplines and perspectives. The only necessary criterion being that papers must be philosophically informed. Potential areas of interest include\, but are not limited to:&nbsp\;</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>What does it mean to create things or beings whose capabilities and effects are fundamentally unpredictable?</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>What do we owe &ndash\; if anything &ndash\; to the artificial agents that we create?&nbsp\;</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>How can ethical responsibility be conceived under conditions of radical uncertainty?</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>To what extent is AI a modern &lsquo\;creature&rsquo\; in Shelley's sense?</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>What continuities exist between myth (Prometheus)\, literature (Shelley)\, and modern technological development?&nbsp\;</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>How can literature/sci-fi/film (etc.) help with the investigation of AI and the philosophy of technology?</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Which metaphors and narratives promote understanding of current developments in the field of AI\, and which are misleading?</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>What new insights &ndash\; if any &ndash\; does Frankenstein bring to the &lsquo\;value alignment problem&rsquo\;?</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>How should we define sentience\, awareness\, and similar in artificial intelligence\, or should we not define them in such systems at all?</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>What is technological progress?</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong><br></strong></p>\n<p>*Abstracts should be submitted as a PDF attachment in English to: frankenstAIn-conference@ku.de</p>\n<p>*Please anonymise abstracts by removing any identifying information about the author(s)</p>\n<p>*Please include your full name and affiliation (if applicable) in the body of the email</p>\n<p>*Deadline for submission is May 1st (2026)\, 23:59 (CET)</p>\n<p>*Applicants will be notified by May 15th</p>\n<p>*Applicants who wish to be considered for the essay prize\, please indicate that when submitting the abstract\; for more info on the essay prize see below</p>\n<p>*Further information can be found on the website: https://www.ku.de/en/frankenstein/events/conference</a>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong><br><br></strong></p>\n<p>Essay Prize (3000 words)</p>\n<p>We also welcome submissions for the associated FrankenstAIn Essay Prize. The prize is sponsored by the &ldquo\;F&ouml\;rderverein Georgianum&rdquo\;.</p>\n<p>The prize is aimed at early career researchers &ndash\; master&rsquo\;s students\, doctoral students\, and postdocs (no more than four years after PhD defence) &ndash\; with a strong research interest in:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Philosophy (ethics\, philosophy of technology\, epistemology\, political philosophy\, aesthetics)</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>History of philosophy and history of ideas</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Science and technology studies (STS)</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>History of science</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Computer science\, AI research\, human-computer interaction\, mathematics</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Behavioural sciences focused on human relation to technologies&nbsp\;</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Philosophical aesthetics\, including philosophy of fiction\, film\, and sci-fi</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong><br></strong></p>\n<p>A cash prize of &euro\;1\,000 will be awarded to the author of the essay that combines philosophical depth\, clarity of argument\, originality\, and relevance to current philosophy of AI debates in an interesting and novel way. Reflections on other cultural-historical themes\, as well as connections to Mary Shelley's novel will also be well-received. The essays will be evaluated by an interdisciplinary jury consisting of\, among others\, the keynote speakers invited to the conference. The winner will also have the opportunity to partake in a panel discussion dedicated to their essay.</p>\n<p><strong><br></strong></p>\n<p>*Applicants who wish to be considered for the essay prize please indicate this in the body of the email when submitting your abstract</p>\n<p>*If your abstract is accepted\, you will then be invited to submit an essay</p>\n<p>*Deadline for submission of the essay is September 4th (2026)\, 23:59 (CET)</p>\n<p>*Applicants will be notified by September 25th (2026)</p>\n<p>*Further information can be found on the website: https://www.ku.de/en/frankenstein/events/conference</a>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong><br></strong></p>\n<p>Questions &amp\; Further Queries</p>\n<p>Questions and further queries should be directed to: frankenstAIn-conference@ku.de</p>\n<p><strong><br></strong></p>\n<p>*Participation is free of charge</p>\n<p>*Unfortunately we are unable to cover travel and accommodation costs as standard. However\, we might be able to provide assistance in special circumstances. If you think this applies to you\, then please write to us: frankenstAIn-conference@ku.de</p>
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SUMMARY:Entanglements: Journal of Posthumanities (www.entanglements.in)
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DESCRIPTION:<p>Call for Papers_Entanglements_Volume 3\, Issue 1 (Open Issue) Manuscript Submission Deadline: 30.10.2026</p>\n<p>Tentative Publication Date: 30 January 2027</p>\n<p>CFP link:&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.entanglements.in/call-for-papers-docs/CFP_Entanglements%203.1_Aug-2026.pdf">https://www.entanglements.in/call-for-papers-docs/CFP_Entanglements%203.1_Aug-2026.pdf</a></p>\n<p><strong>Entanglements: Journal of Posthumanities</strong>&nbsp\;is an international\, double-blind\, peer-reviewed\, open-access\, bi-annual\, transdisciplinary journal dedicated to critically interrogating and dismantling the overarching human social contract that largely underpins existing disciplines of the humanities and social sciences. Unprecedented climate derangement\, mass species extinction\, social and geopolitical changes\, bio-terrorism\, exceptional growth of technology\, digital surveillance\, AI takeover\, synthetic biologies\, and bio-enhancing prosthesis make us incredulous towards Western modernity's projections of &lsquo\;the human\,&rsquo\; who has traditionally been attributed with autonomy and freedom-seeking agency.</p>\n<p><br>As modernity's fence-building practices are being challenged and 'the human' is always already entangled with 'the nonhuman'\, the journal seeks to explore what it means to be human in a world of drastic multiscalar evolutions and calls for a new totalizing framework\, which requires novel methods and new ways of thinking in pre-existing and burgeoning fields of enquiry: these include the planetary turn\, the non-human turn\, the plastic turn\, new materialism\, affective studies\, plant studies\, the Anthropocene studies\, critical animal studies\, disability studies\, media studies\, gender studies\, queer studies\, anthropology\, pedagogy and the visual arts. The aim of this journal is to move beyond the anthropocentric frame of reference and to re-align existing theoretical\, conceptual\, and interpretative frameworks. The journal promotes transdisciplinary dialogues by publishing critical articles\, reflection pieces\, book reviews and creative works.</p>\n<p>We invite submissions that focus on\, though not strictly limited to\, the following areas:</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;Genealogy of the Posthuman: Were We already Posthuman?</p>\n<p>Anti/Trans/Meta/Post-humanism</p>\n<p>Critical Posthumanism</p>\n<p>Philosophical Posthumanism</p>\n<p>Posthuman (Bio)Ethics\, (Bio)Politics and Rights</p>\n<p>Posthuman Citizenship and Digital Surveillance</p>\n<p>Technology\, Artificial Intelligence\, Robophilosophy</p>\n<p>The Anthropocene\, Posthuman Ecology\, Speciesism</p>\n<p>Human Enhancements and Prosthesis</p>\n<p>New Materialisms</p>\n<p>Art\, Media and Aesthetics in the Posthuman Era</p>\n<p>Material Feminisms</p>\n<p>Critical Plant Studies</p>\n<p>Object-oriented-ontology</p>\n<p>Speculative Realism</p>\n<p>Posthumanities and the Animal Question</p>\n<p>Sci-Fi and the Posthuman</p>\n<p>Cli-Fi and the Posthuman</p>\n<p>Digital (Post) humanities</p>\n<p>Submission &amp\; MS preparation guidelines:</p>\n<p>Entanglements: Journal of Posthumanities&nbsp\;invites original and unpublished submissions in the following categories: research articles\, review articles\, book reviews\, interviews\, reflection pieces\, and creative works that align with the journal&rsquo\;s thematic focus.</p>\n<p>MS preparation guidelines and instructions for the authors are available at&nbsp\;&ldquo\;Submit Your Manuscript&rdquo\;&nbsp\;tab of the Journal&lsquo\;s website:&nbsp\;www.entanglements.in</p>\n<p>Submissions must be emailed at editor@entanglements.in&nbsp\;</p>
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SUMMARY:Reading philosophies of nature and beauty: close reading as method in the history of philosophy
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LOCATION:Paramatta Rd\, Camperdown NSW\, Sydney\, Australia\, 2006
DESCRIPTION:<p>Graduate students and early career researchers are invited to submit expressions of interest for &ldquo\;Reading philosophies of nature and beauty: close reading as method in the history of philosophy&rdquo\;\, a workshop taking place at the University of Sydney on Tuesday 24 November 2026.<br><br>The event is the product of a collaboration between "Extending New Narratives" SSHRC (Canada) major award and &ldquo\;Women Philosophers on the Natural and the Human" ARC Future Fellowship (Dalia Nassar)</p>\n<p><strong>Overview</strong></p>\n<p>As historians of philosophy\, we are directly acquainted with the method of &lsquo\;close reading&rsquo\;\, but are rarely challenged to articulate what\, exactly\, this methodology entails\, and how it can be better practiced. This one-day event brings together senior scholars with early career researchers within the history of philosophy to discuss the role of close reading in our own work and its implications for our discipline. The day will begin with a masterclass conducted by an experienced historian of philosophy\, and will conclude with a workshop of presentations from graduate students and ECRs showcasing their research and the role of close reading within it.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>The masterclass and workshop is complementary to the conference &ldquo\;The Natural and the Beautiful: Women Philosophers on Nature\, Beauty\, and Art&rdquo\; hosted at the University of Sydney over 25-27 November\, and will take place the day before the conference begins: Tuesday 24 November 2026.</p>\n<p>It is open to early career historians of philosophy working on theories of nature\, organic life\, beauty\, and environmental aesthetics (and adjacent fields)\, with a particular interest in the philosophical contributions of women and other underrepresented figures. This workshop aims to provide an opportunity for scholars to showcase their own textual practices and to work collaboratively to articulate how strategies of close reading serve as a specific method of philosophical analysis.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>As such\, key questions include:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>How can practices of close reading help us to recover the philosophical contributions of women and other underrepresented figures in the history of philosophy?</li>\n<li>To what extent is close reading necessary for navigating the work of philosophers whose texts are only supported by limited secondary scholarship?&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>How can close reading help counter notions of textual canonicity and influence that constrain whose works are considered &ldquo\;philosophical&rdquo\;?</li>\n<li>Does close reading stand in opposition to historical and &ldquo\;contextualist&rdquo\; readings of philosophical texts?&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>In what sense is close reading also a practice of writing?</li>\n<li>What is the relationship between close reading and other familiar techniques of philosophical interpretation\, such as rational reconstruction and conceptual analysis?&nbsp\;</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Location:</strong></p>\n<p>The event will take place in-person only at the University of Sydney.</p>\n<p><strong>Eligibility:</strong></p>\n<p>The workshop is open to ECRs and graduate students working on any or all of the following topics:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>philosophies of nature\, environmental aesthetics\, and ethics</li>\n<li>philosophy of art\, beauty\, and aesthetics</li>\n<li>underrepresented and 'non-canonical' figures in the history of philosophy</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Participants are invited to submit a 150-200 word abstract for a talk showcasing their work and reflecting on the textual practices that inform their historical and philosophical research. Speakers are encouraged to conduct a guided close reading of a short passage as part of their presentation.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>(ECR is defined as up to five years post-PhD\, and up to seven years with career interruptions. Career interruptions include childcare\, working out of academia\, prolonged uncertain and casual work within academia.)</p>\n<p><strong>Expressions of Interest:</strong></p>\n<p>If you wish to present at the workshop\, please submit an abstract with your EOI at the link below. Please also fill out the EOI if you wish to simply attend. DEADLINE EXTENDED: Abstracts are due 1st of September 2026.&nbsp\;</p>
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SUMMARY:The Natural and the Beautiful: Women Philosophers on Nature\, Beauty\, and Art
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LOCATION:Paramatta Rd\, Camperdown NSW\, Sydney\, Australia
DESCRIPTION:<p><strong>The Natural and the Beautiful: Women Philosophers on Nature\, Beauty\, and Art</strong></p>\n<p>An International Conference at the University of Sydney</p>\n<p>A collaboration between "Extending New Narratives" SSHRC (Canada) major award and &ldquo\;Women Philosophers on the Natural and the Human" ARC Future Fellowship (Dalia Nassar)</p>\n<p>Organisers: Dalia Nassar and Campbell Rider</p>\n<p>25th&ndash\;27th of November\, 2026</p>\n<p>10:00 &ndash\; 5:00 pm</p>\n<p>In-person only at the University of Sydney</p>\n<p>Vere Gordon Childe Centre\, Room 495\, Madsen Building F09</p>\n<p><strong>Overview:</strong></p>\n<p>This conference proposes that women philosophers made important and distinctive contributions to thinking about both the natural and the beautiful &ndash\; and their relation &ndash\; and aims to uncover these contributions and their continuing significance.</p>\n<p>Women were often identified with &lsquo\;nature&rsquo\; and the &rsquo\;natural&rsquo\;\, and they had to negotiate their status as both natural and human. How did they do this? And in what ways and to what extent did their status as both &rsquo\;natural&rsquo\; and &lsquo\;human&rsquo\; influence their thinking about nature and the place of the human within it?</p>\n<p>In turn\, when women turned to writing philosophy\, they often berated their male colleagues for failing to grapple with and locate philosophical questions in lived experience. In contrast\, they sought to give philosophy a more concrete\, more &lsquo\;lived&rsquo\; character. They often did this through aesthetics\, understood both in the general sense\, as the study of perception\, and in a more limited sense\, as the study of the experiences of beauty. How did their interest in aesthetics support their aims of grounding philosophy in lived experience? And in what ways were their philosophies of art and beauty connected to their philosophies of the natural and the human? This conference invites speakers to consider some or any of these questions.<br><br><br><strong>Call for papers:</strong></p>\n<p><strong></strong>The conference is open for abstract submissions from anyone working on the fields of history of women philosophers\; philosophy of nature\; environmental aesthetics or ethics\; or philosophy of art or beauty.&nbsp\;<u>Abstracts can be submitted at the registration link below by <strong>1st of October 2026</strong>:</u><br><br><strong>Early Career Researcher Workshop:</strong></p>\n<p>There is a separate workshop for early-career researchers to present their work\, taking place one day before the beginning of the conference. The event is entitled: "Reading Philosophies of Nature and Beauty: Close Reading as Method in the History of Philosophy".</p>\n<p>This event is also open for abstracts and papers. For more information and to apply\, email campbell.rider@sydney.edu.au.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>Registration:</strong></p>\n<p>Space is limited\, so please register to attend at the link:&nbsp\;<a href="https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=fuOzgnGBXUixCzja5-0UqNgkhD5f7qpBhQrNoV0KledUNlVWWkEzMlBDQ0VJTUUwWlowMUxMMk4zNi4u">"Women Philosophers on Beauty\, Nature\, and Art" &ndash\; Fill in form</a><br><br><br></p>
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SUMMARY:AFK in Florida: The 5th Annual Philosophy of Video Games Conference
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LOCATION:Boca Raton\, United States
DESCRIPTION:<p>The Department of Philosophy at Florida Atlantic University invite submissions for the <strong>fifth annual AFK in Florida: The Philosophy of Video Games Conference</strong>.</p>\n<p>This interdisciplinary conference brings together philosophers\, artists\, and educators to explore the ethical\, aesthetic\, metaphysical\, social\, and political dimensions of games and play. We welcome papers that approach video games as philosophically rich texts and experiences\, as well as work that examines the broader philosophical implications of interactive media and ludic culture.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>We are delighted to welcome Dr. Alexandre Declos\, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Neuch&acirc\;tel\, as our keynote speaker. Dr. Declos has published extensively on the ontology and aesthetics of games and digital objects\, with articles appearing in journals such as <em>Journal of the Philosophy of Games</em>\, <em>Synthese</em>\, <em>Erkenntnis</em>\, <em>The Philosophy Quarterly</em>\, and <em>The British Journal of Aesthetics</em>.</p>\n<p>Although the primary focus is on video games\, we also encourage submissions on related domains of play--board games\, puzzles\, amusement and theme parks\, and other forms of play&mdash\; and issues related to technology--virtual reality\, social media\, robots--inasmuch as they raise meaningful philosophical questions. <strong>Preference will be given to papers that engage directly with video games.</strong>&nbsp\;Also\, please note this conference will be entirely in person.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Topics may include\, but are not limited to:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ethics and games: agency\, violence\, moral choice</li>\n<li>Aesthetics: the art status of games\, expression\, representation</li>\n<li>Metaphysics of virtual worlds and digital identity</li>\n<li>Epistemology and game mechanics: knowledge\, discovery\, and rule systems</li>\n<li>Virtue theory and character development in gameplay</li>\n<li>Games as vehicles for social or political critique</li>\n<li>Philosophical themes in game narratives and design</li>\n<li>Mind\, embodiment\, and virtual experience</li>\n<li>The nature of fun\, fantasy\, and imagination</li>\n<li>The philosophy of play and its role in human life</li>\n<li>Philosophical pedagogy through games and in the classroom &nbsp\;</li>\n</ul>\n<p>For questions\, random thoughts\, cat pictures\, and fun conversation\, contact Nicholas Baima\, nbaima@fau.edu</p>
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SUMMARY:DFT-CELFIS research seminar\, University of Bucharest
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LOCATION:Splaiul Independenţei nr. 204\, Bucharest\, Romania\, 060024
DESCRIPTION:<p>We're delighted to invite you to the research seminar of the Department of Theoretical Philosophy at the University of Bucharest. These are organized in partnership with CELFIS\, the Center for Logic\, Philosophy and History of Science at UB. Here are talks scheduled so far:</p>\n<p><strong>Fall 2025</strong>:</p>\n<p>October 28\, 5pm: Alexandru Dragomir &amp\; Andrei Mărăşoiu (University of Bucharest\,&nbsp\;<strong>f2f</strong>)\, "The Inconstant Moral Expert: the case of LLMs"</p>\n<p>November 25\, 4pm: Nicholas Rimell (Chinese University of Hong Kong\, <strong>hybrid</strong> via Zoom)\, "A Metaphysics of Despair"</p>\n<p>November 28\, 2pm: Micah Thomas Pimaro\, Jr. (University of Calabar\,&nbsp\;<strong>f2f</strong>)\, "Placide Tempels&rsquo\;s Metaphysics: A challenge or a trap for African philosophy?"</p>\n<p>December 2\, 3pm: Nora Grigore (Romanian Academy\, Institute of Philosophy and Psychology\, <strong>f2f</strong>)\, "Worthiness and Expediency: a Distinction without a Difference?"</p>\n<p>December 19\, 2pm: Alin Olteanu (Shanghai International Studies University\, ICUB\,&nbsp\;<strong>f2f</strong>)\, "Iconic Imagination in Modeling: A Semiotic Approach to Scientific Inquiry"</p>\n<p>January 16\, 2pm: Marco Facchin (University of Antwerp\, <strong>hybrid</strong> via Zoom)\,&nbsp\;"Is mental content an illusion?"&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>January 22\, 12pm: Sandra Br&acirc\;nzaru (University of Bucharest\, CELFIS\, FPSE\,&nbsp\;<strong>f2f</strong>)\, "Conceptualising Empathy"</p>\n<p>February 10\, 4pm: Marian Călborean (OPTI Software &amp\; University of Bucharest\, <strong>f2f</strong>)\, "The minimal ontology of time"&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>Spring 2026:</strong></p>\n<p>March 27\, 2pm: Erik Myin (University of Antwerp\,&nbsp\;<strong>hybrid</strong>&nbsp\;via Zoom)\, &ldquo\;Of a Different Mind&rdquo\;</p>\n<p>March 30:&nbsp\;Mariona Eiren Miyata-Sturm (University of Oxford\, <strong>f2f</strong>)\, &ldquo\;The metacognitive account of aesthetics in science&rdquo\;</p>\n<p>April 3:&nbsp\;Ren&eacute\;&nbsp\;van Woudenberg (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam\,&nbsp\;<strong>hybrid</strong>&nbsp\;via Zoom)\, "Are LLMs Authors?"</p>\n<p>May 11\, 12pm: Gheorge Ştefanov (U. Bucharest\, <strong>f2f</strong>)\; "<em>Ce nu pot vedea neuroștiințele? &mdash\;&nbsp\;Gramatica&nbsp\;libertății: Wittgenstein\, Anscombe și critica determinismului tare</em>"</p>\n<p>May 13\, 3pm: Andrei Moldovan (U. Salamanca\, <strong>f2f</strong>)\,&nbsp\;&ldquo\;Between Independence and Guidance: A Dilemma for Intellectual Autonomy&rdquo\;</p>\n<p>May 19\, 10am: Daian Bica (Heinrich Heine University\,&nbsp\;<strong>hybrid</strong>&nbsp\;via Zoom)\,&nbsp\;''How to Tame &lsquo\;Abundance&rsquo\;? Roman Frigg&rsquo\;s User Manual''</p>\n<p>June 5\, 2pm: Paula Tomi (National University of Science and Technology 'Politehnica' Bucharest\,&nbsp\;<strong>f2f</strong>)\, &ldquo\;LLMs and truth pluralism&rdquo\;</p>\n<p>June 15\, 6.45pm: Ioan Muntean (UT Rio Grande Valley\, UI Urbana\,&nbsp\;<strong>f2f</strong>)\, "Reflective equilibrium and scientific progress"</p>\n<p><strong>Previous events</strong>&nbsp\;in the series are available at:&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>2021-22:&nbsp\;https://philevents.org/event/show/93365&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>2022-23:&nbsp\;https://philevents.org/event/show/105249&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>https://filosofie.unibuc.ro/category/seminar-cercetare-dft/&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>https://icub.unibuc.ro/2022/06/14/workshop-semantic-cognition-and-truth/&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>For those of you who would like to join some of the meetings but have overlapping commitments\, we will do our best to record the meetings whenever everyone in attendance consents to it\, and to then upload the recordings on the Department's YouTube channel. Previous talks are available here:</p>\n<p>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOgUq3dN8CXI4L6DhZT1f_Q</p>
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SUMMARY:Aesthetic Encounters with the Uncanny: Towards a Minimal Pneumatology
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DESCRIPTION:<p><strong>SEMINAR DESCRIPTION</strong></p>\n<p>The Spirit\, then?</p>\n<p>Yes and no&mdash\;no and yes.</p>\n<p>Not Spirit as substance\, nor Spirit as subject. Not even\, perhaps\, Spirit as such. Let us attend instead to what the word leaves behind in its wake: <em>spiritus</em>\, &ldquo\;breath.&rdquo\; A trace of air\, an opening\, a passage.</p>\n<p>Nothing more. Yet\, perhaps\, nothing less.</p>\n<p>Hence the proposal of a minimal pneumatology.</p>\n<p>But what does it mean to breathe? What does it mean to leave room&mdash\;for ourselves\, for others\, for things themselves&mdash\;to breathe? And what kind of question is this\, once it has been separated from the familiar vocabularies of self-help\, self-optimization\, or popular psychology?</p>\n<p>If a minimal pneumatology is neither a theology nor&mdash\;at least in the Hegelian sense&mdash\;a phenomenology\, it cannot simply become a psychology by default. Shall we turn\, then\, toward hermeticism? I feel here too we would be choosing perhaps the wrong door. For behind it we often find a room crowded with damasks and pleated velvets\, where Spirit\, overburdened by symbols and correspondences\, survives only as a captive creature\, adorned and enchained at once.</p>\n<p>Let us begin elsewhere.</p>\n<p>Breathing as a minimal gesture&mdash\;or rather as a constellation of minimal gestures: to open\, to make space\, to give time\, to set aside\, to choose\, to move beyond\, to challenge\, to hollow out\, to celebrate&hellip\; Gestures so slight that they often escape notice\, and yet it may be through them that Spirit passes.</p>\n<p>A pragmatics of Spirit\, then?</p>\n<p>Fine. Yet I would prefer to speak of an aesthetics.</p>\n<p>For what is at stake here is\, before all else\, a restoration of perception to its primary dignity. Not perception as mastery\, nor as the reduction of things to what can be identified and possessed\, but perception as hospitality: a way of receiving what appears without exhausting it.</p>\n<p>Accordingly\, throughout this session we will linger with a series of images and related materials. Together we shall attempt to discover&mdash\;with attentiveness\, patience\, sensitivity\, and generosity\, not least towards one another&mdash\;the ways in which Spirit\, rather than being summoned through prescribed practices\, and rather than becoming the object of our conceptual constructions\, quietly makes its way through the penumbra of what we see and do not see.</p>\n<p>Emerging in its simplicity\, it appears uncannily before us\, reminding us that it had been there all along: near yet elusive\, intimate yet withdrawn\, concealed within what we habitually overlook or\, conversely\, feel compelled to overinterpret. It inhabits neither the obvious nor the occult\, but the interval between them&mdash\;the delicate space where attention hesitates and meaning has not yet closed upon itself.</p>\n<p>This session is therefore intended for all those drawn to the adventures of art and aesthetics across the centuries\; to philosophy and mythology\; to poetry and poetics\; to symbolism\, surrealism\, and the life of images\; and\, more generally\, to those strange and beautiful encounters in which imagination comes into contact with what is too readily called ineffable\, though it may be asking for something else entirely: not to be named\, mastered\, or decoded\, but simply sheltered in its fragility.</p>\n<p>The Spirit\, then?</p>\n<p>Indeed.</p>\n<p>More than what you see. Less than you might interpret. Yet more than you could ever imagine.</p>\n<p><strong>CONTENTS</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Towards a <strong>Minimal Pneumatology</strong></li>\n<li>The Spirit&rsquo\;s <strong>Difference</strong> &bull\; Rothko&rsquo\;s <em>Blue\, Green\, Blue</em> (1969)</li>\n<li>The Spirit&rsquo\;s <strong>Threshold</strong> &bull\; Fra Angelico&rsquo\;s <em>Annunciation</em> (1440s)</li>\n<li>The Spirit&rsquo\;s <strong>(Un)timeliness</strong> &bull\; Titian&rsquo\;s <em>Sisyphus</em> (1548&ndash\;1549)</li>\n<li>The Spirit&rsquo\;s <strong>Off-Screen</strong> &bull\; Caravaggio&rsquo\;s <em>Salome</em> (c. 1609)</li>\n<li>The Spirit&rsquo\;s <strong>Choice</strong> &bull\; Rubens&rsquo\;s <em>Judgement of Paris</em> (1639&ndash\;1639)</li>\n<li>The Spirit&rsquo\;s <strong>Insight</strong> &bull\; La Tour&rsquo\;s <em>Saint Sebastian</em> (1644)</li>\n<li>The Spirit&rsquo\;s <strong>Vision</strong> &bull\; Redon&rsquo\;s <em>Beatrice</em> (1890)</li>\n<li>The Spirit&rsquo\;s <strong>Interpellation</strong> &bull\; Vel&aacute\;zquez&rsquo\;s <em>Three Musicians</em> (1616)</li>\n<li>The Spirit&rsquo\;s <strong>Gain</strong> &bull\; Balthus&rsquo\;s <em>Street</em> (1935)</li>\n<li>The Spirit&rsquo\;s <strong>Loss</strong> &bull\; Balthus&rsquo\;s <em>Room</em> (c. 1953)</li>\n<li>The Spirit&rsquo\;s <strong>Audacity</strong> &bull\; Mallarm&eacute\;&rsquo\;s <em>Sonnet in -yx</em> (1887)</li>\n<li>The Spirit&rsquo\;s <strong>Domain</strong> &bull\; Brancusi&rsquo\;s <em>Sleeping Muse</em> (1910)</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>TIME</strong></p>\n<p>Sunday\, September 6\, 2026<br>10:00&ndash\;13:00 Eastern US Time &bull\; 16:00&ndash\;19:00 Central European Time. <strong><br></strong> <strong><br></strong> <strong>FACILITATOR</strong> <strong><br></strong></p>\n<p><strong>Carlos A. Segovia</strong> (PhD) is an independent British-born\, Spanish philosopher and writer\, working on contemporary philosophy at the crossroads of the philosophy of mythology and the philosophy of art\; and author of fifteen books.</p>\n<p>Among his publications\, <em><atarget="_blank">Dionysus and Apollo after Nihilism: Rethinking the Earth&ndash\;World Divide</a></em> (with Sofya Shaikut\; Brill\, 2023)\, <em><atarget="_blank">Guattari Beyond Deleuze: Ontology and Modal Philosophy in Guattari&rsquo\;s Major Writings</a></em> (Palgrave Macmillan\, 2024)\, <em><atarget="_blank">F&eacute\;lix Guattari and the Ancients: Theatrical Dialogues in Early Philosophy</a></em> (with Gary Genosko\; Bloomsbury\, 2025)\, <em><atarget="_blank">Nietzsche&rsquo\;s Pre-Dionysian Apollo and the Limits of Contemporary Thought</a></em> (Peter Lang\, 2026)\, and <em>Poetry and Philosophy after Zambrano and Blanchot: Between Word and World</em> (forthcoming with Palgrave Macmillan in 2028).</p>\n<p>He has been associate professor of philosophy and religious studies at St Louis University Missouri (Madrid Campus)\, visiting professor at the University of Aarhus and the Free University of Brussels\, and guest lecturer at the European Research Council\, the Coll&egrave\;ge International de Philosophie\, the &Eacute\;cole Normale Sup&eacute\;rieure\, University College London\, Bauhaus-Universit&auml\;t Weimar\, the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan\, the European University at St Petersburg\, Waseda University in Tokyo\, Ryukoku University in Kyoto\, and the University of Lilongwe.</p>\n<p>Convinced\, though\, that higher education within mainstream academia is undergoing a form of intellectual exhaustion&mdash\;brought about by academic standardization\, epistemological bureaucratization\, and the compartmentalization\, ideologization\, and commodification of knowledge\, alongside the cultivation of middlebrow mediocrity and the reduction of learning to a consumer experience&mdash\;he has turned to other scholarly venues in which thinking may still be pursued for what it truly is: a way of confronting the unknown&mdash\;the as-yet unthought but thinkable&mdash\;with renewed awe and in the spirit of an art rather than a science.</p>\n<p>He collaborates regularly with Incite Seminars\, where he has facilitated courses like &ldquo\;<atarget="_blank">Anarchia and Archai: Re-Imagining the Pre-Socratics</a>&rdquo\; (with Hannes Schumacher)\, &ldquo\;<atarget="_blank">Life as an Untotalizable Enigma: The Lame Ontology of Greek Mythology</a>\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;<atarget="_blank">Plato Inside Out &ndash\; or: as You Never Imagined It</a>\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;<atarget="_blank">Between Death and Beauty: Diving into Ren&eacute\; Char&rsquo\;s Post-Nihilist Poetics</a>\,&rdquo\; <atarget="_blank">Foucault&rsquo\;s Greeks as Savages? A Cross-cultural Approach to the Aesthetics of Existence</a> (with Camilo Rios)\, and &ldquo\;<atarget="_blank">Chaosmic Landscapes in Guattari&rsquo\;s Latest Works</a>&rdquo\; and where he will be facilitating other like &ldquo\;<atarget="_blank">Untimely Blanchot</a>&rdquo\; (with Philippe Lynes\, Alex Obrigewitsch\, and Kim Schoof) and &ldquo\;Fractured Ontologies in Music&rdquo\; (with Andrea de Donato and Gorica Orsholits) this very year.</p>\n<p>He is currently based in Berlin with his life partner\, Sofya Shaikut\, a performance artist and butō dancer\, with whom he is also engaged in ongoing joint work.</p>\n<p><strong>INCITE SEMINARS </strong><br> <br>We are a mix of rogue scholars\, disgruntled academics\, disenchanted buddhists\, enchantment-hungry anarchists\, radical therapists\, and general weirdos looking to create autonomous and accessible forms of &ldquo\;higher education.&rdquo\; <br> <br>We offer online seminars and reading groups to incite personal exploration and inspire community action. Incite Seminars offers an educational experience. We do so by gathering an engaged group of participants for a dynamic exchange of ideas\, led by skilled facilitators. All of our facilitators have a deep relationship to a subject or topic through intensive study or practice. <br> <br>Incite Seminars is a 100% member-supported learning community. We depend on member contributions to continue holding space for radical study and practice groups\, putting on rigorous seminars and courses\, and providing our facilitators and organizers with fair compensation. If you are unable to pay the full amount for a session or membership at this time\, we invite you to join us at reduced or no cost with our Solidarity option.</p>\n<p>More info &amp\; registration:</p>
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SUMMARY:Charter 77 at 50: Transnational Human Rights\, Social Imagination\, and Civic Resistance in the (Post-)Global Age
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LOCATION:V Sadech 1/1\, Praha\, Czech Republic\, 16000
DESCRIPTION:<p>The Institute of Contemporary History and the Institute of Philosophy of the Czech Academy of Sciences invite proposals for a two-day international conference bringing together historical scholarship and contemporary reflections on civic activism and democratic resistance.</p>\n<p>Held on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of Charter 77\, the conference does not seek merely to commemorate a landmark of Czech and Czechoslovak history. Rather\, it aims to reassess Charter 77 as a historically situated yet internationally significant experiment in civic resistance\, and to explore its changing meanings in an era marked by democratic backsliding\, geopolitical fragmentation\, and the transformation of the global human rights order. The conference seeks to foster dialogue across disciplinary\, geographical\, and generational boundaries between scholars and civic actors concerned with the past\, present\, and future of democracy and human rights.</p>\n<p>Charter 77 emerged in 1977\, during the normalization period in Czechoslovakia\, as a culturally and politically distinctive act of civic resistance &ldquo\;from below&rdquo\; in defense of fundamental human rights. It soon became not merely a symbol but an enduring platform of democratic opposition to late communist dictatorship\, whose language\, practices\, and moral authority resonated far beyond Czechoslovakia.</p>\n<p>Recent scholarship has highlighted both Charter 77&rsquo\;s rootedness in the political and intellectual context of the late Cold War and its lasting significance as a distinctive experiment in civic resistance. Today\, when the international order shaped by the Helsinki process is undergoing profound transformation\, when global consensus on human rights is increasingly contested\, and when democratic institutions face mounting pressure\, Charter 77 offers an important historical perspective for rethinking questions of human dignity\, civic responsibility\, pluralism\, and nonviolent resistance.</p>\n<p>The notion of <strong>social imagination</strong>\, understood as the capacity to envision alternative forms of political and civic life\, lies at the heart of this conference. Likewise\, the idea of the <strong>(post-)global</strong> age refers to an increasingly fragmented international landscape in which universal aspirations coexist with renewed geopolitical rivalry\, regionalization\, and competing visions of democracy\, sovereignty\, and human rights.</p>\n<p>The conference will bring together scholars from history\, philosophy\, political science\, legal studies\, cultural anthropology\, sociology\, and related disciplines alongside contemporary civic actors. It aims to explore the intellectual and political legacy of dissent\, its transformations after 1989\, and the ways in which the Chartist ethos may illuminate current debates on democracy\, human rights\, civic engagement\, and nonviolent resistance.</p>\n<p>The program will move across three broad\, interconnected registers: the historical legacy of Charter 77 itself\, situated within Czech/Slovak\, Central European\, and global frames\; the trajectories of contemporary anti-authoritarian and democratizing movements across Eastern Europe (from Serbia and Belarus to Russia and Georgia)\; and the wider global dimensions of present-day human rights and democratization struggles. Contributions are welcome that speak to any of these registers\, or that move between them.</p>\n<p>We invite proposals addressing\, among others\, the following themes &ndash\; though contributions are by no means limited to this list:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Charter 77 in comparative perspective: dissidence\, opposition\, and civic initiatives across socialist Europe.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Eastern Europe and international human rights organizations: historical links between dissidence and its contemporary forms.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Human rights and the transformation of the international system: the evolution of international norms from Helsinki to the present.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Religion\, ethics\, and human rights in dissident thought.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Social imagination and the language of resistance: how concepts of human dignity\, solidarity\, and civic responsibility continue to shape contemporary activism.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Transnational solidarity across political regimes: historical dissident networks and contemporary forms of digital mobilization.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Law\, institutional independence\, and civic oversight: dissident legalism\, authoritarian legality\, and contemporary legal resistance.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>The ethics of nonviolence and the limits of civil disobedience: theory and practice across different historical contexts.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Cultural opposition and artistic imagination: forms of cultural dissent\, past and present\, and the question of creative freedom under conditions of digital surveillance and platform capitalism.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>The memory of dissent in public space: institutionalization\, contested narratives\, and the relationship between history\, politics\, and activism.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Political order and civil resistance in the age of artificial intelligence: surveillance\, disinformation\, repression\, and democratic resilience in historical perspective.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Civic engagement after 1989: continuities\, transformations\, and forgotten traditions of democratic participation.</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong><br></strong></p>\n<p><strong>Submission Guidelines</strong></p>\n<p>Please submit:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>an abstract of <strong>300&ndash\;500 words</strong> outlining the research question\, methodology\, sources (where appropriate)\, and principal argument\;</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>a brief biographical note.</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong><br></strong></p>\n<p>Submission deadline: <strong>6 September 2026</strong></p>\n<p>Please send submissions to: <strong>Charter77Conference@usd.cas.cz</strong></p>\n<p>Notification of acceptance: 30 September 2026</p>\n<p><strong><br></strong></p>\n<p><strong>Practical Information</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Conference language</strong>: English</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Presentation length</strong>: 20 minutes</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Format</strong>: On-site</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Travel and accommodation</strong>: Covered by the organizers</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong><br></strong></p>\n<p><strong>Organizers</strong></p>\n<p>Institute of Contemporary History\, Czech Academy of Sciences</p>\n<p>Institute of Philosophy\, Czech Academy of Sciences</p>\n<p><strong><br></strong></p>\n<p><strong>Organizational and Media Partners</strong></p>\n<p>Czech Radio (Česk&yacute\; rozhlas)</p>\n<p>Institute for Human Sciences (IWM)\, Vienna</p>\n<p>Democracy Institute\, Central European University (Budapest)</p>\n<p>Libri Prohibiti (Prague)</p>\n<p>Czechoslovak Documentation Center\, National Museum (Prague)</p>\n\n<p>For inquiries\, please contact<strong> Kl&aacute\;ra Řih&aacute\;kov&aacute\;</strong> or <strong>Michal Kopeček</strong> at <strong>Charter77Conference@usd.cas.cz</strong>.</p>\n<p>We look forward to receiving your submissions.</p>
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SUMMARY:The Aesthetics of Games
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DESCRIPTION:<p><strong>British Society of Aesthetics Conference &ndash\; The Aesthetics of Games</strong></p>\n<p><strong>7-9 September 2026</strong></p>\n<p><strong></strong><strong>University of Manchester\, UK</strong></p>\n<p><strong></strong>Over the past two decades\, games - both digital and non-digital - have become increasingly prominent within philosophy. As well as receiving attention from aestheticians\, games have been examined in ethics\, philosophy of action\, metaphysics\, philosophy of mind\, and social philosophy\, prompting questions about: agency\; responsibility\; rule-following\; normativity\; meaning\; responsibility for in-game actions\; the organisation of rule-governed activity\; the phenomenology of skilled performance\, and the ontological status of fictional and virtual entities. At the same time\, game studies has developed a rich interdisciplinary body of research addressing narrative\, space\, identity\, labour\, and politics.</p>\n<p>This conference aims to bring other philosophical discussions about games into sustained contact with aesthetics\, to furnish a more comprehensive picture of what kinds of aesthetic categories\, evaluative standards\, and conceptual tools are needed to understand the experiences games generate. At the same time\, it seeks to explore what pressure games place on familiar distinctions within aesthetics (e.g.\, between object and experience\, form and performance\, or representation and action)\, and to clarify what is at stake in treating games as aesthetically significant.</p>\n<p>Topics could include\, but are not limited to:</p>\n<p>- <strong>Games as objects of aesthetic evaluation</strong>\, e.g.: How do traditional concepts such as unity\, coherence\, and form apply to interactive media? How does the relation between ludic and narrative structures shape aesthetic experience? Should games be understood as artworks\, practices\, performances\, or hybrids thereof? What does this imply for aesthetic judgement?</p>\n<p>- <strong>Narrative\, fiction\, and counterfactual structure</strong>\, e.g.: Do non-linear narrative forms require attention to different standards of evaluation? What is the aesthetic significance of alternative narrative paths? How do modes of play relate to the exploration of counterfactuals? How might interactive fiction rethink familiar narrative conventions from literature and film?</p>\n<p>- <strong>Aesthetics of space and environment</strong>\, e.g.: How should we distinguish space as an aesthetically active dimension of games from space as a neutral backdrop for action? How do spatial composition\, atmosphere\, and environmental design structure perception\, movement\, and affect? How can phenomenology\, architecture\, or theories of place enable us to analyse game environments as aesthetic constructs? How should narrativity be understood in environmental storytelling?</p>\n<p>- <strong>Action\, performance\, and play</strong>\, e.g.: How does aesthetic value emerge not only from designed forms but from enacted play? Can the exercise of player agency usefully be understood as a form of aesthetic\, or artistic\, performance? What is the significance of improvisation\, failure\, and skill? What are the possible roles of teamwork and coordination in shaping evaluative ideals such as 'beautiful play'?</p>\n<p>- <strong>Formal and procedural aesthetics</strong>\, e.g.: What constitutes aesthetic engagement with rules\, systems\, and procedures\, and is this a crucial part of the aesthetic experience of games? What does it mean for rule systems to be elegant? What is the aesthetic experience of mastering complex mechanics\, or of navigating repetition and looping? How can opacity of rules or absence of rules be deployed as aesthetic strategies?</p>\n<p>- <strong>Ethical\, social\, and political dimensions of game aesthetics</strong>\, e.g.: How do social and material factors shape aesthetic experience and evaluation? Under what circumstances does a game express a moral perspective on the actions it allows as part of engagement? How do cultural and historical framings of games and play impact on how games should be understood as aesthetic objects? How do games\, and the contexts in which they are played\, navigate questions about who is represented and who participates? What counts as an ethical transgression in gameplay?</p>\n<p><strong>Full programme</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Monday 7th September</strong></p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>10.00-11.00<strong></strong></p>\n\n\n<p>Arrival and coffee<strong></strong></p>\n\n\n<p>Arthur Lewis Boardroom\, Arthur Lewis Building<strong></strong></p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>11.10-12.10</p>\n\n\n<p>Luca Marchetti (University of Genova)</p>\n<p><em>Virtual Reality and Other Minds</em></p>\n\n\n<p>John Casken Theatre\, Martin Harris Building<strong></strong></p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>12.15-13.15</p>\n\n\n<p>Goran Vrane&scaron\;ević (University of Ljubljana)</p>\n<p><em>The Hollow Foundation: Imagination and the Inaccessible Game Space</em></p>\n\n\n<p>John Casken Theatre</p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>13.15-14.30</p>\n\n\n<p>Lunch Break<strong></strong></p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>14.30-15.50</p>\n\n\n<p>Emily Ryall (University of Gloucestershire)</p>\n<p>Workshop:&nbsp\;<em>Playing With Being: The Game of Ontological Fragments</em></p>\n\n\n<p>Room 2.05\, Williamson Building</p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>15.55-16.55</p>\n\n\n<p>Christina Stimson (Kyushu Institute of Technology) &amp\; Rebecca Raper (Cranfield University)</p>\n<p><em>Do Video Games Add to Fiction&rsquo\;s Capacity to Exercise Our &lsquo\;Moral Imagination&rsquo\;?</em></p>\n\n\n<p>John Casken Theatre</p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday 8th September</strong></p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>10.00-11.00</p>\n\n\n<p>Jaakko Stenros (Tampere University)</p>\n<p><em>Playing a World into Being: Aesthetics between Play\, Game\, and Performance</em></p>\n\n\n<p>John Casken Theatre</p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>11.05-12.05</p>\n\n\n<p>Tom Baker (University of St Andrews)</p>\n<p><em>Agency\, Moral Learning and TTRPGs</em></p>\n\n\n<p>John Casken Theatre</p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>12.15-13.15</p>\n\n\n<p>Lunch Break</p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>13.15-14.15</p>\n\n\n<p>Craig Bourne (Independent) &amp\; Emily Caddick Bourne (University of Manchester)</p>\n<p><em>Deserving to Be (Un)Lucky</em></p>\n\n\n<p>John Casken Theatre</p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>14.20-15.20</p>\n\n\n<p>Aaron Suduiko (University of Southern California)</p>\n<p><em>&lsquo\;Ought&rsquo\; Without &lsquo\;Can&rsquo\;: Hopelessness and Faith in Video Games</em></p>\n\n\n<p>John Casken Theatre</p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>15.30-16.30</p>\n\n\n<p>Benjamin Eneman (University of Texas)</p>\n<p><em>Playing Tragic Games with Nietzsche and Schopenhauer</em><strong></strong></p>\n\n\n<p>John Casken Theatre</p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday 9th September</strong></p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>09.15-10.30</p>\n\n\n<p>Breakfast\, with a tribute to aesthetician and philosopher of games Grant Tavinor\, from Pru Steinerts and colleagues (Lincoln University)</p>\n\n\n<p>Arthur Lewis Boardroom</p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>10.30-11.30</p>\n\n\n<p>Daniel Vella (University of Malta)</p>\n<p><em>Games and the Beautiful: On Play and Ecstase in Kant\, Schiller\, Sartre and Fink</em><strong></strong></p>\n\n\n<p>John Casken Theatre</p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>11.35-12.35</p>\n\n\n<p>Kumru Akdoğan (University of Manchester)</p>\n<p><em>From Gameplay to Harmony: Video Games as Art Objects</em></p>\n\n\n<p>John Casken Theatre</p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>12.45-13.45</p>\n\n\n<p>Alex Fisher (University of Leeds)</p>\n<p><em>QAnon\, Crosswords\, and Knowledge-Based Videogames: The Aesthetics of Inquiry</em></p>\n\n\n<p>John Casken Theatre</p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To register to attend the conference\, or for any questions</strong>\, please send an email to kumru.akdogan@manchester.ac.uk and/or emily.caddickbourne@manchester.ac.uk. Registration is free and refreshments will provided each day. When registering\, please include a note of any dietary requirements. Please also let us know about any accessibility requirements you would like us to be aware of\, which we will aim to accommodate wherever possible.</p>\n<p>We hope to see you there!</p>
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SUMMARY:A Century of Foucault - Deakin University Graduate Symposium
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DESCRIPTION:<p>This year marks the centenary of the birth of Historian/Philosopher Michel Foucault (1926 &ndash\; 1984) and the 50th anniversary of the French publication of Histoire de la sexualit&eacute\;: La volont&eacute\; de savoir. A giant of French poststructuralist thought\, Foucault can be seen as the progenitor of contemporary queer theory and the field of biopolitics. Foucault remains a stalwart of the humanities and his influence extends far beyond the bounds of traditional philosophical discourse to areas such as sociology\, criminology\, and politics.</p>\n<p>At <strong>Deakin Downtown</strong> on <strong>September 8\, 2026 at 10:30 AM (AEST)</strong> this event will bring together current graduate students&nbsp\;as well as additional contributions from those with a background in Foucault's oeuvre&nbsp\;to reflect on the legacy and continued influence of Foucault's work.</p>\n<p><strong>Event Schedule:</strong></p>\n<p><strong>10:45 &ndash\; 12:15 Graduate Panel 1</strong></p>\n<p>Will Pan (Deakin University)\, <em>Power and Ideology\; Foucault and Althusser. On the inherent contradiction between subject and structure</em></p>\n<p>Isaac Price-Kelly (Deakin University)\, <em>On Foucault&rsquo\;s 1953-1954 Psychological Causality Lectures</em></p>\n<p>Cristian Gonz&aacute\;lez Ar&eacute\;valo (University of Freiburg)\, <em>Voluntary Submission and the Aesthetics of Form: Foucault\, Robbe-Grillet\, and the Creative Reconfiguration of Power</em></p>\n<p><strong>1:00 &ndash\; 2:30 Short Panel Session on the &lsquo\;Legacy of Foucault&rsquo\;</strong></p>\n<p>Introductions by Lauren Pedersen-Hor (Deakin University)</p>\n<p>Dr. Christopher O&rsquo\;Neill (Monash University)</p>\n<p>Dr. Fiona Druitt (University of Melbourne)</p>\n<p>Dr. Lachlan Ross (University of Melbourne)</p>\n<p><strong>2:45 &ndash\; 4:15 Graduate Panel 2</strong></p>\n<p>Max Hoddinott (University of New South Wales)\, <em>How to Talk about Human Rights in Occupied Iraq</em></p>\n<p>Ashlee Wilson (Deakin University)\, <em>Pastoral Power and the Production of the Anticipatory Reproductive Subject</em></p>\n<p>Joel Duggan (University of Melbourne)\, <em>Dude Where&rsquo\;s My Dole? Governmentality in the 21st-century welfare state</em></p>\n<p>All are welcome\, we hope you will join us for this exciting and thought provoking day!</p>\n<p>This is a hybrid event supported by zoom. Zoom attendance does not require an RSVP with eventbrite.</p>\n<p><strong>Zoom link:&nbsp\;</strong>https://deakin.zoom.us/j/82961833454?pwd=7vKvwKZFKdOhZbHnjJxmTGjte5WKrt.1</p>\n<p>Meeting ID: 829 6183 3454 //&nbsp\;Password: 07841049</p>\n<p>This meeting is at 10:30am Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) 8 September 2026 [12:30am UTC 8 September 2026]</p>\n<p>*Lunch catering will be provided for in person attendance\, please be sure to RSVP on the eventbrite page</p>\n<p><em>**We also would like to thank the incredible generosity of the </em><em>Australasian Society for Continental Philosophy (ASCP) and Deakin University's Philosophy and Religious Studies research group (PHIRES) for their support and funding for the event.</em></p>\n<p>For any queries please email&nbsp\;lauren.p@deakin.edu.au</p>
ORGANIZER;CN=Lauren Pedersen-Hor;CN=Jasper Lear;CN=Beau Kent:
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SUMMARY:Voluntary Submission and the Aesthetics of Form: Foucault\, Robbe-Grillet\, and the Creative Reconfiguration of Power
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DESCRIPTION:<p><u><strong>Graduate Panel 1</strong></u></p>\n<p><strong>Voluntary Submission and the Aesthetics of Form: Foucault\, Robbe-Grillet\, and the Creative Reconfiguration of Power&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p><em><strong>Cristian González Arévalo (University of Freiburg)&nbsp\;</strong></em></p>\n<p><strong>Abstract:</strong>&nbsp\;This paper examines voluntary submission as a crucial yet under-theorised problem in Michel Foucault&rsquo\;s legacy. While Foucault&rsquo\;s analyses of power have often been read through the lenses of discipline\, governmentality\, resistance\, and critique\, less attention has been paid to the ways in which subjects actively bind themselves to relations of power and participate in the formation of their own subjection. Against readings that reduce submission either to domination or to simple consent\, this paper argues that voluntary submission should be understood as an aesthetic-performative practice of self-formation. The argument proceeds by rethinking aesthetics beyond the philosophy of beauty or the theory of art. Drawing on Foucault&rsquo\;s writings on visibility\, painting\, and the aesthetics of existence\, aesthetics is approached here as the organisation of sensibility: the configuration of bodies\, gestures\, gazes\, scenes\, and forms of experience. From this perspective\, voluntary submission appears not as passivity\, but as a situated practice through which subjects expose themselves\, assume constraints\, and transform power relations from within. The paper then stages a dialogue between Foucault&rsquo\;s reflections on S/M\, theories of performativity\, and the literary aesthetics of Alain Robbe-Grillet. Robbe-Grillet&rsquo\;s nouveau roman\, with its suspension of psychological interiority\, moral explanation\, and stable narrative meaning\, offers a model for thinking form as a device that produces experience rather than merely represents it. This model helps clarify Foucault&rsquo\;s claim that S/M can function as a &ldquo\;creative enterprise&rdquo\;: not because it liberates a hidden sexual truth\, but because it invents scenes in which power\, pleasure\, obedience\, and resistance become visible\, reversible\, and available for transformation. By linking voluntary submission to aesthetic form\, this paper proposes a renewed reading of Foucault&rsquo\;s legacy: one in which freedom is not opposed to self-binding\, but emerges through historically situated practices that reorganise the very conditions of subjectivation.</p>\n<p><strong>Bio:</strong>&nbsp\;Cristian González Arévalo is an Argentine legal scholar specialising in the philosophy of law. He is currently pursuing PhDs in Philosophy at the University of Freiburg and in Law at the University of Buenos Aires. His work focuses on Michel Foucault&rsquo\;s thought\, critical theory and contemporary French philosophy\, with particular attention to questions of power\, resistance and subjectivation in legal and political contexts. He has undertaken research stays at Université Paris 8 and at the Michel Foucault Archives\, and has presented his work at conferences in Europe and the United States.</p>\n<p>**Times listed are for panel times as order of presentations in each panel may differ from the schedule.</p>
ORGANIZER;CN=Lauren Pedersen-Hor;CN=Jasper Lear;CN=Beau Kent:
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SUMMARY:Historical Narratives and Counternarratives
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LOCATION:Belgrade\, Serbia
DESCRIPTION:<p>Organiser: Prof. Milenko Bodin (University of Belgrade)</p>
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SUMMARY:Bodies in Digital Transition: Mapping a topology of digital bodies 
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LOCATION:Strand Building\, Strand\, London\, United Kingdom\, WC2R 2LS
DESCRIPTION:<p>Machines glow\, pulse\, perform and think through metal\, light\, code\, and living matter. The second Bodies in Digital Transition (BDT) edition traverses the materiality of the mechanical body itself: what embodied gestures and rhythms animate its operations? What moves beneath its surface? What kind of being emerges in the loops of its code? From the lures of the aesthetic surface to the recursive depths of its algorithmic core\, this year BTD aims to dissect the machine&rsquo\;s anatomy across several strata that form a speculative topology of the machinic body\; a descent through appearance\, mechanism\, and ontology toward the thresholds where technology ceases to represent and begins to be. In mapping out the systems of embodiment inhabited by digital beings\, we also open up inquiry into how human agents author\, come into contact with\, and transform machine bodies. There is neither &ldquo\;the technology itself&rdquo\; nor &ldquo\;the aesthetics itself&rdquo\; but rather a method of design in which the two are mutually implicated. To resist interior&ndash\;exterior divides open inquiries of how human agents encounter and transform machinic bodies through the intra-active practice of design.</p>\n<p>Digital bodies condition human expression and are conditioned by cultural inflections at each strata. The plural and distributed materialities of digital systems span beyond physical objects\, but encompass code\, electromagnetic waves\, and sensory outputs in complex and multiple communicating layers. How does the agency act as this morphing web?</p>\n<p>Following a post-human stance\, neither digital nor human cognition is assumed to be contained within an algorithmic nucleus. Instead\, it is conceived as emerging through relations across each stratum\, whose analytical isolation is not intended to fix ontologies\, but to map a topology of multiple\, non-linear processes through which agencies coalesce.</p>\n<p>To move beyond the limits of this configuration and to encourage crossing of boundaries\, we invite trans-disciplinary experimental and highly speculative inquiry and action into the machinic as event\, intra-action\, and formation of being.</p>
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SUMMARY:TransCare 2nd Edition
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DESCRIPTION:<p>Healthcare education and research continue to grapple with the limits of inherited epistemologies: frameworks that have long marginalised\, pathologised\, or erased trans\, gender-diverse\, and intersex lives. Scholarship on&nbsp\;<strong>epistemic injustice</strong>&nbsp\;(Hall 2017\; Wesp et al. 2019) and&nbsp\;<strong>situated knowledges</strong>&nbsp\;(Haraway 1988) shows how these exclusions are embedded in the very processes through which knowledge is produced and legitimised. Insights from gender/sex pluralism (Monro 2005\; 2019\; Preciado 2013) further highlight how institutional systems struggle to&nbsp\;<strong>accommodate the complexity of lived identities</strong>&nbsp\;within and beyond binary frameworks. Transformative inclusion within healthcare settings therefore requires more than updated curricula or revised clinical guidelines: it calls for new methodological imagination (see e.g. Pendleton &amp\; Pezaro 2025).</p>\n<p>This year&rsquo\;s TransCare conference invites&nbsp\;<strong>scholars\, practitioners\, educators\, and community researchers</strong>&nbsp\;to explore how&nbsp\;<strong>creative\, interdisciplinary\, and humanities‑driven methodologies</strong>&nbsp\;can reshape the production of knowledge in healthcare. Building on the 2024 edition&rsquo\;s focus on educational tools\, TransCare turns its attention to the research practices that make such tools possible. We ask how&nbsp\;<strong>arts‑based\, participatory\, speculative\, and community‑led approaches</strong>&nbsp\;can open pedagogical and methodological pathways that affirm gender diversity\, challenge normative assumptions\, and cultivate critical and trans‑affirming pedagogies and research.</p>\n<p>To do so\, we aim to foreground methodology not as a technical procedure but as a site where&nbsp\;<strong>knowledge\, care\, and power intersect</strong>. Approaches that centre&nbsp\;<strong>lived experience\, relationality\, and reflexivity</strong>&nbsp\;can unsettle dominant epistemic frames and generate new possibilities for teaching and practice. Attending to the&nbsp\;<strong>affective and embodied dimensions of research</strong>&nbsp\;and care (Malatino 2020\; 2022) further highlights the need for methodologies that recognise and value ways of knowing and dealing with trans and intersex communities\, particularly in challenging social and political settings.</p>\n<p>The 2026 edition continues TransCare&rsquo\;s commitment to interdisciplinary exchange by emphasising methodology as a site of care\, ethics\, and transformation (Puig de la Bellacasa 2017).&nbsp\;<strong>We welcome contributions that rethink how education and research are designed\, conducted\, interpreted\, and taught\, and that imagine new infrastructures for trans\, gender-diverse\, and intersex&ndash\;inclusive healthcare education.</strong></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Scope of Contributions</strong></p>\n<p>We welcome contributions from across disciplines\, sectors\, and methodological traditions. Submissions may address\, but are&nbsp\;<strong>not limited</strong>&nbsp\;to\, the following areas:</p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Creative\, arts‑based\, and practice‑led research methods in healthcare research and education</strong>&nbsp\;(including performance\, visual methods\, creative writing\, speculative and design‑based approaches)</li>\n<li><strong>Participatory\, community‑led\, and co‑produced research</strong><br>(with trans\, gender‑diverse\, and intersex communities\; peer‑research models\; activist scholarship)</li>\n<li><strong>Methodological innovation in healthcare education</strong><br>(curriculum design\, pedagogical tools\, simulation\, experiential learning\, digital and hybrid teaching)</li>\n<li><strong>Ethics\, care\, and relational methodologies&nbsp\;</strong>(care ethics\, feminist and queer methodologies\, embodied and affective approaches)</li>\n<li><strong>Interdisciplinary and humanities‑driven approaches to healthcare research</strong><br>(critical theory\, philosophy of science\, STS\, medical humanities\, sociology\, anthropology)</li>\n<li><strong>Research addressing institutional\, structural\, and epistemic barriers in the inclusion of trans\, gender-diverse\, intersex and non-binary people&nbsp\;</strong>(epistemic injustice\, gender/sex pluralism\, policy analysis\, organisational change)</li>\n<li><strong>Methodologies for working in challenging social and political contexts&nbsp\;</strong>(hostile policy environments\, safeguarding\, trauma‑informed and resilience‑oriented approaches)</li>\n<li><strong>Innovative approaches to data\, evidence\, and evaluation</strong>&nbsp\;(qualitative\, mixed‑methods\, narrative\, autoethnographic\, and community‑validated forms of evidence)</li>\n</ul>\n<p>We particularly encourage submissions that experiment with form\, challenge disciplinary boundaries\, or propose new infrastructures for trans\, gender‑diverse\, and intersex&ndash\;inclusive healthcare research and education. However\, please do not be intimidated:&nbsp\;<strong>all approaches and levels of experimentation are welcome.</strong></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Publication Opportunity</strong></p>\n<p>We are also collecting expressions of interest for a&nbsp\;<strong>collected volume on creative\, interdisciplinary\, and humanities‑driven methodologies for trans\, gender‑diverse\, and intersex&ndash\;inclusive healthcare research and education</strong>.</p>\n<p>If you wish to be considered for inclusion in this edited collection\,&nbsp\;<strong>please indicate this when submitting your abstract by ticking the box in the form.</strong>&nbsp\;<br><br></p>\n<p><strong>List of References</strong></p>\n<p>Hall\, K. Q. (2017). Queer epistemology and epistemic injustice. In I. J. Kidd\, J. Medina\, &amp\; G. Pohlhaus Jr. (Eds.)\,&nbsp\;<em>The Routledge handbook of epistemic injustice</em>&nbsp\;(pp. 158&ndash\;166). Routledge.</p>\n<p>Haraway\, D. (1988). Situated knowledges: The science question in feminism and the privilege of partial perspective.&nbsp\;<em>Feminist Studies\, 14</em>(3)\, 575&ndash\;599.</p>\n<p>Malatino\, H. (2020).&nbsp\;<em>Trans care</em>. University of Minnesota Press.<br>Malatino\, H. (2022).&nbsp\;<em>Side affects: On being trans and feeling bad</em>. University of Minnesota Press.</p>\n<p>Monro\, S. (2005).&nbsp\;<em>Gender politics: Activism\, citizenship and sexual diversity</em>. Pluto Press.</p>\n<p>Monro\, S. (2019). Non-binary and genderqueer: An overview of the field.&nbsp\;<em>International Journal of Transgenderism\, 20</em>(2&ndash\;3)\, 126&ndash\;131.</p>\n<p>Pendleton\, J.\, &amp\; Pezaro\, S. (2025). From midwife to lead perinatal practitioner: A utopian vision.&nbsp\;<em>Birth\, 52</em>(3)\, 511&ndash\;516.</p>\n<p>Preciado\, B. P. (2013).&nbsp\;<em>Testo Junkie: Sex\, drugs\, and biopolitics in the pharmacopornographic era</em>. The Feminist Press.</p>\n<p>Puig de la Bellacasa\, M. (2017).&nbsp\;<em>Matters of care: Speculative ethics in more than human worlds</em>. University of Minnesota Press.</p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Religious Art and Power – Contestations and Affirmations - Open Theology
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DESCRIPTION:<p><strong>CALL FOR PAPERS</strong></p>\n<p>for the special issue of <em>Open Theology</em></p>\n<p><strong>Religious Art and Power &ndash\;</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Contestations and Affirmations</strong></p>\n<p><em>Open Theology</em> (<a href="https://www.degruyterbrill.com/journal/key/opth/html">https://www.degruyterbrill.com/journal/key/opth/html</a>) invites submissions for the special issue <strong>&ldquo\;Religious Art and Power &ndash\; Contestations and Affirmations\,&rdquo\;</strong> edited <strong>by L&aacute\;szl&oacute\; Kopp&aacute\;ny Cs&aacute\;ji and M&aacute\;rk Nemes</strong> (Research Institute of Art Theory and Methodology\, Hungarian Academy of Arts\, Budapest\, Hungary).</p>\n<p><strong>DESCRIPTION</strong></p>\n<p>Interlacing culture and society\, religious art has traditionally been a hub of social reflections. A field of creativity\, intuitive expression\, professionalism\, communication\, and even social agency\, religious art appears in many forms of expression and activity. It can be studied &ldquo\;through the prism of the genre\,&rdquo\; as Leonard Primiano suggests\, using the frameworks of architecture\, dress\, photographs\, artifacts\, narratives\, bodily communication\, and even dance\, music\, or song. Artistic expressions often incorporate reflections on power\, whether affirmative and legitimizing or critical and resistant\, even on the level of vernacular religiosity. Religion and power also have a complex relationship and interaction\, as professional religious art&mdash\;whether at the level of the individual\, the religious community\, or society at large&mdash\;has the capability to address contemporary issues of &ldquo\;mundane&rdquo\; power. Within these frameworks\, urgent issues such as climate change\, crises\, war\, migration\, and social discrimination can also be addressed. However\, art is not merely a tool for expressing a critical position and commentary on social\, cultural\, and political power\, but can function as an agent that shapes and affirms it.</p>\n<p>This special issue of &ldquo\;Open Theology&rdquo\; seeks novel approaches to these intertwined subjects\, with a thematic focus on how power\, authority\, and agency play out at the vernacular and institutional levels\, and on how power is bestowed\, legitimized\, and subverted through social and spiritual frameworks.</p>\n<p>We encourage submissions on inductive\, fieldwork-centered research\; theoretical overviews of the relationship between art and power applied to case studies\; and critical methodological reflections on prior research or approaches on the subject group. Submissions should aim to articulate proposals with real traction&mdash\;normative and operational&mdash\;attentive to feasibility\, measurable change\, and transferability.</p>\n<p><strong>Submissions should primarily (but not exclusively) address the following questions:</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>How is religious art used as a manifestation or legitimization of power?</em></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>How is religious art used to criticize or subvert authority\, legitimacy\, and power?<br><br></em></li>\n<li><em>What kind of interactions can we observe between power and religious art?</em></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><em>What kind of discursive practices appear in religious art?</em></p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><em></em><em>What is the role of emotions and the senses in legitimizing or subverting forms of power and authority?</em></p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><em></em><em>How do new media and new technologies shape religious artistic practices by empowering marginalized voices\, deconstructing traditional hierarchies\, or creating alternative narratives?</em></p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><em></em><em>How do performative approaches in religious practices play a crucial role in expressing\, shaping\, or contesting religious authority or power?<br><br></em></p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>HOW TO SUBMIT</strong></p>\n<p>Submissions will be collected until <strong>15 September\, 2026</strong>\, via the online submission system</p>\n<p>at <a  href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.editorialmanager.com/openth/&amp\;source=gmail-imap&amp\;ust=1764327824000000&amp\;usg=AOvVaw19u926sRSlY71VD8eHKhbP"  target="_blank">http://www.editorialmanager.com/openth/</a></p>\n<p>Please choose section/category: special issue <strong>&ldquo\;Religious Art and Power&rdquo\;</strong>.</p>\n<p>Before submission\, authors should carefully read the Instruction for Authors\, available at:</p>\n<p><a  href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.degruyter.com/publication/journal_key/OPTH/downloadAsset/OPTH_Instruction%2520for%2520Authors.pdf&amp\;source=gmail-imap&amp\;ust=1764327824000000&amp\;usg=AOvVaw0nb4HiImq2UVfsSbBA5_wY"  target="_blank">https://www.degruyter.com/publication/journal_key/OPTH/downloadAsset/OPTH_Instruction%20for%20Authors.pdf</a></p>\n<p>All contributions will undergo peer review before acceptance for publication.</p>\n<p>Further questions about content for this thematic issue can be addressed to Dr. L&aacute\;szl&oacute\; Kopp&aacute\;ny Cs&aacute\;ji (<a href="mailto:csaji.koppany@mma-mmki.hu">csaji.koppany@mma-mmki.hu</a>) and Dr. M&aacute\;rk Nemes (<a href="mailto:nemes.mark@mma-mmki.hu">nemes.mark@mma-mmki.hu</a>)</p>\n<p>Because &ldquo\;Open Theology&rdquo\; is published under an open access model\, as a rule\, publication costs should be covered by <strong>Article Publishing Charges </strong>(APC)\, paid by authors\, their affiliated institutions\, funders\, or sponsors. Authors without access to publishing funds are encouraged to discuss potential discounts or waivers with OA Portfolio Manager Magdalena Skoneczna (<a href="mailto:magdalena.skoneczna@degruyterbrill.com">magdalena.skoneczna@degruyterbrill.com</a>) before submitting their manuscripts.</p>\n<p>In case of technical problems with submission\, please write to <a href="mailto:Assistant.Managing.Editor@degruyterbrill.com">Assistant.Managing.Editor@degruyterbrill.com</a>.</p>\n<p>Find us on Facebook: <a  href="https://www.facebook.com/OpenTheology"  target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/OpenTheology</a></p>
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DESCRIPTION:<p><strong>Call for abstracts -&nbsp\;<em>Forward Thinking: New Voices for the Future</em></strong></p>\n\n<p>In an era marked by ecological breakdown\, epistemic instability\, and widening global precarity\, the very notion of &ldquo\;the future&rdquo\; has become a site of intense conceptual struggle. We invite&nbsp\;scholars carrying out visionary work across the humanities&nbsp\;&mdash\; philosophy\, literary theory\, political thought\, cultural studies\, and related fields &mdash\; to articulate bold and innovative interventions on what it means to think futurity today.&nbsp\;</p>\n\n\n<p>What forms of imagination\, refusal\, and re-worlding become possible\, or necessary\, in the wake of overlapping crises? What is the role of the Humanities in shaping worlds yet to come? Crucially\, how might we unsettle inherited frameworks and open new horizons? This project seeks to amplify new voices reshaping contemporary debates and reorienting the terms on which the future is imagined. Our project is not simply about the future: it is itself an act of future-making.&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p>We invite abstracts addressing any themes related to these core questions\, from scholars working in all humanities disciplines. We are equally interested in work that operates within a single disciplinary tradition with rigour and depth\, and in work that crosses or questions disciplinary boundaries.&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p>Titles and abstracts for your proposed chapter of no more than 300 words should be submitted by email to the co-editors at&nbsp\;<strong><a href="mailto:forwardthinking2026@gmail.com">forwardthinking2026@gmail.com</a>&nbsp\;</strong>by&nbsp\;<strong>15 September 2026</strong>. For more information about eligibility and the Forward Thinking network\, please see the Further Particulars below.</p>\n\n\n<p>Dr. Marie Chabbert (Utrecht University)</p>\n<p>Dr. Madeleine Chalmers (University of Glasgow)</p>\n<p><strong><br></strong></p>\n<p><strong>FURTHER PARTICULARS</strong></p>\n\n<p>We are looking for scholars who are genuinely excited by the intellectual questions at the heart of this project\, and who are ready to contribute a substantial chapter-length piece of approximately 7\,000 words to the volume. We value ambition\, precision\, and willingness to engage seriously with difficult questions.&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p>We welcome expressions of interest from scholars working in all humanities disciplines\, including but not limited to: philosophy (continental\, analytic\, and non-Western traditions)\, literary theory and criticism\, political thought and intellectual history\, cultural and media studies\, postcolonial and decolonial studies\, critical theory\, aesthetics\, religious and theological studies\, science and technology studies\, and environmental humanities.</p>\n\n<p>We are equally interested in work that operates within a single disciplinary tradition with rigour and depth\, and in work that crosses or questions disciplinary boundaries. Proposals that are interdisciplinary in orientation are actively encouraged\, as are those which offer genuinely new conceptual frameworks or unexpected angles.</p>\n\n<p>We strongly encourage applications from scholars with global\, non-Western\, and otherwise underrepresented perspectives on the volume&rsquo\;s core questions.</p>\n\n<p>We are not looking for survey chapters or literature reviews. The volume aims to make original arguments about futurity &mdash\; arguments that will be legible to readers across disciplines\, but that do not sacrifice intellectual specificity. Contributors should be willing to engage with the editors' feedback through a process of peer review and revision between April and September 2027.</p>\n\n<p><strong>Eligibility</strong></p>\n\n<p>This call is open to early-career researchers in the humanities\, broadly understood.&nbsp\;Researchers of any nationality and based at institutions anywhere in the world are warmly invited to apply. We are committed to building a genuinely international network\, and actively encourage applications from regions and traditions that remain underrepresented in Anglophone humanities publishing.</p>\n\n<p>Applicants are eligible if they meet&nbsp\;<strong><u>either</u></strong>&nbsp\;of the following criteria at the time of the deadline:</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;they are within 8 years of the award of their PhD or viva&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;they are within 6 years of their first full-time academic appointment&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p>Researchers with between 7 and 12 years of experience since the completion of their PhD who do&nbsp\;not have an institutional affiliation are also eligible to apply\, provided they can demonstrate a track&nbsp\;record of research and publication.&nbsp\;This route is intended to recognise that career trajectories in the humanities vary significantly\, and that experience and affiliation alone are not measures of scholarly promise.</p>\n\n<p>Eligibility thresholds can be extended for applicants who have experienced interruptions or delays to their careers. Recognised grounds for extension include\, but are not limited to:</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Maternity\, paternity\, adoption\, or parental leave</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Serious illness or disability</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;National or compulsory service</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Clinical training or professional obligations</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Natural disasters or humanitarian crises</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Asylum-seeking processes</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Experience as a victim of gender-based violence or any other form of violence</p>\n\n<p><strong>The Forward Thinking network</strong></p>\n\n<p>Contributors to the volume will become founding members of the Forward Thinking network\, participating in a series of online writing workshops in the autumn and winter of 2026\, and offering and receiving feedback on work-in-progress in a genuinely collaborative environment. The workshops are designed to foster intellectual exchange across disciplinary and geographical divides\, and to build lasting scholarly relationships.</p>\n
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SUMMARY:Generative AI as a Cognitive Artifact: Implications for the Arts\, Creativity\, and Education
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DESCRIPTION:<p>The journal Contextos Educativos will soon publish a special issue titled &ldquo\;Generative AI as a Cognitive Artifact: Implications for the Arts\, Creativity\, and Education\,&rdquo\; coordinated by Joao Queiroz\, Rosa de las Heras\, and Alfonso da Silva. The special issue will correspond to issue no. 38 (December 2026). Submissions will be accepted until September 15\, 2026\, inclusive.<br><br>The thematic lines included in this special issue are:</p>\n<p>* AI-assisted creativity and the formation of new artistic cognitive niches.<br>* AI-generated visual culture: bias\, interpretation\, and meaning-making.<br>* Generative AI\, visual literacy\, and critical image education.<br>* Cognitive semiotics and creative pedagogy in the era of Generative AI.<br>* Artificial Intelligence\, artistic practices\, and distributed creativity.<br>In order for authors to align their submissions with these themes during the writing process\, it is necessary to consult the journal&rsquo\;s submission guidelines\, available at:&nbsp\; submission guidelines</p>\n<p>> https://publicaciones.unirioja.es/revistas/contextos/about/submissions</p>\n<p>La Revista Contextos Educativos editar&aacute\; pr&oacute\;ximamente un monogr&aacute\;fico titulado "La IA Generativa como Artefacto Cognitivo: Implicaciones para las Artes\, la Creatividad y la Educaci&oacute\;n"\, coordinado por Joao Queiroz (Universidad Federal Juiz de Fora\, Brasil)\, Rosa de las Heras (Universidad Aut&oacute\;noma de Madrid) y Alfonso da Silva (Universidad de La Rioja)\, que se corresponder&aacute\; con el n&uacute\;mero 38 (diciembre 2026). El monogr&aacute\;fico admite env&iacute\;os hasta el 15 de septiembre de 2026 inclusive.<br><br>Las l&iacute\;neas tem&aacute\;ticas que incluye este monogr&aacute\;fico son:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>La creatividad asistida por IA y la formaci&oacute\;n de nuevos nichos cognitivos art&iacute\;sticos.</li>\n<li>Cultura visual Generada por IA: Sesgos\, interpretaci&oacute\;n y construcci&oacute\;n de significado.</li>\n<li>IA Generativa\, alfabetizaci&oacute\;n visual y educaci&oacute\;n cr&iacute\;tica en materia de im&aacute\;genes.</li>\n<li>Semi&oacute\;tica cognitiva y pedagog&iacute\;a creativa en la era de la IA Generativa.</li>\n<li>Inteligencia Artificial\, Pr&aacute\;cticas art&iacute\;sticas y creatividad Distribuida</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Se puede presentar el texto a trav&eacute\;s de la plataforma habilitada para tal fin: https://publicaciones.unirioja.es/revistas/contextos/about/submissions</p>
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SUMMARY:The Aesthetic Aspects of Metaphor: Philosophical Perspectives on an Interdisciplinary Dialogue
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DESCRIPTION:<p>CALL FOR PAPERS</p>\n<p>AESTHETIC ASPECTS OF METAPHOR</p>\n<p>Itinera\, 32 (2026)</p>\n<p><a href="https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/itinera/cfp?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHgS1tJR8mGm3ECfS51pHZOsoz8OZsPLL_oiL4OKEoLO5khMpJHjgMoJVh_E-_aem_V6mLhOxIMgLGxAOkKgh_1g"><strong>https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/itinera/cfp</strong></a></p>\n<p>This special issue aims to explore the aesthetic aspects of metaphor within contemporary discourse.</p>\n<p>The aim is to revive a philosophical perspective capable of integrating the sensory\, emotional and creative dimensions of metaphor\, examining its role in interpretative processes\, concept formation and expressive practices.</p>\n<p>Topics (selection)</p>\n<p>&bull\; Metaphor and perspective shift</p>\n<p>&bull\; Metaphor\, intuitive perception and insight</p>\n<p>&bull\; Embodiment and conceptual metaphors</p>\n<p>&bull\; Metaphorical creativity and semantic innovation</p>\n<p>&bull\; Metaphor and symbolisation in the arts</p>\n<p>&bull\; Visual metaphors: immediacy\, emotional impact\, interpretation</p>\n<p>&bull\; Metaphor and aesthetic and epistemic emotions in learning</p>\n<p>Deadline for article submission: 31 July 2026&nbsp\;&nbsp\; new deadline: 15 September 2026</p>\n<p>Length: 25\,000&ndash\;40\,000 characters</p>\n<p>Languages: IT\, EN\, FR\, ES</p>\n<p>Expected publication date: December 2026</p>\n<p>Editors:</p>\n<p>Alice Giuliani &mdash\; alice.giuliani@unimore.it</p>\n<p>Francesca D&rsquo\;Alessandris &mdash\; francesca.dalessandris@unimore.it</p>\n<p>Marco Franceschina &mdash\; marco.franceschina@unimi.it</p>\n<p>━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━</p>
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SUMMARY:Decentering Design: Technology Through the Maintenance Lens
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DESCRIPTION:<p><em>Proposed Collected Volume:</em></p>\n<p><strong>Decentering Design: Technology Through the Maintenance Lens</strong></p>\n<p><em>Editors: Mark Thomas Young (University of Paderborn) &amp\; Andrea Gammon (TU Delft)</em></p>\n<p>Recent work on maintenance in philosophy of technology reflects a growing interest in approaching artifacts and systems as dynamic processes extended through time. As such\, it highlights a shift in focus that is currently underway - away from the traditional concern with how things are initially designed and produced - and towards an examination of the way technologies are often continually re-produced through time by practices of adjustment\, tuning and adaptation.</p>\n<p>As a growing body of literature now demonstrates\, approaching technology through the lens of maintenance is crucial\, not only for delineating the environmental\, political and social significance of technologies\, but also for apprehending their ontological\, epistemological and ethical aspects. However\, much work remains to be done in clarifying the conceptual and methodological implications of this growing body of work for philosophy of technology. &nbsp\;</p>\n<p>The proposed volume aims to develop and consolidate the theoretical contribution of maintenance to philosophy of technology by advancing existing discussions and establishing new lines of enquiry around topics which have yet to be considered in relation to maintenance. &nbsp\;As such\, this call for papers stands as a invitation for researchers to consider how reflecting on the ways in which the technologies they study are sustained over time may further enrich philosophical understandings of technological maintenance. We welcome contributions that address the maintenance of technologies across a range of kinds and scales: from individual artifacts to systems\, networks and infrastructures\, from crafted objects to digital systems\, robotics and autonomous agents. While we are specifically interested in theoretical and empirical contributions which advance the growing discussion on maintenance in philosophy of technology\, studies which aim to so by drawing upon the perspectives and resources of related fields\, such as STS and Media Studies are welcome\, as are critical approaches which highlight limitations in existing conceptual or methodological approaches to the study of maintenance. &nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Suggested topics include but are not limited to:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Maintenance\, Agency and Autonomous Systems</li>\n<li>Social\, Political and Historical perspectives on Maintenance as Labor</li>\n<li>Metaphysics of Maintenance and the Function or Malfunction of Artifacts</li>\n<li>Creativity\, Interpretation and Values in Heritage Conservation</li>\n<li>The Evolution of Networks\, Systems and Infrastructures</li>\n<li>Maintenance\, Technology and the Body (i.e. Implants &amp\; Prosthetics)</li>\n<li>Materiality\, Durability and the Life of Materials</li>\n<li>Value Sensitive Design and Maintenance</li>\n<li>Maintenance of Digital Systems\, Software &amp\; AI</li>\n<li>Moral and Ethical implications of Maintenance</li>\n<li>Upcycling\, Retrofitting and other Practices of Transformative Maintenance</li>\n<li>Postphenomenology and Maintenance</li>\n<li>Process Philosophical Perspectives on Maintenance</li>\n<li>Maintenance and Biotechnology</li>\n<li>Aesthetics and Maintenance</li>\n<li>Sustainability\, Circularity and Environmental Dimensions of Maintenance</li>\n<li>Legislations\, Warranties and Policymaking on Maintenance</li>\n<li>Maintenance as Defence or Security (i.e. Cybersecurity)</li>\n</ul>\n<p>We invite submissions of <strong>300 word abstracts</strong> for proposed chapter by <strong>September 15th 2026</strong>&nbsp\;emailed directly to the editors:&nbsp\;<a href="mailto:mark@markthomasyoung.net">mark [at] markthomasyoung [dot] net</a> &amp\; <a href="mailto:A.R.Gammon@tudelft.nl">A.R.Gammon [at] tudelft [dot] nl</a></p>\n<p>Authors will be notified of acceptance within two weeks of the abstract submission deadline. Accepted contributions will receive an invitation to a chapter development workshop to be held at the University of Paderborn in January 2027 generously funded by the Society for Philosophy of Technology (SPT). Contributions are expected to range from 6000-8000 words (not including references). Those who would like to discuss potential contributions are encouraged to get in contact with the editors.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><em><u>Anticipated Timeframe</u></em></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Abstract Submission Deadline: September 15th 2026</li>\n<li>Notification of Acceptance: October 1st 2026</li>\n<li>Chapter Development Workshop: January 13th &amp\; 14th 2027</li>\n<li>Draft Chapters Due: March 15th 2027</li>\n<li>Revised Chapters Due: September 15th 2027</li>\n</ul>
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SUMMARY:Integrating Human Nature: Toward a Synoptic View of David Hume's Philosophy and Historiography
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DESCRIPTION:<p>INTEGRATING HUMAN NATURE: TOWARD A SYNOPTIC VIEW OF DAVID HUME&rsquo\;S PHILOSOPHY AND HISTORIOGRAPHY</p>\n<p>Corvinus University of Budapest</p>\n<p>18-19/9/2026</p>\n<p>Hume scholarship has long operated with a tacit division of labour: philosophers focus on the Treatise and the Enquiries\; historians focus on the History of England. Our project proceeds from the conviction that this division is unfortunate: it prevents us from exploring productive interconnections between the philosophical and historiographic achievements in Hume&rsquo\;s oeuvre. A synoptic reading can not only help approach Hume&rsquo\;s project of understanding human nature in ways integrating his philosophical and historical insights\, but it can also yield new insights for our understanding of each strand of his scholarship. Several angles for integrative reading can be proposed\, including but not exclusively:</p>\n<p>Methodology. Hume&rsquo\;s philosophical and historiographic programme can be seen as standing in a dialectic relation. Hume sees in history a chief source of experimental material for the science of man\, and philosophy as the route to explanatory principles of historically significant actions and processes. These principles provide an explanatory framework to be deployed in the History &ndash\; a framework that is itself distilled from history. Hume&rsquo\;s historiographical exercises can thus be read as integrated with experimental reasoning: they explain particular actions and processes drawing on principles analysed from the records of human action across times and circumstances.</p>\n<p>Character. In Hume&rsquo\;s moral philosophy\, character is the locus of virtue and the basis of moral evaluation\; in the essays\, it organises Hume's portraits of political actors and national types\; in the History\, it structures both individual biography and the longer-run formation of institutions. Character\, in short\, functions across all three registers as a mediating concept between psychology and politics.</p>\n<p>Knowledge. Hume&rsquo\;s accounts in the Treatise of how opinion\, belief\, and normative consensus form\, stabilise\, and transform within societies pertain to questions that are at once psychological\, epistemological\, sociological\, and deeply historical. &ldquo\;Of Refinement in the Arts&rdquo\; and the economic essays on commerce and luxury connect directly to the History&rsquo\;s narrative of how constitutional and cultural development in England tracks its commercial development. &ldquo\;Of the Standard of Taste&rdquo\; belongs in this constellation too: taste\, politeness\, and the softening of manners are both moral- philosophical and historical-sociological concepts in Hume.</p>\n<p>Sympathy as a historical mechanism. Sympathy in the Treatise is not merely an ethical concept but an explanatory device for the social transmission of sentiments in general &ndash\; including that of belief. In the History\, this does real work: it accounts for how religious enthusiasm spreads\, how faction generates self-reinforcing affective communities\, how a nation gradually comes to share a political culture\, and an age comes to have a spirit. The sociology of opinion rests on the psychology of sympathy.</p>\n<p>The politics of opinion. The dictum that all government rests on opinion bridges the Treatise&rsquo\;s account of belief-formation and the History&rsquo\;s narrative of how legitimacy is constructed\, contested\, and stabilised. This suggests the possibility of interpretation connecting epistemology\, political theory\, and historiography.</p>\n<p>Religion as a case study. The Natural History of Religion\, the Dialogues\, and the History's treatment of Reformation and enthusiasm outline a unified sociology of religious belief &mdash\; tracing its psychological origins\, its institutional expressions\, and its political consequences.</p>\n<p>Custom and habit across registers. Custom and habit are foundational to Humean psychology (as a belief-forming mechanism)\, epistemology (as surrogate for rational justification)\, to his ethics (for artificial virtues as acquired stable disposition)\, and to his political theory and constitutional history (English liberties as the sedimented product of customary practice\, not rational design). Hume&rsquo\;s account of the common law tradition in the History can be read in this sense as a political application of his epistemology.</p>\n<p>The meanings of liberty. Arguably\, Hume&rsquo\;s account of liberty in the Treatise and the first Enquiry runs in a complex relation to his account of political liberty in the History and essays. Whether these two concepts are continuous\, analogous\, or deliberately insulated from one another is an open and underexplored question. The essays on commerce\, money\, and the balance of trade are not separable from Hume&rsquo\;s account of constitutional and commercial development of England in the History. Hume&rsquo\;s stadial sensibility and his analysis of the material conditions of liberty run continuously across both.</p>\n<p>Historiography from the common point of view. Hume&rsquo\;s judicious spectator in aesthetics and moral philosophy can be seen as a model for the historian&rsquo\;s self-presentation. The historian who explains and evaluates from above faction and party might be seen as enacting &ldquo\;the common point of view&rdquo\; articulated in Hume&rsquo\;s moral philosophy.</p>\n<p>Project participants include:</p>\n<p>Donald Ainslie (University of Toronto)\, Pamela Ahern (University of Delaware)\, Christopher Berry (University of Glasgow)\, Donald Gibson (University of Queensland)\, Marc Hanvelt (Carleton University)\, Katharina Paxman (Bingham Young University)\, Dan O&rsquo\;Brian (Oxford Brookes University)\, Dario Perinetti (University of Qu&eacute\;bec\, Montr&eacute\;al)\, David Raynor (University of Ottawa)\, Andrew Sabl (University of Toronto)\, Margaret Schabas (University of British Columbia) Eric Schliesser (University of Amsterdam)\, Andrew Sabl (University of Toronto)\, Margaret Schabas (University of British Columbia)\, Max Skj&ouml\;nsberg (University of Florida)\, Mark Spencer (Brock University)\, Felix Waldman (University of Cambridge)\, Aaron Zubia (University of Florida).</p>\n<p>Our workshop aims to explore these and related questions of Hume&rsquo\;s philosophy an&nbsp\; historiography. We invite abstracts of about 500 words to be sent&nbsp\;<strong>both</strong> to Pamela Ahern (pahern@udel.edu) and Tamas Demeter (tsd2333@gmail.com) by the 1 st of June\, 2026.</p>
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SUMMARY:"Ricœur\, Dead or Alive?" Fonds Ricœur Monthly Seminar (ENS\, Paris)
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LOCATION:École Normale Supérieure\, 45 rue d'Ulm\, Paris\, France\, 75005
DESCRIPTION:<p><strong>Presentation of the Seminar</strong></p>\n<p>The seminar "Actualit&eacute\;s de Ric&oelig\;ur" ("Ric&oelig\;ur Studies Today") aims to offer a space for discussion and development for early-career research on Ric&oelig\;ur. Hosted at the &Eacute\;cole Normale Sup&eacute\;rieure for the 2026&ndash\;2027 academic year\, it welcomes proposals from doctoral students\, postdoctoral researchers\, and early-career scholars who wish to explore\, extend\, or put to the test the resources of Paul Ric&oelig\;ur's philosophy.</p>\n<p>The first edition of this seminar is entitled "Ric&oelig\;ur\, Dead or Alive?" &mdash\; a deliberately ambiguous formulation\, one that invites us to question both the internal vitality of his &oelig\;uvre and its capacity to nourish the philosophical\, ethical\, and political debates of today.</p>\n<p>Is Ric&oelig\;ur's hermeneutic phenomenology not defined\, in essence\, by its defense of &mdash\; and\, as it were\, its "vow" (v&oelig\;u) in favor of &mdash\; life\, the living\, and the lively? But is he still a living interlocutor\, or has his thought sedimented into heritage?</p>\n<p>The seminar will follow this format: two speakers per two-hour session\, with 30 minutes of presentation and 30 minutes of discussion for each speaker.</p>\n<p>For paper proposals\, we welcome submissions engaging with three thematic axes.</p>\n<p><strong>Axis I. Life as Resistance &ndash\; Language\, Time\, and Action</strong></p>\n<p>How does life affirm\, narrate\, and configure itself in the face of what negates it? Ric&oelig\;ur's hermeneutic phenomenology is traversed by a fundamental tension between the power to act and the multiple forms of its hindrance. Confronted with evil\, forgetting\, or indeed death\, Ric&oelig\;ur explores the diverse forms of resistance at work within life &mdash\; metaphors\, narratives\, memories\, history. These resistances\, as actions\, possess an intrinsic logic and continue to create the meaning of life.</p>\n<p><strong>Suggested Lines of Approach</strong></p>\n<p>1. Language as resistance: How does the "living metaphor" (<em>The Rule of Metaphor</em>\, 1975) constitute a form of resistance to the "entropy of language\," which freezes meaning? In what sense is semantic innovation a vital act\, a "revival"?</p>\n<p>2. Narrative as resistance: In <em>Time and Narrative </em>(1983&ndash\;1985)\, emplotment is presented as a provisional victory over temporal discordance. How are we to think this victory in the face of the radicality of Heideggerian "being-towards-death"?</p>\n<p>3. Memory as resistance: <em>Memory\, History\, Forgetting </em>(2000) distinguishes between forgetting kept in reserve and forgetting through effacement. In what way does this distinction commit us to an ethics of memory as a form of fidelity to life?</p>\n<p><strong>Axis II. A Life of One's Own &ndash\; Selfhood\, Vulnerability\, Ethicity</strong></p>\n<p>How might vulnerability\, far from being a limit of subjectivity\, be its very condition of ethical possibility? Ric&oelig\;ur's hermeneutics of the self is built upon the recognition of a constitutive fragility: narrative identity is always exposed to rupture\, to suffering\, to undergoing the action of the other &mdash\; the other inscribing at the very heart of the self. This axis proposes to deepen reflection on the relation between the self and the other\, and to explore the modes by which a "good life" may be accomplished\, starting from the concrete ordeals of vulnerability: trauma\, the quest for mutual recognition\, and the precariousness of existence.</p>\n<p><strong>Suggested Lines of Approach</strong></p>\n<p>4. The ordeal of narrative identity: <em>Oneself as Another </em>(1990) articulates <em>idem</em>-identity and <em>ipse</em>-identity around the self-constancy under trial. What becomes of this articulation when the trial is that of identity's collapse &mdash\; serious illness\, exile\, trauma? Ric&oelig\;ur's hermeneutics of narrative identity also resonates with debates on the performativity of identity and with gender studies (Butler).</p>\n<p>5. The reciprocity of recognition: In <em>The Course of Recognition</em> (2004)\, Ric&oelig\;ur moves from self-recognition to mutual recognition. How might this course enter into dialogue with contemporary theories of vulnerability (Weil\, Levinas) or of care?</p>\n<p>6. The ethical life: The "ethical aim" defined in the "ethical studies" (<em>Oneself as Another</em>\, Studies 5-7) seeks to realize a "good life." Does this notion remain operative in the face of situations of thwarted life\, precarity\, or desubjectivation?</p>\n<p><strong>Axis III. Ric&oelig\;ur&rsquo\;s Survival &ndash\; Present Legacies</strong></p>\n<p>Ric&oelig\;ur maintained a singular relationship with his own era\, marked as much by fruitful resonances as by sharp conflicts. This axis seeks to interrogate the philosophical actuality of these past debates: what extensions\, what corrections\, and what ruptures does Ric&oelig\;urian thought call for today? Proposals will place Ric&oelig\;ur's texts in critical dialogue with contemporary problematics\, without confining themselves to historical reconstruction.</p>\n<p><strong>Suggested Lines of Approach</strong></p>\n<p>7. Radical alterity in phenomenology: Ric&oelig\;ur engaged in a twofold critical dialogue with Derridean deconstruction and Levinasian ethics &mdash\; two distinct contestations of the autonomy of the self\, the one through the play of language\, the other through the ethical injunction of the face. How do these confrontations\, taken together\, illuminate the limits and the resources of the hermeneutics of the self in the face of the contemporary challenges of hospitality\, communication\, and responsibility?</p>\n<p>8. Philosophical anthropology: Is the human being\, understood as the "capable human being" (<em>From Text to Action</em>\, 1986)\, in a position to accommodate new forms of agency &mdash\; collective\, distributed\, digital &mdash\; or do its anthropological presuppositions constrain it? In this regard\, Ric&oelig\;urian philosophy could enter into fruitful dialogue with the theories of Stiegler (tertiary retention) and Arendt (collective action).</p>\n<p>9. Justice today: How might Ric&oelig\;ur's reflections on justice\, collective memory\, and forgiveness (<em>Memory\, History\, Forgetting</em>\, Epilogue) be articulated with the contemporary stakes of memory conflicts\, politics of reconciliation\, or postcolonial reparations? Ric&oelig\;ur's philosophy is bound up with figures such as Halbwachs\, Derrida\, and Honneth. His reflection on memory and forgiveness continues to shed lasting light on the practices of transitional justice.</p>\n<p><strong>Submission Guidelines</strong></p>\n<p>To submit a proposal or for any inquiries\, please write to us at the following address: <a href="mailto:seminaire.actualites.ricoeur@gmail.com"><u>seminaire.actualites.ricoeur@gmail.com</u></a>. Proposals are welcome from doctoral students\, postdoctoral researchers\, and early-career scholars of any discipline (philosophy\, literary studies\, theology\, social sciences\, law)\, provided that they are grounded in Ric&oelig\;ur's texts and in contemporary debates for which Ric&oelig\;urian theory could be fruitfully mobilized. Comparative and transdisciplinary proposals are welcome. We will accept proposals in French and in English.</p>\n<p><strong>Organizing Committee</strong><strong></strong></p>\n<p>Tristan Barberousse (ENS)</p>\n<p>Kexin Hu (ENS)</p>\n<p>Martina Lodi (Lumsa-ICP)</p>\n<p>Qiyu Chen (Montpellier III)</p>\n\n<p><strong>Practical Information</strong></p>\n<p>Submissions: <a href="mailto:seminaire.actualites.ricoeur@gmail.com"><u>seminaire.actualites.ricoeur@gmail.com</u></a></p>\n<p>Submission deadline: <u>20 September 2026</u></p>\n<p>Venue: &Eacute\;cole Normale Sup&eacute\;rieure\, 45 rue d'Ulm\, Paris (75005)</p>\n<p>Frequency: monthly (2026&ndash\;2027 academic year)\, normally on the last Tuesday of each month\, beginning however on Tuesday 6 October.</p>\n<p>Schedule: 6 October\; 27 October\; 24 November\; 15 December (due to the holiday break)\; 26 January\; 23 February\; 30 March\; 27 April.</p>\n<p><strong>Paper proposals must follow these guidelines:</strong></p>\n<p>An anonymized abstract of 400 to 600 words in Word format\, specifying the title of the paper\, the chosen axis\, and the thesis defended\, accompanied by an indicative bibliography.</p>\n<p>A brief bio-bibliographical note (name\, affiliation\, current position\, thesis supervisor where applicable) should be included in the body of the email. To facilitate the archiving and processing of your submission\, we kindly ask you to format the subject line of your email as follows: [Seminar Application] Surname &ndash\; Title of the Paper. Formatting guidelines for the (anonymous) abstract: Times New Roman or Arial\, 12-point font\, 1.5 line spacing.</p>\n<p>We wish for the papers to be delivered in person\, in order to facilitate the discussions that lie at the heart of the seminar spirit of this initiative. A link will nevertheless be available for those who wish to follow the event remotely\, where applicable.</p>\n<p>The seminar has no dedicated budget for the reimbursement of travel and accommodation expenses\, and in-person participation is at the speakers' own expense. We therefore encourage them to explore\, as a first step\, the funding available from their research unit\, doctoral school\, or home institution.</p>\n<p>Selected speakers will be invited to submit a preparatory text (25\,000 characters maximum)\, to be circulated to participants one week before the session\, and sent to the contact address (<a href="mailto:seminaire.actualites.ricoeur@gmail.com"><u>seminaire.actualites.ricoeur@gmail.com</u></a>).</p>
ORGANIZER;CN=Barberousse Tristan;CN=Hu Kexin;CN=Lodi Martina;CN=Chen Qiyu:
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20260920T234500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Belgrade:20260920T234500
SUMMARY:Paradigms\, Progress\, and Conceptual Change
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TZID:Europe/Belgrade
LOCATION:Koroška cesta 160\, Maribor\, Slovenia\, 2000
DESCRIPTION:<p><strong>Call for Abstracts</strong> We welcome abstracts of approximately <strong>500 words</strong>. Presentations will be 45 minutes long\, followed by 15 minutes of discussion<strong>.</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Submissions link</strong>: https://forms.gle/gtpb5yY254Fqpcx29</p>\n<p><strong>Deadline:</strong> September 20th\, 2026.</p>\n<p>***</p>\n<p>The Department of Philosophy at the University of Maribor is pleased to announce an international symposium reflecting on the enduring legacy of Thomas Kuhn&rsquo\;s <em>The Structure of Scientific Revolutions</em>. Marking approximately 65 years since its publication\, this event seeks to move beyond a purely historical retrospective\, exploring "Kuhn after Kuhn"&mdash\;the continued evolution of his concepts within contemporary philosophical practice.</p>\n<p>Kuhn&rsquo\;s notions of paradigms and scientific revolutions have long transcended the history of science. Today\, they serve as vital frameworks for understanding the structure of research practices\, the shifts in epistemic standards\, and the normative boundaries within which conceptual change occurs.</p>\n<p><strong>We invite contributions</strong> that engage with Kuhnian themes across the breadth of analytic philosophy. We particularly encourage submissions that demonstrate how paradigms\, incommensurability\, and progress are currently being redefined in fields such as:</p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Philosophy of Science &amp\; Epistemology:</strong> Scientific pluralism\, theory-ladenness\, and paradigms as epistemic or social frameworks.</li>\n<li><strong>Ethics &amp\; Political Philosophy:</strong> The nature of moral revolutions\, shifts in normative frameworks\, and the evolution of political "paradigms of action."</li>\n<li><strong>AI &amp\; Cognitive Science:</strong> Conceptual change within research programs and the impact of paradigm shifts on the study of mind and intelligence.</li>\n<li><strong>Aesthetics:</strong> Paradigm shifts in artistic movements and the structure of creative progress.</li>\n<li><strong>Metaphysics:</strong> The ontological status of objects across theoretical transitions and the problem of realism vs. anti-realism.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>The symposium aims to foster a dialogue on the broader questions of how progress is achieved and how conceptual frameworks evolve across diverse human practices</p>\n
ORGANIZER;CN=Martin Justin;CN=Borut Trpin;CN=Bojan Borstner:
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DTSTAMP:20260906T075832Z
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20260922T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20260922T083000
SUMMARY:Can Epistemic Norms Be Socially Constructed?
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TZID:Europe/Lisbon
LOCATION:Lisbon\, Portugal
DESCRIPTION:<p>In recent years\, the debate on normativity has benefited from work at the intersection of different philosophical disciplines. Most notably\, epistemologists have drawn on moral and legal theory to shed light on the grounds of epistemic normativity (Hannon &amp\; Woodard 2026)\, the nature of epistemic blame (Brown 2020\, Piovarchy 2021\, Boult 2024)\, epistemic accountability (Kauppinen 2026)\, and to better understand the distinctiveness of epistemic justification and excuse (Greco 2021). Within aesthetics\, several philosophers have recently tapped into similar sources to assess ideas such as aesthetic obligation (Kubala 2020\, Whiting 2021)\, aesthetic blameworthiness (Kubala 2024)\, and aesthetic motivation (King 2018). In political philosophy - where the idea of a distinctively political normativity is still under assessment (Leader Maynard &amp\; Worsnip 2018\, Gadomski 2025) - epistemic insights have been brought to bear on crucial normative notions such as legitimacy (Peter 2023)\, as well as on more applied issues(Edenberg &amp\; Hannon 2021).</p>\n<p>For this workshop\, we invite papers developing this productive cross-pollination to address foundational issues about specific normative domains and clarify the relationship(s) between them. Submissions should include an anonymized abstract of no more than 800 words (references excluded)\, and a title page with authors&rsquo\; info and affiliation.</p>\n<p>Speakers will be invited as contributors to a special issue\, to be proposed to a leading international journal.</p>\n<p>Please submit materials to: normativeintersections@gmail.com</p>\n<p>Deadline: July 31st</p>\n<p>Notification of acceptance: by August 15th</p>
ORGANIZER;CN=Francesco Testini;CN=Devon Cass;CN=Adriana Placani:
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DTSTAMP:20260906T075832Z
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20260922T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20260922T083000
SUMMARY:An Attempt at a Critique of all Epistemic Instrumentalism
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TZID:Europe/Lisbon
LOCATION:Lisbon\, Portugal
DESCRIPTION:<p>In recent years\, the debate on normativity has benefited from work at the intersection of different philosophical disciplines. Most notably\, epistemologists have drawn on moral and legal theory to shed light on the grounds of epistemic normativity (Hannon &amp\; Woodard 2026)\, the nature of epistemic blame (Brown 2020\, Piovarchy 2021\, Boult 2024)\, epistemic accountability (Kauppinen 2026)\, and to better understand the distinctiveness of epistemic justification and excuse (Greco 2021). Within aesthetics\, several philosophers have recently tapped into similar sources to assess ideas such as aesthetic obligation (Kubala 2020\, Whiting 2021)\, aesthetic blameworthiness (Kubala 2024)\, and aesthetic motivation (King 2018). In political philosophy - where the idea of a distinctively political normativity is still under assessment (Leader Maynard &amp\; Worsnip 2018\, Gadomski 2025) - epistemic insights have been brought to bear on crucial normative notions such as legitimacy (Peter 2023)\, as well as on more applied issues(Edenberg &amp\; Hannon 2021).</p>\n<p>For this workshop\, we invite papers developing this productive cross-pollination to address foundational issues about specific normative domains and clarify the relationship(s) between them. Submissions should include an anonymized abstract of no more than 800 words (references excluded)\, and a title page with authors&rsquo\; info and affiliation.</p>\n<p>Speakers will be invited as contributors to a special issue\, to be proposed to a leading international journal.</p>\n<p>Please submit materials to: normativeintersections@gmail.com</p>\n<p>Deadline: July 31st</p>\n<p>Notification of acceptance: by August 15th</p>
ORGANIZER;CN=Francesco Testini;CN=Devon Cass;CN=Adriana Placani:
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DTSTAMP:20260906T075832Z
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20260922T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20260922T083000
SUMMARY:Irrational Virtues
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TZID:Europe/Lisbon
LOCATION:Lisbon\, Portugal
DESCRIPTION:<p>In recent years\, the debate on normativity has benefited from work at the intersection of different philosophical disciplines. Most notably\, epistemologists have drawn on moral and legal theory to shed light on the grounds of epistemic normativity (Hannon &amp\; Woodard 2026)\, the nature of epistemic blame (Brown 2020\, Piovarchy 2021\, Boult 2024)\, epistemic accountability (Kauppinen 2026)\, and to better understand the distinctiveness of epistemic justification and excuse (Greco 2021). Within aesthetics\, several philosophers have recently tapped into similar sources to assess ideas such as aesthetic obligation (Kubala 2020\, Whiting 2021)\, aesthetic blameworthiness (Kubala 2024)\, and aesthetic motivation (King 2018). In political philosophy - where the idea of a distinctively political normativity is still under assessment (Leader Maynard &amp\; Worsnip 2018\, Gadomski 2025) - epistemic insights have been brought to bear on crucial normative notions such as legitimacy (Peter 2023)\, as well as on more applied issues(Edenberg &amp\; Hannon 2021).</p>\n<p>For this workshop\, we invite papers developing this productive cross-pollination to address foundational issues about specific normative domains and clarify the relationship(s) between them. Submissions should include an anonymized abstract of no more than 800 words (references excluded)\, and a title page with authors&rsquo\; info and affiliation.</p>\n<p>Speakers will be invited as contributors to a special issue\, to be proposed to a leading international journal.</p>\n<p>Please submit materials to: normativeintersections@gmail.com</p>\n<p>Deadline: July 31st</p>\n<p>Notification of acceptance: by August 15th</p>
ORGANIZER;CN=Francesco Testini;CN=Devon Cass;CN=Adriana Placani:
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DTSTAMP:20260906T075832Z
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20260922T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Lisbon:20260923T170000
SUMMARY:Normative Intersections
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TZID:Europe/Lisbon
LOCATION:Lisbon\, Portugal
DESCRIPTION:<p>In recent years\, the debate on normativity has benefited from work at the intersection of different philosophical disciplines. Most notably\, epistemologists have drawn on moral and legal theory to shed light on the grounds of epistemic normativity (Hannon &amp\; Woodard 2026)\, the nature of epistemic blame (Brown 2020\, Piovarchy 2021\, Boult 2024)\, epistemic accountability (Kauppinen 2026)\, and to better understand the distinctiveness of epistemic justification and excuse (Greco 2021). Within aesthetics\, several philosophers have recently tapped into similar sources to assess ideas such as aesthetic obligation (Kubala 2020\, Whiting 2021)\, aesthetic blameworthiness (Kubala 2024)\, and aesthetic motivation (King 2018). In political philosophy - where the idea of a distinctively political normativity is still under assessment (Leader Maynard &amp\; Worsnip 2018\, Gadomski 2025) - epistemic insights have been brought to bear on crucial normative notions such as legitimacy (Peter 2023)\, as well as on more applied issues(Edenberg &amp\; Hannon 2021).</p>\n<p>For this workshop\, we invite papers developing this productive cross-pollination to address foundational issues about specific normative domains and clarify the relationship(s) between them. Submissions should include an anonymized abstract of no more than 800 words (references excluded)\, and a title page with authors&rsquo\; info and affiliation.</p>\n<p>Speakers will be invited as contributors to a special issue\, to be proposed to a leading international journal.</p>\n<p>Please submit materials to: normativeintersections@gmail.com</p>\n<p>Deadline: July 31st</p>\n<p>Notification of acceptance: by August 15th</p>
ORGANIZER;CN=Francesco Testini;CN=Devon Cass;CN=Adriana Placani:
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DTSTAMP:20260906T075832Z
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Manila:20260922T234500
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Manila:20260922T234500
SUMMARY:11th De La Salle University Undergraduate Conference
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TZID:Asia/Manila
LOCATION:2401 Taft Avenue\, Manila\, Philippines\, 1004
DESCRIPTION:<p>CALL FOR PAPERS: 11TH UPC<br><br>The wait is over! We are thrilled to announce the 11th De La Salle University Undergraduate Philosophy Conference.<br><br>To honor more than a decade of scholarly excellence\, the 11th UPC is leveling up with a HYBRID setup.<br><br>While getting those drafts ready\, keep a close eye for additional information and updates coming your way in the next few days.&nbsp\;<br><br>The scope of the paper may focus on the following. However\, students may go beyond the given topics:<br><br>&middot\; Philosophy of Mind<br>&middot\; Epistemology<br>&middot\; Metaphysics<br>&middot\; Filipino Philosophy&nbsp\;<br>&middot\; Philosophy of Religion&nbsp\;<br>&middot\; Political Philosophy&nbsp\;<br>&middot\; Philosophy of Language&nbsp\;<br>&middot\; Philosophy of Science&nbsp\;<br>&middot\; Moral Philosophy&nbsp\;<br>&middot\; Aesthetics</p>\n<p>Abstract Template:&nbsp\;https://tinyurl.com/39e7fvc8</p>\n<p>Submission Forms:https://tinyurl.com/4pha9zbc&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Deadline of Submissions: Extended up until&nbsp\;<strong>September 22\, 11:59PM</strong></p>\n<p><strong><br></strong></p>\n<p>For inquiries\, you may contact any of the student convenors:&nbsp\;<br><br>Culada Baladad |&nbsp\;juan_baladad@dlsu.edu.ph&nbsp\;<br>Elisha Rivas |&nbsp\;elisha_rivas@dlsu.edu.ph<br>Josef Felipe |&nbsp\;josef_felipe@dlsu.edu.ph&nbsp\;<br>Judd Alcoba |&nbsp\;judd_alcoba@dlsu.edu.ph<br>Juan Emmanuel Reyes |&nbsp\;juan_emmanuel_reyes@dlsu.edu.ph<br>Khristia Canta |&nbsp\;khristia_canta@dlsu.edu.ph<br>Mako Sison |&nbsp\;john_marko_sison@dlsu.edu.ph</p>
ORGANIZER;CN=Juan Emmanuel Reyes;CN=Culada Baladad;CN=Judd Audri Alcoba;CN=Josef Felipe;CN=Khristia Angela Canta;CN=Elisha Nicole Rivas;CN=Mako Sison:
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DTSTAMP:20260906T075832Z
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260923T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260927T170000
SUMMARY:The Logic of Profit and Faith
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TZID:America/Vancouver
LOCATION:626 West Pender Street \, Vancouver\, Canada
DESCRIPTION:<p>The workshop The Logic of Profit and Faith invites submissions that explore the relationship between economic reasoning and forms of life grounded in faith\, ethics\, and social practice.</p>\n<p>Keynote speakers: David Silver and Samir Gandesha.</p>\n<p>This workshop aims to bring together scholars across philosophy\, critical theory\, religion\, and economics to examine the limits of calculative rationality\, the nature of value\, and the tensions between institutional logics and lived moral experience.</p>\n<p>Topics of interest include\, but are not limited to:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>What distinguishes calculative reasoning from forms of reasoning grounded in faith\, trust\, or commitment?</li>\n<li>Can economic rationality account for values such as mercy\, dignity\, or sacrifice?</li>\n<li>Is there a limit to what can be measured\, priced\, or optimized?</li>\n<li>How do language\, power\, and social practices shape what counts as &ldquo\;value&rdquo\;?</li>\n<li>What role does uncertainty\, chance\, or contingency play in economic and ethical life?</li>\n<li>How do religious traditions challenge or reinforce contemporary economic systems?</li>\n<li>Can business ethics accommodate demands that exceed profit-oriented frameworks?</li>\n<li>What are the ethical implications of treating human life\, labor\, or relationships as economic variables?</li>\n<li>How do different cultural or religious traditions conceptualize wealth\, obligation\, and responsibility?</li>\n<li>What tensions arise between institutional logics (corporations\, markets) and lived moral experience?</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Contributions engaging Marxist perspectives on value\, labor\, commodification\, and ideology are especially encouraged.</p>\n<p>Papers addressing these questions in light of recent conflicts in the Middle East are also welcome\, particularly in relation to economic interests\, narratives of value\, moral justification\, and the role of religion in shaping political and ethical responses.</p>\n<p>Submission Guidelines:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Papers must be submitted in English</li>\n<li>Submissions should be suitable for a 20&ndash\;30 minute presentation</li>\n<li>Please follow the general submission process of WoCoLoR</li>\n</ul>\n<p>This workshop seeks to foster a rigorous and interdisciplinary dialogue on the limits and possibilities of contemporary value systems.</p>\n<p>Organizer:<br> Dr. Maira de Cinque<br> Assistant Professor\, University Canada West<br> Co-chair\, 5th World Congress on Logic and Religion (WoCoLoR)</p>
ORGANIZER;CN=Maira de Cinque:
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DTSTAMP:20260906T075832Z
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vilnius:20260924T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vilnius:20260925T170000
SUMMARY:International Conference "The Artificial Mind: Art and Philosophy after AI"
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TZID:Europe/Vilnius
LOCATION:Konstitucijos pr. 22\, Vilnius\, Lithuania
DESCRIPTION:<p><strong>International Conference</strong></p>\n<p><strong>The Artificial Mind: Art and Philosophy after AI</strong></p>\n<p>24-25 September 2026</p>\n<p>National Gallery of Art</p>\n<p>22 Konstitucijos Ave.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Vilnius\, Lithuania</p>\n<p>The title &ldquo\;Artificial Mind&rdquo\; references Claude L&eacute\;vi-Strauss&rsquo\;&nbsp\;<em>The Savage Mind (La Pens&eacute\;e sauvage (1962)</em>\, a foundational work in anthropology\, in which he argues that &ldquo\;savage&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;civilized&rdquo\; thought share the same epistemological architecture &ndash\; differing not in structure but in mode of operations. While the &ldquo\;civilized&rdquo\; engineer works with purpose-built concepts and tools toward a specific end\, the &ldquo\;savage&rdquo\; bricoleur thinks with whatever is at hand\, constructing new meanings from fragments.</p>\n<p>With the advent of AI and large language models (LLMs)\, we might speak of a new variation of thought &ndash\; the&nbsp\;<em>Artificial&nbsp\;</em>Mind &ndash\; that combines these principles. AI is typically figured as the apotheosis of engineering: a rational\, systematic agent grounded in logic\, computation\, and algorithm. Yet what LLMs actually do resembles&nbsp\;<em>bricolage&nbsp\;</em>far more closely &ndash\; repurposing and recombining existing anthropogenetic materials to produce outputs that are heterogeneous assemblages rather than engineered constructions in the strict sense. More fundamentally\, the Artificial Mind points to the technicality of thought itself\, which no longer appears as an autonomous\, interior human faculty\, but as an operational process structured by historically and materially situated practices.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Unsurprisingly\, AI has provoked philosophy &ndash\; across both its analytic and continental branches &ndash\; into responses\, reflections\, and reservations ranging from careful conceptual revision to outright alarm. Perception\, judgement\, agency &ndash\; domains previously considered exclusive to human reasoning &ndash\; are now contested terrain. Phenomenology asks how mediation by artificial neural networks alters the fundamental structures of experience\; ethics becomes concerned with the conditions of moral formation when the environments that shape us become generative\, while political philosophy &ndash\; with what institutional settings are required when the very capacities of judgement become increasingly automated.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>The conference invites theoretical and empirical contributions on the tectonic transformations AI has introduced into the conceptual space of the&nbsp\;<em>post</em>&nbsp\;&ndash\; at least insofar as it pertains to the human. Conceptually\, this rethinking necessitates a shift from anthropology toward&nbsp\;<em>postanthropology&nbsp\;</em>&ndash\; at once a postanthropocentric revision of disciplines confronted with a non-human form of thought\, and a broader interrogation of the Anthropos as the presumed center of agency\, knowledge\, and meaning-making.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>This rethinking is not without tensions. The apparent radical alterity of the artificial mind remains deeply embedded in all-too-human systems &ndash\; and is therefore inescapably implicated in their structures and mechanisms of exploitation\, extraction\, and control &ndash\; capitalism\, patriarchy\, and colonialism\, among others. As Luciana Parisi observes\, AI is haunted by &ldquo\;the paradox of aesthetics and recursive algorithms that sustain the freedom of&nbsp\;<em>homo bioeconomicus</em>&nbsp\;through the prototype of the slave-machine&rdquo\; (2023). In this sense\, AI occupies an ambivalent position: it destabilizes the human/non-human distinction that has historically underpinned oppressive regimes\, while simultaneously intensifying and rearticulating them.</p>\n<p>At the same time\, the notion of the artificial points toward artifice &ndash\; the domain of art &ndash\; where meaning has long been produced through practices of bricolage: mediation\, staging\, and re/combination. AI- and algorithmic art render these operations not only explicit but scalable and programmable\, thereby problematizing the status of artistic production: what does it mean to make art after AI? Confronted with the automation of its own conditions of possibility\, will art remain a privileged site of meaning-making or become one modality of algorithmic recombination among many?&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Rather than a eulogy for the human or for art\, the conference is envisioned as a platform of creative exchange between philosophical and artistic interventions &ndash\; a collective attempt to think our posthuman or more-than-human future(s). In line with Yuk Hui&rsquo\;s programmatic vision\, we want to foster artistic\, conceptual\, and technical practices that &ldquo\;maintain and reproduce biodiversity\, noodiversity\, and technodiversity&rdquo\; (2023) under the homogenizing conditions of automation.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Contributions may address\, but not limited to:</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;AI and the transformation of mind\, thought\, and cognition</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Post/Phenomenology of AI and the mediation of embodiment</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Art\, technics\, and creative practices in the age of AI and algorithms</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Agency\, subjectivity\, and authorship in human-machine assemblages</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Ethical\, critical\, and political perspectives on AI infrastructures</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Alternative technological imaginaries and technocultures</p>\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Experimental\, speculative\, and situated approaches to AI</p>\n<p>Proposals of up to 250 words should be sent to Denis Petrina (denis.petrina@lkti.lt) by August 15 2026. Please include the speaker&rsquo\;s name and institutional affiliation. Accepted presenters will be notified by August 25 2026.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>A thematic issue of &ldquo\;Athena: Philosophical Studies&rdquo\; is planned for 2027. Extended articles based on conference presentations will be considered for publication.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Information about the journal:&nbsp\;https://athena.lt/home</p>\n<p><strong>Conference fee:</strong>&nbsp\;The conference is free of charge. However\, travel and accommodation expenses are to be covered by participants.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>Working language:</strong>&nbsp\;English</p>\n<p><strong>Format:</strong>&nbsp\;The conference is an onsite event.</p>\n<p><strong>Conference organizer:</strong>&nbsp\;Lithuanian Culture Research Institute</p>\n<p><strong>Conference partner:</strong>&nbsp\;National Gallery of Art</p>\n<p><strong>Organizing committee:</strong>&nbsp\;Danutė Bacevičiūtė\, Laurynas Norus\,&nbsp\;Denis Petrina\, Justas Petronis\,&nbsp\;Augustas Pinkevičius\, Aistis Žekevičius\, Audronė Žukauskaitė</p>\n<p>Contact for enquiries:&nbsp\;<a href="mailto:denis.petrina@lkti.lt">denis.petrina@lkti.lt</a></p>
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SUMMARY:Mamory\, Trauma and Recovery - 7th International Interdisciplinary Conference
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DESCRIPTION:<p>Conference online (via Zoom)</p>\n<p>CFP:</p>\n<p><br>To remember&nbsp\; sometimes means to experience again. That is the case of trauma. However\, recovery from trauma is also based on memory. The question\, then\, is not how to forget painful memories\, but how to remember without suffering.<br>During this conference we would like to concentrate on the phenomena of trauma and recovery\, to look at how memory is involved in the traumatic experience and the recovery process and explore\, among other questions\, what we remember and forget\, what causes suffering and how to deal with it.<br>We are interested in all aspects of traumatic experiences\, in their individual and collective dimensions\, in the past and in the present-day world. We would like to examine the role of memory in both falling into trauma and overcoming it. Thus\, we want to describe the phenomena of trauma and recovery in their multifarious manifestations: psychological\, social\, historical\, cultural\, philosophical\, religious\, economic\, political\, and many others. As usual\, we also want to devote considerable attention to how these phenomena appear in artistic practices: literature\, film\, theatre or visual arts. That is why we invite researchers representing various academic disciplines: anthropology\, history\, psychiatry\, psychology\, psychoanalysis\, sociology\, politics\, philosophy\, economics\, law\, literary studies\, theatre studies\, film studies\, memory studies\, migration studies\, consciousness studies\, dream studies\, gender studies\, postcolonial studies\, medical sciences\, cognitive sciences\, and urban studies and others.<br>Different forms of presentations are encouraged\, including case studies\, theoretical inqueries\, problem-oriented arguments or comparative analyses.<br>We will be happy to hear from both experienced scholars and young academics at the start of their careers\, as well as doctoral and graduate students. We also invite all persons interested in participating in the conference as listeners\, without giving a presentation.<br><br>The topics for the conference include but are not limited to the following suggestions:<br><br>I. Individual experiences<br>- Trauma and childhood memories<br>- Trauma and child abuse<br>- Trauma and violence against women<br>- Trauma and domestic violence<br>- Trauma and old age<br>- Trauma and love<br>- Trauma and death<br>- Trauma and mourning<br>- Trauma and crime<br>- Post-traumatic stress disorder<br>- Trauma and nightmares<br>- Trauma and neurosis<br>- Trauma and psychosis<br>- Secondary traumatization<br>- Life after trauma<br>- Trauma and psychotherapy<br>- Help for traumatized people<br><br>II. Collective experiences<br>- Trauma and war<br>- Trauma and genocide<br>- Trauma and terrorism<br>- Trauma and natural disasters<br>- Trauma and post-memory<br>- Traumatized nations<br>- Traumatized minorities<br>- Traumatized generations<br>- Traumatized social classes<br>- Trauma of victims<br>- Trauma of witnesses<br>- Trauma of bystanders<br>- Trauma of perpetrators<br>- Trauma and oblivion<br>- Trauma and forgiveness<br><br>III. Representation of trauma<br>- Bearing witness to trauma<br>- Testimonies and memories<br>- Trauma and narrative<br>- Trauma and fiction<br>- Trauma in literature<br>- Trauma in film<br>- Trauma in theatre<br>- Trauma in visual arts<br>- Traumatized authors<br>- Traumatized readers/spectators<br>- Writing as a traumatic experience<br>- Writing as recovery from trauma<br>- Trauma and creativeness<br><br>IV. Institutionalization<br>- Trauma and law<br>- Trauma and politics<br>- Trauma and religion<br>- Trauma and medical treatment<br>- Trauma and management<br>- Trauma and punishment systems<br>- Trauma and army<br>- Trauma and school<br>- Trauma and memory places<br>- Trauma and museums</p>\n\n<p>Please submit abstracts (no longer than 300 words) of your proposed 20-minute presentations\, together with a short biographical note\, by 31 August 2026 to: conferencememory@gmail.com</a></p>
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DESCRIPTION:<p><strong><u>About the conference</u></strong></p>\n<p>To remember&nbsp\; sometimes means to experience again. That is the case of trauma. However\, recovery from trauma is also based on memory. The question\, then\, is not how to forget painful memories\, but how to remember without suffering.<br>During this conference we would like to concentrate on the phenomena of trauma and recovery\, to look at how memory is involved in the traumatic experience and the recovery process and explore\, among other questions\, what we remember and forget\, what causes suffering and how to deal with it.<br>We are interested in all aspects of traumatic experiences\, in their individual and collective dimensions\, in the past and in the present-day world. We would like to examine the role of memory in both falling into trauma and overcoming it. Thus\, we want to describe the phenomena of trauma and recovery in their multifarious manifestations: psychological\, social\, historical\, cultural\, philosophical\, religious\, economic\, political\, and many others. As usual\, we also want to devote considerable attention to how these phenomena appear in artistic practices: literature\, film\, theatre or visual arts. That is why we invite researchers representing various academic disciplines: anthropology\, history\, psychiatry\, psychology\, psychoanalysis\, sociology\, politics\, philosophy\, economics\, law\, literary studies\, theatre studies\, film studies\, memory studies\, migration studies\, consciousness studies\, dream studies\, gender studies\, postcolonial studies\, medical sciences\, cognitive sciences\, and urban studies and others.<br>Different forms of presentations are encouraged\, including case studies\, theoretical inqueries\, problem-oriented arguments or comparative analyses.<br>We will be happy to hear from both experienced scholars and young academics at the start of their careers\, as well as doctoral and graduate students. We also invite all persons interested in participating in the conference as listeners\, without giving a presentation.<br><br>The topics for the conference include but are not limited to the following suggestions:<br><br>I. Individual experiences<br>- Trauma and childhood memories<br>- Trauma and child abuse<br>- Trauma and violence against women<br>- Trauma and domestic violence<br>- Trauma and old age<br>- Trauma and love<br>- Trauma and death<br>- Trauma and mourning<br>- Trauma and crime<br>- Post-traumatic stress disorder<br>- Trauma and nightmares<br>- Trauma and neurosis<br>- Trauma and psychosis<br>- Secondary traumatization<br>- Life after trauma<br>- Trauma and psychotherapy<br>- Help for traumatized people<br><br>II. Collective experiences<br>- Trauma and war<br>- Trauma and genocide<br>- Trauma and terrorism<br>- Trauma and natural disasters<br>- Trauma and post-memory<br>- Traumatized nations<br>- Traumatized minorities<br>- Traumatized generations<br>- Traumatized social classes<br>- Trauma of victims<br>- Trauma of witnesses<br>- Trauma of bystanders<br>- Trauma of perpetrators<br>- Trauma and oblivion<br>- Trauma and forgiveness<br><br>III. Representation of trauma<br>- Bearing witness to trauma<br>- Testimonies and memories<br>- Trauma and narrative<br>- Trauma and fiction<br>- Trauma in literature<br>- Trauma in film<br>- Trauma in theatre<br>- Trauma in visual arts<br>- Traumatized authors<br>- Traumatized readers/spectators<br>- Writing as a traumatic experience<br>- Writing as recovery from trauma<br>- Trauma and creativeness<br><br>IV. Institutionalization<br>- Trauma and law<br>- Trauma and politics<br>- Trauma and religion<br>- Trauma and medical treatment<br>- Trauma and management<br>- Trauma and punishment systems<br>- Trauma and army<br>- Trauma and school<br>- Trauma and memory places<br>- Trauma and museums</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;Please submit abstracts (no longer than 300 words) of your proposed 20-minute presentations\, together with a short biographical note\, by 4 September 2026 to: conferencememory@gmail.com</a></p>
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DESCRIPTION:<p>CONCORDIA GRADUATE PHILOSOPHY STUDENT CONFERENCE 2026&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Call for Abstracts</p>\n<p>Date: September 26th &amp\; 27th</p>\n<p>Concordia University / Hybrid</p>\n<p>SUBMISSION DEADLINE</p>\n<p>July 15\, 2026</p>\n<p>Applicants will be informed of the decision by</p>\n<p>August 15\, 2026</p>\n<p>The conference returns after a year's absence with a renewed commitment to promoting graduate research that pushes the boundaries of philosophical inquiry. We invite work that addresses our return in its broadest sense&mdash\;a return to questions\, traditions\, and forms of thought\, as well as departures and transformations that arise from them&mdash\;instead of a set theme for the issue. To uphold the conference's dedication to rigorous and innovative research\, we encourage submissions from all branches of philosophy as well as interdisciplinary work that interacts with the philosophical tradition.</p>\n<p>Invited areas include (but are not limited to):</p>\n<ul>\n<li>History of Philosophy</li>\n<li>Logic\, Philosophy of Math\, and Philosophy of Science</li>\n<li>Metaphysics</li>\n<li>Epistemology</li>\n<li>Aesthetics</li>\n<li>Ethics and Political Philosophy</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Speakers should prepare a presentation longer than 15 minutes and not exceeding 20 minutes\, followed by a 10-minute Q&amp\;A session. Proposals should include a 250- 500-word anonymized abstract\, submitted through email as a .pdf or .docx document to <strong>gpsaconference@outlook.com</strong>. In a separate cover sheet\, please include the following information:</p>\n<ol>\n<li>name</li>\n<li>paper title</li>\n<li>contact information</li>\n<li>institutional affiliations</li>\n<li>a short biography</li>\n</ol>\n<p>JOURNAL LAUNCH</p>\n<p>The return of the graduate conference accompanies the return of our student journal. Join us in celebrating the amazing work of our editors and authors at the conference. Copies of the journal will be available for distribution.</p>\n<p>CONF&Eacute\;RENCE DES &Eacute\;TUDES SUP&Eacute\;RIEUR EN PHILOSOPHIE 2026 &Agrave\; CONCORDIA</p>\n<p>Appel aux Communiqu&eacute\;s</p>\n<p>Date: 26 &amp\; 27 septembre</p>\n<p>Universit&eacute\; Concordia/ Hybride</p>\n<p>DATE LIMITE DE SOUMISSION</p>\n<p>15 juillet 2026</p>\n<p>Les pr&eacute\;sentateurs s&eacute\;lectionn&eacute\;s seront contact&eacute\;s avant le 15 ao&ucirc\;t.</p>\n<p>L&rsquo\;appel aux communiqu&eacute\;s pour la conf&eacute\;rence des &eacute\;tudes sup&eacute\;rieures en philosophie de l&rsquo\;Universit&eacute\; Concordia est maintenant ouvert. La conf&eacute\;rence fait son retour avec un engagement renouvel&eacute\; &agrave\; la promotion de la recherche en &eacute\;tudes sup&eacute\;rieures qui repousse les fronti&egrave\;res du questionnement philosophique. Nous vous invitons &agrave\; soumettre des travaux qui abordent notre retour &mdash\; un retour aux questions\, aux traditions\, aux formes de pens&eacute\;e\, mais aussi aux &eacute\;carts et aux transformations qui en &eacute\;mergent &mdash\; de multiples fa&ccedil\;ons\, sans th&egrave\;me pr&eacute\;cis. Dans le but d&rsquo\;offrir une conf&eacute\;rence consacr&eacute\;e &agrave\; une recherche\, qui est non seulement rigoureuse\, mais aussi innovante\, nous encourageons la soumission d&rsquo\;articles de toutes les branches de la philosophie\, ainsi que de travaux interdisciplinaires qui entrent en dialogue avec la tradition philosophique.</p>\n<p>Sujet invit&eacute\; (non limit&eacute\; &agrave\; ce qui suit):</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Histoire de la philosophie</li>\n<li>Logique\, Philosophie des Math&eacute\;matiques et Philosophie de la Science</li>\n<li>M&eacute\;taphysique et &Eacute\;pist&eacute\;mologie</li>\n<li>M&eacute\;taphysique et &Eacute\;pist&eacute\;mologie</li>\n<li>Esth&eacute\;tiques</li>\n<li>&Eacute\;thique et Philosophie Politique</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Les participant.e.s auront un minimum de 15 minutes et un maximum de 20 minutes pour leurs pr&eacute\;sentations\, suivies d&rsquo\;une courte p&eacute\;riode de questions. Les propositions doivent inclure un r&eacute\;sum&eacute\; anonymis&eacute\; de 250 &agrave\; 500 mots\, soumis par courriel sous forme de document .pdf ou .docx &agrave\; l&rsquo\;adresse <strong>gpsaconference@outlook.com</strong>. Sur une page de couverture distincte\, veuillez inclure les informations suivantes :</p>\n<ol>\n<li>Nom</li>\n<li>Titre de l&rsquo\;article</li>\n<li>Coordon&eacute\;es</li>\n<li>Affiliation acad&eacute\;mique</li>\n<li>Une courte biographie</li>\n</ol>\n<p>LANCEMENT DU JOURNAL</p>\n<p>Le retour de notre conf&eacute\;rence accompagne le lancement de la nouvelle &eacute\;dition de notre journal &eacute\;tudiant. Venez c&eacute\;l&eacute\;brer avec nous le travail exemplaire que nos auteurs et &eacute\;diteurs ont fait pour faire na&icirc\;tre ce beau projet. Des exemplaires du journal seront distribu&eacute\;s durant la conf&eacute\;rence.</p>
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SUMMARY:Democracies in the Post-digital World: cultural studies perspectives in global contexts
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DESCRIPTION:<p><strong>CALL FOR PAPERS</strong></p>\n<p><strong></strong> <strong>for a special issue of &ldquo\;Open Cultural Studies&rdquo\;</strong></p>\n<p><strong>DEMOCRACIES IN THE POST-DIGITAL WORLD:&nbsp\;</strong> <strong>CULTURAL STUDIES PERSPECTIVES&nbsp\;IN EUROPEAN AND GLOBAL CONTEXTS<br><br></strong>&ldquo\;Open Cultural Studies&rdquo\; (www.degruyter.com/CULTURE) invites submissions for a special issue entitled "Democracies in the Post-digital World: cultural studies perspectives in global contexts\," edited by Sara Brandellero (Leiden University\, the Netherlands)\, Sini Hassinen (Leiden University\, The Netherlands)\, Sonia Horonziak\, (Institute of Public Affairs\, Warsaw\, Poland)\, and Monika Junker (Magdeburg-Stendal University\, Germany).&nbsp\;<br><br> <strong>DESCRIPTION<br><br></strong> We invite contributions to a special issue exploring the challenges and transformations of democracies in the post-digital world from cultural studies perspectives. As David M. Berry and Michael Dieter in their book <em>Postdigital Aesthetics. Art\, Computation and Design</em>&nbsp\;(2015) emphasised\, we are seeing a dramatic change in the way in which sociality is performed and mediated through new distributed digital media technologies in constant negotiation with the analogue. The rapid expansion of digital technologies\, algorithms\, and AI-driven communication has reshaped public spheres\, political participation\, and modes of governance. At the same time\, cultures of resistance\, grassroots mobilization\, and new forms of collective identity emerge\, both in physical and online contexts\, highlighting both opportunities and threats for democratic practices globally.<br><br> This issue aims to address how democracy is lived\, negotiated\, contested\, and imagined in the post-digital condition\, where digital infrastructures are no longer new\, but embedded in everyday cultural\, social\, and political life. We welcome interdisciplinary and critical approaches that situate democracy in relation to media\, arts and culture\, especially if embedded in grassroot mobilization\, in European (local\, regional or national settings) and/or global contexts. Contributions with a comparative focus are welcome.<br><br> We invite contributors to offer reflections and insights on the following suggested themes (and beyond) concerning the democratic practices and cultural life in the post-digital era. Possible topics include (but are not limited to):<br><br> &middot\; Cultural imaginaries of democracy in the post-digital age<br><br> &middot\; Digital activism\, social movements\, and civic engagement across cultures<br><br> &middot\; Aesthetics\, art\, and cultural production in shaping democratic futures<br><br> &middot\; Comparative and transnational perspectives on democracy and grassroots digital culture<br><br> &middot\; Intersections of democracy with race\, gender\, age\, and class in digital and analogue contexts<br><br> &middot\; Grassroots democratic practices\, expressions\, and innovations: embodied and virtual experiences.<br><br> &middot\; Digital-analogue dynamics for democratic values in Europe and/or global context.<br><br> &middot\; Digital literacy in the context of disinformation\, misinformation and fake news for democracy<br><br> &middot\; Regulation and ethics of digital platforms in the post-digital age<br><br> &middot\; Challenges and solutions for environmental sustainability and resources in the democratic post-digital world<br><br> &middot\; Digital spaces and identities in diverse understandings of democracy</p>\n<p><br><br><strong>HOW TO SUBMIT<br><br></strong> Submissions of articles of 8\,000 words maximum (with abstract of 200 words) will be collected from August 1 to September 30\, 2026 via the online submission system at https://www.editorialmanager.com/culture/<br><br> Please choose section/category: &ldquo\;special issue: Democracies in the Post-Digital World"<br><br> Before submission\, authors should carefully read the Instructions for Authors\, available at https://www.degruyter.com/publication/journal_key/CULTURE/downloadAsset/CULTURE_Instruction%20for%20Authors.pdf<br><br> All contributions will undergo critical peer review before being accepted for publication.<br><br> As a general rule\, publication costs should be covered by <strong>Article Publishing Charges</strong>&nbsp\;(APC)\; that is\, be defrayed by the authors\, their affiliated institutions\, funders or sponsors. Authors without access to publishing funds are encouraged to discuss potential discounts or fee-waivers with the journal&rsquo\;s Managing Editor\, Katarzyna Tempczyk (katarzyna.tempczyk@degruyterbrill.com) before submitting their manuscripts.<br><br> Further questions about this thematic issue can be sent to democracyinaction@hum.leidenuniv.nl<br><br> In case of technical problems with submission\, please write to AssistantManagingEditor@degruyterbrill.com<br><br>Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OpenCulturalStudies/</p>
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DESCRIPTION:<p>CALL FOR PAPERS: <br> DEMOCRACIES IN THE POST-DIGITAL WORLD: CULTURAL STUDIES PERSPECTIVES IN EUROPEAN AND GLOBAL CONTEXTS &nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&ldquo\;Open Cultural Studies&rdquo\; (www.degruyter.com/CULTURE) invites submissions for a special issue entitled "Democracies in the Post-digital World: cultural studies perspectives in global contexts\," edited by Sara Brandellero (Leiden University\, the Netherlands)\, Sini Hassinen (Leiden University\, The Netherlands)\, Sonia Horonziak\, (Institute of Public Affairs\, Warsaw\, Poland)\, and Monika Junker (Magdeburg-Stendal University\, Germany). &nbsp\;</p>\n<p>DESCRIPTION</p>\n<p>We invite contributions to a special issue exploring the challenges and transformations of democracies in the post-digital world from cultural studies perspectives. As David M. Berry and Michael Dieter in their book Postdigital Aesthetics. Art\, Computation and Design (2015) emphasised\, we are seeing a dramatic change in the way in which sociality is performed and mediated through new distributed digital media technologies in constant negotiation with the analogue. The rapid expansion of digital technologies\, algorithms\, and AI-driven communication has reshaped public spheres\, political participation\, and modes of governance. At the same time\, cultures of resistance\, grassroots mobilization\, and new forms of collective identity emerge\, both in physical and online contexts\, highlighting both opportunities and threats for democratic practices globally. This issue aims to address how democracy is lived\, negotiated\, contested\, and imagined in the post-digital condition\, where digital infrastructures are no longer new\, but embedded in everyday cultural\, social\, and political life. We welcome interdisciplinary and critical approaches that situate democracy in relation to media\, arts and culture\, especially if embedded in grassroot mobilization\, in European (local\, regional or national settings) and/or global contexts.</p>\n<p>Contributions with a comparative focus are welcome.We invite contributors to offer reflections and insights on the following suggested themes (and beyond) concerning the democratic practices and cultural life in the post-digital era.</p>\n<p>Possible topics include (but are not limited to):</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cultural imaginaries of democracy in the post-digital age &middot\;</li>\n<li>Digital activism\, social movements\, and civic engagement across cultures</li>\n<li>Aesthetics\, art\, and cultural production in shaping democratic futures</li>\n<li>Comparative and transnational perspectives on democracy and grassroots digital culture</li>\n<li>Intersections of democracy with race\, gender\, age\, and class in digital and analogue contexts</li>\n<li>Grassroots democratic practices\, expressions\, and innovations: embodied and virtual experiences</li>\n<li>Digital-analogue dynamics for democratic values in Europe and/or global context&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>Digital literacy in the context of disinformation\, misinformation and fake news for democracy</li>\n<li>Regulation and ethics of digital platforms in the post-digital age</li>\n<li>Challenges and solutions for environmental sustainability and resources in the democratic post-digital world&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>Digital spaces and identities in diverse understandings of democracy &nbsp\;</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>HOW TO SUBMIT &nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Submissions of articles of 8\,000 words maximum (with abstract of 200 words) will be collected from August 1 to September 30\, 2026 via the online submission system at https://www.editorialmanager.com/culture/ &nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Please choose section/category: &ldquo\;special issue: Democracies in the Post-Digital World"</p>\n<p>Before submission\, authors should carefully read the Instructions for Authors\, available athttps://www.degruyterbrill.com/publication/journal_key/CULTURE/downloadAsset/CULTURE_License%20to%20Publish.pdf</p>\n<p>All contributions will undergo critical peer review before being accepted for publication. &nbsp\;</p>\n<p>As a general rule\, publication costs should be covered by Article Publishing Charges (APC)\; that is\, be defrayed by the authors\, their affiliated institutions\, funders or sponsors. Authors without access to publishing funds are encouraged to discuss potential discounts or fee-waivers with Magdalena Skoneczna at magdalena.skoneczna@degruyterbrill.com before submitting their manuscripts. &nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Further questions about this thematic issue can be sent to democracyinaction@hum.leidenuniv.nl &nbsp\;</p>\n<p>In case of technical problems with submission\, please write to Assistant.Managing.Editor@degruyterbrill.com</p>\n<p>Find us aon Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OpenCulturalStudies</p>
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DESCRIPTION:<p><strong>Call for Editorial Board Members: Open Cultural Studies</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Open Cultural Studies </strong>(https://www.degruyterbrill.com/journal/key/culture/html)\, an international peer-reviewed academic journal published by <strong>De Gruyter Brill</strong>\, invites applications from scholars interested in joining its <strong>Editorial Board</strong>.</p>\n<p>The journal provides an international and interdisciplinary forum for research in Cultural Studies and related fields. We welcome applications from scholars working across a broad range of areas\, including cultural theory\, popular culture\, media studies\, visual culture\, digital cultures\, cultural memory\, gender and sexuality studies\, postcolonial and decolonial studies\, heritage studies\, and other established or emerging areas of cultural research.</p>\n<p>Applicants should hold a <strong>PhD or equivalent doctoral degree</strong> and have an active research profile in Cultural Studies or a closely related discipline. We particularly welcome scholars representing diverse intellectual traditions\, methodological approaches\, geographical contexts\, and areas of expertise.</p>\n<p>Members of the Editorial Board contribute to the scholarly development of <em>Open Cultural Studies</em>\, support its peer-review and editorial activities\, and help strengthen the journal&rsquo\;s international academic network and profile.</p>\n<p>Scholars interested in joining the Editorial Board are invited to submit their details and areas of expertise through the application form:</p>\n<p><strong>Application form: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/qcsrDSjB4J</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Journal:</strong> <em>Open Cultural Studies</em><br><strong>Publisher:</strong> De Gruyter Brill</p>\n<p>We encourage colleagues to circulate this call within relevant academic networks.</p>
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SUMMARY:Colloque International Réparation et Formes de vie : Histoire\, mémoire et matières de l’irréparable Entre les arts et leur dehors
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DESCRIPTION:<p><a name="_heading=h.j1f67t1q1vb6"></a><strong>Colloque International</strong> <a name="_heading=h.fh3dtb9m6hfm"></a><strong>R&eacute\;paration et Formes de vie<a name="_heading=h.w4nmk32i8mz"></a>&nbsp\;: </strong><strong>Histoire\, m&eacute\;moire et mati&egrave\;res&nbsp\;de l&rsquo\;irr&eacute\;parable</strong> <strong>Entre les arts et leur dehors</strong></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Mardi 8\, mercredi 9 et jeudi 10 d&eacute\;cembre 2026</strong></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Direction scientifique</strong></p>\n<p>Chiara Palermo (Universit&eacute\; Paris 1 Panth&eacute\;on-Sorbonne\, Institut ACTE\, CIPH)<strong></strong></p>\n<p>J&eacute\;r&eacute\;mie<strong> </strong>Grojnowski<strong> </strong>(Universit&eacute\; Paris Nanterre\, HAR)</p>\n<p>Appel &agrave\; communications</p>\n<p>Depuis les ann&eacute\;es 1990\, le concept de r&eacute\;paration suscite un int&eacute\;r&ecirc\;t croissant dans le champ des sciences humaines et sociales. La diffusion de l&rsquo\;&eacute\;thique du <em>care</em>\, dans une perspective f&eacute\;ministe\, a contribu&eacute\; &agrave\; ce renouveau en d&eacute\;pla&ccedil\;ant l&rsquo\;attention vers les vuln&eacute\;rabilit&eacute\;s\, les interd&eacute\;pendances et les responsabilit&eacute\;s concr&egrave\;tes (Gilligan 1982 \; Tronto 1993). La r&eacute\;paration ne d&eacute\;signe d&egrave\;s lors plus seulement la compensation ou la restauration d&rsquo\;un &eacute\;tat ant&eacute\;rieur : elle engage une r&eacute\;flexion sur les conditions &eacute\;thiques et politiques d&rsquo\;une r&eacute\;ponse aux exp&eacute\;riences de violence\, de perte et d&rsquo\;injustice. Le concept de r&eacute\;paration traverse aujourd&rsquo\;hui des champs vari&eacute\;s. Il s&rsquo\;est manifest&eacute\;\, plus largement\, dans la d&eacute\;nonciation des ravages de l&rsquo\;Anthropoc&egrave\;ne et dans les d&eacute\;bats portant sur les r&eacute\;parations historiques et d&eacute\;coloniales (Mbembe 2020 \; Araujo 2017&nbsp\;\; Azoulay 2013\, 2019&nbsp\;\; Diagne 2018)\, dans les approches cliniques du traumatisme (Benslama 2002&nbsp\;\; Beneduce 2019)\, ainsi que dans les travaux en <em>science and technology studies</em> consacr&eacute\;s aux pratiques mat&eacute\;rielles de maintenance et de r&eacute\;paration (Denis\, Pontille 2022). La philosophie contemporaine prolonge ces perspectives en articulant vuln&eacute\;rabilit&eacute\;\, trauma et justice sociale (Bessone 2019\, 2026\, Garrau 2018\, Honneth 2026). La r&eacute\;paration engage des questions relatives &agrave\; la m&eacute\;moire\, &agrave\; la responsabilit&eacute\; et au pardon (Ric&oelig\;ur 2000)\, ainsi qu&rsquo\;&agrave\; la reconnaissance intersubjective (Honneth 1992). Nombre d&rsquo\;&eacute\;tudes contemporaines consacr&eacute\;es &agrave\; la r&eacute\;paration &eacute\;clairent\, &agrave\; partir d'une multiplicit&eacute\; de perspectives\, les r&eacute\;ponses susceptibles d'&ecirc\;tre apport&eacute\;es aux exp&eacute\;riences de perte\, de violence et d&rsquo\;injustice (Dorlin 2017\, 2025&nbsp\;\; Michel 2021)\, ainsi que les aspirations &agrave\; &laquo\;&nbsp\;r&eacute\;parer le monde&nbsp\;&raquo\; (Joulian <em>et al.</em> 2016&nbsp\;\; Gefen 2017).</p>\n<p><a name="OLE_LINK3"></a><a name="OLE_LINK4"></a>Ce colloque international et transdisciplinaire se propose d'explorer le tournant de la r&eacute\;paration\, ou &laquo\;&nbsp\;<em>repair turn&nbsp\;&raquo\;</em>&nbsp\; (Wiegman 2014)\, en prenant en consid&eacute\;ration l'implication grandissante des pratiques artistiques et mat&eacute\;rielles dans ce changement de paradigme. Il s'agira d'en retracer la g&eacute\;n&eacute\;alogie\, d'en interroger les cadres d'&eacute\;mergence et d'&eacute\;nonciation\, et de mesurer sa port&eacute\;e critique. Face &agrave\; l&rsquo\;institutionnalisation et &agrave\; la prolif&eacute\;ration des appels &agrave\; la r&eacute\;paration\, <em>cette notion</em> <em>n&rsquo\;est-elle pas expos&eacute\;e</em> <em>au risque d&rsquo\;un glissement de l&rsquo\;irr&eacute\;parable vers </em>l&rsquo\;illusion<em> d&rsquo\;une solution capable de substituer &agrave\; la perte un retour &agrave\; l&rsquo\;&eacute\;tat ant&eacute\;rieur&nbsp\;?</em> <em>Et comment la </em><em>cr&eacute\;ation contemporaine appr&eacute\;hende-t-elle ce risque&nbsp\;?</em></p>\n<p>Nous proposons d&rsquo\;articuler ces interrogations &agrave\; la promesse implicite dans la notion de r&eacute\;paration\, &agrave\; savoir celle d&rsquo\;une nouvelle existence\, un nouveau mode d&rsquo\;agir\, une nouvelle forme de vie.Des lors\, penser la r&eacute\;paration au prisme de la notion de &laquo\;&nbsp\;forme de vie&nbsp\;&raquo\; oriente notre regard sur des vies bless&eacute\;es et sur les moyens de renouer avec une exp&eacute\;rience partag&eacute\;e\, &agrave\; reconstruire\, m&ecirc\;me lorsque l&rsquo\;irr&eacute\;parable est advenu. La notion de forme de vie (<em>Lebensform</em>) est entendue philosophiquement comme fa&ccedil\;on d&rsquo\;habiter et d'investir le monde\, comme mode d&rsquo\;engagement\, individuel ou collectif\, charg&eacute\; de valeurs mais aussi fragile (Haraway 2016&nbsp\;\; Mac&eacute\; 2016&nbsp\;\; Formis 2010\, 2017&nbsp\;\; Mbembe\, Sarr 2022&nbsp\;\; Popa 2025). En tant qu&rsquo\;elle s&rsquo\;attache &agrave\; maintenir les conditions mat&eacute\;rielles de la vie sociale\, la r&eacute\;paration atteste de la fragilit&eacute\; des mondes que nous habitons (Jackson 2014&nbsp\;\; Denis <em>et al. </em>2025)\, mais aussi de l'ing&eacute\;niosit&eacute\; et de l'inventivit&eacute\; de celles et ceux qui font quotidiennement face &agrave\; la p&eacute\;nurie et &agrave\; la panne (Oroza 2019). Elle nous invite &agrave\; nous interroger sur la possibilit&eacute\; d&rsquo\;un monde &agrave\; reconstruire\, sur des identit&eacute\;s nouvelles\, qu'il s'agisse de trajectoires individuelles\, de r&eacute\;cits et d'exp&eacute\;riences collectives\, ou d'objets et d&rsquo\;infrastructures mat&eacute\;rielles. D&egrave\;s lors\, nous envisageons cette notion comme une puissance de transformation &eacute\;conomique et sociale.</p>\n<p>Loin de se r&eacute\;duire &agrave\; un simple retour &agrave\; l&rsquo\;&eacute\;tat initial\, originel\, la r&eacute\;paration implique des transformations\, des r&eacute\;agencements et l&rsquo\;invention de formes de vies portant les traces du dommage (Attia 2014\, 2018&nbsp\;\; Michel 2021). C&rsquo\;est cette trace et cette historicit&eacute\; fondamentale\, sous-jacentes &agrave\; la notion de r&eacute\;paration\, que nous souhaitons sonder dans un dialogue transdisciplinaire o&ugrave\; les arts jouent un r&ocirc\;le essentiel&nbsp\;: par le t&eacute\;moignage\, la recherche-cr&eacute\;ation ou encore le travail sur les archives\, les pratiques artistiques ici convoqu&eacute\;es mobilisent la r&eacute\;paration dans une perspective critique.</p>\n<p>Ce colloque se fixe deux ambitions. Premi&egrave\;rement\, il cherchera &agrave\;<strong> </strong>mettre en lumi&egrave\;re la contribution des arts et des pratiques mat&eacute\;rielles &agrave\; la red&eacute\;finition et au renouvellement du concept de r&eacute\;paration. Et\, deuxi&egrave\;mement\, il s&rsquo\;agira de proposer un panorama des &eacute\;tudes contemporaines sur le concept de r&eacute\;paration en sciences humaines et sociales\, en vue de nourrir une r&eacute\;flexion sur les enjeux th&eacute\;oriques et pratiques qu&rsquo\;il soul&egrave\;ve aujourd&rsquo\;hui. Comment expliquer la place de plus en plus centrale de cette notion ? Quelles transformations<em> des perspectives philosophique et anthropologiques </em>cette attention &agrave\; la r&eacute\;paration<strong><em> </em></strong>d&eacute\;c&egrave\;le-t-elle ?</p>\n<p>Cette r&eacute\;flexion s'articulera autour de quatre axes majeurs :</p>\n<p><strong>Axe 1 : Esth&eacute\;tiques de la r&eacute\;paration</strong></p>\n<p>Le premier axe abordera la r&eacute\;paration sous l&rsquo\;angle de sa dimension sensible. Il s&rsquo\;agira notamment d&rsquo\;analyser les formes esth&eacute\;tiques par lesquelles les pratiques artistiques rendent perceptible ou actualisent des processus de r&eacute\;paration non r&eacute\;demptrice\, qu&rsquo\;il s&rsquo\;agisse de gestes de restauration\, de travail sur les archives\, ou encore de pratiques artistiques impliqu&eacute\;es dans la reconfiguration des m&eacute\;moires et des vies bless&eacute\;es (Mbembe 2020 \; Attia 2018).<br> <em>Comment faire advenir un sentiment de l&rsquo\;irr&eacute\;parable &agrave\; travers la r&eacute\;paration&nbsp\;?</em><br> Ce sentiment suppose une fragilit&eacute\; intrins&egrave\;que des processus\, des pratiques et des significations li&eacute\;s &agrave\; la cr&eacute\;ation et aux pratiques mat&eacute\;rielles. Cela nous permet de mettre en dialogue diverses cultures et d&rsquo\;&eacute\;clairer le lien fondamental entre l&rsquo\;esth&eacute\;tique et le politique (Benjamin 1930&nbsp\;\; Ranci&egrave\;re 2000&nbsp\;\; Didi-Huberman 2019\, 2024).</p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Axe 2 : R&eacute\;parer l&rsquo\;Histoire\, repenser l'&eacute\;cologie</strong></p>\n<p>D&rsquo\;une part\, nous orientons notre r&eacute\;flexion vers une philosophie de l&rsquo\;histoire en mesure de penser la r&eacute\;paration comme r&eacute\;-orientation du commun &agrave\; partir de son pass&eacute\;\, d&rsquo\;autre part nous pensons l&rsquo\;avenir au prisme du possible et de l&rsquo\;inventivit&eacute\; que les processus de r&eacute\;paration impliquent (Negri\, Revel 2007&nbsp\;\; Lageira 2016). La discussion portera\, en particulier\, autour de pratiques artistiques attentives &agrave\; la production de nouveaux modes de vie en dialogue avec l&rsquo\;archive\, ainsi qu&rsquo\;avec une pens&eacute\;e de l&rsquo\;histoire et du vivant.<strong></strong></p>\n<p>Ce deuxi&egrave\;me axe explore ainsi le pass&eacute\; colonial et ses implications culturelles\, sociales et environnementales. Les propositions attendues pourront<em> </em>traiter des revendications de r&eacute\;parations historiques\, des politiques m&eacute\;morielles\, de la justice postcoloniale\, ainsi que des formes institutionnelles\, symboliques et mat&eacute\;rielles de reconnaissance des torts et des dommages sociaux\, telles que les restitutions d&rsquo\;&oelig\;uvres et d&rsquo\;objets spoli&eacute\;s (Sarr\, Savoy\, 2018 \; Savoy 2023 \; Zabunyan 2024&nbsp\;\; Cousin <em>et al</em>.\, 2026). Il importera aussi d&rsquo\;examiner l&rsquo\;&eacute\;mergence d&rsquo\;une justice environnementale face aux d&eacute\;g&acirc\;ts &eacute\;cologiques et aux h&eacute\;ritages de l&rsquo\;Anthropoc&egrave\;ne\, notamment les catastrophes environnementales<em> </em>et technologiques (Centemeri <em>et al. </em>2022&nbsp\;\; Houdart 2026). Quel r&ocirc\;le assume l'&eacute\;cof&eacute\;minisme dans cette red&eacute\;finition de la r&eacute\;paration&nbsp\;? (Federici 2004&nbsp\;\; Lugones 2010&nbsp\;\; Puleo 2011&nbsp\;\; Ferdinand<em> </em>2019&nbsp\;\;<em> </em>Verg&egrave\;s 2019).</p>\n<p><strong>Axe 3 :&nbsp\; Exp&eacute\;riences v&eacute\;cues de la r&eacute\;paration </strong></p>\n<p>Le troisi&egrave\;me axe s&rsquo\;int&eacute\;resse aux processus par lesquels s'&eacute\;laborent des r&eacute\;ponses &agrave\; la souffrance psychique et sociale. Que signifie se reconstruire &agrave\; la suite d&rsquo\;exp&eacute\;riences de perte radicale\, qu&rsquo\;il s&rsquo\;agisse\, par exemple\, de contextes de guerre et d'exil (Saglio-Yatzimirsky 2018) ou de violences de genre et de race (Garrau\, Provost 2022)&nbsp\;? L&rsquo\;auto-d&eacute\;fense et la &laquo\;&nbsp\;vengeance&nbsp\;&raquo\; peuvent-elles s&rsquo\;imposer comme une d&eacute\;marche n&eacute\;cessaire dans un processus de r&eacute\;paration des corps opprim&eacute\;s&nbsp\;(Dorlin 2017)&nbsp\;? Les propositions pourront porter sur une diversit&eacute\; d'approches en sant&eacute\; mentale\, telles que les dispositifs d'accompagnement des personnes en situation d'exil\, de minorisation ou d'incarc&eacute\;ration\, ainsi que les m&eacute\;diations th&eacute\;rapeutiques mobilisant l'art\, les pratiques corporelles\, l'&eacute\;criture ou le travail manuel. <a name="OLE_LINK1"></a><a name="OLE_LINK2"></a>&Agrave\; cet &eacute\;gard\, une attention particuli&egrave\;re sera accord&eacute\;e &agrave\; la dimension rituelle des pratiques artistiques&nbsp\;: &agrave\; quelles conditions les arts peuvent-ils conduire vers la gu&eacute\;rison (Kristensen\, Leoni 2026)&nbsp\;?</p>\n<p>Cet axe vise ainsi\, plus globalement\, &agrave\; explorer les enjeux collectifs propres aux d&eacute\;marches th&eacute\;rapeutiques et aux processus d&rsquo\;&eacute\;mancipation qui les sous-tendent (Fanon 1952\, 1961&nbsp\;\; Sarr 2018&nbsp\;\; Beneduce 2019&nbsp\;\; Benslama 2002&nbsp\;\; Renault 2025&nbsp\;\; Freire 1968).</p>\n<p><strong>Axe 4 : Pratiques mat&eacute\;rielles</strong></p>\n<p>Ce quatri&egrave\;me axe se focalise sur les pratiques mat&eacute\;rielles de r&eacute\;paration\, et notamment sur des initiatives proposant une alternative sociotechnique aux logiques de l'obsolescence et du jetable\, comme les repair caf&eacute\;s\, les ateliers de bricolage collaboratifs ou encore les ressourceries. La r&eacute\;paration des objets num&eacute\;riques pourra de m&ecirc\;me &ecirc\;tre abord&eacute\;e\, en questionnant les formes de r&eacute\;appropriation ou\, au contraire\, d'ali&eacute\;nation qu'elle engendre\, ainsi que les enjeux &eacute\;cologiques qu'elle soul&egrave\;ve (Allard <em>et al.</em> (dir.)\, 2022). Les contributions pourront\, par ailleurs\, porter sur les m&eacute\;tiers de la r&eacute\;paration\, de la maintenance\, de l'entretien et de la restauration\, ou encore sur les r&eacute\;parations r&eacute\;alis&eacute\;es au quotidien\, et en autonomie\, par les usagers et usag&egrave\;res.</p>\n<p>Ces pratiques se d&eacute\;ploient dans des mondes sociaux\, soutiennent des modes de vie et mettent en lumi&egrave\;re\, &agrave\; leur &eacute\;chelle\, des vuln&eacute\;rabilit&eacute\;s sociales et &eacute\;conomiques. Comment\, d&egrave\;s lors\, le soin peut-il s&rsquo\;&eacute\;tendre aux choses (Denis\, Pontille 2022)&nbsp\;? Que se joue-t-il\, au plan symbolique\, dans la pr&eacute\;servation d&rsquo\;objets potentiellement charg&eacute\;s d&rsquo\;affects (Bonnot 2014) ? Les contributions s'appuyant sur des enqu&ecirc\;tes de terrain\, des recherches en art et design ou d'autres travaux empiriques sont particuli&egrave\;rement bienvenues pour cet axe.</p>\n<p><strong>Comit&eacute\; scientifique</strong></p>\n<p>-&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Marco Renzo Dell'Omodarme (Universit&eacute\; Paris 1 Panth&eacute\;on-Sorbonne\, Institut ACTE)</p>\n<p>-&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Leonardo Distaso (Universit&eacute\; Federico II de Naples)</p>\n<p>-&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Leoni Federico (Universit&agrave\; degli Studi di Verona)</p>\n<p>-&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Barbara Formis (Universit&eacute\; Paris 1 Panth&eacute\;on-Sorbonne\, Institut ACTE)</p>\n<p>-&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; J&eacute\;r&eacute\;mie Grojnowski<strong> </strong>(Universit&eacute\; Paris Nanterre\, HAR)</p>\n<p>-&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Stefan Kristensen (Universit&eacute\; de Strasbourg\, ACCRA)</p>\n<p>-&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Jacinto Lageira (Universit&eacute\; Paris 1 Panth&eacute\;on-Sorbonne\, Institut ACTE)</p>\n<p>-&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Agn&egrave\;s Lontrade (Universit&eacute\; Paris 1 Panth&eacute\;on-Sorbonne\, Institut ACTE)</p>\n<p>-&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Chiara Palermo (Universit&eacute\; Paris 1 Panth&eacute\;on-Sorbonne\, Institut ACTE\, CIPH)</p>\n<p>-&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; David Pontille (CNRS-CSI)</p>\n<p>-&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Kahena Sana&acirc\; (Universit&eacute\; de Strasbourg\, ACCRA)</p>\n<p>-&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Trond Waage (UiT- The Arctic University of Norway)</p>\n<p>-&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Christophe Viart (Universit&eacute\; Paris 1 Panth&eacute\;on-Sorbonne\, Institut ACTE)</p>\n<p><strong>Modalit&eacute\;s de soumission </strong></p>\n<p>Pour soumettre votre proposition de communication (2500 caract&egrave\;res espaces compris)\, merci de remplir directement le formulaire d&eacute\;di&eacute\; via ce lien&nbsp\;: <a href="https://framaforms.org/colloque-reparation-et-formes-de-vie-1783453503">https://framaforms.org/colloque-reparation-et-formes-de-vie-1783453503</a></p>\n<p><strong>&Eacute\;ch&eacute\;ances </strong></p>\n<p>Date limite de r&eacute\;ception des propositions de communications : Mercredi 30 septembre 2026</p>\n<p>Notification d&rsquo\;acceptation des communications : Lundi 19 octobre 2026</p>\n<p>Dates du colloque : mardi 8\, mercredi 9 et jeudi 10 d&eacute\;cembre 2026</p>\n<p><strong>Lieux </strong>: Universit&eacute\; Paris 1 Panth&eacute\;on-Sorbonne\, Universit&eacute\; Paris Nanterre</p>\n<p><strong>Rep&egrave\;res bibliographiques</strong>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>ALEXANDRE-GARNER\, Corinne\, GALITZINE-LOMPET\, Alexandra (dir.)\, <em>L&rsquo\;objet de la migration\, le sujet en exil</em>\, Nanterre\, Presses Universitaires de Nanterre\, 2020.</p>\n<p>ALLARD\, Laurence\, MONNIN\, Alexandre\, NOVA\, Nicolas (dir.)\, <em>&Eacute\;cologies du smartphone</em>\, Lormont\, Le Bord de l'eau\, 2022.</p>\n<p>ARAUJO\, Ana Lucia\, <em>Reparations for Slavery and the Slave Trade: A Transnational and Comparative History</em>\, London\, Bloomsbury Academic\, 2017.</p>\n<p>ATTIA\, Kader\, <em>RepaiR</em>\, Paris\, Presses du R&eacute\;el\, 2014.</p>\n<p>ATTIA\, Kader\,<em> Les racines poussent aussi dans le b&eacute\;ton\, </em>Vitry\, MacVal\, 2018.</p>\n<p>AZOULAY\, Ariella A&iuml\;sha\, <em>Potential History: Unlearning Imperialism</em>\, London\, Verso\, 2019.</p>\n<p>BENEDUCE\, Roberto\, <em>Archeologie del trauma. </em><em>Un'antropologia del sottosuolo</em>\, Roma-Bari\, Laterza\, 2019.</p>\n<p>BENJAMIN\, Walter\, &laquo\; Un marginal sort de l&rsquo\;ombre &raquo\; (1930)\, in <em>&OElig\;uvres II</em>\, Paris\, Gallimard\, &laquo\;&nbsp\;Folio &raquo\;\, 2000 [&laquo\; Ein Au&szlig\;enseiter macht sich bemerkbar &raquo\;\, <em>Gesammelte Schriften</em>\, t. III\, Frankfurt am Main\, Suhrkamp\, 1974-1989\, pp. 219-225].</p>\n<p>BENJAMIN\, Walter\, &laquo\; Sur le concept d&rsquo\;histoire &raquo\;\, (1942)\, in <em>&OElig\;uvres III</em>\, Paris\, Gallimard\, &laquo\;&nbsp\;Folio&nbsp\;&raquo\;\, 2000 [&laquo\; &Uuml\;ber den Begriff der Geschichte &raquo\;\, in <em>Gesammelte Schriften</em>\, t. I\, pp. 691-704].</p>\n<p>BENSLAMA\, Fethi\, <em>La psychanalyse &agrave\; l&rsquo\;&eacute\;preuve de l&rsquo\;islam</em>\, Paris\, Aubier\, 2002.</p>\n<p>BESSONE\, Magali\, <em>Faire justice de l&rsquo\;irr&eacute\;parable. Esclavage colonial et responsabilit&eacute\;s contemporaines</em>\, Paris\, Vrin\, 2019.</p>\n<p>BESSONE\, Magali\, <em>Ce que nous devons &agrave\; Ha&iuml\;ti. R&eacute\;flexions philosophiques sur la justice r&eacute\;paratrice</em>\, Paris\, La D&eacute\;couverte\, 2026.</p>\n<p>BESSONE\, Magali\, HONNETH\, Axel (dir.)\, &laquo\; Reconnaissance et r&eacute\;parations / Recognition and Reparations &raquo\;\, Colloque international\, Universit&eacute\; Paris 1 Panth&eacute\;on-Sorbonne\, ISJPS\, Paris\, juin 2026.</p>\n<p>BONNOT\, Thierry\, <em>L&rsquo\;attachement aux choses</em>\, Paris\, CNRS &Eacute\;ditions\, 2014.</p>\n<p>BRUG&Egrave\;RE\, Fabienne. <em>L&rsquo\;&eacute\;thique du care</em>\, Paris\, Presses universitaires de France\, &laquo\; Que sais-je ? &raquo\;\, n&deg\;&nbsp\;3903\, 2011.</p>\n<p>BURIGHEL\, Giuseppe\, KIM\, Sunga (dir.)\, <em>Un art de la r&eacute\;paration &ndash\; R&eacute\;parer (par) les arts vivants</em>\, Dijon\, Presses du R&eacute\;el\, 2025.</p>\n<p>CENTEMERI\, Laura\, TOP&Ccedil\;U\, Sezin\, BURGESS\, J. Peter (dir.)\, <em>Rethinking Post-Disaster Recovery: Socio-Anthropological Perspectives on Repairing Environments</em>\, Abingdon\, Routledge\, 2022.</p>\n<p>COUSIN\, Saskia\, DOQUET\, Anne\, GALITZINE-LOUMPET\, Alexandra\, HOU&Eacute\;NOUD&Eacute\;\, Didier (dir.)\, <em>Afrique\, mus&eacute\;es\, restitutions. Le temps du retour</em>\, Paris\, La Documentation fran&ccedil\;aise\, 2026.</p>\n<p>DAS\, Veena\, <em>Life and Words: Violence and the Descent into the Ordinary</em>\, Berkeley\, University of California Press\, 2007.</p>\n<p>D&rsquo\;EAUBONNE\, Fran&ccedil\;oise\, <em>Le F&eacute\;minisme ou la Mort</em>\, Paris\, P. Horay\, 1974.</p>\n<p>DENIS\, J&eacute\;r&ocirc\;me\, PONTILLE\, David\, <em>Le soin des choses. Politiques de la maintenance</em>\, Paris\, La D&eacute\;couverte\, 2022.</p>\n<p>DENIS\, J&eacute\;r&ocirc\;me\, PONTILLE\, David\, RUBIO\, Fernando Dom&iacute\;nguez\, <em>Fragilities. </em><em>Essays on the Politics\, Ethics\, and Aesthetics of Maintenance and Repair</em>\, Cambridge\, MA\, London\, The MIT Press\, 2025.</p>\n<p>DIAGNE\,<em> </em>Souleymane Bachir\, <em>En qu&ecirc\;te d'Afrique(s). Universalisme et pens&eacute\;e d&eacute\;coloniale</em> (avec Jean-Loup Amselle)\, Paris\, Albin Michel\, 2018.</p>\n<p>DIDI-HUBERMAN\, Georges\, <em>D&eacute\;sirer d&eacute\;sob&eacute\;ir. Ce qui nous soul&egrave\;ve\, 1</em>\, Paris\, Minuit\, 2019.</p>\n<p>DIDI-HUBERMAN\, Georges\, <em>La Fabrique des &eacute\;motions disjointes. Faits d'affects\, 2</em>\, Paris\, Minuit\, 2024.</p>\n<p>DORLIN\, Elsa\, <em>Se d&eacute\;fendre. Une philosophie de la violence</em>\, Paris\, Zones\, 2017.</p>\n<p>DORLIN\, Elsa (dir.)\, <em>R&eacute\;parations &eacute\;pist&eacute\;miques I &ndash\; R&eacute\;sistances cr&eacute\;atrices : les arts et la m&eacute\;moire de l&rsquo\;esclavage\, contribution &agrave\; une &eacute\;pist&eacute\;mologie de l&rsquo\;archive</em>\, Journ&eacute\;e d&rsquo\;&eacute\;tude\, Universit&eacute\; Toulouse Jean-Jaur&egrave\;s\, Toulouse\, juin 2025.</p>\n<p>FANON\, Frantz\, <em>Peau noire\, masques blancs</em>\, Paris\, Seuil\, 1952.</p>\n<p>FANON\, Frantz\, <em>Les Damn&eacute\;s de la terre</em>\, Paris\, Fran&ccedil\;ois Maspero\, 1961.</p>\n<p>FEDERICI\, Silvia\, <em>Caliban and the Witch: Women\, the Body and Primitive Accumulation</em>\, Brooklyn\, New York\, Autonomedia\, 2004.</p>\n<p>FERDINAND\, Malcom\, <em>Une &eacute\;cologie d&eacute\;coloniale. Penser l&rsquo\;&eacute\;cologie depuis le monde carib&eacute\;en</em>\, Paris\, Seuil\, 2019.</p>\n<p>FORMIS\, Barbara\, <em>Esth&eacute\;tique de la vie ordinaire</em>\, Paris\, Presses Universitaires de France\, 2010.</p>\n<p>FORMIS\, Barbara\, "The Critical Power of the Residual"\, <em>Performance Research</em>\, vol. 22\, n&deg\;&nbsp\;8\, 2017\, pp. 7-16.</p>\n<p>FREIRE\, Paulo\, <em>P&eacute\;dagogie des opprim&eacute\;s </em>[1968]\, Paris\, Maspero\, 1974\, Agone\, 2021.</p>\n<p>GARRAU\, Marie\, <em>Politiques de la vuln&eacute\;rabilit&eacute\;</em>\, Paris\, CNRS &Eacute\;ditions\, 2018.</p>\n<p>GARRAU\, Marie\, PROVOST\, Micka&euml\;lle\, <em>Exp&eacute\;riences v&eacute\;cues du genre et de la race. Pour une ph&eacute\;nom&eacute\;nologie critique\,</em> Paris\, &Eacute\;ditions de la Sorbonne\, 2022.</p>\n<p>GEFEN\, Alexandre\, <em>R&eacute\;parer le monde. La Litt&eacute\;rature fran&ccedil\;aise face au XXIe si&egrave\;cle</em>\, Paris\, Corti\, 2017.</p>\n<p>GILLIGAN\, Carol\, <em>In a Different Voice: Psychological Theory and Women&rsquo\;s Development</em>\, Cambridge\, MA\, Harvard University Press\, 1982.</p>\n<p>HARAWAY\, Donna J.\, <em>Staying with the Trouble: Making Kin in the Chthulucene\, </em>Durham\, London\, Duke University Press\, 2016.</p>\n<p>HERMAN\, Judith\, <em>Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence&mdash\;from Domestic Abuse to Political Terror</em>\, Basic Books\, 1992.</p>\n<p>HERMAN\, Judith\, <em>Truth and Repair: How Trauma Survivors Envision Justice</em>\, New York\, Basic Books\, 2023.</p>\n<p>HONNETH\, Axel\, <em>La lutte pour la reconnaissance</em> (1992)\, Paris\, Cerf\, 2000.</p>\n<p>HOUDART\, Sophie\, <em>Ce territoire qui\, comme une pulsation...</em>\, Vaulx-en-Velin\, Les &Eacute\;ditions des mondes &agrave\; faire\, 2026.</p>\n<p>JACKSON\, Steven J.\, "Rethinking Repair"\, in GILLESPIE\, Tarleton\, BOCZKOWSKI\, Pablo J.\, FOOT\, Kirsten A. (dir.)\, <em>Media Technologies: Essays on Communication\, Materiality\, and Society</em>\, Cambridge\, MA\, The MIT Press\, 2014\, pp. 221-240.</p>\n<p>JOULIAN\, Fr&eacute\;d&eacute\;ric\, TATSEVIN\, Yann-Philippe\, FURNISS\, Jamie (dir.)\, <em>R&eacute\;parer le monde. </em><em>Exc&egrave\;s\, reste et innovation</em>\, <em>Techniques &amp\; Culture</em>\, n&deg\; 65-66\, 2016.</p>\n<p>KISIN\, Eugenia\, <em>Aesthetics of Repair: Indigenous Art and the Form of Reconciliation</em>\, Toronto\, University of Toronto Press\, 2024.</p>\n<p>KISUKIDI\, Nadia Yala\, RIBEIRO\, Djamila\, <em>Dialogue transatlantique. Perspectives de la pens&eacute\;e f&eacute\;ministe noire et des diasporas africaines</em>\, Paris\, Anacaona\, 2021.</p>\n<p>KRAUSE\, Pamela\, &laquo\; Gu&eacute\;rir le traumatisme\, une t&acirc\;che pour la ph&eacute\;nom&eacute\;nologie &raquo\;\, <em>Revue des sciences humaines</em>\, n&deg\; 358\, 2025\, pp. 239-260.</p>\n<p>KRISTENSEN\, Stefan\, LEONI Federico\, <em>Approches artistiques des rituels de gu&eacute\;rison</em>\, Hermann\, 2026.</p>\n<p>LAGEIRA\, Jacinto\, <em>L&rsquo\;Art comme Histoire. Un entrelacement de po&eacute\;tiques</em>\, Milan\, Paris\, Mim&eacute\;sis\, 2016.</p>\n<p><strong>LAUGIER\, Sandra (dir.)\, </strong><em>Tous vuln&eacute\;rables ? L&rsquo\;&eacute\;thique du care\, les animaux et l&rsquo\;environnement</em><strong>\, Paris\, Payot\, 2012.</strong></p>\n<p>LAZALI\, Karima\, <em>Le Trauma colonial. Enqu&ecirc\;te sur les effets psychiques et politiques de l&rsquo\;oppression coloniale en Alg&eacute\;rie</em>\, Paris\, La D&eacute\;couverte\, 2018.</p>\n<p>LEROY\, Christine\, PALERMO\, Chiara (dir.)\, <em>Pesanteur et portance. Une &eacute\;thique de la gravit&eacute\;</em>\, Paris\, Hermann\, 2022.</p>\n<p>LUGONES\, Mar&iacute\;a\, "Toward a Decolonial Feminism"\, <em>Hypatia</em>\, vol. 25\, n&deg\; 4\, 2010\, pp. 742-759.</p>\n<p>MAC&Eacute\;\, Marielle\, <em>Styles. Critique de nos formes de vie</em>\, Paris\, Gallimard\, 2016.</p>\n<p>MBEMBE\, Achille\, <em>Brutalisme</em>\, Paris\, La D&eacute\;couverte\, 2020.</p>\n<p>MBEMBE\, Achille\, SARR Felwine\, <em>Les Ateliers de la Pens&eacute\;e de Dakar Cosmologie du lien et forme de vie</em>\, Colloque International\, Mus&eacute\;e des Civilisations Noires\, Dakar\, 23-26 mars 2022.</p>\n<p>MCLAREN\, Duncan P.\, "In a Broken World: Towards an Ethics of Repair in the Anthropocene"\, <em>The Anthropocene Review</em>\, 5(2)\, 2018\, pp. 136-154.</p>\n<p>MICHEL\, Johann\, <em>Le r&eacute\;parable et l&rsquo\;irr&eacute\;parable. L'humain au temps du vuln&eacute\;rable</em>\, Paris\, Hermann\, 2021.</p>\n<p>NEGRI\, Antonio\, REVEL\, Judith\, &laquo\; Inventer le commun des hommes &raquo\;\, <em>Multitudes</em>\, vol. 31\, n&deg\;&nbsp\;4\, 2007\, pp. 5-10.</p>\n<p>OROZA\, Ernesto\, &laquo\; Subvertir la panne &raquo\;\, <em>Techniques et Culture</em>\, n&deg\; 72\, 2019\, pp. 108-125.</p>\n<p>POPA\, D&eacute\;lia\, &laquo\; Le geste et la forme. &Eacute\;l&eacute\;ments pour une ph&eacute\;nom&eacute\;nologie des formes de vie&nbsp\;&raquo\;\, S&eacute\;minaire &laquo\; La ph&eacute\;nom&eacute\;nologie et les sciences humaines &raquo\;<em>\, </em>Universit&eacute\; Paris 1 Panth&eacute\;on-Sorbonne\, 2025.</p>\n<p>PULEO\, Alicia H.\, <em>Ecofeminismo para otro mundo posible</em>\, Madrid\, C&aacute\;tedra\, 2011.</p>\n<p>RANCI&Egrave\;RE\, Jacques\, <em>Le partage du sensible</em>. <em>Esth&eacute\;tique et politique</em>\, Paris\, La Fabrique\, 2000.</p>\n<p>RENAULT\, Matthieu<em>\,</em> <em>Frantz</em> <em>Fanon</em>.<em> De l'anticolonialisme &agrave\; la critique postcoloniale</em>\, Paris\, &Eacute\;ditions Amsterdam\, 2025.</p>\n<p>RIC&OElig\;UR\, Paul\, <em>La m&eacute\;moire\, l'histoire\, l'oubli</em>\, Paris\, Seuil\, 2000.</p>\n<p>SAGLIO-YATZIMIRSKY\, Marie-Caroline\, <em>La voix de ceux qui crient. Rencontre avec des demandeurs d&rsquo\;asile</em>\, Paris\, Albin Michel\, 2018.</p>\n<p>SARR\, Felwine\, <em>Habiter le monde. Essai sur l&rsquo\;imaginaire politique</em>\, Montr&eacute\;al\, M&eacute\;moire d&rsquo\;encrier\, 2017.</p>\n<p>SARR\, Felwine\, SAVOY\, B&eacute\;n&eacute\;dicte\, <em>Restituer le patrimoine africain</em>\, Paris\, Philippe Rey\, Seuil\, 2018.</p>\n<p>SAVOY\, B&eacute\;n&eacute\;dicte\, <em>Le long combat de l&rsquo\;Afrique pour son art. Histoire d&rsquo\;une d&eacute\;faite postcoloniale</em>\, Paris\, Seuil\, 2023.</p>\n<p><a name="_heading=h.rhdtsvrkrxtk"></a>STOLER\, Ann Laura (dir.)\, <em>Imperial Debris: On Ruins and Ruination</em>\, Durham\, London\, Duke University Press\, 2013. <a name="_heading=h.5bqyosfet146"></a>TRONTO\, Joan\, <em>Moral Boundaries: A Political Argument for an Ethic of Care</em>\, New York\, London\, Routledge\, 1993.</p>\n<p><a name="_heading=h.6l6izjmhbrv4"></a>TSING\, Anna\, SWANSON\, Heather\, GAN\, Elaine\, BUBANDT\, Nils (dir.)\, <em>Arts of Living on a Damaged Planet: Ghosts and Monsters of the Anthropocene</em>\, Minneapolis\, University of Minnesota Press\, 2017.</p>\n<p>VERG&Egrave\;S\, Fran&ccedil\;oise\, <em>Un f&eacute\;minisme d&eacute\;colonial</em>\, Paris\, La Fabrique\, 2019.</p>\n<p>WIEGMAN\, Robyn\, "The times we&rsquo\;re in: Queer feminist criticism and the reparative &lsquo\;turn&rsquo\;"\, <em>Feminist Theory</em>\, 15(1)\, 2014\, pp. 4-25.</p>\n<p>ZABUNYAN\, Elvan\,<strong> </strong><em>R&eacute\;unir les bouts du monde. Art\, histoire\, esclavage en m&eacute\;moire</em>\, Montreuil\, B42\, 2024.</p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></p>
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DESCRIPTION:<p>Religion\, Politics\, and Cognitive Warfare: Information\, Interpretation\, Conspiracy\, and the Struggle for Reality <em>Call for Papers and Presentations</em>Details</p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>When:</strong>&nbsp\;October 1-3\, 2026</li>\n<li><strong>Where:</strong>&nbsp\;Online</li>\n<li><strong>Submission Deadline:</strong>&nbsp\;July 15\, 2026</li>\n<li><strong>Sponsored by:</strong>&nbsp\;The Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory (JCRT) in Collaboration with the University of Denver and Syracuse University</li>\n<li><strong>Keynote Address by:</strong>&nbsp\;<a href="https://religion.williams.edu/faculty/jason-josephson/">Jason Josephson Storm</a>\, Williams College author of&nbsp\;<em>The Genealogy of Genealogy: Nietzsche\, Foucault\, and the Coils of Critical History</em>&nbsp\;and&nbsp\;<em>Metamodernism: The Future of Theory</em></li>\n</ul>\n<p>The Call For Proposals</p>\n<p>The Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory (JCRT) invites proposals for an online conference entitled&nbsp\;<strong>Religion\, Politics\, and Cognitive Warfare: Information\, Interpretation\, Conspiracy\, and the Struggle for Reality.</strong>&nbsp\;The proceedings will be considered for publication in a special issue of the&nbsp\;<a href="https://jcrt.org/"><em>JCRT</em></a>.</p>\n<p>This conference investigates how beliefs\, paranoia\, and conspiratorial modes of knowing shape a contemporary cognitive battlespace in which actors struggle to define truth\, authority\, and reality itself. Drawing on Michel Foucault&rsquo\;s&nbsp\;<em>Lectures on the Will to Know</em>&nbsp\;and Julia Kristeva&rsquo\;s&nbsp\;<em>This Incredible Need to Believe</em>&nbsp\;(2024)\, we focus on practices of selective fact use and &ldquo\;truth-selecting&rdquo\; that construct alternative epistemic orders while claiming privileged access to what is &ldquo\;really&rdquo\; going on.</p>\n<p>Rather than treating conspiracy thinking as merely political or psychological\, the conference foregrounds its religious dimensions: faith in hidden powers\, moral dualism\, apocalyptic expectation\, and hermeneutical struggle over revelatory access to the real. Conspiracy cultures routinely reproduce theological structures of knowing&mdash\;visions of salvation and corruption\, truth and deception\, initiation and blindness. At the same time\, new forms of &ldquo\;cognitive warfare&rdquo\; reframe these religious energies within state and platform attempts to govern perception\, attention\, and trust. Artificial intelligence\, algorithmic media\, and strategic information campaigns do not only deliver messages\; they create digital ecologies in which suspicion becomes faith-like and revelation is continual.</p>\n<p>The conference organizers are seeking proposals of high academic quality that take a reflective and analytical approach to both general and specific topics with international appeal or focus. We encourage contributions from scholars of religious studies\, philosophy\, communication\, sociology\, security studies\, psychology\, media\, and related fields. Submissions should engage religion as a dynamic force&mdash\;conceptually\, historically\, or materially&mdash\;within the cognitive battlespaces of our time. We encourage contributions from a spectrum of perspectives\, approaches\, and methodologies.</p>\n<p><strong>We are not interested in papers that simply rehearse or promote particular conspiracies\, or that use the conference as a platform for calling out disliked groups. We are not interested in polemics\, jeremiad\, or de facto advocacy pieces. Instead\, we welcome theoretically informed and methodologically rigorous work that takes the religious and epistemic dimensions of cognitive conflict seriously as objects of critical inquiry.</strong></p>\n<p>Topics and Guiding Questions</p>\n<p>Proposals may address\, but are not limited to\, the following subthemes and questions:</p>\n<p>1. Paranoid Styles and Truth-Selecting</p>\n<p>Religious narratives have always negotiated the boundary between revelation and delusion\, authority and transgression. This subtheme explores how conspiratorial and paranoid styles echo older religious hermeneutics&mdash\;selective citation\, esoteric interpretation\, claims to hidden truth&mdash\;while retooling them in secular or digital forms. How do religious movements or quasi-religious publics narrate their privileged access to hidden realities? What theological and philosophical resources&mdash\;including the Foucauldian genealogy of the &ldquo\;will to truth&rdquo\;&mdash\;sustain these modes of &ldquo\;truth selection&rdquo\; and suspicion?</p>\n<p>2. Zionism\, Antisemitism\, and Global Conspiracy Imaginaries</p>\n<p>Religious symbols and myths remain central to global conspiracy thinking\, and Judaism occupies a particularly charged position in these narratives. This subtheme invites analyses of antisemitic conspiracies past and present\, from classical &ldquo\;hidden ruler&rdquo\; myths to their algorithmic reprints in digital culture. How do such imaginaries convert theological motifs into political paranoia? What criteria can scholars use to distinguish legitimate critique of religion or state policy from conspiratorial reinscriptions of sacred enmity and eschatological blame?</p>\n<p>3. AI\, Platforms\, and Paranoid Infrastructures</p>\n<p>Technological systems now mediate belief and belonging in ways that rival traditional religious institutions. As artificial intelligence curates information and personalizes experience\, it also reconfigures how suspicion\, revelation\, and trust are produced and distributed. This subtheme asks whether algorithmic systems function as &ldquo\;paranoid infrastructures&rdquo\;&mdash\;digital environments that reinforce particular patterns of attention and faith. How do these systems become sites of religious projection\, and how do AI-generated and synthetic media intersect with conspiracy\, extremism\, and religious imaginary?</p>\n<p>4. Cognitive Warfare and the Expanded Battlespace</p>\n<p>The concepts of &ldquo\;cognitive warfare&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;cognitive domain operations&rdquo\; increasingly shape strategic and policy discourse\, yet they resonate with deeply theological questions about will\, truth\, and freedom. When states and institutions seek to &ldquo\;weaponize&rdquo\; belief or perception\, they enter into the same struggle for reality long theorized within religious and philosophical traditions. How might religious studies and critical theory help decode the sacred undercurrents of this emerging battlefield&mdash\;its rituals\, its eschatologies\, its doctrines of purified mind and corrupted reason?</p>\n<p>5. Ethics of Information Control and Scholarly Responsibility</p>\n<p>Religious communities have always wrestled with the ethics of teaching\, interpretation\, and secrecy&mdash\;questions that return urgently in the academy&rsquo\;s role as arbiter of truth amid disinformation. This subtheme invites reflexive discussion of how scholars navigate the line between critique and amplification when studying conspiratorial or extremist movements. What responsibilities accompany the act of curating knowledge&mdash\;or withholding it&mdash\;in an age when information itself is the battlefield?</p>\n<p>6. Esoteric and Speculative Knowledge</p>\n<p>Religious and occult traditions offer rich precedents for contemporary speculative and conspiratorial epistemologies. Drawing on Michael Barkun and related theorists of stigmatized knowledge\, this subtheme investigates how claims to esoteric or speculative truth function as alternative forms of knowing and meaning-making\, challenging empiricist and positivist paradigms. What ethical and epistemic possibilities emerge when the speculative is taken seriously as an object of inquiry? Where are the boundaries between credible revelation\, creative speculation\, and dangerous delusion\, and how do such claims sustain communities seeking Reality amid uncertainty?</p>\n<p>Submission of Proposals</p>\n<p>Contributors should send an abstract of 300&ndash\;500 words outlining their proposal and its relevance to the conference theme. All proposals should be submitted as email attachments to the editor at&nbsp\;editor.jcrt@gmail.com&nbsp\;with the subject line header: &ldquo\;Religion\, Politics\, and Cognitive Warfare &ndash\; [Paper Title].&rdquo\;</p>\n<p>Abstracts of papers\, drafts of papers\, or complete papers are welcome\, as well as proposals for oral presentations\, panel discussions\, or short workshops. Accepted presenters will be invited to submit finished articles for peer review and possible inclusion in a special issue of the&nbsp\;<em>JCRT</em>.</p>\n<p>Publication</p>\n<p>As the&nbsp\;<em>Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory</em>&nbsp\;works toward a special issue on Religion\, Politics\, and Cognitive Warfare\, our goal is to create an interdisciplinary forum for rigorous examination of these pressing issues. All conference presenters will be invited to submit finished articles for peer review. Selected articles will be published in a forthcoming special issue of the&nbsp\;<em>JCRT</em>.</p>\n<p>Queries</p>\n<p>For questions regarding the conference or submissions\, please contact the JCRT editorial office at&nbsp\;<a href="mailto:editor.jcrt@gmail.com">editor.jcrt@gmail.com</a>.</p>\n<p><em>Sponsored by the Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory (JCRT) in Collaboration with the University of Denver</em></p>\n<p><em><a href="https://jcrt.org/religioustheory">jcrt.org/religioustheory</a> - <a href="mailto:editor.jcrt@gmail.com">editor.jcrt@gmail.com</a></em></p>
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DESCRIPTION:<p><strong>The Horizons of Experience:&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p><strong>A Husserlian Exploration</strong></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p><strong>BSP Online Course</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Registration open now</strong></p>\n\n<p>The aim of this course is to introduce students to the notion of an intentional horizon\, as it is first developed in the works of Edmund Husserl\, alongside some programmatic and methodological ideas concerning how to carry out phenomenology as a form of what I will call &lsquo\;horizonal analysis&rsquo\;. We will then consider in detail three cases in which the notion of an intentional horizon can be put to work: First\, visual experience as of complete three-dimensional objects\, second cases of haptic touch\, and a finally emotional experience.</p>\n\n<p>The course will draw throughout on the classical phenomenologists\, principally Husserl\, Sartre\, Merleau-Ponty\, and Scheler. However\, there will also be significant links to consonant issues in contemporary philosophy of perception and mind\; indeed it will be shown that the notion of an intentional horizon can provide interesting resolutions to long-standing debates and issues in the contemporary philosophy. The result will be a rich and rewarding exploration of this exciting but often under-researched and misunderstood notion.</p>\n\n<p><em>BSP Online courses focus on phenomenological thinkers or topics and are taught by experts in the field. The sessions last 1.5 hours and are held once a week online\, over consecutive weeks. This will include a lecture and time for discussion / Q&amp\;A. Reading materials or any other course materials will be provided in advance. Catch-up recordings are available in case anyone misses any sessions!</em></p>\n\n<p>Course Leader: Jonathan Mitchell (Cardiff University)</p>\n<p>Sessions: 4 sessions over 4 weeks</p>\n<p>Dates: 4 / 11 / 18 / 25 October &ndash\; weekly &ndash\; Sundays</p>\n<p>Time: 7:00&ndash\;8:30pm UK time</p>\n<p>Location: Online (Teams)</p>\n\n<p>Find out some more about the BSP Online Course &ndash\; The Horizons of Experience: A Husserlian Exploration</p>\n
ORGANIZER;CN=Alessandro Guardascione:
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SUMMARY:The Nature of Social Identities: Metaphysics\, Epistemology\, and Politics
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LOCATION:Arna Nováka 1\, Brno \, Czech Republic\, 60200
DESCRIPTION:<p>The Department of Philosophy\, Faculty of Arts\, Masaryk University in Brno\, Czech Republic\, invites submissions for a conference on the metaphysical and epistemological foundations of social identities\, organised within the research project Identity Politics: Metaphysics and Epistemology.</p>\n<p><strong>Conference Theme</strong></p>\n<p>In recent decades\, political and social debates have increasingly focused on identity-based groups defined by characteristics such as race\, gender\, sexual orientation\, disability\, class\, religion\, or age. These developments have generated extensive discussion in political philosophy and social theory. However\, many of the metaphysical and epistemological assumptions underlying identity politics remain insufficiently examined.</p>\n<p>This conference aims to investigate the nature\, constitution\, and epistemic role of social identities. In particular\, we seek to explore the mechanisms through which identities emerge as robust social and political entities\, and the ways in which identity-related features&mdash\;such as lived experience\, self-identification\, social recognition\, and shared narratives&mdash\;contribute to their formation and persistence.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Another central aim is to examine whether different identities (for example\, race\, gender\, sexual orientation\, or class) are constituted through similar or distinct metaphysical and epistemic mechanisms. Comparative approaches that analyse similarities and differences across identities are especially welcome.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>The conference will also address the epistemological aspects of social identities\, including questions concerning situated knowledge\, epistemic authority\, intersectionality\, and conflicts among different socially situated perspectives.</p>\n<p><strong>Topics</strong></p>\n<p>Possible topics include\, but are not limited to:</p>\n<p>Metaphysics of Social and Political Identities</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Social construction of identity categories</li>\n<li>Relations between biological facts and socially constructed identities</li>\n<li>The &ldquo\;reality&rdquo\; of socially constructed kinds</li>\n<li>Narrative coherence and the unity of political identities</li>\n<li>Self-identification\, authenticity\, and identity formation</li>\n<li>Identity boundaries and the possibility of passing</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Epistemology of Social Identity</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Epistemic authority of lived experience</li>\n<li>Insider/outsider epistemology</li>\n<li>Epistemic injustice and social bias</li>\n<li>Intersectionality and epistemic norms</li>\n<li>Argumentation and epistemic authority</li>\n<li>Incommensurability between identity-based perspectives</li>\n<li>Identity as epistemic authority</li>\n<li>The rights and responsibilities of epistemic communities.&nbsp\;</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Submissions from metaphysics\, epistemology\, social philosophy\, feminist philosophy\, philosophy of race\, and related areas are welcome.</p>\n<p><strong>Keynote speaker</strong>: Kristina Rolin (Tampere University)</p>\n<p><strong>Submission Guidelines</strong></p>\n<p>Please submit an anonymous abstract of 400&ndash\;500 words.</p>\n<p>The submission should be attached to the email in .pdf format and prepared for blind review. Please include the following information separately in the body of the email: your name(s)\, affiliation(s)\, contact information\, the title of your talk.</p>\n<p><strong>Important Dates</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Abstract submission deadline</strong>: June 20\, 2026</li>\n<li><strong>Notification of acceptance</strong>: July 30\, 2026</li>\n<li><strong>Conference dates</strong>: October 6&ndash\;7\, 2026</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Conference Details</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Location</strong>: Department of Philosophy\, Faculty of Arts\, Masaryk University\, Brno\, Czech Republic (Arna Nov&aacute\;ka 1\, 602 00 Brno)</li>\n<li><strong>Format</strong>: in-person</li>\n<li><strong>Language of the conference</strong>: English</li>\n<li><strong>Conference fee</strong>: 50 EUR. The conference fee is intended solely to cover catering costs during the event (coffee breaks and refreshments) and the conference dinner. The venue is provided by the host department\, and all conference materials will be distributed electronically. Participants who wish to attend only the talks\, not the conference dinner\, may contact the organisers to arrange a reduced fee.</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Submission</strong></p>\n<p>Please send submissions to: belohrad@phil.muni.cz</p>\n<p><strong>Contact</strong></p>\n<p>For inquiries\, please contact: Radim Bělohrad\, Ph.D. (belohrad@phil.muni.cz)</p>\n<p><strong>Organizing committee</strong></p>\n<p>Radim Bělohrad\, Ph.D.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Zdeňka Jastrzembsk&aacute\;\, Ph.D.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Marek Picha\, Ph.D.</p>\n<p>Dagmar Pichov&aacute\;\, Ph.D.</p>
ORGANIZER;CN=Radim Belohrad:
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SUMMARY:"Ricœur\, Dead or Alive?" Fonds Ricœur Monthly Seminar (ENS\, Paris)
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LOCATION:École Normale Supérieure\, 45 rue d'Ulm\, Paris\, France\, 75005
DESCRIPTION:<p><strong>Presentation of the Seminar</strong></p>\n<p>The seminar "Actualit&eacute\;s de Ric&oelig\;ur" ("Ric&oelig\;ur Studies Today") aims to offer a space for discussion and development for early-career research on Ric&oelig\;ur. Hosted at the &Eacute\;cole Normale Sup&eacute\;rieure for the 2026&ndash\;2027 academic year\, it welcomes proposals from doctoral students\, postdoctoral researchers\, and early-career scholars who wish to explore\, extend\, or put to the test the resources of Paul Ric&oelig\;ur's philosophy.</p>\n<p>The first edition of this seminar is entitled "Ric&oelig\;ur\, Dead or Alive?" &mdash\; a deliberately ambiguous formulation\, one that invites us to question both the internal vitality of his &oelig\;uvre and its capacity to nourish the philosophical\, ethical\, and political debates of today.</p>\n<p>Is Ric&oelig\;ur's hermeneutic phenomenology not defined\, in essence\, by its defense of &mdash\; and\, as it were\, its "vow" (v&oelig\;u) in favor of &mdash\; life\, the living\, and the lively? But is he still a living interlocutor\, or has his thought sedimented into heritage?</p>\n<p>The seminar will follow this format: two speakers per two-hour session\, with 30 minutes of presentation and 30 minutes of discussion for each speaker.</p>\n<p>For paper proposals\, we welcome submissions engaging with three thematic axes.</p>\n<p><strong>Axis I. Life as Resistance &ndash\; Language\, Time\, and Action</strong></p>\n<p>How does life affirm\, narrate\, and configure itself in the face of what negates it? Ric&oelig\;ur's hermeneutic phenomenology is traversed by a fundamental tension between the power to act and the multiple forms of its hindrance. Confronted with evil\, forgetting\, or indeed death\, Ric&oelig\;ur explores the diverse forms of resistance at work within life &mdash\; metaphors\, narratives\, memories\, history. These resistances\, as actions\, possess an intrinsic logic and continue to create the meaning of life.</p>\n<p><strong>Suggested Lines of Approach</strong></p>\n<p>1. Language as resistance: How does the "living metaphor" (<em>The Rule of Metaphor</em>\, 1975) constitute a form of resistance to the "entropy of language\," which freezes meaning? In what sense is semantic innovation a vital act\, a "revival"?</p>\n<p>2. Narrative as resistance: In <em>Time and Narrative </em>(1983&ndash\;1985)\, emplotment is presented as a provisional victory over temporal discordance. How are we to think this victory in the face of the radicality of Heideggerian "being-towards-death"?</p>\n<p>3. Memory as resistance: <em>Memory\, History\, Forgetting </em>(2000) distinguishes between forgetting kept in reserve and forgetting through effacement. In what way does this distinction commit us to an ethics of memory as a form of fidelity to life?</p>\n<p><strong>Axis II. A Life of One's Own &ndash\; Selfhood\, Vulnerability\, Ethicity</strong></p>\n<p>How might vulnerability\, far from being a limit of subjectivity\, be its very condition of ethical possibility? Ric&oelig\;ur's hermeneutics of the self is built upon the recognition of a constitutive fragility: narrative identity is always exposed to rupture\, to suffering\, to undergoing the action of the other &mdash\; the other inscribing at the very heart of the self. This axis proposes to deepen reflection on the relation between the self and the other\, and to explore the modes by which a "good life" may be accomplished\, starting from the concrete ordeals of vulnerability: trauma\, the quest for mutual recognition\, and the precariousness of existence.</p>\n<p><strong>Suggested Lines of Approach</strong></p>\n<p>4. The ordeal of narrative identity: <em>Oneself as Another </em>(1990) articulates <em>idem</em>-identity and <em>ipse</em>-identity around the self-constancy under trial. What becomes of this articulation when the trial is that of identity's collapse &mdash\; serious illness\, exile\, trauma? Ric&oelig\;ur's hermeneutics of narrative identity also resonates with debates on the performativity of identity and with gender studies (Butler).</p>\n<p>5. The reciprocity of recognition: In <em>The Course of Recognition</em> (2004)\, Ric&oelig\;ur moves from self-recognition to mutual recognition. How might this course enter into dialogue with contemporary theories of vulnerability (Weil\, Levinas) or of care?</p>\n<p>6. The ethical life: The "ethical aim" defined in the "ethical studies" (<em>Oneself as Another</em>\, Studies 5-7) seeks to realize a "good life." Does this notion remain operative in the face of situations of thwarted life\, precarity\, or desubjectivation?</p>\n<p><strong>Axis III. Ric&oelig\;ur&rsquo\;s Survival &ndash\; Present Legacies</strong></p>\n<p>Ric&oelig\;ur maintained a singular relationship with his own era\, marked as much by fruitful resonances as by sharp conflicts. This axis seeks to interrogate the philosophical actuality of these past debates: what extensions\, what corrections\, and what ruptures does Ric&oelig\;urian thought call for today? Proposals will place Ric&oelig\;ur's texts in critical dialogue with contemporary problematics\, without confining themselves to historical reconstruction.</p>\n<p><strong>Suggested Lines of Approach</strong></p>\n<p>7. Radical alterity in phenomenology: Ric&oelig\;ur engaged in a twofold critical dialogue with Derridean deconstruction and Levinasian ethics &mdash\; two distinct contestations of the autonomy of the self\, the one through the play of language\, the other through the ethical injunction of the face. How do these confrontations\, taken together\, illuminate the limits and the resources of the hermeneutics of the self in the face of the contemporary challenges of hospitality\, communication\, and responsibility?</p>\n<p>8. Philosophical anthropology: Is the human being\, understood as the "capable human being" (<em>From Text to Action</em>\, 1986)\, in a position to accommodate new forms of agency &mdash\; collective\, distributed\, digital &mdash\; or do its anthropological presuppositions constrain it? In this regard\, Ric&oelig\;urian philosophy could enter into fruitful dialogue with the theories of Stiegler (tertiary retention) and Arendt (collective action).</p>\n<p>9. Justice today: How might Ric&oelig\;ur's reflections on justice\, collective memory\, and forgiveness (<em>Memory\, History\, Forgetting</em>\, Epilogue) be articulated with the contemporary stakes of memory conflicts\, politics of reconciliation\, or postcolonial reparations? Ric&oelig\;ur's philosophy is bound up with figures such as Halbwachs\, Derrida\, and Honneth. His reflection on memory and forgiveness continues to shed lasting light on the practices of transitional justice.</p>\n<p><strong>Submission Guidelines</strong></p>\n<p>To submit a proposal or for any inquiries\, please write to us at the following address: <a href="mailto:seminaire.actualites.ricoeur@gmail.com"><u>seminaire.actualites.ricoeur@gmail.com</u></a>. Proposals are welcome from doctoral students\, postdoctoral researchers\, and early-career scholars of any discipline (philosophy\, literary studies\, theology\, social sciences\, law)\, provided that they are grounded in Ric&oelig\;ur's texts and in contemporary debates for which Ric&oelig\;urian theory could be fruitfully mobilized. Comparative and transdisciplinary proposals are welcome. We will accept proposals in French and in English.</p>\n<p><strong>Practical Information</strong></p>\n<p>Submissions: <a href="mailto:seminaire.actualites.ricoeur@gmail.com"><u>seminaire.actualites.ricoeur@gmail.com</u></a></p>\n<p>Submission deadline: 20 September 2026</p>\n<p>Venue: &Eacute\;cole Normale Sup&eacute\;rieure\, 45 rue d'Ulm\, Paris (75005)</p>\n<p>Frequency: monthly (2026&ndash\;2027 academic year)\, normally on the last Tuesday of each month\, beginning however on <u>Tuesday 6 October</u>.</p>\n<p>Schedule: 6 October\; 27 October\; 24 November\; 15 December (due to the holiday break)\; 26 January\; 23 February\; 30 March\; 27 April.</p>\n<p><strong>Paper proposals must follow these guidelines:</strong></p>\n<p>An anonymized abstract of 400 to 600 words in Word format\, specifying the title of the paper\, the chosen axis\, and the thesis defended\, accompanied by an indicative bibliography.</p>\n<p>A brief bio-bibliographical note (name\, affiliation\, current position\, thesis supervisor where applicable) should be included in the body of the email. To facilitate the archiving and processing of your submission\, we kindly ask you to format the subject line of your email as follows: [Seminar Application] Surname &ndash\; Title of the Paper. Formatting guidelines for the (anonymous) abstract: Times New Roman or Arial\, 12-point font\, 1.5 line spacing.</p>\n<p>We wish for the papers to be delivered in person\, in order to facilitate the discussions that lie at the heart of the seminar spirit of this initiative. A link will nevertheless be available for those who wish to follow the event remotely\, where applicable.</p>\n<p>The seminar has no dedicated budget for the reimbursement of travel and accommodation expenses\, and in-person participation is at the speakers' own expense. We therefore encourage them to explore\, as a first step\, the funding available from their research unit\, doctoral school\, or home institution.</p>\n<p>Selected speakers will be invited to submit a preparatory text (25\,000 characters maximum)\, to be circulated to participants one week before the session\, and sent to the contact address (<a href="mailto:seminaire.actualites.ricoeur@gmail.com"><u>seminaire.actualites.ricoeur@gmail.com</u></a>).</p>
ORGANIZER;CN=Barberousse Tristan;CN=Hu Kexin;CN=Lodi Martina;CN=Chen Qiyu:
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SUMMARY:Myth and the More-than-Human Community in the Twenty-First Century 
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LOCATION:Vienna\, Austria
DESCRIPTION:<p>Workshop Topic</p>\n<p>Can community&mdash\;and\, more specifically\, the more-than-human community&mdash\;be conceived as anything other than a myth? The term myth itself embodies a fundamental ambivalence: it can signify a lie\, fabrication\, or ideological fiction\, yet it simultaneously refers to a primordial\, sacred\, and potentially non-hierarchical form of speech through which worlds are disclosed and relations instituted. Rather than seeking to resolve this tension\, the workshop places it at the centre of its inquiry\, examining the processes through which community is enacted\, reflected upon\, and mediated. It asks how more-than-human forms of coexistence might be conceptualised through engagement with relational and Indigenous ontologies\, without romanticising or appropriating them. Ultimately\, the workshop questions whether myth can serve not merely as an object of critique but also as a resource for rethinking community beyond identity\, hierarchy\, sovereignty\, and mastery.</p>\n<p>Against this backdrop\, the question of belonging emerges as the political and religious articulation of community: who belongs and on what terms. Contemporary debates oscillate between nationalist and exclusionary imaginaries grounded in identity\, sovereignty\, and closure\, and emerging concepts of more-than-human communities shaped by interdependence\, exposure\, and entanglement in the face of ecological crisis. This workshop starts from the premise that what these formations share is not a stable foundation\, but a constitutive mythic dimension that determines who can speak\, act\, and share responsibility. It asks how the institutionalisation of community through myth can enact an immunitarian logic\, simultaneously protecting certain members while delimiting others\, rendering belonging both a safeguard and a justification for exclusion or even sacrifice.</p>\n<p>Against this background\, the workshop also asks how more-than-human community can be thought politically beyond the logic of sovereignty and moral universalism. How might concepts of vulnerability\, exposure\, becoming-animal\, and ecological entanglement challenge dominant political imaginaries of protection\, mastery\, and immunisation? In this sense\, the workshop seeks to open a space for rethinking community not as a moral or juridical project of inclusion\, but as a fragile\, conflictual\, and transformative field of shared life across species.</p>\n<p>Content of Submission</p>\n<p>Bracketing the binary between the real and the fictive\, and drawing on thinkers such as Derrida\, Nancy\, Latour\, Haraway &mdash\; as well as Nietzschean and post-Nietzschean critiques of humanism\, morality\, and political sovereignty &mdash\; the workshop explores community as poised between impossibility and inevitability\, between rupture and relational becoming. Focusing on myth as both a totalising and interruptive form\, it investigates how communities take shape through narratives\, practices\, and institutions&mdash\;such as taboo\, sacrifice\, ritual\, law\, technology\, and regimes of purity and pollution&mdash\;and how these determinations are legitimised\, naturalised\, and contested. Centering on the consequences for interspecies relations and ecological entanglements\, the workshop examines how the stabilisation of community simultaneously establishes boundaries and exclusions.</p>\n<p>Recognising the wide spectrum of questions encompassed by the workshop&rsquo\;s theme\, we invite contributions that engage with\, but are not limited to\, the following questions:</p>\n<p>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &bull\; Can myth operate as an interruptive rather than totalising form\, enabling non-identitarian\, non-sovereign modes of coexistence?<br>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &bull\; How can community be approached as a process of exposure and relation rather than a stable foundation\, particularly in more-than-human contexts?<br>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &bull\; How can Nietzschean critiques of humanism\, morality\, and political sovereignty help to rethink community beyond liberal inclusion and moral universalism?<br>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &bull\; How might diverse modes of relationality&mdash\;such as kinship\, companion species\, sympoiesis\, and Terrestrials&mdash\;shape\, extend\, or even rethink the notion of community?<br>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &bull\; How do narratives and practices relate to one another\, and in what ways do myths both reflect and enable practices of eating\, killing\, sacrifice\, care\, mediation\, and automation while drawing lines of inclusion and exclusion?<br>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &bull\; In what ways can dialogue between postmodern thought and Indigenous knowledge generate productive insights for understanding community\, relationality\, and practice?</p>\n<p>Forms of Submission</p>\n<p>Presentations may take the form of individual papers. To be considered\, proposals must include the presenter&rsquo\;s name\, paper title\, and full contact details (email address and institutional affiliation)\, along with an abstract (500 words) and a brief biographical note. The workshop will take place in Vienna on 8&ndash\;9 October 2026. Presentations will be 20 minutes in length and will be followed by 30 minutes of discussion. Submissions should be sent electronically as a single PDF file. Scholars at all stages of their academic careers are warmly encouraged to apply.</p>\n<p>Contact</p>\n<p>Please submit proposals to: myth.community@lists.univie.ac.at until the 17.7.2026&nbsp\;<br>The organizers are exploring publication options\; however\, participation in the workshop does not imply a promise of publication.</p>
ORGANIZER;CN="Matthäus Leidenfrost";CN=Michael Staudigl;CN=Georg Harfensteller;CN=Lukas Geiszler:
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SUMMARY:2026 Southern Aesthetics Workshop
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LOCATION:University of South Carolina\, Columbia\, United States
DESCRIPTION:<p>The Southern Division of the American Society for Aesthetics is pleased to announce a two-day\, pre-read workshop at the University of South Carolina in Columbia\, SC\, October 9-10\, 2026. Each paper will have two commentators. The program will include a performance and keynote by a local artist.</p>\n<p>Queries can be sent to SouthernAestheticsWorkshop@gmail.com</p>
ORGANIZER;CN=Angela Sun;CN=Michael Dickson;CN=Kyle Kirby;CN=Jeremy Killian;CN=Zachary Weinstein;CN=Tyler Olsson;CN=Guy Rohrbaugh:
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SUMMARY:Philosophy of the City—Prague
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LOCATION:Prague\, Czech Republic
DESCRIPTION:<p>The Philosophy of the City Research Group is a global community of scholars dedicated to understanding the city and urban affairs. You are invited to our thirteenth annual conference. Presentations on any philosophical issue about cities are welcome.&nbsp\; Some topics include:</p>\n<p>Housing crisis and homes</p>\n<p>Heritage\, architecture\, and current/future needs</p>\n<p>Local governance\, urban policy\, and practice</p>\n<p>Tourism\, touristic cities\, and over-tourism</p>\n<p>Conceptualizing cities</p>\n<p>Infrastructure</p>\n<p>Sustainability</p>\n<p>Resilience</p>\n<p>Urban aesthetics</p>\n<p>The city and economics</p>\n<p>Urban technologies\; challenges/promises of AI</p>\n<p>Food and the city</p>\n<p>Urban mobility and transportation</p>\n<p>The city in philosophy&rsquo\;s history</p>\n<p>City life and culture</p>\n<p>Public and common space</p>\n<p>Examining specific cities</p>\n<p>Urban expansion and the nonhuman world</p>\n<p>For individual submissions\, provide abstracts of about 300 words. For panels of 3-4 (90 minutes presentation time and Q and A)\, send the panel&rsquo\;s title and a 400-500 word abstract describing each presentation\, along with each presenter&rsquo\;s name and affiliation (if any) to potcprague@gmail.com.</p>\n<p>Deadline: March 1\, 2026. Notifications: Before March 30.</p>\n<p>We are pleased to offer a Graduate Student Presentation Award of 300 USD to be given at the concluding ceremony. To be eligible\, include &ldquo\;Submission Award Eligible&rdquo\; in the title of your email for consideration.</p>
ORGANIZER;CN=Shane Epting;CN=Vladan Klement:
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