At the heart of our connection to others lies our body. Inconspicuous\, animated\, expressive\, &ldquo\;the human body is the best picture of the human soul&rdquo\;\, Ludwig Wittgenstein once remarked. Over the last two decades\, following a growing academic interest in the lived\, experiencing body\, autism researchers are increasingly turning their attention to questions of autistic embodiment.
\nGuided by the rise of the neurodiversity movement\, earlier assumptions of autistic subjectivity as deficiency are being replaced by recognition of autism as embodied divergence. For autism researchers\, this increasingly means placing autistic experiences at the epistemic center\, and directing much-needed critical light towards broader\, political issues of socio-corporeal intersubjectivity as well as their frequent companions: discrimination and injustice.
\nWorking on both foundational and contemporary issues connected to the overarching theme\, the conference will bring together international autism and neurodiversity scholars\, with talks on trauma and autistic joy\, online sociality\, decolonization\, masking and gender\, predictive processing\, perceptual styles\, as well as historical and contemporary crises that have shaped autism research.
\nThe conference is hosted by the Phenomenology of Autism Research Network (PARN). The network is a collaboration between researchers from Aarhus University\, University of Copenhagen\, Macquarie University and the University of Exeter.
\nWe are committed to making this conference an autism-inclusive space both in terms of academic orientation but also practical organization. We urge both speakers and audience to be mindful of the normative dimension of language and concepts used to describe autism when engaging in discussions. Moreover\, we aim to create an environment where autistic scholars and participants can engage in discussions without unnecessary barriers.
ORGANIZER;CN=David Ekdahl;CN=Sofie Boldsen;CN=Emily Hughes: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260712T185321Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20261112T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20261114T170000 SUMMARY:Praise and Praiseworthiness Workshop\, CFA UID:20260713T025728Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:5864:16ff:fe1a:92fe%3 TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Copenhagen\, Denmark DESCRIPTION:Praise and Praiseworthiness Workshop
\nPhilosophers working on praise and praiseworthiness are invited to submit abstracts for a workshop on these topics\, to be held in Copenhagen in the fall of 2026\, specifically November 12-14. Abstracts on the nature \;of praise and the nature of praiseworthiness are especially welcome. (Submissions on other praise-related issues-- e.g. the morality of praise-- will be considered\, however.)
\nThe intention is to workshop papers for a praise-themed issue of \;Oxford Studies in Agency &\; Responsibility. \;Selected abstracts must be \;promised \;to this special themed issue of OSAR. They cannot be submitted elsewhere\, and if accepted\, they must be committed to OSAR.
\nWhile workshop dinners will be covered\, funds unfortunately are not available to assist with travel or accommodation.
\nThe timeline of important dates and deadlines is as follows:
\n-Abstract due (500-1000 words): April 30\, 2026
\n-Notification concerning acceptance: May 30\, 2026
\n-First draft due (to be circulated amongst workshop participants): October 21\, 2026
\n-Workshop dates: November 12-14\, 2026
\n-Revised draft due: sometime in February 2027
\nThe papers will then be sent out by OUP for vetting and\, once returned\, contributors may make further changes. The praise-themed edition of Oxford Studies in Agency and Responsibility is expected to be in print 2028. \;
\nAnonymized abstracts (of 500-1000 words) should be submitted to \;praiseworkshop2026@gmail.com \;by the end of April 30 (last time zone on Earth).
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Confirmed Presenters:
Jules Holroyd
\nKasper Lippert-Rasmussen
\nZoë\; Johnson King
\nVictoria McGeer
\nColeen Macnamara
\nLeo Menges and Leonie Eichhorn
\nDana Nelkin
\nDavid Shoemaker
\nDaniel Telech
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