Convenors:
Kaitie Jourdeuil (Queen&rsquo\;s University\, Canada)
Michael Luoma (University of Northern British Columbia\, Canada)
Land\, Territory\, and Justice
\n\n2026 MANCEPT Workshops in Political Theory\, 2-4 September 2026 \;
\n\nThere is now a rich debate within and across diverse traditions of political and moral thought about the meaning\, use\, and desirability of the concepts of land and territory\, and their relation to justice. These debates extend beyond analytical moral and political philosophy and include vital perspectives within Indigenous political theory\, eco-phenomenology\, critical theory\, and dialogical traditions. The goal of this workshop is to bring together researchers working in these diverse traditions to discuss both established questions concerning the relations between land\, territory\, and justice\, and new questions arising from dialogue across these traditions.
\n\n\nFor example\, the past fifteen years have been marked by an uptick in dedicated theorizing about territorial rights in contemporary Anglo-American moral and political philosophy (see for example: Miller\, 2012\; Moore\, 2014\, 2015\, 2019\; Nine\, 2012\, 2022\; Ochoa-Espejo\, 2020\; Simmons\, 2016\; Stilz\, 2019). While the first wave of this literature focused on core conceptual questions about the nature and scope of various territorial rights (including jurisdiction\, self-determination\, resource control\, and immigration)\, the kinds of agents who hold these rights\, and the normative justifications for them\, this literature has now self-reflexively entered a &ldquo\;second wave&rdquo\; characterised by a deeper concern for questions of global inequality\, decolonization\, overlapping projects of self-determination\, and the environmental crisis (Moore &\; Ugalde\, 2025). For example\, recent inquiries have asked (but not fully answered) questions such as: What is the extent of morally mandatory restitution in cases of territorial wrongdoing\, including settler colonialism (Luoma\, 2023\; Luoma and Moore\, 2024\; Moore\, 2019\; Stilz\, 2024\; Riebold\, 2022\, 2023)? How may multiple peoples\, with distinct normative and ontological systems\, overlap in the same place without retrenching relationships of structural injustice and inter-group domination (Jourdeuil 2024\, 2025a\, 2025b\; Luoma\, 2022\, 2023\, 2024\, 2025)? What forms of governance are required in ecologically integrated regions spanning borders (Nine\, 2022)? How are territorial rights contingent on respect for biodiversity and ecological integrity (Moore\, 2023\; Kwan\, 2025)? And how can the benefits and burdens of natural resources\, energy transition\, and climate change mitigation/adaptation be fairly distributed between groups (Armstrong\, 2017\; De Biaso 2024a\, 2024b\; Li\, 2022\; Moore\, 2019)?
\n\n\nConcurrently to these discourses\, Indigenous scholars\, environmental philosophers\, and eco-phenomenologists interrogate the core normative\, ontological\, and epistemological assumptions of these discourses. Indigenous theorists challenge the hegemony of rights-based territorial frameworks\, contending that the natural world is not a stockpile of &ldquo\;resources&rdquo\; to be distributed and controlled according to a theory of justice\, but is better conceived of as a kinship network populated by beings deserving of intrinsic concern and respect with whom we must live harmoniously (e.g.\, Allard-Tremblay 2023\, 2025\; Burkhart\, 2019\; Mills 2017\, 2018\, 2019\; Simpson 2011\, 2017\; Temin 2023). Eco-phenomenologists challenge conceptions of land as a neutral background container against which we exercise our agency\, demonstrating how land and place structure our lived experience and subjectivity\, our ethical encounter with the alterity of the other-than-human\, and the possibilities for political agency (Casey\, 1993\, 2018\; Ingold\, 2010\; Malpas\, 1998\; Rose\, 2005\; Seamon\, 2018\; Smith\, 2001\, 2011\; Toadvine\, 2019). Beyond political theory\, land and territory are at the heart of intensifying international political conflicts\, including attempted territorial annexations\, rising majority and minority nationalism\, struggles against (neo-)colonialism\, and the global climate and environmental crises.
\n\n\nConsequently\, this workshop welcomes submissions that investigate conceptual\, ontological\, normative\, methodological\, and/or applied questions at the intersection of land\, territory\, and justice. We invite paper submissions from diverse methodological perspectives (including\, but not limited to analytical\, moral and political philosophy\, environmental philosophy and eco-phenomenology\, Indigenous political thought\, critical theory\, and comparative dialogue) from researchers at all stages of their career. Works in progress are encouraged. Workshop sessions will be pre-read\, with a brief presentation (10 min. max.) from the author\, followed by a 40-minute Q&\;A.
\n\n\nSubmission Guidelines:
\n\nAbstracts should be anonymised and must not exceed 500 words (including references). Please include your name\, affiliation\, and contact details in the email submission. Abstracts should be submitted by email to both convenors (kaitie.jourdeuil@queensu.ca and michael.luoma@unbc.ca) by May 2nd. Selected participants will be notified by May 26th. Participants will be expected to circulate their papers by August 16th. Please do not hesitate the contact the convenors with any questions.
\n\n\nAbout MANCEPT:
\n\nThe MANCEPT Workshops is an annual conference in political theory\, organised under the auspices of the Manchester Centre for Political Theory. The conference is run fully-in person at the University of Manchester. Bursaries are available to speakers based on need. Further instructions on registration and bursary applications will be released in due course.
\n\n ORGANIZER;CN=Kaitie Jourdeuil;CN=Michael Luoma: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260417T023052Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260513T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260514T170000 SUMMARY:Indigenous Philosophy in Conversation with V.F. Cordova UID:20260423T173855Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-f5d4878dd-x5n6c TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:Gilman Hall\, Baltimore\, United States DESCRIPTION:A workshop revisiting Viola Cordova&rsquo\;s landmark book\, How It Is. \; We will have papers from ten scholars of American Indian philosophy as well as roundtable discussions. \; Registration is free but required. \; To register email connolly@jhu.edu.
ORGANIZER;CN=Patrick J. Connolly;CN=Joseph Len Miller;CN=Getty Lustila;CN=Janella Baxter: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260417T023052Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260521T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260523T170000 SUMMARY:30th Annual IAEP Conference (Virtual) UID:20260423T173856Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-f5d4878dd-x5n6c TZID:Europe/London ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260417T023052Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260530T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260530T080000 SUMMARY:(Neo)Colonial Images and Literature: The Construction of the Other UID:20260423T173857Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-f5d4878dd-x5n6c TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Gibbet Hill Road\, Coventry\, United Kingdom\, CV4 7AL DESCRIPTION:SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
\nAbstracts of no more than 300 words should be submitted between \;July 7th\, 2025\, and \;October 15th\, 2025.
\nPlease include a short biography (100 words) and institutional affiliation with your submission.
\nApproved abstracts will be informed by \;December 2025.
\nThe final paper must be sent by \;May 1st\, 2026\, for internal circulation.
\nWe invite scholars to submit proposals for our upcoming conference\, which will examine how colonial and neocolonial powers have influenced representations of non-Western countries and their peoples in literature\, the arts\, and the media. This event seeks to investigate how these representations have been instrumental in constructing negative stereotypes\, enforcing cultural hierarchies\, and sustaining hegemonic narratives that marginalise indigenous\, local\, and non-Western communities.
\nColonial and imperial discourses\, as &ldquo\;a cultural domination from abroad&rdquo\; (Da Silva &\; Matheus\, 2024)\, have long employed literary and artistic productions of Other Non-Western subjects\, portraying them as exotic\, primitive\, or even barbaric. From the portrayal of Native Brazilian Indigenous peoples as cannibals in Early Modern Portuguese colonial literature to the transformation of \;One Thousand and One Nights \;through Neoclassical French translations that distorted its original Arabic cultural context\, such narratives have served to reinforce Western dominance and justify subjugation.
\nMore recently\, in a postcolonial context\, various productions continue to operate in the shadows of (neo)colonialism and (neo)imperialism\, often carrying colonial overtones (Qiao\, 2018). Neocolonial cultural productions\, such as the French-directed \;Emilia Pé\;rez (a film about Mexican drug cartels cast with American actors)\, continue to generate controversy over who has the authority to tell certain stories and how these depictions are received by the communities they claim to represent. Western agents (e.g. translators\, producers\, directors\, editors\, publishers\, and reviewers) stillreframe productions from the Global South through a (neo)colonial and (neo)orientalist lens\, constructing Western-centric narratives about these works\, their countries\, and their people. For example\, American and British agents often situate Chinese personal stories within Western dominant narratives of a &ldquo\;dark&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;dystopian&rdquo\; China\, translating them according to their hegemonic standards (Tan\, 2024).
\nThis conference will examine the mechanisms through which (neo)colonial powers have influenced literary\, artistic\, and media portrayals of non-Western subjects\, as well as their impacts on their self-identification. We seek to explore questions such as:
\nWe welcome proposals from a range of disciplines\, including but not limited to Literature\, History\, Film Studies\, Philosophy\, Translation Studies\, Cultural and (Post)colonial Studies\, \;Journalism\, and Media Studies. Papers may address historical cases or contemporary examples and may take a comparative\, theoretical\, or case-study approach.
\nRELEVANT DETAILS \;
\nAs an interdisciplinary conference\, it aims to capture the attention of scholars examining (neo)colonial representations and how perceptions of the Others are shaped through various media.
\nThis conference is tailored for national and international scholars\, students\, and early-career researchers interested in Literature\, Art\, Cultural Studies\, History\, Philosophy\, Sociology\, etc. As our conference will follow the \;Society for Latin American Studies&rsquo\; \;Climate Action Plan\, we also warmly invite colleagues to endorse the \;BPA/SWIP Good Practice Scheme \;and follow the \;BPA Environmental Travel Policy.
\nThe conference will take place in person at the University of Warwick on \;May 30th\, 2026.
\nWe look forward to your contributions and an engaging discussion.
\nPlease\, send your abstract to both emails: \;
\nGustavo Ruiz da Silva: \;gustavo.da-silva@warwick.ac.uk
\nXiaoyan Tan: \;xiaoyan.tan@warwick.ac.uk
\nNo fees will be charged for this conference.
\nPUBLISHING OPPORTUNITY
\nThe \;Warwick Series in the Humanities (with Routledge) \;publishes the varied and multidisciplinary outcomes of projects funded by the HRC. Following this tradition\, our conference will organise an edited volume based on the presented papers\, and offer its publication to Routledge.
ORGANIZER;CN=Gustavo Ruiz da Silva;CN=Xiaoyan Tan: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260417T023052Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260530T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260530T170000 SUMMARY:(Neo)Colonial Images and Literature: The Construction of the Other UID:20260423T173858Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-f5d4878dd-x5n6c TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Gibbet Hill Road\, Coventry\, United Kingdom\, CV4 7AL DESCRIPTION:SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
\nAbstracts of no more than 300 words should be submitted between \;July 7th\, 2025\, and \;October 15th\, 2025.
\nPlease include a short biography (100 words) and institutional affiliation with your submission.
\nApproved abstracts will be informed by \;December 2025.
\nThe final paper must be sent by \;May 1st\, 2026\, for internal circulation.
\nWe invite scholars to submit proposals for our upcoming conference\, which will examine how colonial and neocolonial powers have influenced representations of non-Western countries and their peoples in literature\, the arts\, and the media. This event seeks to investigate how these representations have been instrumental in constructing negative stereotypes\, enforcing cultural hierarchies\, and sustaining hegemonic narratives that marginalise indigenous\, local\, and non-Western communities.
\nColonial and imperial discourses\, as &ldquo\;a cultural domination from abroad&rdquo\; (Da Silva &\; Matheus\, 2024)\, have long employed literary and artistic productions of Other Non-Western subjects\, portraying them as exotic\, primitive\, or even barbaric. From the portrayal of Native Brazilian Indigenous peoples as cannibals in Early Modern Portuguese colonial literature to the transformation of \;One Thousand and One Nights \;through Neoclassical French translations that distorted its original Arabic cultural context\, such narratives have served to reinforce Western dominance and justify subjugation.
\nMore recently\, in a postcolonial context\, various productions continue to operate in the shadows of (neo)colonialism and (neo)imperialism\, often carrying colonial overtones (Qiao\, 2018). Neocolonial cultural productions\, such as the French-directed \;Emilia Pé\;rez (a film about Mexican drug cartels cast with American actors)\, continue to generate controversy over who has the authority to tell certain stories and how these depictions are received by the communities they claim to represent. Western agents (e.g. translators\, producers\, directors\, editors\, publishers\, and reviewers) stillreframe productions from the Global South through a (neo)colonial and (neo)orientalist lens\, constructing Western-centric narratives about these works\, their countries\, and their people. For example\, American and British agents often situate Chinese personal stories within Western dominant narratives of a &ldquo\;dark&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;dystopian&rdquo\; China\, translating them according to their hegemonic standards (Tan\, 2024).
\nThis conference will examine the mechanisms through which (neo)colonial powers have influenced literary\, artistic\, and media portrayals of non-Western subjects\, as well as their impacts on their self-identification. We seek to explore questions such as:
\nWe welcome proposals from a range of disciplines\, including but not limited to Literature\, History\, Film Studies\, Philosophy\, Translation Studies\, Cultural and (Post)colonial Studies\, \;Journalism\, and Media Studies. Papers may address historical cases or contemporary examples and may take a comparative\, theoretical\, or case-study approach.
\nRELEVANT DETAILS \;
\nAs an interdisciplinary conference\, it aims to capture the attention of scholars examining (neo)colonial representations and how perceptions of the Others are shaped through various media.
\nThis conference is tailored for national and international scholars\, students\, and early-career researchers interested in Literature\, Art\, Cultural Studies\, History\, Philosophy\, Sociology\, etc. As our conference will follow the \;Society for Latin American Studies&rsquo\; \;Climate Action Plan\, we also warmly invite colleagues to endorse the \;BPA/SWIP Good Practice Scheme \;and follow the \;BPA Environmental Travel Policy.
\nThe conference will take place in person at the University of Warwick on \;May 30th\, 2026.
\nWe look forward to your contributions and an engaging discussion.
\nPlease\, send your abstract to both emails: \;
\nGustavo Ruiz da Silva: \;gustavo.da-silva@warwick.ac.uk
\nXiaoyan Tan: \;xiaoyan.tan@warwick.ac.uk
\nNo fees will be charged for this conference.
\nPUBLISHING OPPORTUNITY
\nThe \;Warwick Series in the Humanities (with Routledge) \;publishes the varied and multidisciplinary outcomes of projects funded by the HRC. Following this tradition\, our conference will organise an edited volume based on the presented papers\, and offer its publication to Routledge.
ORGANIZER;CN=Gustavo Ruiz da Silva;CN=Xiaoyan Tan: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260417T023052Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260902T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260904T170000 SUMMARY:Land\, Territory\, and Justice (MANCEPT Workshop 2026) UID:20260423T173859Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-f5d4878dd-x5n6c TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Manchester\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:There is now a rich debate within and across diverse traditions of political and moral thought about the meaning\, use\, and desirability of the concepts of land and territory\, and their relation to justice.
\nFor example\, the past fifteen years have been marked by the dedicated theorizing about territorial rights in contemporary Anglo-American moral and political philosophy (see for example: Miller\, 2012\; Moore\, 2014\, 2015\, 2019\; Nine\, 2012\; Ochoa-Espejo\, 2020\; Simmons\, 2016\; Stilz\, 2019). While the first wave focused on core conceptual questions about the nature and scope of various territorial rights (including jurisdiction\, self-determination\, resource control\, and immigration)\, the kinds of agents who hold these rights\, and the normative justifications for them\, this literature has now self-reflexively entered a &ldquo\;second wave&rdquo\; characterised by a deeper concern for questions of global inequality\, decolonization\, overlapping projects of self-determination\, and the environmental crisis (Moore &\; Ugalde\, 2025). For example: What is the extent of morally mandatory restitution in cases of territorial wrongdoing\, including settler colonialism (Luoma\, 2023\; Luoma and Moore\, 2024\; Moore\, 2019\; Stilz\, 2024\; Riebold\, 2022\, 2023)? How may multiple peoples\, with distinct normative and ontological systems\, overlap in the same place without retrenching relationships of structural injustice and inter-group domination (Jourdeuil 2024\, 2025a\, 2025b\; Luoma\, 2022\, 2023\, 2024\, 2025)? What forms of governance are required in ecologically integrated regions spanning borders (Nine\, 2022)? How are territorial rights contingent on respect for biodiversity and ecological integrity (Moore\, 2023\; Kwan\, 2025)? How can the benefits and burdens of natural resources\, energy transition\, and climate change mitigation/adaptation be fairly distributed between groups (Armstrong\, 2017\; De Biaso 2024a\, 2024b\; Li\, 2022\; Moore\, 2019)?
\nConcurrently\, Indigenous scholars\, environmental philosophers\, and eco-phenomenologists interrogate the core normative\, ontological\, and epistemological assumptions of these discourses. Indigenous theorists challenge the hegemony of rights-based territorial frameworks\, contending that the natural world is not a stockpile of &ldquo\;resources&rdquo\; to be distributed and controlled according to a theory of justice\, but is better conceived of as a kinship network populated by beings deserving of intrinsic concern and respect with whom we must live harmoniously (e.g.\, Allard-Tremblay 2023\, 2025\; Burkhart\, 2019\; Mills 2017\, 2018\, 2019\; Simpson 2011\, 2017\; Temin 2023). Eco-phenomenologists challenge conceptions of land as a neutral background container against which we exercise our agency\, demonstrating how land and place structure our lived experience and subjectivity\, our ethical encounter with the alterity of the other-than-human\, and the possibilities for political agency (Casey\, 1993\, 2018\; Ingold\, 2010\; Malpas\, 1998\; Rose\, 2005\; Seamon\, 2018\; Smith\, 2001\, 2011\; Toadvine\, 2019).
\nBeyond political theory\, land and territory are at the heart of intensifying international political conflicts\, including attempted territorial annexations\, rising majority and minority nationalism\, struggles against (neo-)colonialism\, and the global climate crisis. Consequently\, this workshop welcomes submissions that investigate conceptual\, normative\, and applied questions at the intersection of land\, territory\, and justice\, from diverse methodological perspectives including\, but not limited to analytical moral and political philosophy\, environmental philosophy and eco-phenomenology\, Indigenous political thought\, critical theory\, and comparative dialogue.
ORGANIZER;CN=Kaitie Jourdeuil;CN=Michael Luoma: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR