Michel Foucault&rsquo\;s influence on contemporary thought is unmatched by any other twentieth-century intellectual. Reputed to be the most widely cited scholar in history\, his work has provided a foundational vocabulary in a variety of disciplines across the humanities and social sciences. He remains one of the most widely taught figures in institutions of higher education worldwide. Even where Foucault&rsquo\;s name is no longer invoked\, the shaping influence of his corpus has been transformative&mdash\;even revolutionary.
\n2026 marks the centennial of Foucault&rsquo\;s birth and the 50-year anniversary of the publication of his landmark \;History of Sexuality\, Vol. 1. \;The Foucault Century\, a symposium at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia (September 24&ndash\;25\, 2026)\, offers a renewed assessment of Foucault&rsquo\;s thought. \;
\nForty years after his death\, our understanding of Foucault&rsquo\;s scholarship has been enriched and transformed by a wealth of groundbreaking posthumous publications. These include Foucault&rsquo\;s thirteen courses at the Collè\;ge de France\, lectures and seminars at other institutions around the world from the 1960s to the 1980s\, and the fourth volume of \;History of Sexuality&mdash\;Confessions of the Flesh. More material is coming out all the time\, with Foucault&rsquo\;s 1966&ndash\;1967 public lectures at the University of Tunis now in press.
\nThe Foucault Century \;considers the manifold implications of this expanding corpus. And it takes as its premise that the Foucault we already know&mdash\;or think we know&mdash\;may need to be reconsidered. What has sometimes been called the &ldquo\;textbook image of Foucault&rdquo\; has become an obstacle to fully grasping the depth\, complexity\, and tensions of his thought. \;
\nThe Foucault Century \;will bring together an international group of Foucault specialists to consider a range of problems in the contemporary assessment of Foucault: What questions are being left unasked in the default interpretation of Foucault that has been passed down? What controversies remain unresolved? Which of Foucault&rsquo\;s many voices and guises can be brought into productive conversation with our contemporary intellectual\, political\, and cultural controversies? And which need to be criticized or dismantled? Which Foucaults have been remembered? And which have been forgotten and may need to be brought to light again?
ORGANIZER;CN=Daniele Lorenzini;CN=Donovan Schaefer: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260917T084100Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260925T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260925T170000 SUMMARY:Markets\, Firms\, and the Gender Pay Gap UID:20260917T084101Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:74bb:64ff:feff:71eb%3 TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:25 Quincy St\, Cambridge\, United States\, 02138 DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Assuming that the gender pay gap is unjust\, what are the corresponding responsibilities of firms\, in particular\, to eliminate their own gender pay gap? In this presentation\, I challenge the extremely popular\, and seemingly modest\, claim that firms are normally required by justice to pay their staff equally for performing equal work. This result is philosophically significant in itself\, but legally and politically significant because it casts some doubt over the justifiability of a range of widely-adopted measures whose purpose is to equalize pay within firms\, including equal pay laws and mandatory pay gap reporting. At first glance\, these conclusions may appear reactionary and\, indeed\, highly inimical to the feminist project. However\, I contend that these charges overlook the intersectional feminist credentials of my view\, which prioritizes the interests of disadvantaged women.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260917T084100Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260930T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260930T090000 SUMMARY:Call for Editors - Open Cultural Studies UID:20260917T084102Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:74bb:64ff:feff:71eb%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Call for Editorial Board Members: Open Cultural Studies
\nOpen Cultural Studies (https://www.degruyterbrill.com/journal/key/culture/html)\, an international peer-reviewed academic journal published by De Gruyter Brill\, invites applications from scholars interested in joining its Editorial Board.
\nThe 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.
\nApplicants should hold a PhD or equivalent doctoral degree 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.
\nMembers of the Editorial Board contribute to the scholarly development of Open Cultural Studies\, support its peer-review and editorial activities\, and help strengthen the journal&rsquo\;s international academic network and profile.
\nScholars interested in joining the Editorial Board are invited to submit their details and areas of expertise through the application form:
\nApplication form: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/qcsrDSjB4J
\nJournal: Open Cultural Studies
Publisher: De Gruyter Brill
We encourage colleagues to circulate this call within relevant academic networks.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260917T084100Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260930T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260930T234500 SUMMARY:Philosophical Perspectives on Parenthood and Gender UID:20260917T084103Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:74bb:64ff:feff:71eb%3 TZID:Europe/Zurich LOCATION:Basel\, Switzerland DESCRIPTION:Parenthood \;remains \;a deeply gendered social institution\, while at the same time undergoing \;significant change \;and innovation. New debates around parental leave are challenging traditional divisions of care\; the social meaning of fatherhood is changing\; reproductive technologies are challenging established understandings of the biological and social foundations of parenthood\; and new forms of family life are creating ways of raising children beyond traditional gender roles \;
The relationship between parenthood and gender is therefore an area of significant political tension\, but it also raises deeper philosophical questions that remain to be addressed. This conference aims to bring together current philosophical perspectives on parenthood and gender\, addressing both foundational questions and more practical and applied issues. \;
Possible questions \;include\, but are not limited to: \;
\n1. Care\, \;work \;and distributive justice \;
\n2. Gendered rights and responsibilities \;
\n3. Gender\, \;identity \;and the meaning of parenthood \;
\n4. Gender and diverse family forms \;
\nWe welcome contributions addressing these or related questions from political philosophy\, feminist philosophy\, philosophy of law\, ethics\, social and political theory\, and related fields. \;
\nPractical Information \;
\nThe conference is organised \;within the SNF project: \;Just Parenthood. The Ethics and Politics of Childrearing in the 21st \;Century. \;
\nThe conference will take place at the \;University of Basel\, Switzerland\, on 4-5 February 2027. We are pleased to confirm Elizabeth Brake (University of Wisconsin-Madison) \;and Anca \;Gheaus (Central European University) \;as keynote speakers. We will select 5-6 contributed papers. Each selected speaker will have a one-hour slot\, including presentation and discussion. Travel and accommodation expenses will be covered by the organisers. \;
\nTo \;submit \;a proposal\, please complete both the anonymous abstract submission form (max 300 words) and the contact details form below. Please make sure that your abstract does not \;contain \;your name\, affiliation\, or any other identifying information. Make also sure that the title is \;exactly the same \;in both forms so that your submission and your contact details can be matched after anonymised selection. \;
\nAnonymous Abstract Submission \;here \;
\nContact Details \;here \;
\nThe deadline for submissions is \;September 30\, 2026. Accepted speakers will be notified by October 21\, 2026. Further information about the programme and practical arrangements will be provided to selected speakers. \;
\nLooking forward to your participation! \;
\nAll the best\, \;
\nSabine Hohl\, Francesca Miccoli\, Johanna Rensing
ORGANIZER;CN=Johanna Rensing: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260917T084100Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Prague:20261006T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Prague:20261007T170000 SUMMARY:The Nature of Social Identities: Metaphysics\, Epistemology\, and Politics UID:20260917T084104Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:74bb:64ff:feff:71eb%3 TZID:Europe/Prague LOCATION:Arna Nováka 1\, Brno \, Czech Republic\, 60200 DESCRIPTION: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.
\nConference Theme
\nIn 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.
\nThis 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. \;
\nAnother 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. \;
\nThe 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.
\nTopics
\nPossible topics include\, but are not limited to:
\nMetaphysics of Social and Political Identities
\nEpistemology of Social Identity
\nSubmissions from metaphysics\, epistemology\, social philosophy\, feminist philosophy\, philosophy of race\, and related areas are welcome.
\nKeynote speaker: Kristina Rolin (Tampere University)
\nSubmission Guidelines
\nPlease submit an anonymous abstract of 400&ndash\;500 words.
\nThe 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.
\nImportant Dates
\nConference Details
\nSubmission
\nPlease send submissions to: belohrad@phil.muni.cz
\nContact
\nFor inquiries\, please contact: Radim Bělohrad\, Ph.D. (belohrad@phil.muni.cz)
\nOrganizing committee
\nRadim Bělohrad\, Ph.D. \;
\nZdeňka Jastrzembská\;\, Ph.D. \;
\nMarek Picha\, Ph.D.
\nDagmar Pichová\;\, Ph.D.
ORGANIZER;CN=Radim Belohrad: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260917T084100Z DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20261017T090000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20261018T170000 SUMMARY:The Third “Frontiers in Ethics and Political Philosophy” Workshop UID:20260917T084105Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:74bb:64ff:feff:71eb%3 TZID:Asia/Shanghai LOCATION:Zhejiang University\, Zijingang Campus\, Hangzhou\, China\, 310058 DESCRIPTION:The Third &ldquo\;Frontiers in Ethics and Political Philosophy&rdquo\; Workshop
\nTheme: Equal Relations and Social Justice
\n\;
\nZhejiang University: October 17-18 (Sat-Sun)\, 2026
\nSubmission Deadline: August 10 (Mon)\, 2026
\nWe are pleased to announce the Third &ldquo\;Frontiers in Ethics and Political Philosophy&rdquo\; Workshop\, which will take place at Zhejiang University on October 17-18\, 2026. This workshop aims to bring together scholars to explore and discuss issues related to equal relations and social justice\, broadly conceived.
\nWorkshop Theme: \;Equal Relations and Social Justice
\nRecent developments in ethics and political philosophy have increasingly emphasized the relational dimensions of justice\, arguing that a just society requires not only fair distributions of resources and opportunities but also social relations characterized by equality\, mutual respect\, and freedom from domination. We intend for this workshop to have a broad remit within this topic. Submissions may engage with the work of influential thinkers in these debates\, including Elizabeth Anderson\, Iris Marion Young\, David Miller\, Thomas Scanlon\, Samuel Scheffler\, and others.
\nTopics of Interest
\nWe invite submissions addressing any aspect of equal relations and social justice\, including but not limited to:
\nSubmission Guidelines
\nInterested authors are invited to submit extended abstracts (500-1000 words) for blind review. Abstracts should be submitted to frontiersworkshop@foxmail.com by August 10\, 2026. We welcome submissions from scholars at all career stages.
\nLanguages: English\, Chinese.
\nThere will be 6-8 refereed talks (30 minutes each). Please also indicate whether you would like to be considered as a commentator.
\nParticipants are responsible for their own transportation expenses. Accommodation and meals will be covered by the organizers.
\nImportant Dates
\nContact Information
\nFor inquiries\, please contact Xuanpu Zhuang at xuanpuzhuang@zju.edu.cn \;or Jiangmei Liu at jl319@zju.edu.cn.
ORGANIZER;CN=Xuanpu Zhuang;CN=Jiangmei Liu: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260917T084100Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20261027T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20261028T170000 SUMMARY:Race\, Ethnicity\, Religion - Categories of Descent-Based Difference UID:20260917T084106Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:74bb:64ff:feff:71eb%3 TZID:Europe/Zurich LOCATION:Bern\, Switzerland DESCRIPTION:Call for Abstracts
\nCategories of Descent-Based Difference: Race\, Ethnicity\, Religion\, and Ethnoreligion
\nTwo-day workshop\, University of Bern
\nOctober 27 &\; 28 2026
\nAcross Europe &ndash\; and elsewhere &ndash\; politically significant boundaries often turn on forms of belonging treated as inherited: ethnic\, religious\, ethnoreligious\, or mixed. The oppression organised through such boundaries is sometimes described as racism\, even when it does not map neatly onto the colour line. This raises a general question about how race\, ethnicity\, religion\, and ethnoreligion relate to one another. Do they name distinct kinds of group\, overlapping forms of classification\, or different configurations of descent-based difference? Under what conditions do ethnic or religious groups become racialised?
\nThis workshop invites papers addressing these questions. Bosnia and Herzegovina offers one revealing example. The categories Bosniak\, Croat\, and Serb draw together national belonging\, religious affiliation\, family history\, and attributed descent. They shape political membership\, yet are neither simply religious nor straightforwardly racial categories. Belief\, practice\, self-identification\, and classification by others need not coincide\, while institutions and social practices may nevertheless treat membership as inherited and enduring. The same problem arises\, in different forms\, well beyond Southeast Europe.
\nOver recent decades\, philosophers have developed sophisticated accounts of race and racialisation. Ethnicity\, religious belonging\, and ethnoreligion have been studied extensively in history\, sociology\, anthropology\, and religious studies. Although philosophers have compared race and ethnicity\, religion and ethnoreligion have seldom been included in the same social-ontological analysis. \; Building on Maneri and Morning&rsquo\;s (2022\, 2024) proposal to compare concepts of descent-based difference\, the workshop asks whether these categories can be analysed within a common frame.
\nOne possible point of comparison is descent-based ascription: the construction of group membership as genealogically inherited and transmitted across generations. This need not involve belief in biological descent. Names\, religious practices\, language\, culture\, place of origin\, and family history may instead become signs of inherited membership. We take this proposal as a starting point for exploring the relations among race\, ethnicity\, and religion\, rather than as a framework to be assumed. What can descent-based ascription explain about these groups\, and which differences does it obscure? How does racialisation interact with ethnic\, religious\, or ethnoreligious classification\, and what follows for debates about racism?
\nSoutheast Europe\, especially former Yugoslavia\, will provide one comparative point of reference. We welcome work on European and extra-European contexts more broadly\, including papers that develop\, challenge\, or mark the limits of the proposed framework.
\nTopics
\nPossible topics include:
\nWe particularly welcome papers that expose the limits of the proposed framework or offer a different account. We also welcome historically and empirically grounded papers that use their cases to develop\, test\, or challenge an explicit conceptual or ontological claim.
\nFormat
\nPapers will be allocated 30 minutes for presentation\, followed by 30 minutes for discussion.
\nConfirmed speakers:
\nAnn Morning (New York University)
\nAdam Hochman (Macquarie University)
\nSandra King-Savić (University of Zurich)
\nVita Zalar (European University Institute)
\nSubmissions
\nPlease submit:
\nSend submissions to descent-bern@protonmail.com by September 6 2026. Decisions will be communicated by September 16.
\nWe especially encourage submissions from early-career researchers\, precariously employed or independent scholars\, and researchers working on regions and traditions underrepresented in contemporary social ontology.
\nFunding
\nFunding covering travel and accommodation costs is available for a limited number of early-career and underfunded researchers. Please indicate in the separate document if your participation depends being partly or fully funded.
\nOrganisation
\nArmin Ma&scaron\;ala\, University of Bern
\nDaniel James\, Freie Universitä\;t Berlin
ORGANIZER;CN=Daniel James;CN="Armin Mašala": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260917T084100Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261029T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261029T120000 SUMMARY:Graduate Student Workshop in Feminist Philosophy at Georgia State University UID:20260917T084107Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:74bb:64ff:feff:71eb%3 TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:Atlanta\, United States DESCRIPTION:Georgia State University&rsquo\;s Jean Beer Blumenfeld Center for Ethics\, Center for Ethics Student Forum\, and Minorities and Philosophy Chapter are pleased to announce a call for papers for a 2027 Graduate Student Workshop in Feminist Philosophy. This workshop will take place in person at Georgia State University on Friday\, January 29th\, 2027. Graduate student submissions in feminist philosophy (broadly construed) are welcome.
\nKeynote Speaker: Ding (Yale University)
\nTo apply\, please submit to ethics@gsu.edu a fully anonymized pdf file that includes 1) an abstract of 150 words and 2) a paper of no more than 3000 words (exclusive of footnotes\, endnotes\, or references).
\nSubmission Deadline: October 29th\, 2026.
\nNotification of Acceptance: November 29th\, 2026.
\nPlease direct questions to Christie Hartley\, chartley@gsu.edu.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260917T084100Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261031T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261031T090000 SUMMARY:Special Issue of Análisis Filosófico: “Oppressive Argumentation: Silencing and Oppressive Speech in Argumentation” UID:20260917T084108Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:74bb:64ff:feff:71eb%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Call for Papers
\nSpecial Issue of Aná\;lisis Filosó\;fico: &ldquo\;Oppressive Argumentation: Silencing and Oppressive Speech in Argumentation&rdquo\;
\nThis special issue aims to collect original articles in Spanish and English devoted to the analysis of oppressive discourses within our argumentative practices\, with a particular emphasis on those commonly found in Latin American contexts. Informal logic\, epistemology\, and gender studies will serve as the central&mdash\;though not exclusive&mdash\;perspectives guiding this special issue.
\nWe may understand &ldquo\;oppressive discourse&rdquo\; as a speech act that harms a person or group\, whose consequences contribute to the perpetuation of their conditions of subordination. One way in which oppression manifests itself is by depriving such individuals or groups of credibility (and\, consequently\, of epistemic authority)\, thereby reproducing discriminatory forms of subordination. This (epistemic) form of oppression typically accounts for the silencing of certain marginalized groups. This special issue will place particular emphasis on analyzing these forms of oppression\, as well as the discursive and argumentative mechanisms that sustain them.
\nLanguage is a powerful force\, deeply intertwined with social practices and ways of life: harmful stereotypes about individuals or groups are forged and reinforced through discursive activities. Thus\, in order to prevent epistemic injustices\, it is necessary to intervene in the discursive domain of power by critically reflecting on its influence on credibility\, epistemic authority\, and the prejudices associated with epistemic agents\, as well as on the fallacies and argumentative errors committed by those who produce oppressive discourses. Informal logic\, epistemology\, and gender studies have much to contribute to this area\, and this issue seeks to highlight contributions from these philosophical fields by examining recurring forms of discussion and argumentation in cases and examples drawn from everyday life. As a final outcome\, this collection aims to show how philosophical argumentation can both help mitigate situations of epistemic injustice and contribute to identifying and dismantling harmful prejudices that promote discrimination.
\nSubmissions are invited on topics including\, but not limited to:
\n● \; \; \; \; \; Discursive silencing and epistemic exclusion in argumentative contexts
\n● \; \; \; \; \; Epistemic injustice in practices of debate and deliberation
\n● \; \; \; \; \; Epistemic authority in argumentation
\n● \; \; \; \; \; Fallacies and argumentative errors in oppressive discourses
\n● \; \; \; \; \; Relations between social power\, language\, and argumentation
\n● \; \; \; \; \; Philosophical analysis of oppressive speech in Latin American contexts
\nSubmissions must be made through the Aná\;lisis Filosó\;fico website (https://analisisfilosofico.org/index.php/af/about/submissions)\, following the author guidelines (https://analisisfilosofico.org/index.php/af/guia-autores). When submitting the manuscript\, authors should include a note in the &ldquo\;Comments for the Editor&rdquo\; field indicating that the submission is intended for this special issue. All submissions will undergo double-blind peer review by external referees. The deadline for submissions is October 31\, 2026. For inquiries\, please contact:pyrosuarezcaro@gmail.com.
\nThe guest editorial team is composed of Pyro Suarez (lead editor)\, Pamela Lastres (editorial supervisor)\, and Luz Muñ\;oz (editorial assistant)\, all members of the research project &ldquo\;Silencing and Discourses of Oppression in Peru: Intersections between Informal Logic\, Epistemology\, and Gender Studies&rdquo\; at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260917T084100Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261101T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261101T234500 SUMMARY:The Relevance of Michel Foucault in the Face of Global Surveillance\, Post-Truth and New Forms of Governance UID:20260917T084109Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:74bb:64ff:feff:71eb%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Labyrinth: An International Journal of Philosophy\, Value Theory\, and Sociocultural Hermeneutics \;is preparing a special issue in honor of the 100th \;anniversary of Michel Foucault's birth. The publication aims to highlight the continued relevance of Foucault&rsquo\;s conception of power. His analyses of power are particularly pertinent in the present age because he describes power not only as domination of a person/group over other individuals or groups\, but also as extensive networks such as those involved in money laundering\, drug trafficking\, and the Epstein network\, to name but a few examples. Furthermore\, his theories on discipline\, surveillance\, and governmentality are essential for comprehending digital surveillance and the optimization of power and social control in today's world. Foucault also pointed out ways in which the subject can free itself from external influences and begin to "govern" itself. His revelations about the relationships between power and truth\, as well as power and knowledge\, are crucial in this regard.
\nScholars working in the field of Foucault's philosophy are invited to submit a \;brief abstract and bio-bibliographic information \;by \;April 30\, 2026. The bio-bibliographic information should include the following: name\, academic degree\, academic position\, academic affiliation\, and five to seven main publications.
\nAuthors with finished\, unpublished papers are welcome to submit them with an abstract. Final papers should be proofread and formatted according to the journal guidelines (i.e.\, print-ready) and submitted no later than \;November 1\, 2026.
\nAs a multilingual Journal \;Labyrinth \;accepts papers in English\, French\, and German.
\nFor more information about the journal policies and the submission guidelines please visit: \;https://www.axiapublishers.com/ojs/index.php/labyrinth/AuthorGuidelines
\n\;All abstracts and papers should be sent to labyrinth[at]axiapublishers.com
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260917T084100Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261106T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261107T170000 SUMMARY:Social Categories of the Future UID:20260917T084110Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:74bb:64ff:feff:71eb%3 TZID:America/Los_Angeles LOCATION:1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, United States DESCRIPTION:Recent years have seen an explosion of work on social categories\, including gender\, race\, disability\, and sexual orientation. But little attention has been paid to what these and other categories might look like in the future. \;
\nFor example\, trans philosophy is just beginning to broach the topic of futuristic social categories\, while social metaphysics has just begun to investigate gender abolitionism (the view that gender categories should be abolished in a more just future.) Philosophers of AI have just begun thinking about how artificially intelligent entities will fit into human-constructed social structures\, or whether they will develop their own social hierarchies.
\nWe plan to bring together researchers from different approaches and viewpoints working on these and related topics. Topics for abstracts include\, but are not limited to:
\nThe existence and nonexistence of gender categories in the future\, and their level of grain
\nGender abolitionism
\nChanging notions of ability\, disability\, and health given new technologies and scientific breakthroughs
\nChanging notions of biological sex given advances in reproductive technology
\nRacial\, ethnic\, and religious categories of the future
\nAmeliorative construction and destruction of social categories \;
\nSocial categories and hierarchies of artificial intelligent agents
\nThis workshop is generously funded by the International Social Ontology Society and the Department of Philosophy at University of California\, Santa Cruz.
\nOrganizers: Sara Bernstein and Nico Orlandi
\nPlease send extended abstracts of no more than 1500 words to socialcategoriesofthefuture@gmail.com. Deadline: August 15\, 2026 (anywhere in the world).
\nSmall travel bursaries may be available for graduate students and precariously employed attendees. Please email the organizers to find out more.
ORGANIZER;CN=Sara Bernstein;CN=Nico Orlandi: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260917T084100Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261113T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261115T170000 SUMMARY:Another Sense of Earth at the End of Worlds: Environmental Humanities in the Face of Crises UID:20260917T084111Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:74bb:64ff:feff:71eb%3 TZID:America/Chicago LOCATION:1704 W Mulberry St\, Denton\, United States\, 76201 DESCRIPTION:Another Sense of Earth at the End of Worlds: Environmental Humanities in the Face of Crises
The Fourth Philosophy and Religion Graduate Student Conference \;
at the University of North Texas (UNT) \;
In a time of crises overshadowed by impressions of the precarity and contingency of the plurality of worlds we live in\, we invite interdisciplinary\, critical reflection on the meaning and stakes of our senses of world and ending. While totalizing narratives of crises oscillate between techno-optimistic visions of geoengineering and dystopic pessimism\, this conference seeks to contextualize dominant understandings of endings to envision new conceptions of time\, relations\, and finality beyond the hegemonic imaginaries.
For whom and what do the apocalyptic bells of the end of the world sound? What does it even mean to conceive of &ldquo\;our&rdquo\; world as ending? Who&rsquo\;s included and excluded from this sense of world? What does it mean for traditions in which the end of the world is inevitable\, cyclical\, or has already come to pass? What would this so-called &ldquo\;end of the world&rdquo\; even mean for people who&rsquo\;ve already endured innumerable ends to their ways of life?
Taking up the gauntlet thrown by Thomas Nail in Theory of the Earth\, we ask for submissions that problematize static\, dominant conceptions of world and think with him on what it means\, in the context of crises\, to imagine how &ldquo\;this stable ground is becoming increasingly unstable&mdash\;for some of us more than others.&rdquo\; In this spirit\, the conference seeks to engage with forms of thought that emphasize the radically plural character of sense-making\, ways of knowing\, and temporal existence. We welcome submissions that build upon these critical and marginalized perspectives to challenge assumptions of crisis and delimit what worlds are at stake. Within these broad thematic horizons\, we aim to bring together a diverse set of perspectives into dialogue and reconceptualize our relationship to planet Earth. \;
\n\nWe cordially invite graduate students from all fields and disciplines to submit their research and perspectives on the following themes:
\nIndigenous &\; non-Western conceptions of world-making\, cataclysm\, and/or time
\nFeminist/Queer theories on resistant subjectivities and spaces in the face of precarity
\nGeophilosophical approaches from traditions historically excluded from philosophy (ex. Sikhism\, Buddhism\, Hinduism\, etc.) \;
\nPhilosophies of science and normative theories that utilize a planetary approach \;
\nRelational ontologies\, specifically those with nonhuman and more-than-human beings
\nPhenomenological accounts of temporality\, &ldquo\;world collapse\,&rdquo\; and futurity
\nCritical theories on the &ldquo\;Anthropocene&rdquo\; and the role of capitalism in the ongoing environmental crisis
\nEcocritical perspectives on the role of technology and natural science in organizing our sense of the Earth
\nConference Details
\nThe conference will be held in-person at the University of North Texas\, Denton\, TX\, from November 13th-15th. This conference does not require registration fees. \;\nThe conference will feature Thomas Nail\, a Distinguished Scholar and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Denver\, as the keynote speaker\, whose materialist interventions in conceptions of earth and planet\, particularly in Theory of the Earth\, pose deep and transformational reflections on imaginaries of time\, space\, and world for our context of apocalypse and crisis.\n ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260917T084100Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261119T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261121T170000 SUMMARY:Society for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy Annual Conference UID:20260917T084112Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:74bb:64ff:feff:71eb%3 TZID:America/Chicago LOCATION:Hyatt Centric Chicago Magnificent Mile\, 633 N St Clair St\, Chicago\, IL\, United States ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260917T084100Z DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20261125T100000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20261127T170000 SUMMARY:The Natural and the Beautiful: Women Philosophers on Nature\, Beauty\, and Art UID:20260917T084113Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:74bb:64ff:feff:71eb%3 TZID:Australia/Sydney LOCATION:Paramatta Rd\, Camperdown NSW\, Sydney\, Australia DESCRIPTION:The Natural and the Beautiful: Women Philosophers on Nature\, Beauty\, and Art
\nAn International Conference at the University of Sydney
\nA collaboration between "Extending New Narratives" SSHRC (Canada) major award and &ldquo\;Women Philosophers on the Natural and the Human" ARC Future Fellowship (Dalia Nassar)
\nOrganisers: Dalia Nassar and Campbell Rider
\n25th&ndash\;27th of November\, 2026
\n10:00 &ndash\; 5:00 pm
\nIn-person only at the University of Sydney
\nVere Gordon Childe Centre\, Room 495\, Madsen Building F09
\nOverview:
\nThis 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.
\nWomen 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?
\nIn 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.
Call for papers:
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. \;Abstracts can be submitted at the registration link below by 1st of October 2026:
Early Career Researcher Workshop:
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".
\nThis event is also open for abstracts and papers. For more information and to apply\, email campbell.rider@sydney.edu.au. \;
\nRegistration:
\nSpace is limited\, so please register to attend at the link: \;"Women Philosophers on Beauty\, Nature\, and Art" &ndash\; Fill in form
Simposio Internacional Online MemoriEs 2026
MemoriEs propone un espacio de diá\;logo interdisciplinario en torno a las relaciones entre memoria\, corporalidad y gé\;nero\, con el objetivo de problematizar los supuestos teó\;ricos que han separado estos á\;mbitos en tradiciones de investigació\;n diversas. Desde las ciencias cognitivas\, la neurociencia\, la fenomenologí\;a\, la filosofí\;a feminista\, los estudios de gé\;nero y las ciencias sociales\, el simposio busca examinar có\;mo los cuerpos recuerdan\, có\;mo las experiencias corporales configuran la memoria y có\;mo las diná\;micas de gé\;nero influyen en lo que se recuerda\, se olvida o se silencia. Daremos especial atenció\;n a los procesos de inscripció\;n material\, afectiva y social de la memoria\, así\; como a las desigualdades estructurales que moldean las trayectorias mné\;micas individuales y colectivas.
Convocatoria: Se invita a investigadores\, activistas\, doctorandos y profesionales en Filosofí\;a\, Neurociencias\, Antropologí\;a\, Estudios de Gé\;nero\, Ciencias cognitivas\, Psicologí\;a y á\;reas afines a participar como ponentes (45 min: 20&ndash\;25 de exposició\;n + 15&ndash\;20 de discusió\;n).
\nLí\;neas temá\;ticas:
\n- \; \; \; \;- \;Inscripció\;n corporal del recuerdo
\n- \; \; \; \;- \;El cuerpo como memoria
\n- \; \; \; \;- \;Afectividad\, trauma y memoria somá\;tica
\n- \; \; \; \;- \;Gé\;nero y configuració\;n de la experiencia mné\;mica
\n- \; \; \; \;- \;El rol de la memoria en narrativas de gé\;nero
\n- \; \; \; \;- \;Socializació\;n del gé\;nero y narrativas autobiográ\;ficas
\n- \; \; \; \;- \;Memoria\, identidad y performatividad
\n- \; \; \; \;- \;Diferencias generizadas en las prá\;cticas de recordar
\n- \; \; \; \;- \;Dañ\;os episté\;micos en contextos de injusticias de gé\;nero
\nInteresados\, favor de enviar un resumen (300 palabras en españ\;ol) antes del 30 de septiembre de 2026
\nEnví\;o de resú\;menes: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSePf_EsviiWCXvsWgdilnrT2M2Nc-eS0m5RIvQIKqrQXoT_Rw/viewform
\n\nWebsite: https://memories.lat/simposio-2026-2/
ORGANIZER;CN="Alberto Guerrero-Velázquez";CN=Elena Ostos;CN=Lucienne Huby;CN="Alba Marcela Zárate Rochín": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260917T084100Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20261203T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20261204T170000 SUMMARY:"On Trial". Claiming Feminist Justice in Dark Times - Between Law\, Testimony\, and Politics UID:20260917T084115Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:74bb:64ff:feff:71eb%3 TZID:Europe/Rome LOCATION:Via San Francesco 22\, Verona\, Italy DESCRIPTION:The conference\, organized by the Arendt \;Center \;as part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Project &ldquo\;Rewriting Rights&rdquo\; &ndash\; \;explores the double sense in which feminist justice is \;&ldquo\;on trial&rdquo\; \;today &mdash\; in courtrooms\, where the performance and performativity of legal proceedings expose the structural limits of institutional justice\, and in culture\, where dominant narratives continue to normalize gendered violence. The conference aims to brings feminist philosophy and critical theory into dialogue with socio-legal perspectives to ask what more transformative forms of justice might look like.
\nKeynote speakers:
\nThe conference will also include a workshop on Women&rsquo\;s Courts and Tribunals on Crimes against Women.
\n\n ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260917T084100Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270104T234500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270104T234500 SUMMARY:Feminist Accountability and Transformative Justice - Special Issue of Feminist Philosophy Quarterly UID:20260917T084116Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:74bb:64ff:feff:71eb%3 TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:We are irrevocably implicated in the systems of oppression we seek to dismantle\, and the effects of those systems live with us and within us. Accountability&mdash\;understood as taking responsibility for our contributions to and complicity in systemic harms&mdash\;offers a framework for practicing feminist solidarity\, building community\, and supporting both individual and collective healing. This special issue explores feminist accountability as a practice that moves beyond punishment and retribution toward transformative justice as an ethical and political project. We are especially interested in work that engages the tensions\, limits\, and possibilities of accountability: not only as an ethical ideal\, but as a lived\, contested\, and situated practice across interpersonal\, institutional\, and structural contexts. We invite submissions that examine how accountability is practiced today and how it intersects with broader frameworks of transformative justice. What does it mean to take responsibility for harm within feminist communities? How might accountability reshape our understandings of power\, complicity\, and solidarity? What challenges arise when transformative justice frameworks&mdash\;often developed in grassroots and activist contexts&mdash\;are brought into academic spaces? In keeping with Feminist Philosophy Quarterly&rsquo\;s commitment to inclusive\, intersectional\, and community-engaged feminist philosophy\, we especially encourage submissions that engage and build upon the work of scholars from historically marginalized communities and those most affected by the forms of harm under discussion. Submissions may address\, but are not limited to:
\n
-Feminist accountability as a practice: its limits\, tensions\, and conditions of possibility
-Accountability beyond carceral logics: abolitionist and transformative approaches to harm
-Transformative justice as ethical and political praxis
-Responsibility\, complicity\, and refusal in conditions of structural injustice
-Practices of repair\, restitution\, and non-reconciliation
-Community-based responses to harm: care\, conflict\, and collective healing
-Navigating accountability in a context of backlash and reaction
-The misuse of accountability practices and procedures
-Accountability within feminist movements: power\, exclusion\, and internal critique
-Pedagogies of accountability: teaching\, learning\, and institutional responsibility
-The politics of &ldquo\;calling in\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;calling out\,&rdquo\; and other modes of response
-Citation as accountability: feminist lineage-building and epistemic responsibility
-Coalition-building and solidarity across asymmetries of power
-Mutual aid\, abolition feminism\, disability justice\, and transformative justice
-Intersections of restorative and transformative justice frameworks
-Feminist responses to interpersonal\, gendered\, and sexual violence
-Feminist responses to state violence\, war\, and genocide
-The ethics and politics of care within transformative justice practices
\;
Submission Details:
Deadline: January 4\, 2027
Length: Up to 9\,000 words (including notes\, excluding references)
Review Process: Double-anonymous peer review
\nFile Format: PDF or Word (DOC/DOCX/RTF)
\n
Submissions should be prepared for anonymous review\, with all identifying information removed from the manuscript. Authors should submit two separate files: An anonymized manuscript &\; a title page including the paper title\, author name(s)\, institutional affiliation(s)\, and contact information.
Submissions should be sent to the following email address: femacctj (at) gmail.com
Submissions must follow the Chicago Manual of Style (author&ndash\;date system).
For full author guidelines\, please see: https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/fpq/information/authors
The special issue is planned for publication in late 2027/early 2028 in the journal Feminist Philosophy Quarterly.
For any questions on this special issue\, please contact the guest editors: Fulden İbrahimhakkıoğlu (fulden@metu.edu.tr) and Amy Marvin (amarvin@hamilton.edu).
Democracy claims to struggle about public affairs through the power of language. Already in Plato&rsquo\;s Republic\, political discourse takes two forms: as dialectical discourse\, it draws on the power of logos\; as narrative discourse\, it draws on the power of mythos. While the former relies on proofs\, deductions\, and discursive necessities\, the latter follows a logic of disclosure. The aim here is to make phenomena visible\, to open up horizons\, and to imagine alternatives. Myth tells stories\, reveals perspectives\, and highlights connections\, thereby bringing things into view in new ways.
\nWhile political philosophy and theory have long focused on the power of discursive speech\, in recent years there has been a growing interest in narrative forms of speech and aesthetic-performative political practices. Of particular significance here is the motif of prefiguration as a practice of enacting political alternatives and future forms of coexistence in the here and now. Political narration and prefiguration are currently being discussed within various traditions\, ranging from political phenomenology to critical theory and post-fundamentalism\, and extending into analytical epistemology.
\nThe workshop focuses on the power of disclosure in thought and action in order to explore their potential for a reimagining of democratic debate and political protest. Especially in times when discursive speech in the public sphere is coming under increasing pressure\, a return to the aesthetic\, narrative\, and performative aspects of the political is crucial.
\nExemplarily\, four traditions can be distinguished in which the power of narrative discourse and the demonstrative aspect of political practice are currently the subject of increased discussion:
\n(1) Political Phenomenology: Hannah Arendt can today be regarded as a founding figure of political phenomenology. Through her reflections on democratic debate under conditions of plurality\, she has brought storytelling into the spotlight as a means of engagement. Storytelling conveys perspectives and attitudes that defy purely theoretical analysis. Central to this is the reference to Kant&rsquo\;s conception of aesthetic judgment\, understood as the ability to identify exemplary points of view for evaluation in the absence of ultimate reasons and to solicit agreement with them. Crucial here is the power of the imagination\, which brings to mind divergent viewpoints and alternatives to the status quo. The potential of such disclosure for democratic debate under conditions of plurality has been systematically explored\, above all\, in recent political phenomenology (Loidolt 2017\, Herrmann 2023\, Bedorf 2025).
\n(2) Critical Theory: The founding text of Critical Theory\, Horkheimer and Adorno&rsquo\;s Dialectic of Enlightenment\, breaks radically with the tradition of the systematic treatise. Its specific narrative style&mdash\;often fragmentary\, aphoristic\, and mimetic&mdash\;is not merely a stylistic device but is regarded as a methodological necessity: In order to break through the context of delusion created by instrumental reason\, thought itself must take on a form that not only states but\, above all\, shows. The aesthetic rationality of argumentation preserves the non-identical from the grasp of analytical identity logic through an aesthetic-critical mode of writing. The representation itself thus becomes a site of resistance that prevents the ossification of thought into mere definitions and gives voice to the unresolved nature of experience. This return to the performative power of philosophical writing has once again come into focus in recent Critical Theory (Wesche 2018\, Freyenhagen 2025\, Saar 2025). Furthermore\, Adorno&mdash\;in contrast to a reading that focuses on the notorious &ldquo\;ban on images&rdquo\;&mdash\;has recently been rediscovered as a pioneer of a prefigurative form of political action (Sö\;rensen 2022).
\n(3) Post-foundationalism: Post-foundational theories emphasize that the political space of justification is permeated by power\, affect\, and desire. Practices of justification are closely linked to the establishment of orders that determine the rules of the game governing what can be said in a democracy (Marchart 2010). Against the backdrop of the classical dispute between philosophy and rhetoric\, post-foundationalism understands itself as a project of radical enlightenment that focuses on the complex intertwining of justifications\, power\, and authority (Kompridis 2006). In this vein\, postf-foundationalism conceives of the rhetorical nature inherent in all speech not as a moment of pretense\, but as a necessary moment for bringing reasons and justifications to light (Gebh/Seitz 2024). In this context\, post-foundationalist thinkers such as Laclau and Mouffe emphasize the importance of the narrative in processes of hegemony formation and point to the rhetorical (metaphorical and metonymic) dynamics involved in the formation of political identities.
\n(4) Analytic Epistemology: The motif of disclosure is also found in contemporary analytic philosophy. \;In her work on perspectives\, Elizabeth Camp (2017) has argued that our thinking is often structured by complex cognitive frames that cannot simply be broken down into isolated sentences and propositions. Perspectives instruct us to perceive certain aspects of a situation as central and others as peripheral. Rachel Fraser (2021) also makes clear that we must understand narratives as more complex units of knowledge. They are the templates through which we first assemble individual facts into a coherent worldview. Thus\, disclosure becomes a central mechanism for how we\, as knowing subjects\, orient ourselves in a complex world.
\nFor many of the thinkers mentioned\, the disclosing moment they focus on theoretically is also reflected in their writing. The traditions gathered here can therefore themselves be examined for their narrative and disclosing dimensions. Accordingly\, one may ask what can be learned from the respective form of representation for political discourse or practice. Can the specific logics of philosophical narration be put to fruitful use in the practices of political protest? Conversely\, what can philosophy learn from those narrative and prefigurative practices that attempt to point out alternatives and new perspectives in the heat of political struggle? What relationships and transitions exist between disclosing thought and disclosing action? Can &ldquo\;disclosing action&rdquo\; create spaces for understanding where &ldquo\;proving&rdquo\; and insisting on facts fail?
\nModalities and Deadlines
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Workshop format: Productive\, constructive discussion and critique of papers (work in progress is expressly encouraged) that are submitted in advance and read by all participants.
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Language of discussion: German. Papers may be submitted in German or English.
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Submission of an abstract (approx. 300 words) by July 31\, 2026.
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Notification of acceptance by August 15\, 2026.
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Submission of the workshop paper by December 13\, 2026.
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; Submissions to: steffen.herrmann@fernuni-hagen.deand sergej.seitz@univie.ac.at
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; We are planning to publish the contributions as part of a special issue in a relevant journal.
\n·\; \; \; \; \; \; We aim to cover travel and accommodation costs\, but this cannot be guaranteed at this time.
\nConcept and organization:
\nSteffen Herrmann (FernUniversitä\;t Hagen)
\nSergej Seitz (University of Vienna\, ERC Advanced Grant &ldquo\;Prefiguring Democratic Futures&rdquo\;)
ORGANIZER;CN=Sergej Seitz;CN=Steffen K. Herrmann: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260917T084100Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270129T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270129T170000 SUMMARY:Graduate Student Workshop in Feminist Philosophy at Georgia State University UID:20260917T084118Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:74bb:64ff:feff:71eb%3 TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:Atlanta\, United States DESCRIPTION:Georgia State University&rsquo\;s Jean Beer Blumenfeld Center for Ethics\, Center for Ethics Student Forum\, and Minorities and Philosophy Chapter are pleased to host a Graduate Student Workshop in Feminist Philosophy. This workshop will take place in person at Georgia State University on Friday\, January 29th\, 2027. Graduate student submissions in feminist philosophy (broadly construed) are welcome. Please see the CFP.
\n\;Keynote Speaker: Ding (Yale University)
\n\;Please direct questions to Christie Hartley\, chartley@gsu.edu.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260917T084100Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20270204T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20270205T170000 SUMMARY:Philosophical Perspectives on Parenthood and Gender UID:20260917T084119Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:74bb:64ff:feff:71eb%3 TZID:Europe/Zurich LOCATION:Basel\, Switzerland DESCRIPTION:Parenthood \;remains \;a deeply gendered social institution\, while at the same time undergoing \;significant change \;and innovation. New debates around parental leave are challenging traditional divisions of care\; the social meaning of fatherhood is changing\; reproductive technologies are challenging established understandings of the biological and social foundations of parenthood\; and new forms of family life are creating ways of raising children beyond traditional gender roles \;
The relationship between parenthood and gender is therefore an area of significant political tension\, but it also raises deeper philosophical questions that remain to be addressed. This conference aims to bring together current philosophical perspectives on parenthood and gender\, addressing both foundational questions and more practical and applied issues. \;
'Gender and Nation' Special Issue of \;Hypatia \;(43.3)\, Summer 2028
\nAcross the globe\, nationalist projects are being renewed and intensified\, mobilizing &ldquo\;gender&rdquo\; as a central site of social and political struggle. From anti-gender movements and border regimes to racialized citizenship policies and digital surveillance\, contemporary nationalisms draw on gender and related intersectional structures to organize political belonging\, govern populations\, and delineate whose lives are recognized as part of &ldquo\;the nation.&rdquo\; These developments lend a particular urgency to examining the philosophical stakes of the relationship between &ldquo\;gender&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;nation&rdquo\; today.
\nThis special issue of \;Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy \;invites philosophical engagements of the topic of &ldquo\;Gender and Nation.&rdquo\; We seek contributions that interrogate how nations are imagined\, experienced\, constituted\, and governed through gendered logics that shape various forms of exclusion\, political subjectivity\, citizenship\, and national belonging. While broadly soliciting contributions that (re)consider &ldquo\;the nation&rdquo\; alongside &ldquo\;gender\,&rdquo\; we also wish to mark the 30th \;anniversary of Nira Yuval-Davis&rsquo\; influential book\, \;Gender and Nation. \;Yuval-Davis&rsquo\; work has been foundational for studies on gender and nationalisms\, and has inspired countless feminist analyses of the idea and lived experience of &ldquo\;the nation.&rdquo\; In the 30 years since the book&rsquo\;s publication\, the world has changed in unimaginable ways\, with the last decade\, in particular\, witnessing a resurgence in nationalist fervour that forms part of a global shift to the right. An assessment of and reengagement with &ldquo\;gender and nation&rdquo\; is therefore not only apt\, but arguably more pressing than ever\, given that such nationalist resurgence has deployed gendered dynamics that are deeply troubling from a feminist perspective.
\nQuestioning whether the idea and attendant realisation of &ldquo\;the nation&rdquo\; can ever be straightforwardly adopted by feminists\, this special issue also provides an opportunity to highlight past and present feminist resistance to misogyny and sexist policymaking underlying patriarchal nation-building projects. Indeed\, there are numerous examples of feminist activism and scholarship challenging nationalism\, but also reconfiguring and claiming &ldquo\;the nation&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;nationalism&rdquo\; in progressive terms. Building on the by now large and influential feminist literature on nationalisms\, of which \;Gender and Nation \;is a stalwart\, we invite contributors to take stock of work on &ldquo\;the nation&rdquo\;\, and to present new and promising ways of thinking about the theme of \;gender and nation. To this end\, articles might address\, without being limited to\, the following questions:
\nContributors working in and across various relevant disciplines (e.g. philosophy\, gender studies\, sociology\, literature\, politics\, and disability studies) are invited to address these questions philosophically\, and to do so drawing on a range of theoretical frameworks (such as critical race theory\, crip theory\, queer theory\, and postcolonial theory). We welcome contributions from diverse social\, cultural\, and geographical contexts\, including those approaching &ldquo\;gender and nation&rdquo\; through decolonial\, Indigenous\, queer of colour\, trans\, and Black feminist frameworks.
\nSubmissions must be written in English and prepared for anonymous review. We will accept both traditional article submissions (up to 10\,000 words long\, excluding footnotes and references) and musings (4\,000 words including footnotes\, but not references). Musings are not merely short research articles\; they are often more personal and/or more concerned with current issues than full-fledged academic articles\, and they are typically less rooted in particular bodies of literature. However they are approached\, Musings should seek to catalyse philosophical reflection on important issues in feminist philosophy. (For examples\, please see the recently published Musings on our \;FirstView \;pages.) We encourage submissions to be written in a style accessible across relevant disciplines\, and with an eye to understanding concrete social and political phenomena. \;
\nDeadline for submission: \;9th \;April 2027
\nPlease submit your original manuscript electronically through the Cambridge University Press online submission and review system \;ScholarOne. Manuscripts need to be prepared for anonymous review. More information may be found in the \;Manuscript Preparations Guidelines.
\nFor any questions on this special issue\, contact the guest editors: Clara Fischer (C.Fischer@qub.ac.uk) and Fulden İbrahimhakkıoğlu (fulden@metu.edu.tr). \;
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260917T084100Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:29990101T033000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:29990201T120000 SUMMARY:POSTPONED - Creativity and Improvisation in Thought\, Practice\, and Mind: An Interdisciplinary Conference UID:20260917T084121Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@fe80:0:0:0:74bb:64ff:feff:71eb%3 TZID:America/Chicago LOCATION:6001 Dodge Street\, Omaha\, United States\, 68182 DESCRIPTION:*Please note that this event has officially been postponed. More information will be made available asap in the near future*
\nMany human cognitive capacities and processes may be deployed creatively\, from unique choices made for oneself up through novel cultural shifts. Similarly\, large swaths of our daily lives are taken up with performing spontaneous\, on-the-fly\, and unplanned activities that are\, in a word\, improvised. \; Charting out the nature of both creativity and improvisation\, taken individually or together\, remains an open and pressing issue. In this conference\, we will delve into various philosophical\, theoretical\, empirical\, and interdisciplinary issues that are related to creativity and improvisation. A non-exhaustive list of related questions and themes for this topic include:
\n- What is the relationship between improvisation and creativity?
\n- What is the relationship between creative activity and well-being?
\n- What is the best way to model individual and collective creativity?
\n- Is creativity in the arts the same thing as in other domains\, such as in science or business?
\n- What are the pros and cons of different scientific operationalizations of creativity and improvisation?
\n- Provide a conceptual analysis of creativity and/or improvisation.
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