BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//208.94.116.123//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.26.9// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-FROM-URL:https://www.noahgreenstein.com/wordpress X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20241103T020000 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20250309T020000 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-7763@www.noahgreenstein.com/wordpress DTSTAMP:20240329T122531Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:New School for Social Research CONTACT:https://withinenvironments2022.weebly.com/ DESCRIPTION:
Since Plato\, western philosophy ha s been set down a path paved by a disavowal of the sensuous\, bracketed ma terial bodies\, and delimited aesthetic conceptions\, leaving human beings and their built environments separated from the natural world. Such exclu sions have left philosophy ill-equipped to deal with the various environme ntal crises we currently face\, as economic rationality and utilitarian lo gic further de-animate the world and sharpen the human/nature distinction. Even the concept “environment” often\, and ironically\, brings with it im plicit anthropocentric assumptions\, conceptualizing\, and thereby separat ing\, the human as independent from the surrounding world and reinforcing the human/nature divide. As a result\, our (mis)understandings of “nature” and “environment” may make us insensitive to and perpetuate\, rather than address\, climate change and other environmental catastrophes. To avoid a mbiguities and clarify our understanding\, we must ask: what role does Nat ure play within our theories and practices concerning so-called Environmen tal Philosophy? Furthermore\, what spaces\, practices\, and questions are made possible when we broaden our understanding of “environment” to includ e a more robust conceptualization of the natural world and how the human b eing ought to be contextualized within it?
\nThis conference asks ho w we might reorient the language and practices of philosophy in a way that can enable us to adequately respond to ongoing environmental crises. As a starting point\, we propose a need to reimagine the concepts “human\,” “n ature\,” and “environment\,” as well as the reciprocal relations that cons titute them. To recognize humans as natural organisms\, we must reevaluate the sensuous\, the material\, and the aesthetic and the roles they play i n our attempts to construct\, understand\, and preserve our environment(s) . How should we make sense of our practices and our relations to those wit h whom we share our surroundings? How can we re-situate the human with/in the environment? Do we have the right tools to guide these investigations? How might philosophy look beyond itself—to literature\, architecture\, mu sic\, film\, design—to better bring Environment\, and thus the world\, int o view? In the spirit of this\, we invite paper as well as project submiss ions from current graduate students in any discipline.
\nPos sible Topics:
\n● Environmental Aesthetics: Re-Consi dering Beauty + the Sublime
\n● Environmental Justice + Resto rative Justice + Transformative Justice
\n● Environmental Eth ics + Sustainable Practices
\n● Diversity + Biodiversity
\n● Capitalism and Climate
\n● Eco-phenomenology
\n● Eco-deconstruction
\n● Environmental Racism/Ra cist Environments
\n● Ecofeminist conceptions of nature
\n● Land Rights and Property Relations
\n● Posthumani sm + Object Ontologies
\n● Afrofuturism + Technological Utopi as
\n● Environmental Ethics In Narratives
\n● Ma stery of Nature in Philosophy
\n● Anarcho-primitivism
\n● Queer and Trans Ecologies
\n● Local and Global Ecol ogies
\n● Regionalisms and Globalisms in the Ecological Imagi nation
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Confirmed Conference Key notes:
\nSandra Shapshay\, CUNY Graduate Center\, New York< /p>\n
Emanuele Coccia\, École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EH ESS)\, Paris
\nDates and Location:
\nThis con ference will be held at the New School for Social Research in New York Cit y from Thursday\, April 14\, to Saturday\, April 16. While we (tentatively ) plan to hold the conference primarily in-person we would also like to pr ovide a hybrid option for those who would prefer to participate remotely. Following the conference\, on Sunday\, April 17\, all participants and att endees are invited to participate in a conference hike in Cold Spring\, NY (about an hour and a half north of NYC and accessible by the Metro North commuter train).
\nCall for Papers: Submission Procedure:
\nPlease submit complete papers (Word Limit: 3500) and an abs tract of 250 words or less by January 1st in the form of a Word attachment (.docx) or PDF to WithInEnvironments@gmail.com. Please prepare your submission for blind review by removing any identifying information from the body of the paper. In your email please include your name\, affiliation\, and paper t itle. Notification of acceptance will be sent by January 15.
\nPlease submit a project description (Word Limit: 1000) by December 1st in the form of a Word attachment (.docx) to WithInEnvironments@gmail.com\, as well as:
\nFor Visual Arts projects: submit 5 images of your work as .jpeg.
\nFor P erforming Arts projects: submit video/ audio of your work in .mp4 format p>\n
Please prepare your submission for blind review by removing any ide ntifying information. In your email please include your name\, affiliation \, and project title. Notification of acceptance will be sent by January 1 5.
\nIf you have any questions please email WithInEnvironments@gmail.com
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Our 12th annual workshop will take place entirely on-line. The workshop will focus on the topic of “Exp anding the Early Modern Canon.” We are calling for papers on figures\, top ics\, texts\, and genres that have been standardly neglected within the st udy of early modern philosophy\; e.g.\, women philosophers\, philosophy of education\, letters\, and novels.
\nPlease submit anonymized abstracts of 250-500 words to newyorkcityearlymodern@gmail.com by April 1 st\, 2022.
\nThe workshop \, which is now in its 12th year\, aims to foster exchange and collaborati on among scholars\, students\, and anyone with an interest in Early Modern Philosophy (roughly the period from 1600-1800). This year’s workshop will be entirely online. We are calling for papers on figures\, topics\, texts \, and genres that have been standardly neglected within the study of Earl y Modern Philosophy (e.g.\, women philosophers\, philosophy of education\, letters\, and novels).
\nPlease submit anonymized abstracts of 250- 500 words to newyorkcityearlymodern@gmail.com by April 1st\, 2022.
\n div>\nKeynote: Naomi Zack (Lehman College\, CUNY)
\nOne of ph
ilosophy’s original questions still plagues us: to what extent are beings
the same and to what extent do they differ? Arising in thinkers as diverse
as Parmenides\, Aquinas\, and De Beauvoir and in arenas from social and p
olitical philosophy to phenomenology and metaphysics. This conference aims
to gather graduate student scholars from a variety of specializations to
discuss their work on identity and difference. Some of the many questions
we may pursue together are the following:
What constitutes identit y and difference? What makes someone who they are? How do we understand ou rselves to be alike enough to communicate\, yet different enough that we m ust work to understand another’s point of view? How do identity and differ ence shape belonging–within a community\, within a social institution\, wi thin a political structure? Similarly\, how do differences among the membe rs of a group enrich the identity of that collective? How might overlappin g identities of an individual give rise to one’s sense of self? How does i dentity inform a given group’s philosophical thought? How might one form t heir identity and sense of self when\, as in the case of many marginalized groups/ minorities\, the “self” is oppressed?
\nThese questions add itionally motivate ontological considerations. To what extent can we descr ibe two objects that are in fact identical? What grants an object’s or a p erson’s identity over time: metaphysical characteristics\, temporal contin uity\, or certain brain states? Upon what aspects of an entity do we predi cate differences? When are two things metaphysically or logically identica l? Are mereological composites more than the sum of their parts? Are they identical to matter? To what extent do beings differ from Being? How might experiences or acts of reason help ground an identity claim such as A=A?< /p>\n
Other questions broadly related to “Identity and Difference” are a lso welcome.
\nPlease submit a 300-500 word abstract prepared for bl ind review to fordhamgradconference@gmail.com in PDF format. In the body o f the email\, please include:
\nSubmissi ons are due by Friday\, December 30\, 2022. After anonymo us review\, applicants will be notified by Tuesday\, January 17\, 2023. Pr esentations will be limited to 20 minutes.
\nThe conference will tak e place in person on March 3-4\, 2023 on Fordham University’s Rose Hill ca mpus located at 441 East Fordham Road\, Bronx\, NY 10458.
\nFor ques tions\, please contact the conference organizers at fordhamgradconference@ gmail.com
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230303 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230305 GEO:+40.859497;-73.882651 LOCATION:Philosophy dept @ 441 E Fordham Rd\, The Bronx\, NY 10458\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Identity and Difference. 2023 Fordham Graduate Student Conference URL:https://www.noahgreenstein.com/wordpress/event/identity-and-difference- 2023-fordham-graduate-student-conference/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:cfa\,conference\,identity END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-7893@www.noahgreenstein.com/wordpress DTSTAMP:20240329T122531Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:New School for Social Research CONTACT:https://philevents.org/event/show/104578 DESCRIPTION:Political Concepts: A Critical Lexicon began as a multidisci plinary\, web-based journal in which an assemblage of contributions focuse d on a single concept with the express intention of re-situating its meani ng in the field of political discourse. By reflecting on what has remained unquestioned or unthought in that concept\, this all-around collection of essays seeks to open pathways for another future—one that is not already determined and ill-fated.
\nFrom this forum for engaged scholarship\ , a succession of academic conferences have sprung as a space for conversa tion and constructive debate\, including last year’s Political Concepts Gr aduate Conference. Organized by students of the Departments of Anthropolog y\, Philosophy\, and Politics at the New School for Social Research\, Poli tical Concepts invites graduate students from all fields of study to parti cipate in our upcoming graduate student conference in Spring 2023. Held at NSSR over March 24-5\, the conference will serve as a workshop of ideas o n the multiplicity of powers\, structures\, problems\, and orientations th at shape our collective life.
\nBecause Political Concepts does not predetermine what does or does not count as political\, the conference wel comes essays that fashion new political concepts or demonstrate how concep ts deserve to be taken as politically significant. Papers should be dedica ted to a single political concept\, like an encyclopedia entry\, but the a nalysis of the concept does not have to abide to traditional approaches. S ome of the concepts contended with in last year’s vibrant conference inclu ded abolition\, survival\, statistics\, solitude\, resentment\, statistics \, dependence\, imaginary\, and solidarity. Other examples can be found in the published papers on thePolitical Concepts website.
\nThe confer ence will take the format of a series of panels across two days. Panels wi ll contain two presenters whose papers are thematically and theoretically related — creating a space for critical engagement between the authors\, a s well as with other attendees. Each presenter will have 25 minutes to pre sent their paper\, along with 40 minutes for discussion at the end. This y ear\, there will be a faculty roundtable with NSSR professors serving on t he Political Concepts editorial board\, namely\, Ann Laura Stoler\, Jay M. Bernstein\, and Andreas Kalyvas.
\nAbstracts should be no longer th an 750 words in a pdf format\, and prepared for blind review\, so please e nsure that your abstract is free from any identifying personal details. Ab stracts must be submitted through this google form by December 15\, 2022 E ST. Any inquiries can be sent to politicalconceptsNSSR@gmail.com.
\nApplicants must be advanced graduate students and their concept must be a central part of a longer-term project in order to be accepted. Results wil l be informed in January.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230324 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230326 GEO:+40.712775;-74.005973 LOCATION:New School tbd @ New York\, NY\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Political Concepts Graduate Conference URL:https://www.noahgreenstein.com/wordpress/event/political-concepts-gradu ate-conference/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:cfp\,conference\,political END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-7877@www.noahgreenstein.com/wordpress DTSTAMP:20240329T122531Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:New School for Social Research CONTACT:https://philevents.org/event/show/103578 DESCRIPTION:The New School for Social Research Philosophy Department is hosting our annual Graduate Student Conference Ap ril 13-15th 2023 in person in New York City.
\nThis year’s topic is Textures of Change: Social Imaginaries\, Narratives\, and the Poss ibility of Politics.
\nKeynote Speakers:
\nMaría Pía Lara (Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana)
\nFanny Söderbäck (Södertörn University)
\nEva Von R edecker (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)
\nIt has become co mmon for political theorists and philosophers to insist on the necessity o f new imaginaries and narratives. Crises of authority\, financial meltdown s\, and environmental disasters compel us to look for alternative framewor ks and practices. While the urgency of this claim is undeniable\, the conc eptual ground for the creation of new imaginaries and narratives is still unclear. How do we define imaginaries and narratives in relation to our po litical and social life? How can they become normative and generate concep tual and practical shifts? And who is in a position to shape\, direct\, an d take ownership of these emergent conceptions?
\nThis conference fo cuses on the current debate on political imaginaries and narratives to inv estigate some of these questions. As a starting point\, we propose to chal lenge standard Marxist or epistemological approaches to the topic that eit her interpret imaginaries and narratives as ideological projections (a pro duct of false consciousness) or merely as individual\, cognitive faculties . Rather\, we suggest thinking about imaginaries and narratives as larger sensuous and embodied practices that re-orient material structures of domi nation and allow for a reflective rearticulation of collective demands. In particular\, we set out to clarify: the meaning of “imaginaries” and/or “ narratives” as forms of sense-making\; their ability to shift existing dis courses and power relations\; the way in which they foster different ways of feeling\, seeing\, acting-in\, and experiencing the world in a time of crisis\; the way in which they are embedded in artistic and literary pract ices\; and the way in which they address—or fail to address—marginalized s ubjects.
\nWe invite papers that focus on the concepts of “social im aginary” and “narrative\,” as well as on the connection between the two\, and on their political and ethical implications. It is our conviction that a critical understanding of these concepts can only emerge from attending to how they are practically embodied and situated in our practices. In th is spirit\, we welcome\, in addition to papers aimed at conceptual clarifi cation\, papers that provide specific accounts of alternative forms of pra xis\, including (but not limited to) leftist\, feminist\, anti-racist\, de colonial\, abolitionist\, indigenous\, environmentalist\, and utopian imag inaries and narratives.
\nWe are accepting submissions of up to
Please contact socialimaginarynarrative@gmail.com with any queries or subm issions.
\nThe deadline is January 3rd\, 2023
\nRichard J. Bernstein first encountered John Dewey’s pragmati st naturalism as a graduate student at Yale University\, where “Dewey’s n aturalistic vision of the relation of experience and nature—how human bein gs as natural creatures are related to the rest of nature—spoke deeply to me.” This early enthusiasm for Dewey’s naturalistic vision never left him. During the final years of his long life\, Bernstein finished two books th at return to issues of pragmatist naturalism.
\n· His Prag matic Naturalism: John Dewey’s Living Legacy (2020)\, traces differin g versions of Deweyan naturalism in the works of contemporary philosophers \, including Robert Brandom\, John McDowell\, Richard Rorty\, Wilfrid Sell ars\, Peter Godfrey-Smith\, Philip Kitcher\, Bjorn Ramberg\, David Macarth ur\, Steven Levine\, Mark Johnson\, Robert Sinclair\, Huw Price\, and Jose ph Rouse.
\n· In his final book\, The Vicissitudes of Natu re (2022)\, Bernstein clarifies his own pragmatist naturalis m in relation to the thinking of earlier modern philosophers: Spinoza\, Hu me\, Kant\, Hegel\, Marx\, Nietzsche\, and Freud.
\nThis conference will critically assess and expand the legacy of Bernstein’s final pragmati c naturalism as expressed in these two books. Accepted papers will be coll ected for publication.
\nThe New York Pragmatist Forum
\nPaper topics may include:
\n● Ber nstein’s discussion of Dewey’s thinking in relation to contemporary philos ophers’ formulations of naturalism in Pragmatic Naturalism: John Dewey ’s Living Legacy.
\n● Bernstein’s interpretation of an ear lier thinker’s understanding of naturalism or nature in The Vicissitud es of Nature (Spinoza\, Hume\, Kant\, Hegel\, Marx\, Nietzsche\, or F reud).
\n● A larger theme or problem that brings one of these B ernstein’s texts into conversation with philosophical naturalism\, either particular expressions or conceptual issues.
\n● The consequenc es of one or both of these texts for questions of naturalism in relation t o wider social and political questions\, e.g.\, democracy\, praxis\, criti que.
\nAbstracts: Please submit an abstract of no m ore than 500 words to tara@newschool.edu.
\nSubmission Deadline: May 22\, 2023
\nNYPF Conferen ce Committee:
\nSergio Gallegos\, John Jay College of Criminal Justi ce
\nJudith Green\, Fordham University
\nBrendan Hogan\, New Yo
rk University
Tara Mastrelli\, New School for Social Research
\nDavid Woods\, New York University
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230929 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231001 GEO:+40.770718;-73.98539 LOCATION:Fordham University at Lincoln Center @ Leon Lowenstein Center\, 11 3 W 60th St\, New York\, NY 10023\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Nature’s Vicissitudes: Richard J. Bernstein’s final pragmatic natur alism URL:https://www.noahgreenstein.com/wordpress/event/natures-vicissitudes-ric hard-j-bernsteins-final-pragmatic-naturalism/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:cfa\,conference\,naturalism\,pragmatism END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-8006@www.noahgreenstein.com/wordpress DTSTAMP:20240329T122531Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Fordham CONTACT:https://philevents.org/event/show/111406 DESCRIPTION:Ideas about “identity” and “difference” proliferate in the n ews media\, in higher education\, in political disputations\, and in criti cal theories of society. Claims about “identity” and “difference” can rea dily be found at work in a wide variety of typologies\, including those of race\, class\, ethnicity\, gender\, sexuality\, religion\, nationality\, political affiliation\, ability and disability\, animality and humanity\, etc. But what exactly do we mean when we speak of “identity” or “differen ce”? And if we achieve greater clarity about the metaphysical presupposit ions and implications of “identity” and “difference\,” what difference wou ld that make?
\nA serious metaphysical examination of “identity” and “difference” will expectedly generate a wide variety of questions. Is di scourse about what is “identical” reducible to discourse about what is “th e same”? Is discourse about what is “different” reducible to discourse ab out what is “other”? Can something be “the same” without being “identical \,” and can something be “other” without being “different”? When we speak about “being\,” does our speaking about it have many different senses (is it spoken of analogically)\, or instead does our speaking about being alw ays have the same sense (is it spoken of univocally)? Does the “identity” of a thing depend mainly on the thing’s status as an individual\, or does it depend instead on the thing’s membership in a general kind? Does an u nderstanding of identity depend on some reference to what is different? O r does an understanding of difference depend on some reference to identity ? What is the relation of knowing to being: is it one of identity\, or di fference\, or some combination of both? Is it possible for a knower to di scern real differences between things without discerning intelligible diff erences\, or does the indiscernibility of intelligible differences imply t hat there are no real differences at all but rather an identity? Does dif ference depend on negation\, or can one assert that there is difference wi thout having to assert that something is “not”? Does it make sense to spe ak of an ontological difference\, i.e.\, a difference between Being and be ings\, or is it senseless – maybe even useless – to speak of a difference between Being and beings? Is “being” different from “nothing\,” or is it possible for differences to exist only among beings (in which case there apparently cannot be a difference between “being” and “nothing”)?
\nIn spite of the virtual ubiquity of discourses about identity and differen ce\, there is a dearth of discourse about the metaphysical presuppositions and implications of “identity and difference.” With its choice of confer ence theme for 2024 (“Identity\, Difference\, and the Difference that Meta physics Makes”)\, the Metaphysical Society of America wishes to provoke de eper thinking about the metaphysics of identity and difference\, with the hope that such deeper thinking will make a meaningful difference in both t heory and practice.
\nProposals for papers on the conference theme a re especially encouraged\, but papers on other metaphysical topics are als o welcome. Please note: when selecting which submissions to accept for th is conference\, the Program Committee will regard “relevance to theme” as one important criterion among others.
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\nGuidelines for the Submission of Abstracts\, and for Aristotle and Plato Prize Candidates
\nAbstracts of approximately 500 words should be submitted electronically by September 3 0\, 2023\, to: secretary@metaphysicalsociety.org.
\nAristotle Pri ze: Those wishing to be considered for the Aristotle Prize of the Meta physical Society should submit full papers along with their abstracts. El igibility for the Aristotle Prize extends only to persons who have not yet earned a Ph.D.. Those wishing to be considered for the Aristotle Prize s hould express this wish clearly in the email note that accompanies their s ubmission. Papers submitted for the Aristotle Prize are subject to a 3\,7 50 word limit\; this word limit applies to the body of the text to be read at the meeting\, and not to footnotes or other supporting material. The Aristotle Prize carries a cash award of $500\, inclusion in the program\, and assistance with the costs associated with attending the meeting. To b e considered for the Aristotle Prize\, full papers and abstracts must be s ubmitted by September 30\, 2023 to:secretary@metaphysicalsociety.org.
\nPlato Prize: Those wishing to be considered for the Plato Priz e of the Metaphysical Society should submit full papers along with their a bstracts. Eligibility for the Plato Prize extends only to persons who rec eived a Ph.D. degree within six years of the conference submission date (i .e.\, persons who hold a Ph.D. degree which was conferred after September 30\, 2017). Those wishing to be considered for the Plato Prize should exp ress this wish clearly in the email note that accompanies their submission . Papers submitted for the Plato Prize are subject to a 3\,750 word limit \; this word limit applies to the body of the text to be read at the meeti ng\, and not to footnotes or other supporting material. The Plato Prize c arries a cash award of $500\, inclusion in the program\, and assistance wi th the costs associated with attending the meeting. To be considered for the Plato Prize\, full papers and abstracts must be submitted by September 30\, 2023 to:secretary@metaphysicalsociety.org.
\nTravel Grants< /u>: Thanks to the generous support of past presidents of the MSA and a gr ant from the Hocking-Cabot Fund for Systematic Philosophy\, the Metaphysic al Society is pleased to be able to offer reimbursements for travel expens es up to $350 to graduate students whose papers are selected for the confe rence program (those wishing to receive such reimbursements must provide t he Metaphysical Society with all relevant expense-receipts).
\nThose who submit abstracts\, and those who submit full papers plus abstracts fo r the Aristotle Prize or Plato Prize\, will receive notice of the Program Committee’s decision on their submission no later than December 1\, 2023.< /p>\n
\n< p>Tickets: https://www.metaphysicalsociety.org /2024/2024_meeting.htm. DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240307 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240311 GEO:+40.77103;-73.985096 LOCATION:Lowenstein Building\, Fordham University\, Lincoln Center @ 113 W 60th St\, New York\, NY 10023\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Metaphysical Society of America Conference: Identity\, Difference\, and the Difference that Metaphysics Makes URL:https://www.noahgreenstein.com/wordpress/event/metaphysical-society-of- america-conference-identity-difference-and-the-difference-that-metaphysics -makes/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:cfa\,conference\,identity\,metaphysics X-COST:$70-120 X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.metaphysicalsociety.org/2024/2024_meeting.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-8089@www.noahgreenstein.com/wordpress DTSTAMP:20240329T122531Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:New School for Social Research CONTACT:https://sites.google.com/newschool.edu/unmasking-objectivity/home DESCRIPTION:How does objectivity shape power\, and how does power shape objectivity?
\nWelcome to “Unmasking Object ivity: A Critical Examination of the Nexus between Universal Truth Claims and Emergent Power Structures\,” a conference that plunges into the intric ate relationship between knowledge and power. In this conference\, we will uncover how epistemological standpoints intersect with systems of coercio n\, marginalization\, and oppression. Our topic extends to alternative vis ions of knowledge\, truth\, and learning\, offering the potential for shar ed beliefs while addressing the adverse impacts of entrenched power struct ures.
\nHow have claims to absolute\, objective\, or scientific trut h driven oppression through ideologies like religious absolutism\, colonia lism\, technocracy\, and scientific sexism and racism? Contemporary debate s further emphasize the significance of this intersection.
\nOur dis course will also scrutinize epistemic injustice\, examining whether univer salist epistemologies privilege specific knowledge systems while silencing valid alternatives. We aim to shed light on social and political issues o verlooked by dominant knowledge frameworks through inclusive dialogues. Th is conference fosters critical exploration and inclusive discourse\, drawi ng on interdisciplinary studies in philosophy\, sociology\, and political theory.
\nTogether\, we will assess the ethical implications of our epistemological practices and explore pathways to creating more equitable systems of knowledge and social learning. Join us at “Unmasking Objectivit y” as we navigate the intricate web of knowledge and power\, aiming for a just and inclusive future where the notion of objectivity is both scrutini zed and harnessed for social transformation.
\n\n\n\nPolitical Concepts: A Critical Lexicon began as a multidisci plinary\, web-based journal in which an assemblage of contributions focuse d on a single concept with the express intention of re-situating its meani ng in the field of political discourse. By reflecting on what has remained unquestioned or unthought in that concept\, this all-around collection of essays seeks to open pathways for another future—one that is not already determined and ill-fated.
\nFrom this forum for engaged scholarship\ , a succession of academic conferences have sprung as a space for conversa tion and constructive debate\, including its Graduate Conference at the Ne w School for Social Research organized by students of the Departments of A nthropology\, Economics\, Philosophy\, Politics\, and Sociology. Political Concepts invites graduate students from all fields of study to participat e in our upcoming conference in Spring 2024. Held at NSSR over March 29-30 \, the conference will serve as a workshop of ideas on the multiplicity of powers\, structures\, problems\, and orientations that shape our collecti ve life.
\nBecause Political Concepts does not predetermine what doe s or does not count as political\, the conference welcomes essays that fas hion new political concepts or demonstrate how concepts deserve to be take n as politically significant. Papers should be dedicated to a single polit ical concept\, like an encyclopedia entry\, but the analysis of the concep t does not have to abide to traditional approaches. Some of the concepts c ontended with in previous years’ vibrant conferences included abolition\, survival\, catastrophe\, resentment\, money\, dependence\, trans\, imagina ry\, and solidarity. Other examples can be found in the published papers o n the Political Concepts website.
\nAbstracts should be no longer th an 750 words in a pdf format\, and prepared for blind review\, so please e nsure that your abstract is free from any identifying personal details. Pl ease title your abstract with your concept. Abstracts must be submitted th rough this google form (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfyVC0H0L SpcyJ3QpcbAvZjEkcUYoS-TCp0kPc6ObTg4YFSiQ/viewform) by December 7\, 2023 ES T. Any inquiries can be sent to politicalconceptsNSSR@gmail.com.
\nA pplicants must be advanced graduate students and their concept must be a c entral part of a longer term project in order to be accepted. Results will be informed in January.
\n DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240329 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240331 GEO:+40.736024;-73.993635 LOCATION:New School tbd @ 5th Ave & E 14th St\, New York\, NY 10011\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Political Concepts Graduate Conference URL:https://www.noahgreenstein.com/wordpress/event/political-concepts-gradu ate-conference-2/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:cfa\,conference\,political END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-8083@www.noahgreenstein.com/wordpress DTSTAMP:20240329T122531Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Fordham CONTACT:fordhamgradconference@gmail.com\; https://philevents.org/event/show /116122 DESCRIPTION:2024 Fordham University Philosophy Graduate Student Conferen ce
\nMarch 29 & 30\, 2024
\nHosted by the Fordham Philosophica l Society
\nKeynotes: Dr. Serene J. Khader (CUNY)\, Dr. Michael Baur (Fordham)
\nBeginning in 18th Century Europe\, the idea of progress emerged as a central theme in philosophy\, finding its clearest expressio n in thinkers like Kant\, Hegel and Marx. However\, a growing skepticism t owards the notion of progress emerged in 20th Century thought\, intensifie d particularly by the critical insights of philosophers such as Adorno\, L yotard and Derrida. In more recent studies\, some decolonial philosophers have problematized or rejected the idea of progress\, whereas other philos ophers associated with the Frankfurt school (Habermas\, Honneth\, Forst) h ave defended it.
\nThis conference will provide a platform to examin e\, debate\, and reevaluate the concept of progress along with its meaning \, its challenges\, and its potential for shaping a more promising future against our contemporary backdrop of global challenges. We invite graduate students in philosophy to submit abstracts that explore the “Possibility of Progress” through the aforementioned frameworks and any other relevant discourse. We welcome your participation and look forward to your contribu tions.
\nPossible topics may include\, but are not limited to:
\nOther work broadly related to “The Possibility of Progress” is also welcome.
\nPlease submit a 300-500 word abstract prepared for blind review to f ordhamgradconference@gmail.com in PDF format. In the body of the email\, p lease include:
\nName
\nPaper title
\nKeyw ords (maximum five)
\nInstitutional Affiliation
\nSubmissions are due by December 30\, 2023. After anonymous review\, applicants will be notified by January 20\, 2024. Presentations will be limited to 20 minute s followed by a 10 minute Q&A.
\nThe conference will take place in p erson on March 29 & 30\, 2024 on Fordham University’s Rose Hill campus loc ated at 441 East Fordham Road\, Bronx\, NY 10458.
\nFor questions\, please contact the conference organizers at fordhamgradconference@gmail.co m
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240405 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240407 GEO:+40.861457;-73.885277 LOCATION:Fordham Philosophy Dept @ Bronx County\, Bronx\, NY 10458\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Graduate Student Conference\, Fordham URL:https://www.noahgreenstein.com/wordpress/event/graduate-student-confere nce-fordham/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-8063@www.noahgreenstein.com/wordpress DTSTAMP:20240329T122531Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Fordham CONTACT:https://nycearlymodern.weebly.com/ DESCRIPTION:We are seeking submissions for our 14th annual con
ference hosted in Spring\, 2024.
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\nSend abstracts to newyorkcityearlymodern
[at] gmail.com by December 8\, 2023.
https://philevents.org/event/show /114750
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