CALL FOR PAPERS
SITES OF PHILOSOPHICAL INSIGHT:
THE CULTURAL PRODUCTIONS OF WOMEN OF COLOR
We are seeking papers and presentations (10-12pp) that treat the
cultural productions of women of color as sites of philosophical reflection
and insight. Cultural productions might include a broad range of aesthetic
modes of expression such as literature/poetry, painting, sculpture,
photography, film and video art, screen/playwriting, dance/choreography,
music, public/avante garde theater, etc. Genres are loosely conceived such
that graffiti, for example, could be considered as a form of visual art,
and other modes of expression such as body-piercing, tattooing, and
hair-weaving could be treated as forms of corporeal art.
Papers might explore how various cultural productions emerge out of,
in response to, and/or as constituting forms of political and cultural
resistance to oppression in its many manifestations. Authors might
consider how women of color draw on and rework philosophical systems and
perspectives on culture and the human condition generally, and how they do
so light of their own visions of social change and their lived experiences.
Essays might also consider how a particular medium of expression is related
or contributes to such reformulations. Additional approaches could include
analyzing cultural productions as encoding philosophical projects on
varying topics such as social change, consciousness and culture, language
and subjectivity, and knowledge/theory and praxis. Treatments might also
entail exploring the ways that cultural productions of women of color
contribute to different traditions of critical thought such as Africana and
feminist philosophies, Confucianism, Marxism-Leninism, existentialism,
Francophone Negritude, critical theory, post/modernism, psychoanalysis,
etc. Other approaches and topics are welcomed.
Ultimately, we will prepare an edited collection on this topic.
Toward that end, we seek to generate interest and encourage development of
these themes by organizing presentation panels at various relevant academic
conferences, including:
NEED DATES, CITIES, DEADLINES
1. American Philosophical Association Meetings:
a.Eastern Division: December 27-30, 2002 in Philadelphia, PA
**Deadline for papers and abstracts: February 21, 2002
b.Pacific Division: TBA **Deadline for papers and abstracts: June 1,
2002.
c.Central Division: April 24-26 in Cleveland, OH **Deadline for papers
and abstracts: June 1, 2002.
2. Modern Language Association: December 27-30, 2003 in New York.
**Deadline for abstracts: March 21, 2002
2. International Association for Philosophy and Literature: Annual meeting
is usually held in May or June. Updates on 2003 location and specific dates
will be posted asap.
**Deadline for abstracts: September 1, 2002.
3. NAAAS: National Consortium of Association of African American Studies,
Asian American Studies, and Native American Studies: February 11-16, 2003
in Houston, TX.
**Deadline for abstracts: July 1, 2002.
4. National Women's Studies Association: Conference will take place in June
2003. Updates on the specific location and dates will be posted asap.
**Deadline for abstracts: September 1, 2002.
5. Midsouth Philosophy Conference: February 2003 in Memphis, TN.
**Deadline for abstracts: September 1, 2002
6. Radical Philosophy Conference: November 2004. Updates on specific
location and dates will be posted asap. **Deadline for abstracts: December
1, 2002
Please send abstracts (250-500 words) along with a covering letter
indicating interest and availability for participating in one of the
meetings listed above. Abstracts and inquiries may be directed to one or
both of the parties below:
Angela Cotton Christa Davis Acampora
Women's Studies Program Department of Philosophy
105 Old Chemistry Building Hunter/CUNY
SUNYSB 695 Park Avenue
Stony Brook, NY 11794-3456 New York, NY 10021
516.632.7652 (phone) 212.772.4978 (phone)
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