The Irigaray Circle announces its Fifth Annual Conference hosted by UCL. The Circle invites submissions that are inspired by or engaged with any aspect of Irigaray’s work. We welcome submissions from all disciplines.
Possible themes include
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The history of philosophy
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Epistemology
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Ethics
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Ecology, environmental ethics, and sustainability
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Architecture and the built environment
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Political theory
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Multiculturalism
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Psychoanalysis
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Bioethics
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Medicine, health, and the body
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Language, literature, and the arts
The deadline for the submission of full papers is April 23rd, 2010. (Abstracts will not be considered for review.) Notifications will be sent no later than May 28th, 2010.
Papers should not exceed 3000 words (reading time 20 minutes), should include an abstract of less than 200 words, and should be prepared for blind review. Please remove all identifying remarks from the paper itself and submit it electronically in .rtf or .doc format to irigaray06@gmail.com, along with a file containing your name, professional affiliation, contact information, and your paper title.
The Program Committee welcomes proposals for panels, however, these must be accompanied by complete papers and each paper will be reviewed individually.
Please note that, as usual, the Irigaray Circle plans a volume based on the conference proceedings and reserves the right of first refusal on all papers presented at the conference.
For further information on the conference or to join the Irigaray Circle please consult the website at www.irigaray.org or contact the Circle at irigaray06@gmail.com.
Submission Requirements: By 23rd April 2010. Papers should not exceed 3000 words (reading time 15-20 minutes maximum), should include an abstract of less than 200 words, and should be prepared for blind review. Please remove all identifying remarks from the paper itself and submit it electronically in .rtf or .doc format to irigaray06@gmail.com, along with a file containing your name, professional affiliation, contact information, and your paper title.
The Karen Burke Memorial Prize is awarded every year by the Luce Irigaray Circle to a graduate student in recognition of outstanding work on or inspired by Luce Irigaray. The winning submission is delivered at the conference as the Karen Burke Memorial Lecture. Click this Call for Papers link for more information.
For additional 2010 Conference Call for Paper requirements:
Please find specific details of submissions and convenor contact details in each panel description link listed below.
Panel: Whirlwinds
Panel: Understanding Difference: why poetry matters
Panel: Lot's Wife: The imperatives of disobedience and the spectacle of violence
Panel: Sexuate sustainable practices and ecologies
For general enquiries about the 2010 Conference please click on the Current Conference link at the left or email Peg Rawes (University College London) at m.rawes@ucl.ac.uk. For more information regarding the circle, please email them at irigaray06@gmail.com.
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