****Society for Analytical Feminism
Attached is the CFP for an SAF session for the 2011 Central APA. Please note that the deadline is a bit earlier this year--August 1--and please do call the Call, and
the SAF, to the attention of your colleagues and graduate students.
Best wishes for a good summer,
Robin Dillon (rsd2@lehigh.edu)
President, SAF
***Philosophical Issues of Motherhood
APA Newsletter for Feminism and Philosophy
The most recent issues of the Newsletter (including the one currently
in completion) were devoted to the question of the numbers and status
of women in professional philosophy (explanations for why we comprise
a mere 21% of professional philosophers, survival strategies, coping
strategies for those who survive, and enhancement strategies to bring
more women in, publication issues for women philosophers, success
strategies for career survival).
This and coming years will also prove a challenge for many women in
philosophy as state and federal budgets are balanced by cuts to
academic and educational institutions and to public services which
support those who make up the politically marginalized and vulnerable
populations. These hard economic times affect all women, whether we
are in professional philosophy struggling for promotion, research
funding, or just to keep our jobs, or we are returning to school to
improve our chances of getting or keeping work, or we are trying to
keep hearth and home together, children fed, companions in good
spirit, and ourselves economically viable.
It seems appropriate and timely to address a question central to the
lives of many women: motherhood.
The next issue of the Newsletter will be devoted to the question of
motherhood in its full breadth and depth. Essays on any topic related
to motherhood will be considered.
Please format your essays according to Newsletter requirements and
should be prepared for anonymous review. Length is limited to 4000
words inclusive of all endnotes and references.
Submissions must be received by October 15th, 2010.
Send submissions electronically in either Word or PDF formats to
Christina Bellon, bellon@csus.edu<mailto:bellon@csus.edu> using an
appropriate subject heading.
***Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Feminist Philosophy
Christina M. Bellon, Associate Professor of Philosophy at California State University is looking for volunteers to write articles for the Encyclopedia of Philosophy on a variety of feminist topics. For a list of possible topics visit this link: http://www.csus.edu/indiv/b/bellonc/iep.html. However, this isn’t meant to be an exhaustive list. Email Christina Bellon if you are interested in writing an article not on the list or if you have some ideas for what should be included (even if you don’t want to write it). There is also a need for volunteers to serve as reviewers for any area of feminist philosophy. Junior colleagues should feel especially encouraged to consider writing. Since the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy is widely used by undergraduate and graduate students, this is a wonderful opportunity to contribute to shaping the content of philosophy for coming generations of philosophers. Link here to visit the Encyclopedia: http://www.iep.utm.edu/. All articles are anonymously peer reviewed. Since it is an electronic publication, there are no publication cycles. Once an article is completed and accepted, it will be posted. If interested in either writing or reviewing for the Encyclopedia please contact Christina M. Bellon at bellon@csus.edu.
***The History of Women Philosophers Web Site
A call for papers, chronologies, bibliographies:
The History of Women Philosophers web site seeks: short essays (200 – 2000 words for any of the women listed on the site) as well as chronologies, bibliographies for any woman philosopher who lived before the 21st century who is not yet listed.
See: www.women-philosophers.com. Contact: Dr. Kate LIndemann at lindeman@msmc.edu with proposals. Use: women philosophers as Subject line.