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Table of Contents: Hypatia February 2012

Hypatia © Hypatia Volume 27, Issue 1 Pages 1 - 240, February 2012

Introduction FEAST Cluster on Feminist Critiques of Evolutionary Psychology—Editor's Introduction (pages 1–2) Diana Tietjens Meyers Article first published online: 28 OCT 2011 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1527-2001.2011.01239.x Articles Evolutionary Psychology, Ethology, and Essentialism (Because What They Don't Know Can Hurt Us) (pages 3–27) Letitia Meynell Article first published online: 3 NOV 2011 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1527-2001.2011.01240.x “Not Much to Praise in Such Seeking and Finding”: Evolutionary Psychology, the Biological Turn in the Humanities, and the Epistemology of Ignorance (pages 28–49) Kim Q. Hall Article first published online: 23 SEP 2011 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1527-2001.2011.01229.x Feminist Engagement with Evolutionary Psychology (pages 50–72) Carla Fehr Article first published online: 15 SEP 2011 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1527-2001.2011.01221.x Introduction Cluster: The Myths of Maternity – Editor's Introduction (pages 73–75) Linda Martín Alcoff Article first published online: 3 NOV 2011 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1527-2001.2011.01245.x Articles For Shame: Feminism, Breastfeeding Advocacy, and Maternal Guilt (pages 76–98) Erin N. Taylor and Lora Ebert Wallace Article first published online: 28 OCT 2011 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1527-2001.2011.01238.x Idealized and Industrialized Labor: Anatomy of a Feminist Controversy (pages 99–117) Jane Clare Jones Article first published online: 15 SEP 2011 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1527-2001.2011.01217.x Against Matricide: Rethinking Subjectivity and the Maternal Body (pages 118–138) ALISON STONE Article first published online: 9 FEB 2011 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1527-2001.2011.01169.x Irigaray and Lyotard: Birth, Infancy, and Metaphysics (pages 139–162) Rachel Jones Article first published online: 28 OCT 2011 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1527-2001.2011.01236.x Hospitality and the Maternal (pages 163–181) IRINA ARISTARKHOVA Article first published online: 29 SEP 2010 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1527-2001.2010.01147.x Open Issue Content Articles Donna Haraway's Cyborg Touching (Up/On) Luce Irigaray's Ethics and the Interval Between: Poethics as Embodied Writing (pages 182–200) MARGARET E. TOYE Article first published online: 7 MAY 2011 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1527-2001.2011.01198.x Foucault and Familial Power (pages 201–218) CHLOË TAYLOR Article first published online: 4 MAR 2011 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1527-2001.2011.01171.x Book Reviews How Terrorism Is Wrong: Morality and Political Violence. By VIRGINIA HELD (pages 219–222) Susan Hawthorne Article first published online: 15 NOV 2010 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1527-2001.2010.01150.x Power Lines: On the Subject of Feminist Alliances. By AIMEE CARRILLO ROWE (pages 223–227) Dawn Rae Davis Article first published online: 22 DEC 2010 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1527-2001.2010.01162.x The Politics of Persons: Individual Autonomy and Socio-historical Selves. By JOHN CHRISTMAN (pages 227–230) Diana Tietjens Meyers Article first published online: 4 MAR 2011 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1527-2001.2011.01173.x Musings The Politics of Feminism and the Feminism of Politics: Reflections on a Roundtable Hosted by the Higher Institute of Philosophy at the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium (pages 231–236) Anya R. Topolski Article first published online: 28 NOV 2011 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1527-2001.2011.01249.x Notes on Contributors (pages 237–240) Article first published online: 13 JAN 2012 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1527-2001.2011.01252.x

Hypatia CFP: Interstices: Women of Color Feminist Philosophy

Hypatia Special Issue:
Interstices: Women of Color Feminist Philosophy

Call for Papers

Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy seeks papers for a special issue on women of color feminist philosophy. We welcome feminist philosophical scholarship with the aim of interrogating and/or demonstrating work created within the terrain of these three terms- women of color, feminist, philosophy. As the profession of philosophy has witnessed a small emergence of women of color who are pursuing academic degrees in philosophy as well as those who find philosophy useful in the service of other types of research and activism, women of color feminist philosophers still struggle to negotiate political and/or academic spaces often acknowledged as “interstitial” or “liminal.” And, yet, when one considers that within the past decade that younger (i.e. newer) feminist scholars now have access to successful and now classic works of a handful of senior feminist philosophers of color, one can instantly recognize that we are at a threshold of expanding the purviewofwhatitmeanstophilosophizeasawomanofcolorfeministphilosopher. Thislatter circumstance points to a significant transformation. We are at a juncture that deserves celebration as well as seriouscontemplationonthepresenceorlackthereofwomenofcolorfeministphilosophicalwork. Tothis end, we encourage new essays that explore the promises of scholarship as well as problems of objectives and/or methodologies pertaining to women of color feminist philosophy.

By women of color feminist philosophy, we mean intellectual work done by feminists who take women of color as their primary philosophical touchstones and/or scholarly focus. As such, we invite papers on a wide range of topics. We look forward to new insights concerning the identity and/or existence of “women of color” feminist philosophical scholarship as well as whether and what philosophy and philosophical tools aid or prohibit pursuing and addressing women of color feminist work. We also encourage essays on the process ofincludingwomenofcolor’svoicesintoone’sownacademicwork. Inparticular,wehopethatthisissue will stimulate articulation of the diverse truths inherent to the diversity of women included in the moniker women of color, as it is understood within and against the American context or post-racial, post-feminist sensibilities. To this end, we encourage contributors to explore integrating resources from their particular racial, ethnic, and/or cultural background with an attention to the hazards or victories of such an exploration. We welcome essays ranging from ethical and social political explorations to metaphysical and epistemological concerns. We invite discussion of ways in which the label “women of color” translates and/or does not translate in contexts outside the US as well as whether and how it can be re-appropriated and transformed within international arenas. We also encourage explorations of the relationship and distinctions between women of color feminist philosophy and critical race feminism or transnational feminism including articulations of what makes a work philosophical and how it becomes so.

Deadline for submission: August 15, 2012

Papers should be no more than 8000 words, inclusive of notes and bibliography, prepared for anonymous review, and accompanied by an abstract of no more than 200 words. In addition to articles, we invite submissions for our Musings section. These should not exceed 3,000 words, including footnotes and references, and unless they are invited contributions, they will be subject to external review. For details please see Hypatia’s submission guidelines, http://depts.washington.edu/hypatia/submission_guidelines.html

Please submit your paper to: https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/hypa. When you submit, make sure to select “Interstices” as your manuscript type, and also send an email to the guest editor(s) indicating the title of the paper you have submitted:
Kristie Dotson: dotsonk@msu.edu; Donna-Dale Marcano: Donna.Marcano@trincoll.edu

 

Number of women faculty in U.S. doctoral programs in philosophy

The list of "Tenured/tenure-track faculty women at 98 U.S. doctoral programs in philosophy" has just been updated.  Thanks to Julie Van Camp for doing this.

The 2011 list can can be found here.

The Status of Minorities in Philosophy

Graduate Conference and Workshop at Concordia and McGill Universities

Keynote speakers:
Alia Al-Saji, McGill University
Alexis Shotwell, Laurentian University

CFP
We invite quality graduate and undergraduate papers that address the themes of the conference: the problem of the under-representation of groups in philosophy or the implications of the status of minorities in the profession more broadly. For details regarding the theme of our conference and the workshop, please visit concordia-mcgill.blogspot.com.

Papers in both “analytic” and “continental” traditions are welcome. Papers in French are welcome.

Submission Guidelines
Student presentations will not exceed twenty minutes in length, followed by a question and answer period. Therefore, papers should not (grossly) exceed 3,500 words (not including footnotes). Submissions must include the following: an abstract of up to 300 words, paper title, school affiliation, and the author’s current status. The paper should be prepared for an anonymous review process (remove any information that can identify you from the paper).

Submission guidelines and more conference information is here.
Please send submissions and questions to: concordia.mcgill.2012@gmail.com
Submission Deadline: January 22nd, 2012
Applicants will be contacted with final decisions by February 25, 2012.

You can download our flyer here:
- http://philevents.org/event/fileDownload/19 
- http://philevents.org/event/fileDownload/20

PIKSI 2012

Philosophy in an Inclusive Key: A Summer Institute for Undergraduates
ROCK ETHICS INSTITUTE, THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
June 24 - July 1, 2012

Philosophy: Experience, Reflection,Transformation

Ellen K. Feder, Director
Associate Professor of Philosophy, American University

Guest Faculty:

Charles Mills, John Evans Professor of Moral and Intellectual Philosophy, Northwestern University
Elizabeth Millan, Professor of Philosophy, DePaul University

Along with works in feminist, critical race, disability, and queer theory, students will read historical and contemporary philosophical texts that explore recurring human concerns and investigate the ways in which experience informs philosophical reflection. In addition, writing assignments, visiting lecturers, and mentoring will help students learn that their own perspectives matter to philosophy.

Participants will be named Iris Marion Young Diversity Fellows
One international student will be designated the Golightly Fellow

Undergraduate women or men from underrepresented groups including racial, ethnic and sexual minorities, and people with disabilities are urged to apply. All students will receive a stipend, free transportation, and lodging.

APPLICATIONS DUE: March 15, 2012
For more details see
http://rockethics.psu.edu/piksi

Co-Sponsors: APA; FEAST; Penn State; Rock Ethics Institute, College of the Liberal Arts, and Department of Philosophy; Iris Marion Young Diversity Scholars Fund; The Program on Philosophy after Apartheid; American Society for Aesthetics.

2010 Institutional Co-Sponsors: Department of Philosophy, University of Alberta, Edmonton; Department of Philosophy, University of Michigan; Department of Philosophy, University of Oregon; Ann Arbor Philosophers; PIKSI Funding Initiative

To download a flier for posting, please go to http://rockethics.psu.edu/education/piksi/poster.shtml

Middlebury Dissertation Fellowship

Dear Colleagues,

Please pass this on to eligible and interested graduate students. The Philosophy Department is especially receptive to hosting a Dissertation Fellow.

Middlebury College Dissertation Fellowship

Middlebury College invites applications for a dissertation fellowship for the academic year 2012-13.  We are seeking graduate students with a clear commitment and ability to advance educational diversity, either through the nature of their scholarly work, or through their ability to model success in fields where their own backgrounds and experiences may be underrepresented. Fellows will receive mentorship from faculty committed to excellence in scholarship and in undergraduate education.

Fellows will be hosted by an appropriate department or program, and will be expected to teach one one-semester course.  Fellows may apply to extend their affiliation with Middlebury to a second year.

The annual stipend for the position is $30,000.  Ph.D. candidates must have completed all doctoral work except the dissertation by the end of the current academic year.  Applicants must be U.S. citizens, U.S. Legal Permanent Residents or otherwise authorized to work in the U.S. (e.g., non-U.S. citizen Ph.D. students would need to have employment authorization from their home institution that will allow them to receive a stipend from Middlebury College).

Middlebury College is using Interfolio to collect all application materials. Email and paper applications will not be accepted.  The application deadline is January 18, 2012.  Through Interfolio, please submit the following:  C.V., three confidential letters of recommendation, one of which must be from your dissertation advisor, dissertation abstract, one-page [approximately 250 words] work plan for completion of dissertation, personal statement, and official graduate transcripts. More information can be found at http://www.interfolio.com/apply/3148

Middlebury College is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to recruiting a diverse faculty to complement its increasingly diverse student body.

For more information, please go to: http://www.middlebury.edu/academics/administration/employment/diss_fellows

Climate Survey Instrument

Ruth Chang offers this:

If anyone is looking for a template climate survey for their department, the University of Michigan has one for all departments, devised by social scientists who worked with graduate student focus groups. (Thanks to Abby Stewart for sharing this). Here it is.

People who have experience running these surveys strongly recommend that strict guidelines for anonymity and confidentiality should be advertised and followed. For example, if the survey is conducted electronically, online survey software should be used to collect survey answers rather than email; a non-departmental, neutral third party should be responsible for reviewing, summarizing, and anonymizing the raw data; none of the raw data should be viewed by anyone in the department; none of the raw data should ever be made public; if the graduate population is small or if there are only a small number of members of underrepresented groups, the survey should not ask them to declare their underrepresented status so that no respondent can be identified by gender, race, etc.

5th Annual Ida B. Wells Philosophical Conference

5th Annual Ida B. Wells Philosophical Conference
Friday, October 28 to Saturday, October 29, 2011
University of Memphis
Memphis, TN 38152

Advisor: Dr. Bill E. Lawson
Coordinators:  William Allen and Alfonso Giscombe

Second Call for Papers
The Ida B. Wells Philosophical Association invites submission of papers for the annual Ida B. Wells Philosophical Conference (IBWPC) October 28 -29, 2011.  We welcome submissions in all areas of philosophy and particularly papers that illuminate African-American experiences. The IBWPC is dedicated to furthering discussion of philosophical issues that arise from the African-American experience, as well as provide a context in which undergraduates and graduates can be encouraged in their philosophical aspirations.

 Keynote speakers:
Yolonda Wilson, Ph.D., Duke University
Kris Sealey, Ph.D., Fairfield University

Paper submission deadline: Monday, September 26, 2011

Eligibility for submission:  Senior year undergraduates and Masters students in the 2011-2012 academic year are eligible.  Preference will be given respectively to students intending to enroll in a Masters or Doctorate program in philosophy the following academic year.

Submission Instructions: Papers should not exceed 3000 words and are to be submitted electronically (PDF or Word) as an email attachment to the contact person below. Please provide an abstract of your submission and curriculum vitae. We will confirm receipt of submission by email. We will also notify you (by the email address you provide) if you have been chosen as a presenter.

Contact: William Allen, wsallen@memphis.edu

Ida B. Wells Philosophical Association
313 Clement Hall
University of Memphis
Memphis, TN 38152

 

Call for Nominations: Hypatia Editor(s)

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR EDITOR(S)

Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy is seeking an editor, co-editors, or an editorial team to serve a five year term, beginning July 1, 2013. The journal issues a call for nominations for editor(s) every five years in order to consider new directions for the journal and to encourage others to get involved.

We encourage self-nominations as well as nominations of others. Self-nominations will be accepted until May 1, 2012;  those wishing to nominate others should submit your nominations no later than March 1, 2012.

Hypatia is the preeminent journal for feminist philosophy; it has a wide international readership and a robust institutional subscription base. It serves as an important resource not only for philosophers, but for all those interested in philosophical issues raised by feminism, including interdisciplinary women's and gender studies scholars.  The journal publishes work covering a wide range of philosophical traditions and topics, and therefore we encourage nominations of editors who have diverse interests and expertise in sub-areas and methodologies of Philosophy and Feminist Studies.  Candidates should have a record of publication in feminist philosophy; some previous editorial experience is desirable. Hypatia is committed to the inclusion of the scholarship of feminists of color, trans-feminists, transnational feminists, queer and differently-abled feminist philosophers.  We encourage nominations of editors who write from these standpoints. Individuals constituting an editorial team need not be members of the same institution. Candidates (or at least one member of an editorial team) should be at an institution with graduate students in Philosophy or Gender/Women’s Studies who can serve as managing editors and editorial assistants.  Candidates who prefer to co-edit and/or construct an editorial team should indicate how they would share the work of the journal. Candidates should also indicate what kinds of institutional support they expect to receive. 

If you are nominating yourself (or co-editors, or a team), please send a CV (or CVs for each member of the editorial team), a brief statement of the directions in which you would like to take Hypatia, and a brief account of your relevant experience. If you are nominating a team please also include a statement that indicates how the work of editing the journal will be shared and where the journal will be housed. If you are nominating others, please send a letter briefly stating your reasons for nominating them, as well as their institutional/postal addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses. We will contact them and request that they provide the same materials as self-nominators should they wish to be considered. 

Initial applications received by May 1, 2012 will be reviewed and a subset of applicants invited to submit a full proposal. The full proposals must be sent by October 1, 2012.  All proposals will be judged on their merits.

Instructions for preparation of full proposals will be posted on the Hypatia website.

Please feel free to contact Lori Gruen lgruen@wesleyan.edu or Alison Wylie aw26@u.washington.edu with any questions

Nominations should be sent to: Lori Gruen lgruen@wesleyan.edu

Editorial Search Committee: Elizabeth Anderson, Lori Gruen (chair), Falguni Sheth

Job opening at Allegheny College

Allegheny College, Tenure Track, Assistant Professor, Philosophy. AOS: Ethics and its application to issues of social justice, such as those concerning race, gender, and environment. Teaching load is 6 courses.  All faculty are expected to participate in delivering periodic college-wide first-year/sophomore seminars that emphasize writing and speaking. Allegheny College is a highly selective private undergraduate liberal arts college with a dedicated faculty of teacher-scholars. The successful candidate will provide evidence of excellence in teaching, ongoing scholarship and professional development. Completion of PhD by September 2012 expected. Send letter of application, C.V., a sample of scholarly work, evidence of teaching effectiveness and three letters of reference to Eric Boynton, Chair, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania 16335. Applications will be reviewed beginning October 15 2011; application deadline November 15 2011. Interviews to be conducted at APA Eastern meeting. Allegheny College is an Equal Opportunity Employer, with a strong institutional commitment to develop a diverse faculty and staff.  Women and members of other under-represented groups are encouraged to apply.

For more information, contact Eric Boynton at: eboynton@allegheny.edu