Gender, Race and Philosophy: The Blog

Summer Immersion Program in Philosophy at Brown University 2016

The Brown Philosophy Department is now accepting applications for the Summer Immersion Program in Philosophy at Brown University.

SIPP@Brown is a two-week undergraduate program for members of groups that are underrepresented in philosophy departments, including women and students of color. The 2016 program will run from July 17 to July 30 and will feature seminars taught by Brown faculty and the SIPP@Brown research conference. Each student will receive free lodging on Brown's campus, a $500 stipend, and reimbursement of up to $500 of travel expenses.

To learn more about the program and the application procedure, visit www.sippatbrown.com. The application deadline is March 15. Questions about SIPP@Brown or about the application process should be sent to [email protected]

CFA: Justice and the Social Ontology of Race

FINAL Call for Abstracts- Extended to 9/15:

The North American Society for Social Philosophy (NASSP) invites submissions for its group session at the Pacific APA, 2016. The theme of our session will be:

“Justice and the Social Ontology of Race”

Proposals on topics intersecting this theme, broadly understood, are welcome, and might include:

• The use of racial categories in social planning and policy
• The ontological status and import of racial categories
• Race and the justice system
• The role of race in social and political identity
• Intersectional analyses of racialized experience(s)
• Racial categories and educational institutions
• Race and experience
• Race and equity
• Racial violence
• The status of criminal hate

Other topics in this vein are welcome and encouraged.

Chosen presenters will join our invited speakers, Naomi Zack, Univ. of Oregon, who will present her recent work,"Racial Inequality and Applicative Justice: A Comparative Approach vs. Ideal and Nonideal Theory," and Quayshawn Spencer, U Penn (title TBA).

Submissions should take the form of extended abstracts or papers. Abstracts should be around 1000 words, with bibliography included. Papers should be under 3000 words. Please include the following information in submission: Name, affiliation (if any), email address, and paper title.

We welcome submissions from both members and non-members, but we do require that all presenters join the North American Society for Social Philosophy if their papers are accepted. Notification of acceptance will be made via email in October.

Submission deadline: September 15, 2015

Submissions and questions should be sent to: Devora Shapiro at [email protected], with the subject heading “NASSP APA 2016 SUBMISSION”

For more information on the society and our events, visit our website at:

http://www.northamericansocietyforsocialphilosophy.org/

Leadership Alliance

Those interested in philosophy's pipeline may want to look into the Leadership Alliance.  Philosophers are some of the participating institutions have mentored students over the summer.  If you are in a participating institution, perhaps consider becoming a mentor?  If you know an interested student, perhaps you could suggest they apply?

TWO PIKSIs!

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation/APA Sponsored

Philosophy in an Inclusive Key Summer Institutes (PIKSI)

2015 SUMMER  INSTITUTES FOR  UNDERGRADUATES

Application Deadline:  March 13, 2015 

Online application form here.

PIKSI summer institutes are designed to encourage undergraduates from underrepresented groups to consider future study of philosophy. Undergraduates and recent graduates from underrepresented groups such as women, African Americans, Chicano/as and Latino/as, Native Americans, Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, LGBTs, economically disadvantaged communities, and people with disabilities are urged to apply. Transportation and lodging are provided. Stipends are awarded to all.

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PIKSI ROCK at the Rock Ethics Institute/Penn State University

Date: June 13-22, 2015

Director: Serene Khader, Brooklyn College, CUNY

Theme: Philosophy and Social Justice  

Speakers:

• Luvell Anderson, University of Memphis
• Talia Bettcher, California State University, Los Angeles
• Kristie Dotson, Michigan State University
• Lisa Guenther, Vanderbilt University

(All PIKSI-ROCK students will be designated Iris Marion Young Fellows)

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PIKSI BOSTON at MIT, in collaboration with U. Mass-Boston 

Date: August 2-8, 2015 

Director: Lisa Rivera, University of Massachusetts Boston 

Speakers:

• Keota Fields, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
• Jorge Garcia, Boston College
• Justin Khoo, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Mickaella Perina, University of Massachusetts Boston
• Susanna Siegel, Harvard University
• Subrena Smith, University of New Hampshire

 (All PIKSI-BOSTON students will be designated Alain Locke Fellows)

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For More Information See:

PIKSI ROCK: 
Web: rockethics.psu.edu/education/piksi   
Email: [email protected]

PIKSI BOSTON:  
Web: piksi-boston.mit.edu
Email: [email protected]

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Co-sponsors: 

Penn State's Rock Ethics Institute; College of the Liberal Arts; Department of Philosophy. 

MIT’S Department of Linguistics and Philosophy; Dean's Office, School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. 

Michigan State University; Stony Brook University; University of Oregon; The Iris Marion Young Diversity Fund; Ann Arbor PIKSI Funding Initiative; The Association of Feminist Ethics and Social Theory (FEAST).

 

WiPhi lectures on race

CFP: Philosophy of Race and WiPhi

 

Wireless Philosophy (WiPhi) is an online project that introduces people to the practice of philosophy by making videos that are freely available in a form that is entertaining, interesting, and accessible to people with no background in the subject. This Spring WiPhi hopes to release a series of about 8-10 videos on topics in Philosophy of Race. For this series, we are looking for introductory-level videos like "Introduction to Philosophy of Race," "What is Race?" and "Race and Identity." We hope to bring our audience into the Philosophy of Race by first giving them the background and the tools they need to participate.

 

Right now, we are looking for contributors to this series; that is, we are looking for Philosophy Professors to record lectures that we can animate. The recording process is very easy, and we have a team of people working to make the process as simple as possible for our contributors.

 

If you'd like to contribute, please contact us.

If you're a graduate student who would like to volunteer, please visit this page.

See our Trello Board for suggested topics and feel free to suggest more.

 

Learn more about the project, and visit WiPhi at Khan Academy.

 

PIKSI 2014 Call for Graduate Assistants

2014 Philosophy in an Inclusive Key Summer Institute (PIKSI)

Graduate Assistants Call for Applications

Deadline: March 1, 2014

The seventh annual meeting of Philosophy in an Inclusive Key Summer Institute (PIKSI) will take place from June 14—June 21, on the campus of the Pennsylvania State University in University Park, PA. At least two graduate students will assist Ellen Feder, who will direct the Institute this year. In addition, one graduate assistant will come from the Penn State philosophy department. We expect that, as was the case in previous summers, the home institution of the other graduate assistants will fund their positions. (The philosophy departments of the University of Memphis, Binghamton University, Villanova University, Michigan State University, University of Colorado at Boulder, Stony Brook University, University of Washington, Dalhousie, American University, DePaul University, University of Oregon, and the University of Alberta, generously supported PIKSI graduate assistants in 2006–2013.)

We invite those of you teaching in graduate programs to nominate graduate student assistants for PIKSI. The applications will be screened according to the graduate student’s accomplishments as a researcher, a teacher, and mentor; the relevance of her or his research to the topics of the institute; and the home institution’s willingness to fund the student (approximately $2000, including travel, housing, and stipend).

Applications should include: · a cover letter from the graduate student which discusses why he or she would like to be a GA for PIKSI · the graduate student’s CV · a letter of support from a faculty member · documentation of institutional support, if available.

Please e-mail complete applications by March 1, 2014 to: Ellen Feder Department of Philosophy and Religion American University 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW Washington, DC 20016-8056 [email protected]

If you have any further questions please contact Eva Feder Kittay, PIKSI Board Chair, at [email protected], or Ellen Feder, Director of PIKSI Summer 2014, at [email protected]

Call for Nominations: Distinguished Woman Philosopher 2013

Call for Nominations: Distinguished Woman Philosopher 2013

Each year the Eastern Division of the Society for Women in Philosophy comes together to honor a woman philosopher whose contributions to the support of women in philosophy and to philosophy itself are outstanding and merit special recognition. A panel and reception celebrating the honoree's accomplishments will be organized for the Eastern Division meeting of the American Philosophical Association, December 27-30, 2013.

Nominations should include a copy of the nominee's curriculum vitae and a minimum of two supporting letters, which summarize the nominee's contributions to philosophy and support of women in philosophy.

NOTE: Two-thirds of letter writers for any given nomination must be members of the society for women in philosophy, in good standing.

Please e-mail all nominations to Rochelle Green, ESWIP Distinguished Woman Philosopher Award Secretary ([email protected]) no later than April 1, 2013.

PIKSI 2013

PIKSI 2013 

Philosophy in an Inclusive Key: A Summer Institute for Undergraduates

Philosophy: Experience, Reflection, Transformation

ROCK ETHICS INSTITUTE, THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY

August 3–August 10, 2013

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

Guest Faculty: Linda Alcoff, Professor of Philosophy, CUNY

Brad Elliott Stone, Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, Chair, African American Studies, Loyola Marymount University

Mariana Ortega, Professor, Department of Philosophy, John Carroll 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.

Designed to encourage undergraduates from underrepresented groups to consider future study of philosophy, PIKSI emphasizes the on-going project of greater inclusiveness that is transforming the discipline, inviting students to be participants in the conversation. Undergraduate women or men from underrepresented groups such as African Americans, Chicano/as and Latino/as, Native Americans, Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, LGBTs, economically disadvantaged communities, and people with disabilities are urged to apply. Transportation and lodging are provided. Stipends are awarded to all.

APPLICATIONS DUE: April 15, 2013

For more details see:  http://rockethics.psu.edu/piksi

Co-Sponsors: APA • FEAST • Penn State’s Rock Ethics Institute, College of The Liberal Arts, and Department of Philosophy• Iris Marion Young Diversity Scholars Fund.

2012 Institutional Co-Sponsors: Stony Brook University • Michigan State University • University of Washington • Ann Arbor Philosophers’ PIKSI Funding Initiative.

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

 

PIKSI 2013

PIKSI 2013 FEAST/APA

Philosophy in an Inclusive Key

A Summer Institute for Undergraduates

ROCK ETHICS INSTITUTE, THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY

August 3–August 10, 2013

Philosophy: Experience, Reflection, Transformation

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

Guest Faculty: Linda Alcoff, Professor of Philosophy, CUNY

Brad Elliott Stone, Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, Chair, African American Studies, Loyola Marymount University

Mariana Ortega, Professor, Department of Philosophy, John Carroll 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.

Designed to encourage undergraduates from underrepresented groups to consider future study of philosophy, PIKSI emphasizes the on-going project of greater inclusiveness that is transforming the discipline, inviting students to be participants in the conversation. Undergraduate women or men from underrepresented groups such as African Americans, Chicano/as and Latino/as, Native Americans, Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, LGBTs, economically disadvantaged communities, and people with disabilities are urged to apply. Transportation and lodging are provided. Stipends are awarded to all.

APPLICATIONS DUE: April 15, 2013

For more details see:  http://rockethics.psu.edu/piksi

Co-Sponsors: APA • FEAST • Penn State’s Rock Ethics Institute, College of The Liberal Arts, and Department of Philosophy• Iris Marion Young Diversity Scholars Fund.

2012 Institutional Co-Sponsors: Stony Brook University • Michigan State University • University of Washington • Ann Arbor Philosophers’ PIKSI Funding Initiative.

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

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 [email protected] or Alison Wylie [email protected] with any questions

Nominations should be sent to: Lori Gruen [email protected]

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