Call for papers: The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism invites submissions for a special issue on “Feminism and Traditional Aesthetics.” Contributions that offer feminist perspectives, critiques, and explorations of any of the ele-ments of historical or contemporary aesthetic theory and philosophy of art are welcome.
Inquiries and submissions (in duplicate, name on a detachable title page) may be directed to either of the guest co-editors: (1) Professor Peggy Brand, Philosophy Dept., The Ohio State University, 230 North Oval Mall, Co-lumbus, Ohio, 43210–1365; or (2) Professor Carolyn Korsmeyer, Philosophy Department, Baldy Hall, SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, 14260. Deadline for submissions is January 15, 1990.
Gender and Education is a new journal that aids the distribution and exchange of feminist research and ideas in the multidisciplinary, international area of education. Since it is the policy of the journal to establish a forum for discussion and debate about gender in education, articles that examine the experiences of boys and men as well as girls and women are welcome. Each issue of Gender and Education contains independently refereed articles and a Viewpoints section with shorter contributions that are more polemical in tone. There is also a book review section. A special issue is published once a year. The special issue in Volume 1 (1989) is entitled ‘Anti-racism, Gender and Education’. The special issue in Volume 2 (1990) will be on the topic ‘Equal Opportunity Policies’. Contributions to this new journal are actively sought. Please send four copies of your manuscript to the Editor: Dr. June Pervis, School of Social and Historical Studies, Portsmouth PO1 3AS, United Kingdom. All submissions will be seen anonymously by two referees. Each article should be accompanied by a summary of 100–150 words on a separate sheet. Books for review should also be sent to June Pervis. Gender and Education is published three times a year, in March, June, and October. Subscription rate: one year (one volume) £58.00, post free. Individuals receiving the journal at a private address for their own use may subscribe at a 50% discount (i.e. £29.00) under the terms of the Personal Subscription Plan.
Call for papers: Papers are sought for an anthology of Critical Feminist Essays in the History of Western Philsophy to be published by the SUNY press in its “Feminist Philosophy” Series. The anthology will have two parts: one addressing ancient Greek philosophy; and the other, modern philosophy. Papers for the first part should focus on some aspect of Plato's or Aristotle's work. Papers for the second part should focus on some aspect of Cartesian philosophy or Hobbes', Locke's, Hume's, Mill's, Rousseau's, Kant's, Hegel's, Marx's and Nietzche's work. Critical overviews of a philosophical field or trends and their developments during the two periods are also welcome. Send proposals, drafts and inquiries to: Bat-Ami Bar On Department of Philosophy, SUNY College at Oswego, Oswego, NY 13126.
The Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) is a recently formed independent nonprofit research institute dedicated to conducting and disseminating research that informs public policy debates affecting women. IWPR seeks to bridge the communication gap between scholarly researchers, state and federal policymakers, and advocates. In it first year, IWPR has focused on economic justice issues affecting women (welfare reform, family and medical leave, and child care). Projected areas of research include health care and international relations. In all its work, IWPR seeks to address issues of ethnicity, race, and class as well as gender by recognizing the full diversity of women's situations. For further information, contact: Institute for Women's Policy Research, 1400 20th Street, NW Suite 104, Washington, DC 20036. (202) 785–5100.
Call for Papers: SUNY Press announces a new book publication series Radical Social and Political Theory. The editors seek new, controversial, and outstanding works of radical social and political theory, works which challenge existing societal structures. Manuscripts which extend more familiar radical ideologies such as Marxism, feminism, civil disobedience, and black liberation, as well as works developing new bodies of thought and practice in areas such as ecology, green politics, liberation theology, and deconstruction are welcome. The following are of particular interest:
Analyses of current social problems from a radical perspective, e.g., economic development, AIDS, gender violence, and political power
Unmasking the cultures of domination in the family, the media, the workplace, leisure, sexuality, art, and spirituality.
Studies in particularly American radicalism: What are the fundamental contradictions of contemporary American society? What are the radical resources of our own culture and politics?
All inquiries about the series and all manuscripts and book proposals should be sent to: Peggy Gifford, Editor, SUNY Press, State University Plaza, Albany, NY 12246–0001.
The Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Human Rights in the United States is requesting nominations for books published in 1988 (will also consider books published earlier). The Center was founded to continue the research into tolerance in the United States inaugurated by Gustavus Myers in his History of Bigotry in the United States. The specific purpose of the Center is to identify, reward, and publicize outstanding books about all kinds of intolerance in the United States. Winners will be announced on December 10, Human Rights Day. First Prize carries with it a $1000 cash award. Address: Professor James R. Bennett, Director, Gustavus Myers Center, KH234, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, (501) 575–4301, 442–4600.
Call for Papers. Bioethics welcomes the submission of papers for publication. Papers may deal with any aspect of ethical issues raised by medicine and the biological sciences, and may be written from any disciplinary perspective, whether law, sociology, economics, philosophy, medicine, etc. They should be written without unnecessarily technical language, in a form that can be understood by an international and interdisciplinary readership. All papers submitted will be acknowledged and if they fall within the scope of the journal and meet minimal standards, will be sent anonymously to referees. A decision on publication will be given within three months of receipt, and published within six months of acceptance.
Contributors are asked to send three copies of their paper, prepared so that, after removal of the title page, the author's identity is not apparent. The copies will not be returned. Papers should be sent, preferably by air mail, to: Helga Kuhse and Peter Singer, Editors, Bioethics, Centre for Human Bioethics, Monash University, Clayton, Vic, Australia 3168.
Society for Women in Philosophy. For information on membership in regional divisions which include program announcement and a subscription to the national SWIP Newsletter, as well as a subscription to Hypatia, contact:
Pacific SWIP: Executive Secretary Rita Manning, UC San Jose State, San Jose, CA 95192. Treasurer Ruth Doell, San Francisco State University, Dept. of Biological Science, 1600 Halloway Ave., San Francisco, CA 94132.
Midwest SWIP: Executive Secretary Ruth Ginzberg, Dept. of Philosophy, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA 02181. Treasurer Carol Van Kirk, Philosophy Dept., Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701.
Eastern SWIP: Executive Secretary Libby Potter, Dept. of Philosophy, Haverford College, Haverford, PA 19041. Co-Executive Secretary Joan Ringelheim, Apt. la, 150 W. 74th St., New York, NY 10023. Treasurer Jana Sawicki, Dept. of Philosophy, Univ. of Maine, Orono, ME 04469.
The Society for the Philosophy of Sex and Love announces a call for papers to be presented at the following two meetings: with the American Philosophical Association, Eastern Division, December 1989; and with the APA, Central Division, April 1990. Papers may be on any issue within the philosophy of love and sex. Twelve to thirteen pages maximum, excluding footnotes; standard spacing and margins. Prepare for blind reviewing, putting name and affiliation only on cover letter. Send two neat and clean copies of the paper, and return postage if desired. Deadlines: Eastern Division, April 15, 1989; Central Division, September 1, 1989. Send to: Professor Alan Soble, Philosophy Dept., University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA 70148 (504–286–6257).
The Feminism and Philosophy Newsletter is sponsored by the APA Committee on the Status of Women in Philosophy. Its purpose is to publish information about the status of women in philosophy and to make more widely available the resources of feminist philosophy. The Newsletter will contain discussions of recent developments in feminist philosophy and related work in other disciplines. It will include literature overviews and book reviews, suggestions for eliminating gender bias in the traditional philosophy curriculum, and reflections on feminist pedagogy. It will also keep the profession informed about the work of the Committee on the Status of Women in Philosophy. The Newsletter will provide a forum for queries and informal discussions of topics relevant to feminist philosophy and also to the status of women in the profession. The editor invites contributions to the Newsletter.
Schedule of Topics:
September 1, 1989; Topic: Feminism and Aesthetics; editors: Laurie Shrage and Nancy Tuana; deadline for submission of manuscripts: May 1, 1989.
February 1, 1990; Topic: Open Issue: all topics welcome; editor: Nancy Tuana; deadline for submission of manuscripts: October 1, 1989.
May 1, 1990; Topic: Feminism and Moral Theory; editors: Betty Sichel and Nancy Tuana; deadline for submission of manuscripts: January 1, 1990.
September 1, 1990; Topic: Feminism and the environment; editors: Karen J. Warren and Nancy Tuana; deadline for submission of manuscripts: May 1, 1990.
Submission Guidelines:
All submissions must be limited to ten manuscript pages and must follow the APA guidelines for gender neutral language (APA Proceedings). Essays should be submitted in duplicate with the author's name only on the title page for the anonymous reviewing process. Manuscripts must be typed double-spaced and references must follow Chicago Manual style. Please send articles, comments, suggestions, and all other communications and inquiries to: Nancy Tuana, Arts and Humanities, JO 3.1, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75083–0688.
The Society for the Study of Women Philosophers was founded in Dec, 1987 at the annual conference of the American Philosophical Association. The Society is open to women and men from all disciplines and is constituted around the following purposes:
1. The first purpose of the Society for the Study of Women Philosophers is to create and sustain a “Republic of Letters,” in which women are both citizens and sovereigns. To that end, we shall commemorate women philosophers of the past as well as of the present by engaging their texts, whether critically or appreciatively, in a dialogical interchange. In this way, both we and our sisters from the past can also become interlocutors for our sisters in the future.
2. The second purpose of our Society is to examine the nature of philosophy, specifically in light of women's contributions to the discipline. Thus, papers are welcome which reflect on the methodology and style of women philosophers themselves, or which compare the texts of women with those of men.
3. Furthermore, since philosophical method may be distinguished from philosophical understanding, it is possible that philosophical understanding could be reached in a variety of ways. The Society, therefore, will also explore the nature of philosophy by comparing the works of women philosophers with those of women thinkers of other types, such as poets, mystics, novelists or biographers. We thus hope to enlarge and enrigh the resources of everyone who is concerned with the central and most basic questions of human life.
The following people will serve on the Executive board for 1988–90: Veda Cobb-Stevens, University of Lowell; Linda Lopez McAlister, University of South Florida; Elizabeth Kamarck Minnich, Scripps College; Petra von Morstein, University of Calgary; Beverly Schlack Randies, Empire State College; Margaret Simons, University of Southern University; Cecile Tougas, University of Lowell.
Anyone who would like to become a member please send name, address, and institutional affiliation along with a check for $10.00 to cover dues for the calendar year to: Beverly Schlack Randies, 311 Jefferson St., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.
Call for Papers: SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF WOMEN PHILOSOPHERS. The next conference of the Society for the Study of Women Philosophers will be held in conjunction with the meeting of the American Philosophical Association, Eastern Division (Atlanta, GA), December, 27–30, 1989. Papers are welcomed on the following topics: 1) any aspect of the thought of a woman philosopher (where “philosopher” is traditionally defined); 2) other women thinkers (e.g., poets, novelists, diarists, mystics); 3) the nature of philosophy specifically in light of women's contribution to the history of thought.
Papers should be no longer than 15 pages, double spaced. Since they will be anonymously reviewed, please attach two cover sheets. On the first, put the title and your name, address and social security number. On the second, put the title and your social security number only. Send six copies of the paper to: Linda Lopez McAlister, Women's Studies Program, University of South Florida, SOC 107, Tampa, FL 33620. Deadline for receipt of papers: September 1, 1989.
