Call for Abstracts: New Narratives in Philosophy: Rediscovering neglected works by early modern women

Call for Abstracts

New Narratives in Philosophy:  Rediscovering neglected works by early modern women

Co-Directed by Andrew Janiak and Marcy Lascano

Hosted at the Franklin Humanities Institute at Duke University

Durham, NC, USA

April 14 – 17, 2016

The New Narratives in Philosophy conference will be held at the Franklin Humanities Institute at Duke University. The four day conference will focus on the early modern philosophers Margaret Cavendish, Anne Conway, and Emilie Du Châtelet and will explore the various aspects of each figure’s primary philosophical works, investigate the relationships between her works and those of her contemporaries, and examine her works in relation to the political, social, ethical, theological, and scientific works of the period. In addition, the final, fourth day of the conference will be devoted to methodological questions that are important for transforming the teaching and study of early modern philosophy. All conference proceedings and materials – video clips, sample syllabi, papers, bibliographies and translated texts – will be disseminated on the Project Vox website, so that philosophers will have everything required to alter the teaching and research of early modern philosophy. The conference is funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, with additional funding and support provided by Duke University.

Confirmed Speakers:

Sandrine Berges, Bilkent University

Deborah Boyle, College of Charleston

Katherine Brading, Notre Dame

Jacqueline Broad, Monash University

David Cunning, University of Iowa

Marguerite Deslauriers, McGill University

Karen Detlefsen, University of Pennsylvania

Stewart Duncan, University of Florida

Sarah Hutton, University of York

Andrew Janiak, Duke

Marcy Lascano, CSU Long Beach

Christia Mercer, Columbia   University

Anne-Lise Rey, CNRS

Samuel Rickless, UC San Diego

Justin Smith, Université Paris Diderot – Paris VII

Marius Stan, Boston College

Confirmed commentators:

Colin Chamberlain,Temple University

Antonia Lolordo, University of Virginia

Alan Nelson, UNC Chapel Hill

Alison Peterman, Rochester

Lewis Powell, SUNY Buffalo

Eric Schliesser, University of Amsterdam

Alison Simmons, Harvard

Sanem Soyarslan, NC State

Julie Walsh, Wellesley

Abstracts: We welcome abstracts on any of the figures or topics mentioned in the conference description above. Abstracts of no more than 500 words should be sent to the organizers (marcy.lascano@csulb.edu) by December 1^st, 2015. Acceptances will be sent by the end of December 2015. Funding is available for transportation and lodging for those accepted to present at the conference.

Any questions should be addressed to marcy.lascano@csulb.edu.