call for papers

Call for Papers til Slagmark nr. 65

Temaet for dette nummer er ”Helte og skurke”. Hvordan har begreberne ”helt” og ”skurk” historisk formet og reflekteret menneskets selvforståelse? Hvilken rolle spiller disse begreber i og for nutidens samfund? Hvorfor er mennesket så fascineret af helte- og skurkeskikkelser? Disse spørgsmål kan bl.a. diskuteres litterært, filosofisk, idéhistorisk, sociologisk, antropologisk og psykologisk, men bidrag fra alle faglige perspektiver og metoder er velkomne.

Deadline for indsendelse af artikler er 1. maj 2012. Forespørgsler, idéudkast og generelle spørgsmål rettes til Carsten Fogh Nielsen (filoffen1(a)hum.au.dk) eller Carla Birgitte Nielsen (cn(a)teo.au.dk). Artikelforslag sendes til helteogskurke(a)gmail.com.

Slagmark accepterer artikler på dansk, svensk, norsk og engelsk.

Læs det fulde call for papers på forlagets hjemmeside:
http://www.slagmark.dk/sider/CFP/65.pdf

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Tidsskriftet Slagmark har eksisteret siden 1983. Det opstod i miljøet omkring Afdeling for Idéhistorie ved Aarhus Universitet, hvor det stadig har hjemme.

Slagmark dækker hovedområderne indenfor den vestlige idéhistorie: Den filosofiske tænknings historie, de æstetiske ideers historie, de politiske, økonomiske og sociale ideers historie samt naturvidenskabernes idéhistorie. 

Indenfor dette felt har tidsskriftet en ambition om både at kaste nyt lys over klassikere og at introducere et dansk publikum for danske og internationale emner og teoridannelser. Igennem tiden har Slagmark således aktualiseret gamle såvel som introduceret nye tanker og intellektuelle strømninger.

I hvert nummer ligger hovedvægten på temaartikler af førende forskere i ind- og udland, mens der midtvejs er et intermezzo med interviews og artikler udenfor tema. Hvert nummer indeholder til slut en fyldig anmeldelsessektion. Tidsskriftet henvender sig til idéhistorikere, filosoffer, sociologer, politologer, litterater og andre med interesse for den vestlige idéhistorie. Slagmark udkommer 3 gange om året.

Slagmark anser peer review for at være en vigtig del af arbejdet med at sikre tidsskriftets fortsat høje kvalitet. Alle artikler indsendt til Slagmark indgår i denne sammenhæng i en peer review-proces, hvor Slagmark både trækker på et panel af anerkendte danske og internationale forskere.

http://www.slagmark.dk

Guidelines for abstract proposal for presentation at the symposium

Philosophy with Children
– How and Why?

at the 40th NERA conference in Copenhagen, 8-10th of March 2012

Abstract
• A maximum of 350 words
• It is beneficial if the proposal indicates the following:
1. Title of paper
2. Author(s) of proposal
3. Research topic/aim
4. Theoretical and methodological framework (if applicable)
5. (Expected) conclusions/findings
6. Relevance to Nordic educational research
7. Attachment to NERA-network (i.e., Network 16: Nordic Society for Philosophy of
Education)
8. Attachment to NERA-symposium (i.e., the symposium entitled ”Philosophy with
Children – How and Why?”)
• Deadline for submission: 8th of November 2011
• Each presenter must submit the abstract separately (as a ”symposium presentation”)
• The abstract, paper and presentation must be in English.
• Submit your abstract through using the following Internet address:
http://nera2012.au.dk/callforpresentations/

Information about the symposium
The symposium regards philosophy with children (or even wider: philosophy in education), with focus on different perspectives on the performing of it and why it should be performed. The scope is broad, and theoretical as well as practical contributions are welcome. There will be a discussant at the symposium who have read the conference papers in advance and who will provide response. This requires that each presenter sends his or her conference paper to the discussant within appropriate time limits. More information about this will be sent to you further on.
Information about the specific date and time will be found in the general programme for the NERA conference presentations when this is set.

For other questions regarding the symposium: Please contact Ylva Backman, organiser of the symposium, at: ylva.backman(at)ltu.se

Further requirements
• All presenters are expected to bring copies of their papers (10-15 will be sufficient)
• Each participant must register to the general NERA conference to be able to participate in the symposium. Information about registration is to be found at:
http://nera2012.au.dk/registrationaccommodation/

For more (general) information about the 40th NERA conference,
please visit: http://nera2012.au.dk/
 

Ctrl-Z
New | Media | Philosophy
http://www.ctrl-z.net.au/#

Ctrl-Z is a peer-reviewed international online journal and exhibition space from the Centre for Culture&  Technology at Curtin University.

The journal flickers at the intersection of multiple possible relations between ‘new’, ‘media’ and ‘philosophy’, disrupting any notion of these being understood as a simple series of modifying terms. To what extent, for example, do ‘new media’ represent a new concept and mode of art, or provide for radically different forms of social and political practice?

What kinds of histories, social formations and aesthetic transformations may be called for or identified by ‘new media’ understood in the broadest possible sense of the term? What does philosophy have to say about new media, given that it has never had much to say about ‘old’ media? What are the implications of media—new or old—for the objects or fields of enquiry (existence, knowledge, ethics and so on) that have traditionally been the domain of philosophy? What might a philosophy of (new) media look like? What forms and concepts might it invent?

Alternatively, have art and philosophy been made redundant by new media?
Or can electronic and networked communications technologies function as new media of philosophical investigation and creative practice? Is a new philosophy (a ‘new ontology’, forinstance) or a philosophy of ‘the new’ possible today and, if so, to what extent must such philosophy allow for questions of (the) media? To what extent, too, do new media necessitate a rethinking of traditional concepts of communication and representation? If these concepts may be seen to underpin traditional ideas of community and the public (to which, historically, journalism has addressed itself), then what might new media have to say to and about contemporary political, professional and philosophical frameworks for traditional media practice? These and similar matters—questions concerning culture and technology, as it were—are the focus of Ctrl-Z, which welcomes creative and critical submissions in experimental, traditional and multimedia formats.

Editors:
Robert Briggs
Niall Lucy

Website:
http://www.ctrl-z.net.au/#!
 

CFP:

ESITELMÄKUTSU

Kutsumme 1800-luvusta kiinnostuneita eri alojen tutkijoita osallistumaan 1800-luvun tutkimuksen verkoston neljänteen vuosiseminaariin

Modernin kohtaaminen 1800-luvulla

1800-lukua luonnehtivat monenlaiset aatteet, ismit ja ilmiöt, joita voidaan kutsua modernin ilmentymiksi. Miten moderni kohdattiin 1800-luvun tieteessä, taiteessa ja kirjallisuudessa, miten arjessa ja juhlassa? Miten siihen vaikuttivat sukupuoli, säätyasema ja maantiede? Mitä modernin omaksuminen, puolustus tai vastustus merkitsi makro- ja mikrotasolla? Mitä annettavaa modernin käsitteellä on nykytutkimukselle? Yhtenä erityisaiheena on näyttämötaide. Miten moderni kohdattiin oopperassa, teatterissa tai kabareessa? Session "Näyttämöillä! / På scener! / On Stages!" keynote-esitelmöitsijä on yhdysvaltalainen Roberta M. Marvin. Lisätietoja: anne.sivuoja[at]siba.fi.

Konferenssi järjestetään Helsingissä 26.-27.1.2012 yhteistyössä Topelius-seuran kanssa. Järjestelytoimikuntaan kuuluvat Anna Kuismin (Helsingin yliopiston tutkijakollegium), Eeva-Liisa Bastman (Helsingin yliopisto), Kaisa Kauranen (SKS & Helsingin yliopisto) ja Kirsi Tuohela (Turun yliopisto).

Pyydämme ehdotuksia yksittäisistä esityksistä (20 min.) tai kolmen esityksen
kokonaisuuksista. Ehdotuksesta tulee käydä ilmi esitelmän otsikko sekä henkilö- ja yhteystiedot. Korkeintaan yhden A4-liuskan mittaiset tiivistelmät lähetetään järjestelytoimikunnan jäsenille 30.11.2011 mennessä (anna.kuismin[at]helsinki.fi, eeva-liisa.bastman[at]helsinki.fi, kaisa.kauranen[at]finlit.fi, kirsi.tuohela[at]utu.fi.

Konferenssin kielinä ovat suomi ja ruotsi, mutta esiintyä voi myös englanniksi.

http://www.finlit.fi/tutkimus/1800/index1800.htm


CALL FOR PAPERS

Vi inbjuder forskare från olika vetenskapsområden att delta i nätverket för
1800-talsstudiers fjärde årskonferens som går under temat

1800-talet och mötet med det moderna

1800-talet karakteriseras av ett flertal fenomen, ideologier och ismer som kan ses som yttringar av moderniteten. Hur möttes tradition och modernitet i 1800-talsmänniskornas vardag och fest? Hur kom dessa möten till uttryck inom vetenskapen, konsten och litteraturen? Vilken inverkan hade faktorer som kön, stånd eller geografi på sättet att förhålla sig till det moderna? På vilka sätt bejakade, försvarade eller förkastade man moderna intryck och idéer och vilka blev konsekvenserna på makro- och mikronivå? Vad kan begreppet modernitet tillföra forskningen?

Konferensen ordnas i Helsingfors den 26.-27.1.2012 i samarbete med Topeliussällskapet. Organisationskommittén består av Anna Kuismin (Forskarkollegiet vid Helsingfors universitet), Eeva-Liisa Bastman (Helsingfors universitet), Kaisa Kauranen (Finska litteratursällskapet & Helsingfors och Kirsi Tuohela (Turun yliopisto).

Intresserade ombeds komma med förslag på föredrag (20 min.) eller förslag på helheter med tre föredrag. Abstraktet (max. en A4:a) förses med föredragets rubrik samt forskarens namn och kontaktuppgifter och sänds till organisationskommitténs medlemmar senast den 30.11.2011 (eeva-liisa.bastman[at]helsinki.fi, kaisa.kauranen[at]finlit.fi, anna.kuismin[at]helsinki.fi, kirsi.tuohela[at]utu.fi).

Konferensspråken är finska och svenska men föredrag kan också hållas på engelska.

http://www.finlit.fi/tutkimus/1800/index1800.htm
 

4th Edition
BUCHAREST CONFERENCE IN APPLIED ETHICS 2011
“Ethical Aspects in New and Emerging Technologies”
October 28-29, 2011
Bucharest, Romania

[CALL FOR PAPERS]

What are the ethical challenges raised by the new and emerging technologies? How will these technologies affect the way we perceive ourselves and the society at large? Can we establish a common ground for evaluating the moral implications of any new or emerging technology? Should we be more cautious or should we let the chance take its course when we develop a new technology? In a world more and more concerned with the risks of its developments, these questions come to open the public debate on the need for ethical evaluation in technology research, development and implementation.

The 4th edition of the Bucharest Conference in Applied Ethics will provide the platform to make this debate as rich as possible for both specialists and the public. Our aim is to bridge the academic sector with the economic and research sectors and discover the ways ethical evaluation can lead to smoother acceptance of those technologies that best respond to our common ethical concerns.

The BCAE 2011 is being organized by a consortium of organizations with Smart Solutions & Support, Romania, and the Research Centre in Applied Ethics of the University of Bucharest as coordinators. Among our partners are the UNESCO Romanian National Committee and Victor Babeş National Institute of Pathology Bucharest (Romania).

The 2011 edition will be dedicated to ethical explorations in borderline fields regarding new and emerging technologies, with a particular focus on ethical evaluation and the new democratic societies. Five directions of interest have been set up. Each direction is circumscribed by subsequent topics that might guide the specialists interested in delivering presentations or participating with corporate presentation panels:

1. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES & GAMES: privacy issues; piracy and free access to knowledge; digital divide; Information Society and public participation; Informational Capitalism vs. Info-Communism; aesthetic ownership in games; on-line pornography and regulating the Internet; the new Internet security enhancements.
2. MEDICINE & PHARMACEUTICS: BioBanks and Human Genetic Information Security; ethical aspects of Cell Therapies; new drugs research ethical evaluation.
3. ROBOTICS & ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: the proliferation of robots in industries and the social impact on labour; the proliferation of robots in home environments; robots, humans and moral agency; robot enhanced reality; interconnected sexual robots.
4. BIOTECHNOLOGIES & ARTIFICIAL LIFE: Bioengineered foods, food safety and moral concerns; seeds and food labelling; bio-terrorism and moral use of biotechnologies; artificial life and moral agency.
5. NANOTECHNOLOGIES: military vs. civil research and usage of nanotechnologies; human enhancement; privacy and freedom in ICT applications of nanotechnologies; ethical responsibilities in nanotechnology research.

To provide an integrative perspective over the ethical aspects and social impact of New and Emerging Technologies in the European Union, we also propose three longitudinal topics covering the five directions. The first topic examines the fairness of technology transfer between Western democracies and those from the rest of Europe. The second one focuses on intellectual property, identity and knowledge control in the era of logical and biological malleability. The last one proposes the mapping of social inequalities and knowledge gaps driven by new and emerging technologies.

The conference will also host a 3 hours public round-table. The topic will be “Experts vs. Participatory Democracy: what kind of policies should we have for new and emerging technologies?” The keynote speakers will be announced by October 1, 2011.

Only one paper per person/research group is permitted and must represent an original contribution, not published or submitted elsewhere. Early submissions are highly encouraged. This way, the prospective participants may receive the acceptance letters sooner. Prospective participants must send a 400 words abstract by August 29, 2011, and final papers by September 19, 2011. Papers will circulate before conference and will be temporarily published on the official website. After the conference, a selection of the presented papers will be published in the BCAE Proceedings. The selection will be determined via a peer reviewing system with the support of the Scientific Advisory Board.

The official language is English and papers must be proofread before submission. All papers must observe the editorial guidelines and must be prepared for blind-review (one Word/OpenOffice file containing the title, author's name, and the academic affiliation + a separate Word/OpenOffice file containing the 400-words abstract with only the title). All correspondence should be sent to: 2011(at)bcae.ro.

Companies and their representatives are encouraged to participate with conference lectures or presentation panels about their technologies and the ethical frameworks they employ in assessing their technologies. Special panel sessions (2 days show cases) and conference open space will be provided to them. Live presentations of their technologies can be set up during the 2 days. Refer to “Company package” from our website. Inquiries should be directed to corporate(at)bcae.ro.

There is no participation fee, but the participants will have to manage on their own travelling and accommodation costs. The organizers will provide a list of hotels (3, 4 and 5 stars), close to the conference hall, that can accommodate the participants.

BCAE has been developed mainly as a debate and experience sharing platform where theorists and practicians meet together and discuss the most important topics in the fields of Applied Ethics. The general aim of these conferences is the advancement of significant solutions for the real word.
www.bcae.ro

Previous Editions:
3rd Edition: “Legislating Ethics”
October 29-30, 2010; University of Bucharest, Faculty of Philosophy
2nd Edition: “Ethics Committees and Other Ethical Tools”
October 30-31, 2009; University of Bucharest, Faculty of Philosophy
1st Edition: “Ethical Management, Corporate Strategy, and Sustainable Development”
October 30-31, 2009; University of Bucharest, Faculty of Philosophy
 

CFP Nordic Wittgenstein Review

FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS: Nordic Wittgenstein Review

The new journal Nordic Wittgenstein Review invites submissions.

The journal welcomes original contributions on all aspects of Wittgenstein's thought and work - exegetical studies as well as papers drawing on Wittgensteinian themes and ideas in  contemporary discussions of philosophical problems.

The journal is interdisciplinary in character, and welcomes contributions in the subject areas of philosophy and other human and social studies including philology, linguistics, cognitive science, and others. The journal includes a book review section, and a section in which high-quality seminal works are re-published or where previously unpublished archive materials are made available for the first time.

While we encourage papers on Wittgenstein and Ethics for the first issue of the journal, we would also welcome submissions on other themes.

The journal articles will be interlinked with other online Wittgenstein resources such as Wittgenstein Source (www.wittgensteinsource.org, containing 5000 pages of Wittgenstein Nachlass material). By the help of high quality peer review and indexing, the journal will provide its contributors with academic support and wide visibility.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS: http://www.nordicwittgensteinreview.com

Theme: Wittgenstein-related research
Publication: Nordic Wittgenstein Review, Issue 1 (2012) – Submission
deadline: Dec. 1, 2011
Publication form: Open Access online & Print by Ontos Verlag
Form of peer-review: Double-blind
Range: International
Language: English

Published by the Nordic Wittgenstein Society.

FURTHER INFORMATION
http://www.nordicwittgensteinreview.com
 

CALL FOR PAPERS

Suomen Filosofinen Yhdistys ry järjestää 9.-10.1.2012 Helsingissä Tieteiden talolla perinteisen "yhden sanan kollokvion", jonka teemana on tällä kertaa TALOUS. Kutsuttujen esitelmien lisäksi ohjelmaan sisällytetään tarjottuja suomen- tai ruotsinkielisiä esitelmiä. Kutakin esitelmää varten on varattu aikaa 20 minuuttia, sekä lisäksi 10 minuuttia keskustelua varten. Esitelmiä voidaan hyväksyä kollokvioon yhteensä noin 40. Valikoima esitelmistä pyritään julkaisemaan kirjoituskokoelmana.

Esitelmissä voidaan käsitellä esimerkiksi seuraavia teemoja:
• taloutta koskevan ajattelun historia
• taloustieteiden filosofia
• talous, politiikka ja oikeudenmukaisuus
• liiketoiminnan etiikka
• ajattelun talous

Esitelmän pitämisestä kiinnostuneilta pyydämme alustavaa otsikkoa ja noin 400 sanan (yhden sivun) abstraktia 30.9.2011 mennessä. Otsikon ja abstraktin pyydämme lähettämään osoitteeseen: risto.vilkko(at)aka.fi

Hyvää kesää toivottaen,

Järjestelytoimikunta
Jaakko Kuorikoski, Ilkka Niiniluoto ja Risto Vilkko
 

CALL FOR PAPERS
Arkitekturfilosofisk konferens vid Åbo Akademi, 22-24 november 2011

Plats, Minne, Tidsdjup

Vad innebär det att förstå platser, inte bara som rumsliga företeelser utan som tidsligt formade entiteter? Hur kan en medvetenhet om det historiska tidsdjupet prägla erfarenheten av en stad eller ett enskilt byggnadsverk?  Hur kommer tidsdjupet in när det gäller att se hur platsen samspelar med sin geografiska och kulturella omgivning? Vad innebär det att med hjälp av bilder åskådliggöra det historiska tidsdjupet? Och vad riskerar att gå förlorat om medvetenheten om detta tidsdjup förytligas eller försvinner?

Filosofiämnet vid Åbo Akademi anordnar den 22-24 november 2011 en svenskspråkig konferens kring dessa frågor, ”Plats, Minne, Tidsdjup”. Konferensen äger rum i anslutning till en stor arkitekturhistorisk utställning i Akademibyggnaden Arkens aula, anordnad under ledning av professor emeritus i arkitekturhistoria vid Tammerfors tekniska universitet, Tore Tallqvist.

Skicka in abstract

En väsentlig del av konferensen kommer att utgöras av workshop-sessioner, där forskare ger halvtimmeslånga presentationer som berör konferensens tema. Forskare från finska och svenska universitet inbjuds därför att senast den 25 augusti skicka in abstracts på 250-300 ord till Martin Gustafsson (martgust(a)abo.fi). Besked om vilka abstracts som accepterats skickas ut senast den 15 september. Observera att samtliga presentationer ska göras på svenska.

Huvudföreläsare

Erik Adlercreutz, arkitekt, A-konsultit, Helsingfors
Lars Berggren, professor i konstvetenskap, Åbo Akademi
Pauline von Bonsdorff, professor i estetik, Jyväskylä universitet
Ola Keijer, arkitekt, Svensk Standard, Stockholm
Lars Mikael Raattamaa, arkitekt och författare, Stockholm
Åsa Ringbom, docent i konstvetenskap, Åbo Akademi
Ullica Segerstråle, professor i sociologi, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago
Tore Tallqvist, professor emeritus i arkitekturhistoria, Tammerfors tekniska universitet
Sven-Olov Wallenstein, högskoleadjunkt i filosofi, Södertörns högskola

Konferensen organiseras av Martin Gustafsson, Sonja Vanto, Ylva Gustafsson och Yrsa Neuman från Åbo Akademi, samt Tore Tallqvist från Tammerfors Tekniska Universitet. Den finansieras av Stiftelsen för Åbo Akademi. För information, kontakta Martin Gustafsson (martgust(a)abo.fi).

VII Kasvatuksen historian päivien abstraktien palautusaikaa on jatkettu 16.5. saakka

KASVATUKSEN HISTORIAN PÄIVÄT RAUMALLA 6.-7.6. 2011

Kasvatuksen historian verkosto (Aikuiskasvatuksen tutkimusseura, Suomen kasvatustieteellinen seura, Suomen Historiallinen Seura ja Suomen Kouluhistoriallinen Seura) ja Turun yliopiston opettajankoulutuslaitoksen Rauman yksikkö järjestävät kasvatuksen historian päivät Raumalla 6.-7.6. (ma-ti).

Esitystiivistelmien palautusaikaa on jatkettu ma. 16.5. saakka. Ilmoittautumisaika menee umpeen 16.5.

Abstraktit
Kasvatuksen historian päivät
Lauri Kemppinen
laukem(at)utu.fi
050 5696427

Kasvatuksen filosofian osasto
Risto Ikonen
risto.m.ikonen(at)uef.fi
050 3366548

Ilmottautuminen
Ilmoittautumiset sähköpostitse: susanne.levaniemi(at)utu.fi tai
www-lomakkeella osoitteessa:
http://www.edu.utu.fi/tiedostot/rokl/lomake/

Ohjelma
http://www.edu.utu.fi/laitokset/rokl/ajankohtaista/ohjelma.htm

Jos ilmoittaudut sähköpostitse, kerro viestissäsi:
-    1) Oma nimesi, 2) organisaatiosi ja 3) yhteystietosi (puh) ja:
-    oletko aikeissa jättää abstraktin teemaryhmään
-    oletko aikeissa tuoda esityksen/ käsikirjoituksen noviisityöryhmään
-    oletko aikeissa osallistua seminaarin historiakierrokselle (ma klo 19-20)
-    oletko aikeissa osallistua yhteiseen illanviettoon (ma klo 20)
-    oletko aikeissa osallistua liveroolipeliin (ti klo 9.30-11.45)

Tervetuloa Raumalle!
 
 

Hej,

bifogat hittar ni info om konferensen "CFP:Otherness, subjectivity & representation" som
arrangeras lång med HF-krafter och som kommer att hållas här på HF den 21-22 oktober.

https://www.abo.fi/student/akthfrelvet

Välkomna med förslag till presentationer.

Mvh

Peter Nynäs