Society for Women in Philosophy. For information on SWIP membership, which includes receiving program announcements, the national SWIP newsletter, and a discount subscription to Hypatia, contact the SWIP chapter in your area:

Eastern SWIP: Executive Secretary: Wendy Lee-Lampshire, Department of Philosophy, 219 Bakeless Center for the Humanities, Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA 17815. (E-mail: [email protected]). Treasurer: Nancy Stanlick, Department of History, Philosophy, and Religious Studies, University of North Florida, 4567 St. John's Bluff Road, South, Jacksonville, FL 32224. (E-mail: [email protected]).

Midwest SWIP: Executive Secretary: Jacqueline Anderson, Dept. of Humanities, City College of Chicago, Olive-Harvey College, Chicago, IL 60628. Treasurer: Lorraine Ironplow, P.O. Box 251, Elmira, OR 97437. (E-mail: [email protected]).

Pacific SWIP: Executive Secretary: Wanda Teays, Mt. St. Mary's College, Los Angeles, CA 90049. Treasurer: Renee Lewis, Philosophy Department, California State Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90032-8114.

Call for Papers: 8th Symposium of the International Association of Women Philosophers (IAPh), to be held August 6–10, 1998 in Boston, MA just prior to Paedeia: 20th World Congress of Philosophy: Philosophy Educating Humanity. In keeping with that theme, the IAPh Symposium is titled Lessons from the Gynaeceum: Women Philosophizing—Past, Present, and Future. Papers on all aspects of feminist philosophy are welcome including historical pieces, discussions of the vast array of current issues in feminist philosophy and theory, and speculative work about the future directions philosophy of, by, and about women may take. A 250–500 word abstract of your paper should be sent to one of the Chairs of the two IAPH program committes: Abstracts of papers in German or French should be sent to Maja-Pellikaan-Engel, Wiertdijkje 28, NL - 1861 CE Bergen, The Netherlands. FAX +31. (0) 72.525. 45 29; Abstracts of papers in English or Spanish should be sent to Linda Lopez McAlister, Department of Women's Studies, HMS 413, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA. FAX +(813) 974–0336. E-mail: [email protected]. Deadline for submission of abstract: August 15, 1997.

Call for Papers: Rereading the Canon: Feminist Interpretations of Jean-Paul Sartre. Papers reflecting a range of feminist styles and approaches to Sartre's philosophy are sought for a volume to be published in the Penn State Press series, Rereading the Canon, edited by Nancy Tuana. I am interested in critical feminist discussions of any major aspect of Sartre's philosophy from his early existential writings and notebooks on ethics, to his Critique, biographies, novels, and plays. Papers that address the significance of Sartre's work for feminist theories of social transformation are particularly welcomed. Deadline for submission of completed manuscripts is June 30, 1997. Send inquiries, proposals, and two copies of manuscripts to: Professor Julien Murphy, Department of Philosophy, University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME 04103.

1997 Eileen Basker Memorial Prize for Studies in Gender and Health: Call for Nominations. The Eileen Basker Memorial Prize was established by the Society for Medical Anthropology to promote excellence in research on gender and health. The $1,000 award is made annually to scholars from any discipline or nation for work (book, article, film, exceptional Ph.D. thesis) produced within the preceding three years. The Basker Prize is awarded to the work judged to be the most courageous, significant, and potentially influential contribution to scholarship in the area of gender and health. Past winners include Nancy Scheper-Hughes for Death without weeping, Barbara Duden for The woman beneath the Skin, Margaret Lock for Encounters with aging, and Marcia Inhorn for The quest for conception.

Letters of nomination should indicate the impact of this work on the field. Self-nomination is not considered. Submit letters of nomination with three copies of the work by June 1, 1997 to: Robert A. Hahn, Ph.D., M.P.H., Epidemiology Program Office, D01, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333.

Call for Papers: Rereading the Canon: Feminist Interpretations of Augustine. There is hardly a figure in western thought whose ideas about women generate more controversy than Augustine of Hippo—a thinker who has exerted an enormous and enduring influence on western culture since the fifth century. Feminist Interpretations of Augustine will be part of the Re-Reading the Canon under the general editorship of Nancy Tuana, published by Penn State Press. This collection will reflect the breadth of Augustine's thinking and will include essays from a wide range of feminist approaches—those already underway as well as those newly conceived. Analyses and critiques from many feminist perspectives and intersecting disciplines are welcomed. Topics may include but are not limited to Augustine's views on women, the body, human sexuality, marriage and the family; the contested notion of “imago Dei” women in the church and society; his views on concupiscence, love, friendship; and his notions of politics, the state, coercion and violence, especially as these relate to women. Deadline for submission of completed manuscripts is September 15, 1997. Send inquiries, proposals, and two copies of papers to Dr. Judith C. Stark, Philosophy Department, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey 07079. (E-mail: [email protected]).

Call for Papers: Rereading the Canon: Feminist Interpretations of Machiavelli. This collection will be part of the Re-Reading the Canon under the general editorship of Nancy Tuana, published by Penn State Press. Anyone wishing to contribute an article should contact Maria Falco at 4817 Belle Drive, Metairie, LA 70006. (E-mail: [email protected]).

Call for Papers. Current Anthropology seeks submissions for a Special Issue on Urban Anthropology and Archaeology (to appear in Volume 39: 1998). In recent years urban anthropology and archaeology have been overwhelmed by a wave of transactional and globalization studies in cultural anthropology and postprocessual analyses in archeology. Cities, nevertheless, remain important concentrations of social relations and cultural meanings, whether they be locally or globally generated. They remain important sites for anthropological and archaeological investigation and theory, as well. The editor invites papers in urbanism, urbanization, and urban culture (broadly construed) for this issue. Papers that address the cultural anthropology of cities in a world undergoing globalization or examine the application of postprocessual approaches to urban archaeological issues are especially welcome. Please send papers and proposals to: Richard G. Fox, editor, Current Anthropology, Department of Anthropology, Washington University, Campus Box 1186, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130-4899; Phone: (314)935-9016; FAX: (314)935-9017. (E-mail: [email protected]).

Call for Papers. Current Anthropology seeks submissions for a Special Issue on Contact, Migration, and Diffusion (to appear in Volume 40: 1999). The contact of peoples and the diffusion of cultural forms (including language) are long standing interests in all the subdisciplines of anthropology. They also appear in very recent concerns with immigration and globalization. The editor invites papers that deal with issues of migration and diffusion, in terms of current patterns as they pertain to the past. Especially welcome are papers that suggest or test new theoretical or methodological approaches to the cultural or physical consequences of migration, immigration, and contact. Please send papers and proposals to: Richard G. Fox, editor, Current Anthropology, Department of Anthropology, Washington University, Campus Box 1186, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130-4899; Phone: (314)935-9016; FAX: (314)935-9017. (E-mail: [email protected]).

Call for Manuscripts: Javelina Press is seeking manuscripts by women writers on a range of topics, including feminist and lesbian fiction, spirituality, politics, sexuality and culture. Inquiries to: Javelina Press, P.O. Box 42131, Tuscon, AZ 85733.

SWIP-L, an electronic mail list for feminist philosophers is the e-mail information and discussion list for members of the Society for Women in Philosophy and others who are interested in feminist philosophy. To subscribe to this list send the following on-line message: SUBSCRIBE SWIP-L to LISTSERV@CFRVM (Bitnet) or to [email protected] (Internet). When you want to post messages on the list send them to SWIP-L@CFRVM or to [email protected]. The purpose of the list is to provide a place to share information about SWIP and other feminist philosophy meetings, calls for papers, jobs for feminist philosophers, etc., as well as to engage in more substantive discussions related to feminist philosophy. While the list is open to both SWIP members and non-members, it is meant for feminist philosophers and theorists. It is free of charge. The SWIP-L's “owner” is Linda Lopez McAlister. If you have questions please e-mail her at [email protected].