Eleventh Annual Gender Studies Symposium will be held at Lewis and Clark College, Portland, Oregon on April 12–15, 1992. Featured speakers for this year's symposium will include Katha Pollitt, poet and contributing editor for The Nation; Michael Kaufman, political scientist and researcher on men and masculinity from York University, Toronto; and Gloria Anzaldua, writer and Professor of Chicana and women's studies at the University of California-Santa Cruz. For more information call Laurie Finke, Gender Studies Symposium Director, (503) 768–7416 or Elaine Maveety, Syumposium Coordinator, (503) 768–7381.
The Sixth Symposium of the International Association of Women Philosophers (lAPh) will be held April 22–25, 1992 at the Free University in Amsterdam. For information on the conference contact: Symposium lAPh, Congress Service, Free University, P.O. Box 7161, 1007 MC Amsterdam, The Netherlands. For information about IAPh and membership contact: Ulrika Ramming, Biirknerstr. 24-, D-1000 Berlin 44, Germany.
Call for Papers: TILLIE OLSEN. This first collection to explore Olsen's life and art will be representative of American critical and cultural diversity, and a testimony of her efforts to bring marginalized and mainstream together. Issues to be considered: influences of ethnic, religious, immigrant heritage on art and activism; strategies and roles of literary radicals of the 1930s, 1960s, 1980s; vision, voice, and values within an American context; narrative contours in prose, poem, reportage; a tradition of silence and subversion. Theoretical perspectives: aesthetic, historical, religious, psychoanalytical, feminist, linguistic, cultural, pedagogical, political, biographical, literary. Direct papers to: Kay Hoyle Nelson, 5529 University Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637 (312) 947–0983 or Nancy Huse, English Department, Augustana College, Rock Island, IL 61201 (309) 794–7384.
DEADLINE: MAY 15, 1992.
The Society for Analytical Feminism will sponsor a session at the Central Division APA Meeting in Louisville, KY, April 23–26.
Papers presented will examine feminist issues by methods broadly construed as analytic, or that discuss the use of analytic methods as applied to feminist issues. For more information on the session and about membership in the Society, contact Virginia Klenk, Department of Philosophy, West Virginia University, 252 Stansbury Hall, Morgantown, WV 26506.
Call for Papers: The Society for the Study of Women Philosophers. Papers for the 1992 meeting of the Society for the Study of Women Philosophers in conjunction with the APA Eastern Division meeting in Washington, D.C. are sought. Topics include: (1) Any aspect of the thought of a woman philosopher (where “philosophy” 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; and, (4) Responses to the questions: “What does it mean to be a woman philosopher:” and “What, from a women's perspective, might philosophy become?” Completed papers should be no longer than 15 pages, typed, double-spaced. Send six copies of a one-page abstract to: Helen J. John, Philosophy Dept., Trinity College, Washington, DC 20017. Deadline: May 1, 1992.
Call for Papers for a conference: Simone de Beauvoir and Women Writers Throughout the Centuries, to be held January 22–24, 1993, in Palo Alto, California. The conference is sponsored by the Simone de Beauvoir Society. Papers of a maximum of twelve typewritten pages, double spaced, should be submitted by MAY 15, 1992 to: Yolanda Astarita Patterson, 440 La Mesa Drive, Menlo Park, California 94028.
The journal Women and Language invites the submission of items for inclusion in a special issue on “Women and Linguistic Creativity” coinciding with the 10th anniversary of the constructed women's language, Laadan. Possible topics include, but are not limited to, new lexical items, reactions to sexist language, reactions to uses of nonsexist language, naming practices, constructed languages, and the role of women in language change. Items to be considered for inclusion include poetry, narratives, essays, letters, reports of research, criticism, book reviews or book notices on related topics. Submissions are due by May 15, 1992, to: M. Lynne Murphy, Guest Editor, Department of Linguistics, 4088 Foreign Languages Building, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801. For more information, call (217) 367–5210.
Alice in Wonderland—The First International Conference on Girls and Girlhood: Transitions and Dilemmas will be held June 16–19, 1992 at the Free University in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Noting the social and ideological construction of “girls, girlhood, and girlishness,” the conference announcement states that its dual purpose is to “institute as well as to problematize girls as a distinct category of academic research.” There will be presentations organized into sections on: Eros, Sexuality, and the Body; Policy-Making and the State; Imagination and Representation; Education and Upbringing; Youth Culture and Life World; Employment and Schooling; and Theory and Epistemology. For further information, contact the Conference Service, Vrije Universiteit, De Boeleelaan 1105, 1081 IIV Amsterdam, The Netherlands (31)20 548456 or fax: (31)20 472425.
Call for Papers on feminist perspectives of death, focussing on the experiences of an adult daughter when her mother dies, written from the vantage point of gender and with an eye to women's growth through testing of the mother/daughter connection, for a forthcoming multidisciplinary collection of essays, Connections and Disconnections: Mothers, Daughters, and Death. Fictional, experiential, experimental, and traditional essays and works are welcome. Deadline: postmark June 30, 1992. Send submissions to Editors, Disconnections, Philosophy Department, DePaul University, 802 W. Belden, Chicago, IL 60614. For information, call Mary Larrabee, (312) 362–8224.
Call for Papers. Articles are invited for a proposed anthology of theoretical explorations in the area of feminism and animal rights. We are looking for new articles that extend our thinking about this complex issue. Possible areas for consideration include: history (such as the role of women in the antivivisection movement), critiques of science and medicine, anthropology, literary criticism and aesthetics, religion, ethical theory; philosophical questions such as “rights theory” and the interconnections among the social constructions of race, gender, class, and species; and issues related to ecofeminism, popular culture, the Third World, persons of color, lesbians, and the differently abled. Please send two copies of the article by June 30, 1992, to either Carol Adams, 814 Grinnell Drive, Richardson, TX 75081; Josephine Donovan, English Department, 304 Neville Hall, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469; or Susanne Kappelier, Flat 13, 92/94 Upper St., Giles, Norwich, England NR2 1LT. We would be happy to answer inquiries.
5th National Conference of the Concerned Philosophers for Peace will be held in Charlotte, NC on October 16–18, 1992. The theme of the conference is “power and Domination.” Papers which reflect the conference theme are strongly encouraged, but papers which discuss other topics related to peace and war are welcome. Presentation time for papers will be limited to twenty minutes. Papers are due July 1, 1992. Please send three copies of the paper and one copy of an abstract of no more than 150 words to: Laura Duhan Kaplan, Department of Philosophy, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223. If you would like more information about the organization and the conference before preparing or submitting a paper, please call Professor Kaplan at (704) 547–2780.
Society for Women in Philosophy. For information on membership in regional divisions, which includes receiving program announcements, the national SWIP newsletter, and a discount subscription to Hypatia contact:
Eastern SWIP: Executive Secretary Peggy Walsh, Humanities Division, Bradford College, Bradford, MA 01830. Treasurer Patrice DiQuinzio, Philosophy Department, University of Scranton, Scranton, PA 18510.
Pacific SWIP: Executive Secretary, Rita Manning, Department of Philosophy, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA. 95192. Treasurer: Dianne Romain, Department of Philosophy, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA 94928.
Midwest SWIP: Executive Secretary, Jackie Zita, Women's Studies Program, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455. Treasurer: Carol Mickett, English &. Philosophy Department, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, MO 64093.
The Canadian Society for Women in Philosophy (C-SWIP) will hold its 1992 Annual Conference Literature, Philosophy, and Politics: Testing the Limits of Feminism at York University, September 18–20, 1992. For more information contact Lorraine Code, Department of Philosophy, York University, 4700 Keele St., North York, Ont., M3J 1P3.
Announcing SWIP'L an electronic mail list for feminist philosophers. SWIP-L is an 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 one-line message to [email protected]or to[email protected]: SUBSCRIBE SWIP-L <YOUR FULL NAME>.
When you want to post messages on the list send them to [email protected]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 public and open to both SWIP members and non-members, it is meant for feminist philosophers and theorists. If that is a description you feel comfortable applying to yourself please join the list. It is free of charge. The SWIP-L's home is in the Hypatia editorial office. If you would like to converse with a human being about the list please call or write us. (Addresses and telephone numbers are on page ii of this journal).
The Fifth International Interdisciplinary Congress on Women will be held at the University of Costa Rica, February 22–26, 1993. Proposals are invited for papers, workshops and roundtables. The deadline for abstracts (requested in English and Spanish) is April 1, 1992. Suggested topics include: women's studies, feminist theory, academic perspectives, networking, financing, politics, culture, education, health, economics, work, family, religion, legislation, demography, migration, science and technology, communcation, ecology, history, cultural identity, popular movements, art, social development, sexuality, violence, human rights, peace, and militarism.
Early registration is $150 (U.S.) unti June 30,1992. For an abstract form, hotel and other information write to Prof. Mirta Gonzalez-Suarez, V Congreso Internacional e Interdisciplinario de la Mujer, PRIEG—Escuela de Psicologfa, Universidad de Costa Rica, Apdo. 2060, San Pedro, Costa Rica, America Central.
“Beyond the Boundaries,” a confernce sponsored by the Women's Caucus for Art will be held February 2–4, 1993 in Seattle, Washington. For further info: send stamped, self-addressed envelope to Jo Hockenhull, Box 897, Pullman, WA 99163; (509) 334–4137.
FAX: (509)335–4171.
