Society for Student Philosophers Annual Conference
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas
April 9-11, 2010
Conference Theme: Philosophy & Communication
Keynote Speakers:
Department of Philosophy
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Department of Communication
University of Colorado at Boulder
Call for Papers
The Society for Student Philosophers (SSP) invites the submission of papers for possible presentation at its 2010 conference at the University of Texas at Austin. We are especially interested in papers that touch on some topic connected to our conference theme—"Philosophy and Communication." Many topics in philosophy and communication have relevance to those in the other field, for example, topics in ethics, new technologies, aesthetics, art, the public sphere, free speech, the philosophy of language, rhetoric, metaphor, persuasion, issues of social/political philosophy, etc. While submissions do not need to focus specifically on "philosophy and communication," papers that have some relevance for both fields are especially encouraged. Other papers will still be considered.
The goal of this event is to start dialogues between those in philosophy and communication studies. While no one paper needs to exhaust this conversation, we envision individual papers as speaking to issues in philosophy or communication that will spark discussion among the multiple disciplines represented in our audience. Feel free to contact Dr. Scott Stroud at the email below with any questions you may have concerning your submission to this event.
Authors must be of on-going graduate or undergraduate student status (in philosophy, communication, or any other discipline) and papers must not be published or accepted for publication. Papers previously presented at SSP events are excluded from submission. Papers should be suitable for a 25 minute presentation. Leave identifying references to the author out of the submitted paper, but include author information (address, department, institution, etc.) in the text of your email.
Please send your completed paper by November 16, 2009 (new deadline) to Dr. Scott R. Stroud, SSP Director, at: ssp_conference@hotmail.com