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Call for Papers "Argument Cultures" International Conference Ontario Society for the Study of Argumentation (OSSA) University of Windsor Windsor, ON (Canada) 3-6 June 2009 __________________________________________________ The Organizing Committee invites proposals for papers in informal logic or rhetorical or argumentation theory on topics related to the above theme. Argument Cultures" may be understood as the various cultures of theorizing about arguments and argumentation, or as argumentation about cultural differences, or as ways 'argument' and 'argumentation' are understood or practiced in cultures. Abstracts prepared for blind refereeing must be submitted electronically no later than September 8, 2008 to H.V. Hansen: [email protected] Abstracts should be between 200 and 250 words long. Please consult the Conference website for additional information on how to prepare proposals. It is part of OSSA's mandate to promote the work of graduate students and young scholars in the field. Thus we strongly encourage submissions from this group. Students please mention the degree and program at the time of submission. For the purpose of the Conference, a graduate student is one who has not completed the graduate program by September 8, 2008. The J. Anthony Blair Prize ($500 CDN) is awarded to the best student paper presented at the Conference. The competition is open to all students whose proposals are accepted for the Conference. (Additional information about this prize will also be available on the website.) Canadian graduate students who need financial assistance in order to attend should advise the Organizing Committee when they submit their proposals. Keynote speakers: Ruth Amossy Department of French, University of Tel Aviv Robert C. Pinto Department of Philosophy, University of Windsor David Zarefsky School of Communication, Northwestern University Organizing Committee: H.V. Hansen C.W. Tindale J.A. Blair R.H. Johnson University of Windsor Contact: Hans V. Hansen Department of Philosophy University of Windsor 2151 Chrysler Hall North 401 Sunset Windsor, ON N9B 3P4 Canada Fax: +1-519-971-3610 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.uwindsor.ca/ossa/ __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org
