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Call for Papers Theme: Global Gender Justice Subtitle: New Directions Type: International Conference Institution: Centre for the Study of Global Ethics, University of Birmingham Location: Birmingham (United Kingdom) Date: 21.–22.5.2015 Deadline: 31.1.2015 __________________________________________________ The Centre for the Study of Global Ethics at the University of Birmingham is pleased to announce ‘Global Gender Justice: New Directions’, a conference to be hosted on 21 and 22 May 2015. Confirmed speakers include: Alison Jaggar (Colorado, Birmingham) Nicola Jones (Overseas Development Institute) Sue Lloyd Roberts (BBC) Theresa Tobin (Marquette) Heather Widdows (Birmingham) Further speakers will be confirmed next year. As a part of this conference, we welcome papers for two panel presentations, one for postgraduate students and one for early career researchers (defined as within 6 years of receiving the PhD). Accommodation and transportation will be guaranteed for invited speakers from the UK. Every effort will be made to cover transportation costs for invited international speakers. Possible topics include: - Gendered aspects of traditional topics in global justice including income inequality, climate change, the resource curse, international trade, international migration, war and conflict, labour exploitation, global food systems, financial crises, etc. - Gender-specific issues that arise in the context of globalization, including commercial surrogacy, international sex work, transnational causes of violence against women, international law and gender specific crimes against humanity - The way in which globalization and theories of global justice have shaped or changed standard conceptions of feminist issues, including the public-private divide, the politics of representation, reproductive justice, care work, intersectionality, We welcome papers from a range of fields but especially encourage submissions that develop normative analysis of issues in global gender justice. Please submit an abstract of no more than 300 words, prepared for blind review, to <[email protected]>. Please submit a separate cover sheet with author name, title, institution, location from which you would be travelling, and whether you have access to travel support funds. Abstracts are due 31 January 2015. Contact: Dr Scott Wisor Centre for the Study of Global Ethics Department of Philosophy University of Birmingham ERI Building Edgbaston Birmingham, B15 2TT United Kingdom Email: [email protected] __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org __________________________________________________
