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Call for Papers Theme: Identity and Underrepresentation Type: UK Minorities and Philosophy Conference Institution: King's College, University of London Location: London (United Kingdom) Date: 4.–5.7.2015 Deadline: 17.5.2015 __________________________________________________ This conference is organized by members of the King's College London Minorities and Philosophy (KCL MAP) chapter, and is the first of its kind in the UK. We welcome submissions on the theme of Identity and Underrepresentation, broadly construed. We especially encourage submissions from undergraduate students. Some topics that might be discussed are: - Implicit bias: philosophical interpretations, relationship to explicit bias, and moral responsibility - Phenomenological approaches to issues faced by members of minorities - Stereotype threat and epistemic injustice - The idea of ‘Race’ - Underrepresentation and harm: how does underrepresentation harm individuals and society? - Whiteness and privilege - Essentialism and constructivism regarding identity - Discrimination: its nature and its causes - Prejudice: epistemic error, epistemic responsibility, and self-knowledge Submissions Abstracts should be sent to the following address: [email protected] Submission Deadline: 17th May 2015. Abstracts should be prepared for anonymous review and the e-mail should contain the following information: name, title of the talk, institutional affiliation (if any), and professional status (e.g, BA, MA, PhD, post-doc, etc). Abstracts should be submitted in Word or .PDF format and should not exceed 1000 words. The header of the e-mail should be ‘MAP Conference Abstract’. Keynote Speakers Dr. Nathaniel Adam Tobias Coleman (University College London) Dr. Jules Holroyd (University of Nottingham) About MAP This conference is organized by members of the King's College London Minorities and Philosophy (MAP) chapter, and is the first of its kind in the UK. MAP is a worldwide initiative aimed at understanding and addressing the challenges faced by under-represented groups in philosophy. The KCL chapter of MAP was formed in October 2014 and has since been working to further MAP aims within the department of Philosophy. Information on MAP's general aims and initiatives can be found on the following websites: MAP website: http://www.mapforthegap.com MAP UK regional website: http://mapuk.weebly.com KCL chapter of MAP: http://map-kcl.weebly.com Contact: Minorities and Philosophy King's College London Email: [email protected] Web: http://map-kcl.weebly.com __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org __________________________________________________
