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Call for Papers Theme: Gender Dimensions of African Philosophy Type: 5th Biennial African Philosophy World Conference (APWC) Institution: African Philosophy Society (APS) Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Gulu University Location: Gulu (Uganda) Date: 18.–20.9.2023 Deadline: 30.10.2022 __________________________________________________ Gender issues have become a global concern. While confusion still abounds on what gender is, it is still another question as to what has brought about the widespread discrimination against the female gender in contrast to the male gender in almost all aspects of human life - such as education, health, sports, politics, culture, religion, and livelihoods. In the area of philosophy in general and African philosophy in particular, there is conspicuous domination by the male gender. This makes one wonder as to why this trend, which seems to be deeply embedded in human history of thought, should still prevail in the modern world, where every individual is claimed to be equal to each other. On the other hand, African philosophy should as well concern itself with other questions of identity, social structures, power, and change that are ongoing in wider gender debates. We welcome submissions that broadly explore the concept and other dimensions of gender in African philosophy. These submissions should help to reflect on some, and not exclusive, of the following subthemes: Gender dimensions of African philosophy as traditional, modern and future thoughts; gender and wars; gender and politics; education and gender; environment and gender; religion and gender; science and gender; technology and gender; arts and gender; gender in music, dance and drama; wealth and gender; society and gender; human rights and gender; gender and identity; gender and social structures; power and gender; and change that are ongoing in wider gender debates. In addition to these themes and issues, abstract submissions could, from the perspectives of African philosophy, engage with the following sub-themes: Gender and Ubuntu philosophy; gender and African socialism; gender and African negritude; ethnophilosophy and gender; philosophic sagacity and gender; hermeneutical philosophy and gender; artistic/literary philosophy and gender; national ideological philosophy and gender; professional philosophy and gender; African philosophy and gender issues in African brides wealth practices; inheritance in African philosophy and gender; democracy and gender in African philosophy; gender emancipation in African philosophy Guidelines for Submission of Abstracts Your submission should (a) not exceed 500 words; (b) contain a title, author’s name, author’s institutional affiliation, and author’s email address/telephone/fax. Send your abstract to: [email protected] Important Dates Abstract Submission Deadline: 30th October, 2022 Notification of Acceptance: 30th November, 2022 Conference Registration Deadline: 15th August, 2023 Conference: 18th - 20th September, 2023 Proposed Keynote/Plenary Speakers - Prof. Taban Lo Liyong - Prof. Ngugi wa Thiong’o Conference website: https://africanphilosophysociety.org/2022/07/29/2022-workshop/ __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: https://interphil.polylog.org InterPhil List Archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ __________________________________________________
