Fragile Lands, Power Politics – Virtual Conference
CPP 34th Annual Conference: Virtual
Fragile Lands, Power Politics
VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
October 29-30, 2021
Fragile Lands, Power Politics: Effects of Violence and Injustice on People, Politics, and the Environment
Keynote Adress from John Nolt, University of Tennessee
We’re inviting papers that address the violence and injustice that make our world fragile and leave people, the environment, and non-humans vulnerable. We especially welcome this papers that help us to understand and create pathways to peace and justice. Papers in any philosophical tradition are encouraged.
Topics might include, but are not limited to:
Political challenges for peace: authoritarianism, lawlessness, democracies under threat, territorial borders, failing international treaties, etc.
Environmental challenges: climate change, environmental justice, environmental racism, role of the government, violence of pseudoscience, habitat erosion, “invasive” species, resource extraction, speciesism, land management and use, ocean management and use, etc.
Social challenges: homelessness, poverty, domestic violence, insecurity, systemic injustice, animal justice, gentrification and creation of “artificial” green spaces, hostile architecture, commodification of outdoor recreation, children in nature, etc.
Personal challenges: activism, inaction, fear, coercion, manipulation, privatization of environmental concern/action, raising children, etc.
Exemplars of nonviolence: exemplars of moral courage, good stewardship, successful nonviolent movements, peace-making, etc.
We welcome submissions from undergraduates, graduate students, and professional philosophers, as well as from a range of fields including philosophy, law, public policy, business, history, religious studies, political science, social science, or related fields. Submissions from teachers, researchers, or practitioners are also welcome, particularly insofar as those presentations could complement the theme of the conference. We also especially welcome proposals from women and minorities, and we are committed to making this year’s conference inclusive and welcoming to all.
**There will be a $200 prize for the best graduate student paper, plus a monetary prize for best undergraduate student paper **
(Please indicate if you are a graduate or undergraduate student when you submit your abstract)
Submission Guidelines
Submit: an abstract (with bibliography) of no more than 500 words, prepared for blind review
Send to: Rachel Dichter (rdichter@nd.edu) and Court Lewis (cdlewis1@pstcc.edu)
Write: “CPP 2021 submission” in subject line
Deadline: August 1, 2021
Format: submit only files in .doc, .docx, or .pdf.
Include: name, institutional affiliation, e-mail address, and paper title in the body of your e-mail (if you are a graduate or undergraduate student and would like to be considered for a graduate student award, indicate that in your email).
Acceptance notices will be sent by September 1, 2021
CFP: VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
January 29-30, 2021
Theme: Peace and Hope in Dark Times
See Updated Schedule and Information at
Co-Sponsors
California State University, Fresno
Pellissippi State Community College
Texas State University
[This is CPP’s 2020 annual conference, rescheduled from October 2020 because of Covid-19]
Theme: Peace and Hope in Dark Times
What are the challenges for peace? What can we hope for?
Topics might include, but are not limited to:
Political challenges for peace: authoritarianism, lawlessness, broken democracies, etc.
Environmental challenges: climate change, environmental justice, etc.
Social challenges: homelessness, poverty, domestic violence, insecurity
Personal challenges: hopelessness, resignation, bystander effect, etc.
Exemplars of nonviolence
Exemplars of moral courage
Successful nonviolent movements
The role of hope in the philosophy of peace
The need for solidarity, love, and other virtues
We welcome submissions from undergraduates, graduate students, and professional philosophers, as well as from a range of fields including philosophy, law, public policy, business, history, religious studies, political science, social science, or related fields. Submissions from teachers, researchers, or practitioners are also welcome, particularly insofar as those presentations could complement the theme of the conference. We also especially welcome proposals from women and minorities, and are committed to making this year’s conference inclusive and welcoming to all.
**There will be a $100 prize for the best graduate student paper**
(Please indicate if you are a graduate student when you submit your abstract)
Submission Guidelines
- Submit: an abstract (with bibliography) of no more than 500 words, prepared for blind review
- Send to: Andrew Fiala at afiala@csufresno.edu
- Write: “CPP 2020 submission” in subject line
- Deadline: December 1, 2020
- Format: submit only files in .doc, .docx, or .pdf.
- Include: name, institutional affiliation, e-mail address, and paper title in the body of your e-mail (if you are a graduate student and would like to be considered for a graduate student award, indicate that in your email).
- Acceptance notices will be sent in mid December
This conference is being co-hosted by:
- Philosophy Department, California State University, Fresno
- Philosophy Department, Pellissippi State Community College
- Philosophy Department, Texas State University
Contact person is Professor Andrew Fiala: afiala@csufresno.edu