Call for Papers
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Women PhD and DPhil students in philosophy are invited to submit papers (on any topic in philosophy) to participate in a workshop at Princeton University, August 16-19, 2016. The submission deadline is February 15, 2016. Thirty-five students will be selected to participate in the workshop: seven submitted papers will be selected to be discussed at the workshop; fourteen students will be selected as commentators on the papers; and fourteen more students will be selected as chairs of sessions. This will be a pre-read workshop: all participants will be expected to read the seven papers on the program in advance, and to participate fully in the workshop. In addition to seven sessions of substantive philosophy, there will be five sessions at which professional advice will be offered by fourteen faculty mentors.
Our goal is to create a workshop at which high-level philosophical conversation occurs and great advice is offered. Participants will benefit from making connections with other talented female philosophy students, getting to know the faculty mentors, and hearing the mentors´ advice.
We are committed to accommodating all participants with disabilities.
The workshop will provide meals for all students, and will provide students with shared rooms for three nights at the Nassau Inn in Princeton. The workshop will reimburse up to $400 of each student's travel costs. Those students who will be traveling to the workshop with a child will be provided with their own rooms in the hotel rather than shared rooms. The workshop will also provide information about how to find babysitters in the Princeton area.
This is the second of three workshops. The third workshop will be held in June of 2018. These three workshops will reach more than 100 graduate student women in philosophy across five years.
Women PhD and DPhil students in philosophy are invited to submit papers (on any topic in philosophy) to participate in a workshop at Princeton University, August 16-19, 2016. The submission deadline is February 15, 2016. Thirty-five students will be selected to participate in the workshop: seven submitted papers will be selected to be discussed at the workshop; fourteen students will be selected as commentators on the papers; and fourteen more students will be selected as chairs of sessions. This will be a pre-read workshop: all participants will be expected to read the seven papers on the program in advance, and to participate fully in the workshop. In addition to seven sessions of substantive philosophy, there will be five sessions at which professional advice will be offered by fourteen faculty mentors.
Our goal is to create a workshop at which high-level philosophical conversation occurs and great advice is offered. Participants will benefit from making connections with other talented female philosophy students, getting to know the faculty mentors, and hearing the mentors´ advice.
We are committed to accommodating all participants with disabilities.
The workshop will provide meals for all students, and will provide students with shared rooms for three nights at the Nassau Inn in Princeton. The workshop will reimburse up to $400 of each student's travel costs. Those students who will be traveling to the workshop with a child will be provided with their own rooms in the hotel rather than shared rooms. The workshop will also provide information about how to find babysitters in the Princeton area.
This is the second of three workshops. The third workshop will be held in June of 2018. These three workshops will reach more than 100 graduate student women in philosophy across five years.
Who is eligible to submit?
Women philosophy PhD students are eligible to submit as long as they are planning to defend their dissertations in September 2016 or later. (If your PhD program does not require a dissertation defense, you must be planning to complete your degree requirements in September 2016 or later.)
How to submit:
Submissions must be no longer than 7,000 words, including notes and references, and must be prepared for anonymous review. Submissions must be unpublished, and must not be forthcoming, at the time of submission. Papers on any topic in philosophy are welcome.
The submission deadline is February 15, 2016.
The page for online submission is at https://uchv.princeton.edu/Mentorship/mentor.php.
The mentors will read the submissions and select the participants. All papers will be fully anonymized when they are initially read. Our ultimate selection of participants will take into account our goal of a diverse workshop, including students at different stages of graduate school, students from different schools, students with diverse philosophical interests, and members of groups that are underrepresented in philosophy.
Participants at the workshop will be asked to fill out four confidential surveys at the following times:May 2016, September 2016, September 2018, and September 2020. Some people who submit to the workshop but do not end up participating may also be asked to fill out some confidential surveys. These surveys will help us to assess the usefulness of the workshop and to improve the workshop for future years.
We will notify all applicants by the end of May, 2016.
The submission deadline is February 15, 2016.
The page for online submission is at https://uchv.princeton.edu/Mentorship/mentor.php.
The mentors will read the submissions and select the participants. All papers will be fully anonymized when they are initially read. Our ultimate selection of participants will take into account our goal of a diverse workshop, including students at different stages of graduate school, students from different schools, students with diverse philosophical interests, and members of groups that are underrepresented in philosophy.
Participants at the workshop will be asked to fill out four confidential surveys at the following times:May 2016, September 2016, September 2018, and September 2020. Some people who submit to the workshop but do not end up participating may also be asked to fill out some confidential surveys. These surveys will help us to assess the usefulness of the workshop and to improve the workshop for future years.
We will notify all applicants by the end of May, 2016.
What paper should you submit?
Submit your best work. Other things equal, it is better to submit a paper that will be accessible to a wider audience.
Bear in mind that participants will be selected based on the quality of the papers, while papers to be discussed will be selected based on the quality of the papers and also on whether they would be accessible and interesting to a broad audience.
Make your paper clear and exciting at the beginning. Let your reader know up front what contribution your paper makes.
Bear in mind that participants will be selected based on the quality of the papers, while papers to be discussed will be selected based on the quality of the papers and also on whether they would be accessible and interesting to a broad audience.
Make your paper clear and exciting at the beginning. Let your reader know up front what contribution your paper makes.
What if you aren't sure you have anything to submit, or are having trouble deciding what to submit?
This call for submissions provides a good occasion to write a new paper. Take February 15 as your deadline for the new paper.
This call for submissions may also be a good occasion to revise an existing paper.
A paper you used as your writing sample in applying to graduate school, or a paper you wrote for a graduate seminar, could be used as your submission.
Other Workshops Supporting Diversity in Philosophy
This call for submissions may also be a good occasion to revise an existing paper.
A paper you used as your writing sample in applying to graduate school, or a paper you wrote for a graduate seminar, could be used as your submission.
Other Workshops Supporting Diversity in Philosophy
