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Call for Papers
"Communities of Justice"
2009 Concerned Philosophers for Peace Conference
University of Dayton
Dayton, OH (USA)
6-8 November 2009
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The 2009 Concerned Philosophers for Peace Conference will be
held at the University of Dayton, November 6-8, 2009.
The topic of the colloquium is "Communities of Justice."
The focus of the colloquium is on the opportunities and
challenges of creating just conditions in local communities.
Our keynote speaker on November 7, 2009 will be Dr. Angela
Davis.
Possible paper topics include:
- What constitutes a just community?
- What obstacles do we face in creating Communities of
Justice?
- How can obstacles be overcome in order to make a community
more just?
- What is the relationship between local action and national
or international action?
- Who is oppressed and who are the oppressors?
- How should, and how do oppressed groups respond to each
other?
- How should, and how do oppressed groups respond to their
oppressor?
- How can we learn from the past, making use of what is
valuable, without being tainted by what is harmful?
- What aspects of race theory and feminist theory are
supportive of, or prevent creating Communities of Justice?
Anyone interested in presenting a paper should submit an
abstract of no more than 250 words by August 1, 2009 to:
danielle.poe@notes.udayton.edu
Concerned Philosophers for Peace website:
http://www.peacephilosophy.org
Contact:
Danielle Poe
Department of Philosophy
University of Dayton
300 College Park
Dayton, OH 45469-1546
USA
Phone: +1 937 229-1550
Email: danielle.poe@notes.udayton.edu
Web: http://www.peacephilosophy.org
