May 13-15, 2016, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Submission Deadline: December 1, 2015
This conference aims to explore the intersections between transgender studies and philosophy by bringing philosophical reflections to bear on trans* experience, representation, identity, and politics. We welcome papers that engage a variety of issues or topics, including but not limited to trans* embodiment, ethical concerns specific to trans* persons, the relationship between transgender studies and feminist philosophy, and how classical philosophical frameworks might elucidate aspects of trans* experience. Through these reflections, we also hope to interrogate our understanding and practice of inclusivity in academia. Considering the attention given to the status of women in philosophy in more recent years, we are particularly interested in addressing the practices, content, and implicit biases of philosophy with regard to non-conforming genders and non-cisgender bodies.
Papers engaging with trans* experience and perspectives broadly construed from all philosophical and interdisciplinary perspectives and approaches are welcome. Priority will be given to submissions with an intersectional emphasis and, when relevant, of those directly affected by or self-reflectively allied with the trans* persons.
Topics to consider may include, but are not limited to:
- Trans* experience at the intersection of race, class, sexuality, (dis)ability, nationality, coloniality, etc.
- Methodological, political, and philosophical debates between feminist philosophy and transgender studies
- Transfeminism/Queer feminism
- Trans* exclusion/inclusion in feminism
- Pedagogical and professional barriers for trans* persons
- Ambiguity, alterity, and/or fluidity of gender in western and non-western contexts
- Non-binary identities and/or experiences of gender in postcolonial contexts
- The coloniality of gender, trans* experience, and the possibility of decolonial transfeminism
- Discursive practices of pathologization and normalization in law, medicine, education, etc.
- Trans* embodiment
Please submit a completed paper of no more than 3000 words (exclusive of footnotes and bibliography), along with an abstract of 100-250 words, for anonymous review. The word count (max. 3000) should appear on the top of the first page of your paper. A separate title page with identifying information of the author(s), including electronic address, paper title, abstract, and word count should also be submitted.
Please send your submission and/or inquiries to transphilconference@gmail.com