CALL FOR PAPERS
37TH ANNUAL MEETING
INTERNATIONAL MERLEAU-PONTY CIRCLE
September 20-22, 2012
SELF & OTHERS, SILENCE & SOLITUDE
Fordham University, Lincoln Center
New York, New York
Keynote Speakers:
Gail Weiss, George Washington University
Lisa Guenther, Vanderbilt University
Paper submissions directly pertinent to the theme, “Self, Others, Silence & Solitude” are particularly encouraged, but papers on any area of current research in Merleau-Ponty studies will be considered for inclusion in the program. Completed papers will be given strong priority. Detailed abstracts will be considered; a short curriculum vitae should accompany abstracts. Papers should be no more than 4,500 words/30 minutes reading time. Please format papers for blind review and send with a cover letter to the conference director at MerleauPonty2012@gmail.com.
The conference features the annual M. C. Dillon Memorial Lecture — an honor and monetary award for the best graduate student submission. Graduate students who wish to be considered for the Dillon award should indicate this in their cover letter.
Deadline for submission: June 1, 2012
Ann V. Murphy Fordham University
Merleau-Ponty Circle Conference Director
All inquiries: merleauponty2012@gmail.com