MPC2019: Midsouth Philosophy Conference Rhodes College Memphis, TN, United States, March 22-23, 2019 |
Conference website | https://sites.google.com/a/lclark.edu/midsouth/ |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=mpc2019 |
Submission deadline | January 29, 2019 |
Midsouth Philosophy Conference
and
Midsouth Undergraduate
Philosophy Conference
at
RHODES COLLEGE
March 22-23, 2019
CALL FOR PAPERS
The forty-third annual Midsouth Philosophy Conference is scheduled for Friday afternoon and Saturday, March 22-23, at Rhodes College in Memphis. Papers in any philosophical area are welcome. There will be a $60 registration fee, $40 for graduate students, payable by cash or check at the conference (but not by credit or debit card).
Sandra Lynne Shapshay (Indiana University) will deliver the keynote address, TBA.
The Midsouth Philosophy Conference welcomes submissions from women and members of minority groups.
Papers must not exceed a length of 3000 words. On the first page of your paper, include the following ten items:
(1) word count - 3000 words maximum!
(2) author's name
(3) academic status (professor, unaffiliated, graduate student)
(4) highest earned degree (PhD, MA)
(5) institutional affiliation (if any)
(6) mailing address
(7) email address
(8) telephone number
(9) the paper's title
(10) and an abstract - 100 words maximum!
Papers which do not include all ten items will not be considered.
No more than one paper by the same author will be considered.
Title your paper like this: YourLastName_YourFirstName -- example:
Russell_Bertrand.pdf
Submit your paper to:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=mpc2019
Papers must be submitted by January 29.
Papers will be reviewed by a committee. Notification of acceptance will be made via email in early February. Submissions whose authors cannot be contacted through email will be rejected.
Each paper will have a commentator. Persons whose papers are accepted are expected to serve as commentators if asked. Others interested in commenting should email midsouthphilosophycon@gmail.com by January 29, stating their availability and areas of interest; graduate students who are not yet ABD are especially encouraged to volunteer.
The conference will begin with the keynote address at 1:30 Friday afternoon. The conference will conclude at 5:50 Saturday afternoon.
Due to the size of the conference, we cannot accommodate special scheduling requests. You should submit a paper only if you can attend both days of the conference.
Rooms have been reserved for Thursday (3/21) through Saturday (3/23) nights at the Comfort Inn on 100 N Front St. Make reservations as soon as possible. Telephone 901-526-0583. Be sure to identify yourself as a participant in the Midsouth Philosophy Conference.
Rooms may also be available at the Sleep Inn at Court Square, 40 N Front St, 901-522-9700.