CFP: C.S. Peirce International Philosophy Congress

CALL FOR PAPERS AND PANEL PROPOSALS

The Charles S. Peirce International Centennial Congress
Invigorating Philosophy for the 21st Century

July 16-19, 2014

University of Massachusetts Lowell

The Charles S. Peirce Society and the Peirce Foundation cordially invite the submission of new papers and panel proposals for the Charles S. Peirce International Centennial Congress, to be held at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. The theme of the Congress is Invigorating Philosophy for the 21st Century. The aim of this conference is to advance scholarship on all aspects of Peirce’s philosophy and biography, and on the influence and contemporary relevance of his thought. Interdisciplinary submissions, and contributions from researchers in disciplines other than philosophy, are welcome.

I. GENERAL GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES

A. Method of Submission: All submissions must be sent as email attachments to

PeirceCongress2014@gmail.com

The subject line of the email should be whichever of the following applies:

            Centennial paper submission from [insert your name]

            Centennial panel submission from [insert your name]

It will greatly facilitate the work of the Program Committee if you use this exact wording and replace the blank with your name.

B. File Format: All files submitted must be in .doc, .docx or .rtf format. They must be double-spaced, with no headers or footers (except for pagination), and use Times New Roman 12 point font.

C. Confirmation: All persons making submissions with the appropriate subject line information will receive confirmation of receipt of their submission within one week of the submission deadline. If you have not received such confirmation by that date (and are sure that the confirmation email did not wind up in your spam folder) please email an inquiry to PeirceCongress2014@gmail.com.

D. Number of Submissions: Individuals may submit at most two (full-length, 3000-word) papers, and only one panel proposal, for review. Please note that no one will be allowed to present more than one full-length paper, or to participate in more than one panel, at the Congress unless the Program Committee finds that an exception is warranted.

E. Anonymity: Papers and panel proposals must be suitable for anonymous review.  Please refrain from making references to your own work, your location, or anything obvious that could reveal your identity.  If the author’s identity can be determined through self-references, endnotes, etc., the submission may be disqualified.

F. Publication Possibilities: The Publications Committee for the Congress does not plan to publish a volume of proceedings. Instead the Committee will be selecting papers of enduring scholarly value for publication in themed anthologies or themed issues of journals. If your paper is accepted for presentation at the Congress, it will be considered for publication unless you indicate at the time of submission that you do not wish it to be. Only those papers that are complete at the time of submission will be considered for publication.

II. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: PAPERS

A. Papers will be presented by their authors during contributed paper sessions. Each such session will comprise two papers and will run for a total of 90 minutes: 25 minutes of presentation time, and 20 minutes of discussion, per paper.

B. Length: Papers should be no longer than 3000 words; longer papers will not be reviewed.

C. Deadline:  1 September 2013. This is a firm deadline: no paper submissions will be accepted if they carry a time stamp later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on that date.

D. Submissions must include two (separate) files, attached to an email (see §I.A above):

(1)   A file set up for anonymous review, entitled “Paper Submission”, which must include

a.       the paper title

b.      an abstract (100-150 words)

c.       keywords

d.      word count

e.       the text of the paper (not to exceed 3000 words)

(2)   A file entitled “Author Information,” which must include

a.       the paper title

b.      author name and (if applicable) institutional affiliation

c.       author contact information (telephone number, email address and postal mailing address)

d.      anticipated audiovisual equipment needs

If you do not want your paper to be considered for publication (see §I.F), please indicate that in the “Author Information” file.

E. Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: Authors will be notified by email of the Program Committee’s decision by 31 December 2013.

III. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: PANELS

A. Panels are 90 minute, open format, sessions. Panel organizers are free to propose any format (including the format described above in §II.A) that is appropriate to the objectives for their panel. There must be at least two contributors, and their contributions must be consistent with the general guidelines on number of submissions (§I.D), and with the length requirement stated below. All contributors must have confirmed their participation to the panel organizer before submission.

B. Length: Length of the papers will depend on the panel format, but may not exceed 3000 words. It is the responsibility of the panel organizer to ensure that all planned activities can be completed within 90 minutes. If your proposed format does not allow at least 30 minutes for discussion, please include a justification for this in your proposal.

C. Deadline:  1 February 2013. This is a firm deadline: no panel submissions will be accepted if they carry a time stamp later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on that date.

D. Submissions must include two (separate) files, attached to an email (see §I.A above):

(1)   A file set up for anonymous review, entitled “Panel Submission”, which must include

a.       the panel title

b.      an abstract for the panel (450-600 words) explaining: the topic of the panel; its relevance to the Congress; how the proposed contributions jointly advance the discussion of the panel topic; and the proposed format of the panel

c.       an abstract (450-600 words) for each contribution to the panel

(2)   A file (one file for the whole panel, not separate files for the several contributors) entitled “Contributor Information,” which must include

a.       the panel title

b.      the name of the panel organizer, with institutional affiliation (if applicable) and contact information (telephone number, email address, and postal mailing address)

c.       for each contribution: author name, title of contribution, institutional affiliation (if applicable) and contact information (telephone number, email address, and postal mailing address)

d.      anticipated audiovisual equipment needs for the panel

Notification of Acceptance/Rejection and Final Submission of Panels: Panel organizers will be notified of the Program Committee’s decision by 1 May 2013. At that time the organizer will also receive instructions for the final submission of their panel. The details of those instructions may vary depending upon the format of the panel; for panels following the format of contributed paper sessions (§II.A), final versions of the papers to be presented must be included in the final submission. The deadline for final submission of panels is. 1 September 2013. This is a firm deadline.

IV. CONTACT INFORMATION

All correspondence related to the Congress program should be sent to

PeirceCongress2014@gmail.com

If exceptional circumstances make it necessary to communicate directly with one or both of the Program Committee Co-Chairs, they can be reached by email at the following addresses:

Rosa Mayorga (rmayorga@mdc.edu)

Matthew Moore (matthewm@brooklyn.cuny.edu)

When emailing the Co-Chairs at the latter two addresses please indicate clearly in the subject line that the topic of your message is the Peirce Centennial Congress.