CFP: Philosophy Born of Struggle 2012 at Texas A&M

Philosophy 

Born of Struggle 2012

Nineteenth Annual Conference

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Charles Mills

Author of The Racial Contract 

October 26 & 27, 2012

Philosophy Born of Struggle 2012: Call for Papers and Panels

The 19^th Annual Philosophy Born of Struggle Conference with the theme Race, Class, Gender, and State Violence  will convene at  Texas A&M on October 26 & 27  2012. State violence while maintaining the pretense of legitimacy has become synonymous with social order and democracy with the prison industrial complex serving as a conduit for controlling the restless masses as well as the greatest competitor to public education.  Reclaim public education by dismantling the prison industrial complex should be a matter of great urgency for educators, and civic leaders of all areas of public life.   This conference explores the interconnections between Race, Class, Gender, state violence and the prison industrial complex and the social impact of having one in every hundred citizens in the United States   behind bars.   

Paper submissions on the following topics are highly encouraged:  Racial profiling and the culture of violence as part of the state apparatus. National Identity and the history of violence.  Economic Inequality and gender/race/ class oppression in the age of mass incarceration.  Education and the pursuit of life, livelihood and liberty. Capital Punishment as the ultimate expression of state violence.

For papers, please submit abstracts with proposed titles and biographical information.  For panels, please submit panel title plus abstracts, titles, names, affiliations, and bios of proposed presentations.  Please email proposals by August 18th to:

Everet Green (everet@verizon.net)

Leonard Harris (lharrisl@hotmail.com)

Tommy Curry (t-curry@philosophy.tamu.edu)