Call for Papers | Nihilism Across Boundaries
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PORTO, 26 & 27 JUNE 2023.
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The Institute of Philosophy, University of Porto.
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We invite proposals for 20-minute paper presentations from researchers and scholars working in different fields, using different interpretations of nihilism. Contributions can respond to the following themes:
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Historical Nihilism, Comparative Nihilism, Scepticism
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Eastern and Western philosophy
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German idealism, Nietzsche, Existentialism, Hermeneutics, Deconstruction
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Phenomenology of the body, Psychoanalysis
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Nihilism in sociology, Human geography, Anthropology
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Colonization and Decolonization, Anarchism, Feminism, Resistance, Revolution, Queer theory
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Bio-politics, Bioethics, Technology, Environmental crisis
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Aesthetics, Decadence: arts and culture
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Nihilist theology, Religious crisis: Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, Judaism
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Analytic approaches: defining nihilism, nihilistic consequences of the pluralization of logic
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Nihilism in Russian literature
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Nihilism in Portuguese thought
Submissions
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Submissions should be sent by e-mail to niilismo@letras.up.pt
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Please include NAC in the subject line of your email and organize your proposal into two separate files:
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1. a file containing the full title and a 250–300-word abstract;
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2. a file containing the author’s following data:
name, affiliation, contact address, paper title and author’s bio-note (150 words max).
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Please, name these two documents as follows:
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Surname_Name_Abstract_NAC​
Surname_Name_AuthorInfo_NAC
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Deadlines
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Deadline for proposals: 10 April 2023
Notification of acceptance: 25 April 2023
Deadline for registration: 15 May 2023