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
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.
