Dates: Thursday, March 27th and Friday, March 28th, 2025
Location: Lafayette College in Easton, PA & Hybrid/Zoom
Call for Proposals
Submission Deadline: November 15, 2024
Notified for acceptance by Dec. 1, 2024
Keynote Speakers:
Dr. Trish Salah (Queen’s University) and Dr. Nathan DuFord (Smith College)
Trans philosophy, broadly construed, provides a space where trans people can think together about our lives, experiences, needs, differences, knowledge, communities, work, and efforts for change. We envision a trans philosophy conference as a place to share these thoughts in a spirit of dialogue and collaboration. We welcome presentations from across theoretical approaches, disciplinary boundaries, and academic divides that engage with trans experiences and perspectives. We will accept both individual and group proposals for presentations. This year we will be conducting a hybrid conference to include options for both meeting in person and for joining online. The Thinking Trans // Trans Thinking Conference is the longest-running conference series on trans philosophy and trans theory.
Topics might include (but are not limited to):
Please use the Google Forms link below, respond to the brief questions, and include an individual or panel abstract of no more than 500-750 words for review.
The conference will take place at Lafayette College in Easton, PA, within the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania, March 27-28, 2025. This area is just south of the Pocono Mountains, a bit over one hour north of Philadelphia, and over the bridge from New Jersey. Transportation options include flying to Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) or Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR). Shuttles are available from airports and directly from New York City using the Trans-Bridge Line.
We will hold one panel at a time with breaks in between and an extended lunch break. We are hoping that providing ample time for conversations between panels will build deeper connections for trans philosophy work (broadly construed) moving forward. There will be a limited number of scholarships for students and underemployed scholars who plan to attend in-person.
If you have any questions about the conference, please email the main conference organizer Amy Marvin (marvina at lafayette dot edu).
This event is sponsored by the Louise M. Olmsted Fund for Ethics and the Philosophy Dept. at Lafayette College.
Please fill out the following Google Form by November 15, 2024 to be considered for presenting at the conference: https://forms.gle/62f948KdCLxGxD9R8