Category: Conferences
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just returned from Dallas
where I had a wonderful time at CVMST’s 3rd annual conference. I especially enjoyed talks by Kim Knight (on the explosion of restrictions on and new legislation chipping away at reproductive rights, at a time when “vagina” and “uterus” are considered vulgar words in Congress!), Jessica Murphy (on greensickness in English Renaissance literature), and Adrienne Asch…
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CFP: 2nd Annual Kristeva Circle Meeting
This is a call for abstracts for the second meeting of The Kristeva Circle, to be held March 27-30, 2014 at Vanderbilt University. Keynote speakers are Julia Kristeva (University of Paris VII Diderot) and Tina Chanter (DePaul University). Please submit abstracts (500-750 words) on any topic related to the work of Julia Kristeva, to kristevacircle@gmail.com. We welcome submissions from across all disciplines.…
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headed to Dallas for CVMST
Early tomorrow I leave Lansing for Dallas to attend and present a paper at the 2013 Conference on Values in Medicine, Science, and Technology at the University of Texas at Dallas. I’m looking forward to Adrienne Asch’s keynote speech!
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APA presentation on negative genetic selection
Thanks to Massimo Pigliucci, of the Philosophy Department at the CUNY Graduate Center, for reviewing my talk (along with reviewing those of the other members of my panel) on his blog, Rationally Speaking. I really enjoyed reading it, as I thought it provided a fair and comprehensive representation of my argument as I presented it, and…
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conferences, upcoming, & news
Despite Hurricane Sandy, I had a wonderful time at SPEP last month and really enjoyed (chilly) Rochester! It was fun to be on a panel presenting work on Foucault with my former fellow colleague, Francey Russell. I received great feedback and the paper is under revision for publication in a special issue of the Disability…
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CSWIP, hosted by Mount Royal University
Thank you to Ada Jaarsma for organizing this year’s Canadian Society for Women in Philosophy conference in Calgary over the weekend! I was glad for the opportunity to present my paper on horror television’s translation of the Robert Pickton case as part of a larger panel on crime against women with Rebecca Tuvel and Chloë…
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Kristeva Circle
A big thank you to Fanny Söderbäck, Sarah Hansen, Kelly Oliver, and Siena College for organizing and hosting the inaugural meeting of the Kristeva Circle in New York! The conference was really stimulating and I can’t wait for the next meeting. Check out the program here. The Kristeva Circle and the Society for the Philosophy…
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Medical Humanities at Western Michigan University
This week I was really pleased to get the news that I will be participating in the Medical Humanities Conference at WMU this September. The conference is hosted by the WMU Medical Humanities workgroup, which is directed by Fritz Allhoff and David Charlton. Last year I participated in the group’s first annual conference, and it’s…
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Society for Disability Studies
Last week I had the privilege to present a paper at the annual Society for Disability Studies conference, which was held in Denver. It was so invigorating to be in attendance – SDS has a rich history (25 years worth!) and it was an honor to be there for the first time and learn something…
Melinda C. Hall, PhD 