[Wittrs] In Wittgenstein's Footsteps: Call for Abstracts
- From: Sean Wilson <whoooo26505@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 13:53:14 -0700 (PDT)
"In Wittgenstein's Footsteps" - THIRD CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 16:38:59 -0000
From: Mikael M Karlsson <mike@xxxxx>
Subject: "In Wittgenstein's Footsteps" - THIRD CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
THIRD CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
“In Wittgenstein’s Footsteps”
On 24 December 2010, a first call for abstracts was sent out for the
conference, “In Wittgenstein’s Footsteps”, to be held 14-16 September 2012
at the University of Iceland. A second call was sent out on 8 February
2011. This third call is by way of a reminder that the deadline for
abstract submission is just over a month away.
The conference will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the visit of the
youthful Ludwig Wittgenstein and his friend, David Pinsent to Iceland
between the 12th and 30th of September, 1912. As a part of this event, a
guided tour will be offered, re-tracing the route taken by Wittgenstein
and Pinsent in the south and southwest of Iceland.
There is no pre-set program of papers and no pre-set limit to the number
of papers that can be accepted. The entire program will be built around
blind-reviewed and selected submissions.
Conference papers should focus specifically upon important aspects of
Wittgenstein’s thought. There is no further restriction on content.
The eventual format of the conference program will be determined by the
number and thematic content of the papers that pass blind review.
Extension of the length of the conference may even be considered if an
unusually large number of such submissions is received, but, conversely,
we have no aversion to a smaller, more intimate, conference.
Those wishing to submit papers must first submit a prospective abstract of
400-500 words. The abstracts are reviewed and authors invited (or not) to
submit full papers on the basis of their abstracts.
An international panel of Wittgenstein scholars is reviewing the submitted
abstracts. The panel represents a range of special expertise, includes
both young and senior scholars, and reflects gender balance. Abstracts are
being blind-reviewed as they come in, but the final deadline for
submission of abstracts is 15 June 2011 - now just over one month away.
The final deadline for paper submission will be 15 March 2012, and
decisions will be rendered by 15 May 2012. However, decisions will be
rendered earlier on papers submitted earlier. Papers as submitted should
be geared to a reading time of not more than 40 minutes; as prepared for
publication, they may be longer.
Acceptance of papers will be conditional upon the authors’ agreement to
grant original publication rights to an editorial committee, established
by the conference organizers, that will oversee the publication of the
conference papers in one or more venues.
The "open program" format of the conference, with all abstracts (and
eventually papers) being blind reviewed in the same way, and without an
upper limit on the number we can accept, has encouraged some very fine
abstract submissions from young scholars, including graduate students,
which was indeed an intended effect. We are also attracting submissions
from established scholars and will hope for more as the submission
deadline for abstracts approaches.
Abstracts should be submitted as e-mail attachments to Professor Mikael M.
Karlsson: mike@xxxxx Correspondence to the same address.
PLEASE MENTION "IN WITTGENSTEIN'S FOOTSTEPS" IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF ALL
CORRESPONDENCE.
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