Dewey J. Hoitenga Philosophy Essay Contest for 2020
The Department of Philosophy invites you to submit your entry to the 2020 Dewey J. Hoitenga Philosophy Essay Contest. The winning paper will receive both recognition and a prize. Papers on any philosophical topic and from any student enrolled at GVSU are welcome. Submit one copy of your paper to Professor Spear (MAK B-3 213 / [email protected]) by Noon on Friday April 10, 2020. Papers must be unpublished, at least 10 pages (double spaced, 12-point font), and may not have been submitted to previous philosophy department essay contests. Please have your paper ready for “blind review,” that is, do not write your name on it (attach a separate sheet with your name, email address, and the paper’s title, and remember to write your title at the top of your paper as well).
For more information contact:
Prof. Spear, Department of Philosophy, [email protected]
Calvin and Grand Valley State University's 8th Joint Undergraduate Philosophy Conference HAS BEEN CANCELLED
APRIL 3-4, 2020
Location: Grand Valley State University PEW Campus, Grand Rapids, MI
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dr. Cristina Lafont, Northwestern University
“Democracy without Shortcuts: The Democratic Ideal of Self-Government and the Problem of Blind Deference”
This year, we are honored to welcome Dr. Cristina Lafont, Harold H. and Virginia Anderson Professor of Philosophy at Northwestern University, as our Keynote Speaker. She works in critical theory and hermeneutics, but her current research is mainly in political philosophy, particularly on questions of democracy.
Johns Hopkins University’s Undergraduate Humanities Research Symposium
GVSU Philosophy undergrad students are invited to apply for Johns Hopkins University’s first annual Richard Macksey National Undergraduate Humanities Research Symposium. This will be a new annual two-day event at our main campus in Baltimore, Maryland and it will offer students across the country the chance to disseminate their humanities research on a national scale. Our event will be this spring, April 3rd and 4th, 2020 and our application portal is now open.
This symposium is open to undergraduate students who would like to present their original scholarship in the humanities. We hope to have 400 participants this year and will also be offering a select number of travel grants to help students afford participation. In addition to the multiple panels of student papers and presentations (including original creative works), we will also have a wonderful keynote delivered by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anthony Doerr and multiple professional development panels featuring graduate students and faculty in our humanities departments and centers. Students studying all areas of the humanities are welcome to attend.
You can learn more at our conference site: https://krieger.jhu.edu/macksey-symposium/. I would also be glad to answer any questions you might have! If you would like to receive updates on the symposium, the mailing list is available at this link.
Flyer (available at this link)
