CALL FOR PAPERS
The University of Warwick Graduate Conference
in
Philosophy and Literature
26 May 2009
Sponsored by the
Department of Philosophy
and the
Centre for Research in Philosophy, Literature and the Arts
University of Warwick
Keynote Speaker:
G. R. F. Ferrari (UC Berkeley)
We invite papers from graduate students whose work integrates philosophical
and literary concerns. We aim to offer a programme that shows the
fruitfulness of diverse approaches to work in this field, including
 exploration and analysis of central literary concepts (e.g., narrative,
metaphor, style)
 philosophical engagement with specific literary works
 inquiry into the relations between philosophy and literature as practices
 study of themes and issues as addressed in both philosophical and literary
traditions
 application of philosophical questions (e.g., of evaluative objectivity,
interpretive norms, the nature of emotion) to literature
 consideration of how literature puts critical pressure on philosophical
paradigms
 attention to the ethical and political relevance of combined literary and
philosophical thought
We seek papers that will be accessible to an audience with a range of
philosophical and literary interests and hope to see submissions from
graduate students working in various disciplines.
The conference will conclude with a lecture by Professor G. R. F. (John)
Ferrari (Classics, Berkeley). Professor Ferrari is the author of Listening to the
Cicadas: A Study of Plato’s Phaedrus (Cambridge UP) and City and Soul in
Plato’s Republic (University of Chicago), and the editor of the Cambridge
Companion to Plato’s Republic. His current interests include Platonic myth
and writing, dramatic and situational irony, and phenomena of ‘not-quitecommunication’ (what we convey via such things as clothes, gardens, and
demeanour).
Submission details: Deadline Wednesday 18 March 2009. Please include a cover
page with your name, essay title, word count, and institutional affiliation. The body of
the essay should include the title and a brief abstract (max. 100 words), but no other
identifying information, to allow for anonymous review. Essays should be no longer
than 20 minutes reading time in length (max. 3000 words). We will arrange for each
speaker on the programme to have a commentator. Submissions and any further
queries should be sent to Eileen John at eileen.john@warwick.ac.uk.