Call for Papers: Iyyun a Philosophical Quarterly published in Hebrew since 1946 at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem announces that as of Vol. 38, 1989 it will publish two additional issues in English each year. Iyyun will accept articles and critical studies in all areas of philosophy, irrespective philosophical school, style or method of inquiry. Papers should be sent to E.M. Zemach, Editor, Iyyun, The S. H. Bergman Center for Philosophical Studies, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 91905, Israel.
The May, 1989 issue of the American Philosophical Association's Feminism and Philosophy Newsletter, edited by Maxine Sheets-Johnstone and Nancy Tuana will focus on Feminism, Sexuality, and the Body. The issue will be devoted to investigations of the relationship of feminism to the sexual body, feminism to the technological body, feminism to the clinical body, feminism to the visual body, feminism to the social body (the body as social subject/social object), feminism to the felt body, feminism to the reproductive body, and so on. The focus will be on the concrete flesh and bone body, but in different guises, settings, and/or with specific emphasis. For this issue the Newsletteris seeking: (1) Essays (no more than 10 pages); (2) Book reviews of related works; (3) Relevant bibliographies of philosophical interest; (4) Curricular discussions and suggestions regarding the use of materials on feminism, sexuality, and the body in philosophy courses. All submissions must be limited to ten manuscript pages. Essays should be submitted in duplicate with the author's name on the title page only. The deadline for submissions is January 1, 1989. Send manuscripts to Nancy Tuana, Arts and Humanities, JO 3.1, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75083–0688.
The September, 1989 issue of the American Philosophical Association's Feminism and Philosophy Newsletter, edited by Laurie Shrage and Nancy Tuana, will focus on Feminism and Aesthetics. Submissions on feminist literary theory, film criticism, art criticism, and feminist theories of art and aesthetic judgment are welcome. Also welcome are book reviews, literture surveys, ideas for mainstreaming feminist aesthetic theory in philosophy courses, and short commentaries on (1) the writings of women aestheticians, (2) the politics of art reception and production, (3) feminist aesthetics and theories of meaning and representation. All submissions must be limited to ten manuscript pages. Essays should be submitted in duplicate with the author's name on the title page only. The deadline for submissions is May 1, 1989. Send manuscripts to Nancy Tuana, Arts and Humanities, JO 3.1, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas 75083–0688.
The future issues of the American Philosophcal Association's Feminism and Philosophy Newsletter will focus: (1) open issue: All topics welcome. (2) feminism and moral theory. (3) feminism and the environment.
Call for Papers for 1990 Berkshire Conference: The 8th Berkshire Conference on the History of Women, “Crossing Boundaries in Feminist History”, will be held on June 7–10, 1990, at Douglass College, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Submit proposals in Triplicate by February 1989 to Jane Caplan, Department of History, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010, or Nancy Cott, American Studies Program, 1504A Yale Station, New Haven, CT 06520. Further details available from either.
The National Women's Studies Association will hold its 1989 conference, “Feminist Transformations,” at Towson State University in Baltimore, June 14–18, 1989.
Brill's Studies in Epistemology, Psychology, and Psychiatry is devoted to the publication of recent philosophical works in these disciplines and, especially, in the aeas in which these disciplines intersect. Such works may be of contemporary or historical interest, and of theoretical or practical significance. But they are related in their treatment of philosophical issues and problems pertaining to our understanding of the human mind, its acquisition, validation, and use of knowledge, and the conditions under which such acquisition, validation, and use are or should be regarded as rational. Should you wish to submit a manuscript for this series, please write to: E. J. Brill, attention Elisabeth Erdman, P.O.B. 9000, 2300 PA Leiden, The Netherlands.
Aunt Edna's Reading List—a monthly review of feminist books is a brief, down to earth review with an emphasis on connecting feminist readers with the works of authors who usually don't receive mainstream publicity. Included are books of feminist theory, social commentary, international affairs, and lots of novels and just good reads. Also inlcudes ordering information for hard-to-find books. Subscriptions are $10.00 a year; a free sample copy is available from Aunt Edna's Reading List, 2002-H-27 Hunnewell, Honolulu, HI 96822.
Book Submissions Sought: One founding member of the group Jewish Lesbian Daughters of Holocaust Survivors, an international networking and support group, seeks submissions for an anthology of writings by Jewish Lesbian Daughters of Holocaust Survivors. Tentatively titled “The Hour of the Rooster, The Hour of the Owl”, from a prose-poem of the same name, this collection will include poetry, photos, b/w art/graphics and short stories all focused around life of a Jewish Lesbian Daughter of Holocaust Survivors. Fiction, historical fiction, biography, autobiography and other appropriate styles will be considered. For further information please write: JLDHS Book, P.O. Box 6194, Boston, MA 02114 for more information.
National Newsletter for Disabled Lesbians Announced: Submissions, Contributions sought. A unique effort to link disabled lesbians nationally (and possibly internationally) has begun. “Dykes, Disability and Stuff” is one answer to the dearth of communication between members of this sizeable community. “Dykes, Disability & Stuff” will be a readers’ forum and is expected to address the gamut of concerns women dealing with chronic disabilities are thinking about. Contirbutions of art/graphics, news, discussions and letters should be sent to “DDS”, P.O. Box 6194, Boston, MA 02114. Subscriptions for this start-up quarterly are available on a sliding scale from $8–20 +. For (print) sample of first issue send SASE. Braille and tape copies of the premiere issue will be available free through the courtesy of the Women's Braille Press, POB 8745, Minneapolis, MN 55408.
The University of Iowa Women Against Racism Committee announces that on April 6–9, 1989, they will sponsor their first national conference entitled “Parallels and Intersections: A Conference on Racism and Other Forms of Oppression.” For more information please contact: Women Against Racism Committee, c/o Women's Resource and Action Center, The University of Iowa, 130 N. Madison Street, Iowa City, Iowa 52242.
Call for papers: Papers are sought for an anthology of Critical Feminist Essays in the History of Western Philosophy to be published by the SUNY press in its “Feminist Philosophy” Series. The anthology will have two parts one addressing ancient Greek philosophy and the other Modern philosophy. Papers for the first part should focus on some aspect of Plato's or Aristotle's work. Papers for the second part should focus on some aspect of Cartesian philosophy or Hobbes', Locke's, Hume's, Mill's, Rousseau's, Kant's, Hegel's, Marx's and Nietzche's work. Critical overviews of a philosophical field or trends and their developments during the two periods are also welcome. Send proposals, drafts and inquiries to: Bat-Ami Bar On Department of Philosophy, SUNY College at Oswego, Oswego, NY 13126.
Call for papers: A special topics issue of GENDER & SOCIETY will focus on physical and psychological violence against women and children. We are particularly interested in papers showing the systemic interrelationship of the various forms of violence, the impact of institutional violence, and the threat of violence as a means of social control over women and children. We welcome interdisciplinary submissions and are especially looking for articles dealing with women and childred of color or from working-class backgrounds. Reports of research grounded in a structural analysis of violence against women and children are welcome, but this issue will not be limited to articles writtrn in standard academic style. Experiential data, poetry, drawings and photographs, used as illustrative material in analytic pieces or as separate submissions are also welcome, but we cannot accept fiction. Deadline for submissions: July 1, 1989. Expected date of publication: December 1990. Please send five copies and a $10 submission fee. ALL SUBMISSIONS SHOULD BE SENT TO: Judith Lorber, Editor, Dept. of Sociology, CUNY Graduate Center, 33 West 42 Street, New York, NY 10036.
Call for papers: Sister WisdomIssue 38: Italian-American Lesbians, Guest Editor: Rose Romano. All work should be submitted in duplicate. SASE MUST BE ENCLOSED. Please mark envelope-Att: Rose Romano. Deadline: February 15, 1989.
Call for papers: The Department of Religious Studies in The University of South Florida is pleased to announce a new publications series, USF MONOGRAPHS IN RELIGION & PUBLIC POLICY, which reflects the educational and intellectual directions of the Department. Manuscripts between 10,000 and 25,000 words in length (that is, longer than a journal article but shorter than a book) are invited for consideration by an international advisory board. We are interested in manuscripts which descriptively or normatively analyze the interrelations between religions and such public policy domains as: culture; social and professional ethics; politics; issues of peace and war; science and technology; economics; ethnicity; women's issues; human rights; church-state relations; and foreign and domestic policy. Manuscripts should be rigorous analytically and in conformance with standard scholarly style. We seek manuscripts dealing with a variety of issues and which reflect the diversity of religious and cultural contexts in which policy issues arise. Manuscripts may be either dispassionate or engage. The monographs are published in an occasional series, the first of which appeared during 1986.
Call for papers: Second International Conference on Ethics and Development. Economic Crisis—Ethics—Development Alternatives. Place: Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. Date: July 2–8, 1989. Sponsors: International Development Ethics Association (IDEA) & Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan. Suggested Themes: Authentic Development: Ends and Means. Autonomy and Austerity: National Sovereignity and the IMF. Latin American Debt: What is the Solution? Poverty-focused Versus Export-led Development. Agricultural Alternatives and Authentic Development. Democracy and Developing Societies. Sex Equality and Authentic Development. Ecology and Sustainable Development: The Mexican Case. State and Market: Roles in Authentic Development. U.S.A. and U.S.S.R., and Latin American Development. National Development and Regional Peace: Central America. Latin American Values: Obstacles or Aids to Development? The Gap Between Rich and Poor: Explanations and Solutions. Is There a Moral Right to Development? Human Rights Versus Basic Needs. Development Ethics and Ethnocentrism. Development, Liberation, or Revolution? Development Ethics: Religious or Secular? Deadlines: Abstracts: February 28, 1989; Papers: April 30, 1989. Inquiries, Abstracts, and Papers (3 copies) should be sent to: David Crocker, IDEA, Department of Philosophy, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523 USA.
The Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) is a recently formed independent nonprofit research institute dedicated to conducting and disseminating research that informs public policy debates affecting women. IWPR seeks to bridge the communication gap between scholarly researchers, state and federal policymakers, and advocates. In its first year, IWPR has focussed on economic justice issues affecting women (welfare reform, family and medical leave, and child care). Projected areas of research include health care and international relations. In all its work, IWPR seeks to address issues of ethnicity, race, and class as well as gender by recognizing the full diversity of women's situations. For further informations, contact: Institute for Women's Policy Research, 1400 20th Street, NW Suite 104, Washington, DC 20036. (202) 785–5100.
Rita Nakashima Brock Wins $5000 Women's Studies Award. Crossroad/Continuum is presenting its first annual Women's Studies Award to Rita Nakashima Brock for her work Journeys by Heart: A Christology of Erotic Power. The Crossroad/Continuum Women's Studies Award, to be given annually in May, is designed to encourage and reward outstanding scholarship and other writing in Women's Studies vitally important to literature and the arts, to psychology and social thought, and to spirituality and religious studies. A suitable candidate for the award would include any manuscript in Women's Studies, widely defined, to be published as a scholarly monograph or a general trade book for serious readers under the Crossroad or Herder & Herder imprints for religious studies and spirituality, or under the Continuum or Frederick Ungar imprints for literature and the arts, psychology and social thought. The Advisory Committee for the Award includes Susan Thistlethwaite, Professor of Theology and Culture, Chicago Theological Seminary; Josephine Donovan, Professor of English, University of Maine; and Elizebeth Rechtschaffen, Vice President, The Omega Institute, Rhinebeck. Journeys by Heart will be published in November.
For many years now mentorship has been used by business to promote individual development of job-related competencies. More recently, formal mentorship programs have increasingly become a part of education, as one way of achieving increased student learning and excellence. Recently a broad-based Mentoring Association was formed. The Association, housed at Western Michigan University, Office of Special Program, is devoted to national and international promotion of the mentorship concept: through annual conferences, continuing professional consultation and training, the furtherance of research in the area, as well as the development of a Mentoring Association Journal and other publications. For more information, contact: Kipling D. Forbes, P.O. Box 3565, Mansfield, OH 44907. (419) 756–1717.
The Elizabeth Cady Stanton Foundation announces a new fund, the Corinne Guntzel Memorial Fund, to support projects and research in women's history. Named for Corinne Guntzel, a much-loved feminist scholar, teacher, and organizer, the Guntzel Memorial Fund is now accepting applications for awards. Any project in women's history research or education may be submitted. Proposals may relate to the teaching of women's history in schools and colleges, to public programs for out-of-school adults, or to basic research and publication of scholarly materials. Affiliation with an academic institution is not required, and we hope that a broad range of people will apply. Awards will range from $250 to $500. For more information, contact: Harlene Gilbert, c/o The Elizabeth Cady Stanton Foundation, Box 603, Seneca Falls, New York 13148. Deadline for applications is February 15, 1989 (Susan B. Anthony;s birthday). The first awards will be made during women's history month, March 1989.
Society for Women in Philosophy. For information on membership in regional divisions which include program announcement and a subscription to the national SWIP Newsletter, as well as a subscription to Hypatia, contact:
Pacific SWIP: Executive Secretay Rita Manning, UC San Jose State, San Jose, CA 95192. Treasurer Ruth Doell, San Francisco State University, Dept. of Biological Science, 1600 Halloway Ave., San Francisco, CA 94132.
Midwest SWIP: Excutive Secretay Jean Rumesy, Dept. of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin-Steven's Point, Steven's Point, WI 54481. Treasurer Carol Van Kirk, 1401 N. 58th St. Omaha, NE 68106.
Eastern SWIP: Executive Secretay Libby Potter, Dept. of Philosophy, Harverford College, Haverford, PA 19041. Co-Executive Secretary Joan Ringelheim, Apt. la, 150 W. 74th St., New York, NY 10023. Treasurer Jana Sawicki, Dept. of Philosophy, Univ. of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. The Directory of Women in Philosophy is available from the Executive Secretary in each division. Cost is $2.00.
Call for papers: Society for Women in Philosophy, Midwest Division. Spring Meeting: March 17–19, 1989, Indiana University, Indianapolis. Papers in all areas of Femnist Philosophy are welcome. Please send one copy (two if you can manage it) to either: Chris Cuomo, 91 Dairy Lane, Verona, WI 53593. Carol A. Van Kirk, Department of Philosophy, 301 Gordy Hall, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701. Deadline for submission: January 10, 1989. Information regarding local arrangements will be mailed to SWIP members at a date closer to the time of the meeting by the local arrangements chair, Anne Donchin of Indiana University, Indianapolis. Part of the program will be devoted to discussion of Sarah Hoagland's new book Lesbian Ethics-Toward New Value (forthcoming, December 1, 1988). If copies are not available through your local feminist bookstore, you can obtain a copy from the Institute of Lesbian Studies, P.B. Box 60242, Palo Alto, CA 94306, or, for faster service, by sending a check ($14.95 plus postage) to: Sarah Lucia Hoagland, Department of Philosophy, Northeastern Illinois University, 5500 St. Louis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60625.
The Second Annual Lesbian Separatist Conference and Gathering will be held June 15 through 18, 1989 near Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The four-day conference will provide Lesbian Separatists the opportunity to exchange ideas, present papers, participate in workshops and discussions, play, expand Separatist networks and spark new friendships. The sliding scale registration fee of $85 to $150 covers everything, including lodging and meals. A limited number of work exchange slots are available. For more information, contact: Burning Bush, P.O. Box 3065, Madison, WI 53704–0065, USA.
ERRATA: The Editor regrets the typographical errors that occurred in volume 3, number 2 of Hypatia. In Claudia Card's, “Female Friendship: Separations and Continua,” the sentence beginning on line 8, page 124, should read as follows:
Her central chapters are two case studies, the medieval European convent, especially prior to the thirteenth century rule of enclosure, and the nineteenth and early twentieth-century Chinese vegetarian houses and spinsters' houses created by women who refused marriage, women to whom she refers as “marriage resisters,” citing as groundbreaking the research of Marjorie Topley's Ph.D. dissertation, University of London in 1958.
The final line is missing from page 131, of Marilyn Friedman's, “Individuality Without Individualism: Review of Janice Raymond's A Passion for Friends.” The final sentence on page 131 and the first sentence on page 132 should read as follows:
Convent life “at its best” features what Raymond considers an “instructive tension between individuality and community.”“Individual growth” and “personal achievement” are balanced with “community purpose” and “cooperative well-being.”
The editors gratefully acknowledge the contributions of the following scholars in reading manuscripts for Hypatia during 1987–1988.
Annette Baier
Asoka Bandarage
Elizabeth Beardsley
Joanne Beil-Waugh
Joann Benson
Susan Bordo
Marilyn Boxer
Claudia Card
Arlene Dallery
Natalie Z. Davis
Sarah Deats
Nancy Frankenberry
Marilyn Friedman
Charlotte Frisbee
Marilyn Frye
Diana J. Fuss
Moira Gatens
Joan Gibson
Lisa Jardine
Narrerl O. Leohane
Eva Feder Kittay
Noretta Koertge
Annette Kolodny
Eleanor H. Kuykendall
William McBride
Mary Mahowald
Diana T. Meyers
Julie Murphy
Marilyn Myerson
Andrea Nye
Judith Ochshorn
Onora O'Neill
Christine Pierce
Mary Varney Rorty
Kathryn Russell
Kristine Schrader-Frechette
Stephanie Shields
Linda Singer
Christina Sommers
Mary Ellen Symmons
Mary Anne Warren
Juanita Williams
Margaret Wilson
Terry Winant
Beatrice Zedler
