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Call for Papers Theme: Bodies and Embodiment Type: 5th Annual Conference Institution: Centre for the Study of Global Ethics, University of Birmingham Location: Birmingham (United Kingdom) Date: 30.–31.5.2019 Deadline: 1.2.2019 __________________________________________________ The Fifth Annual Conference of the Centre for the Study of Global Ethics focuses specifically on the theme of Bodies and Embodiment across disciplines, including politics, philosophy, law and ethics. We welcome abstract submissions addressing this theme, including, but not limited to, the following sub-themes: - The relevance of embodiment to theories of justice - The ethics, regulation and governance of the body, including, torture, punishment, body part sale and access to abortion - The commodification, objectification and sexualisation of the body - Marginalised and vulnerable bodies, including issues related to race, trans-identity, class, disability, illness, age and pregnancy - The relationship between the body and the self - Violation of the body, sexual harassment and cultures of entitlement, including the rise of #metoo - The limits of consent in regulating access to bodies - Practices of body modification, transformation, enhancement and adornment - The embodied experience of humans being dependent on and living in the natural environment - The challenge of embodiment to abstract theory In addition to papers addressing the conference’s central theme and subthemes, we welcome abstract submissions on a wide range of topics within global ethics from faculty and graduate students in global and practical ethics, and legal, social and political philosophy. Areas of research may include: - Gender justice - Global distributive justice - Justice and race - Just war theory - Humanitarian ethics - Climate change and environmental sustainability - Global bioethics Submission Guidelines To propose a paper (suitable for presentation in 15 minutes), please send the following two documents (doc or pdf) to: globalethicseve...@contacts.bham.ac.uk - A document containing title, abstract (500 words max.), 3-5 keywords, as well as author information (name, position, affiliation, contact details, and short biography) - A document, anonymised for blind review, containing only title, abstract (500 words max.), and 3-5 keywords Submission deadline: 1 February 2019. We aim to let you know the outcome of the blind review by 1 March 2019. Keynote Speakers Clare Chambers University of Cambridge Tom Shakespeare University of East Anglia Amrita Pande University of Cape Town Venue The conference and public lecture will take place on the Edgbaston Campus of the University of Birmingham. For any queries regarding the conference and the public lecture, please contact: globalethicseve...@contacts.bham.ac.uk Conference website: http://globalethics2019.weebly.com __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: https://interphil.polylog.org InterPhil List Archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/interphil@list.polylog.org/ __________________________________________________