CALL FOR PAPERS: New England Society for Continental Philosophy Workshop

CALL FOR PAPERS

New England Society for Continental Philosophy Workshop

Sponsored By

The Humanities Institute & Department of Philosophy

This spring, on April 16, 2026, the Humanities Institute and the Department of Philosophy will host the New England Society for Continental Philosophy (NESCP) Workshop here at Fairfield University. Along with our campus community, faculty and students from New England area colleges will attend. The all-day workshop will feature panels of scholarly research and themed discussions of underrepresented fields in philosophy, Critical Race Theory, and the importance of social justice in the Humanities and more.

The NESCP invites submissions for the workshop and welcome works-in-progress and completed papers related to any area of Continental philosophy, broadly construed.

Early career faculty, non-tenure-track (NTT) faculty, and graduate students are especially encouraged to submit and attend. Also, welcome are submissions for a panel devoted to undergraduate work.

Call For Papers: Please submit a 500-700 word abstract, prepared for anonymous review, via this Google form (https://forms.gle/G2N2hrzQ7CiNk2DC7). The deadline for submission is January  31, 2026. Selections announced by the end of February. Limited travel funding for presenters is available (please indicate in the submission form if you would like to be considered for travel funds).

About NESCP:

The New England Society for Continental Philosophy (NESCP) is a professional organization focused on supporting work in Continental philosophy and adjacent fields in the New England area. Continental philosophy describes a group of philosophical traditions focused on questions of subjectivity, experience, history, and culture. This includes sub-traditions like existentialism, hermeneutics, phenomenology, and poststructuralism. However, we understand Continental philosophy in the broadest sense possible, with specific interest in theories and traditions that have been overlooked within traditional Continental accounts. This includes Indigenous philosophy, queer and crip theory, critical philosophy of race, environmental philosophy, Black philosophy, Latin American existentialisms, and other associated traditions.

More information can be found on their website at www.nescp.org.

Many thanks to our Co-Sponsors:

Black Studies and the Latinx, Latin and Caribbean Studies