THE SOCIETY FOR MIDDLE EASTERN AND NORTH AFRICAN PHILOSOPHERS PRESENTS

DECOLONIAL THOUGHT FROM THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICAMARCH 29-30, 2019 THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE

THE BRINGS TOGETHER MENA THINKERS TO PROMOTE CONTEMPORARY MENA THEORY, DEBATE THE RACIALIZATION OF AND VIOLENCE AGAINST MENA PEOPLES, AS WELL AS PROVIDING A REGULAR SPACE FOR PHILOSOPHERS TO MEET AND ORGANIZE. ANYONE IS WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC SESSIONS. IN ADDITION TO THE CONFERENCE, A SEMESTER LONG CLASS WILL BE TAUGHT AT UAH FOCUSING ON THE WORK OF THE CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS. SHOULD ONE BE INVITED TO PRESENT, A SAMPLE WORK FOR THAT CLASS MUST BE PROVIDED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONFERENCE HAS A PRELIMINARY AGREEMENT WITH THE CRITICAL PHILSOPHY OF RACE TO DEDICATE A SPECIAL ISSUE TO THE CONFERENCE THEMES. THUS, ANY SUBMITTED CONFERENCE PROPOSALS MUST BE ORIGINAL AND UNPUBLISHED.APPLICANTS WHO WISH TO PRESENT AT THE CONFERENCE SHOULD SEND A CV AND A PAPER TITLE ALONG WITH A 250 WORD ABSTRACT BY DECEMBER 10.

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