Note: For those who acknowledge a distinction, there will be no actual barbeque; we will be grilling out. I, for the record, am accustomed to using “BBQ” and endorse the above usage.
Original artwork by Molly Clasen.
Note: For those who acknowledge a distinction, there will be no actual barbeque; we will be grilling out. I, for the record, am accustomed to using “BBQ” and endorse the above usage.
Original artwork by Molly Clasen.
‘Theology and Ecology’ Event Planning for AY 13-14
Fall Semester
1. Oct. 4
Screening of James Balog film “Chasing Ice” and Post-Screening Panel Discussion
Panel: William French (Theo), Michael Agliardo, S.J. (Soc), Martin Berg (Biol)
7:00-9:00pm, Damen Theater, LSC
LUC’s participation in the nationwide Catholic Climate Coalition program “Melting Ice, Mending Creation: a Catholic Approach to Climate Change.” Organized by the LUC Office of Sustainability.
2. Oct. 15
Presentation by Pulitzer Prize Winning Environmental Journalist Bob Marshall
Screening of Elizabeth Coffman/Ted Hardin film “Veins in the Gulf”
4th Floor IC (times being determined)
Panel Discussion: interested faculty
The focus of the event is on exploring how the overlapping themes of journalism,
ecology, and religion impact the narrative ‘reading’ of catastrophic storm events and
environmental disasters (in this case, those in the Gulf of Mexico).
Organized by the School of Communication, Institute of Environmental Sustainability, and the Department of Theology
3. Nov. 14-15
Conference: US Energy and Environment: Science, Ethics, and Public Policy
Nov. 14 7:00pm Keynote Lecture: Filmmaker James Balog
Nov. 15 9:15am Presentation on Energy and Climate Change (speaker TBA)
11:15am Dr. Emmanuel Agius
Presentation on Energy Policy from a European Perspective
2:00pm Panel: Science, Ethics, and Energy Policy
Dr. Howard Learner
Dr. Donald Wuebbels
Dr. Jame Schaefer
Organized by the Department of Theology and the Institute of Environmental Sustainability
CALL FOR PAPERS
7th Annual Northern Graduate Philosophy Conference
November 8-9, 2013
Northern Illinois University
Keynote Speaker: Mark Schroeder, University of Southern California
Friday, November 8, Holmes Student Center, University Suite
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 6, 2013
Submissions by graduate students of approximately 3,000 words in length on any topic in mainstream analytic philosophy are welcome. Submissions accessible to a general philosophical audience will be favored.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
Please send the following as separate attachments in .pdf or WORD (.doc, .docx) format to philgsac@niu.edu:
1. A cover page, containing the following information:
a. Author’s name
b. Institutional affiliation
c. Contact information (email, phone number)
d. Title of paper
e. Topic area of paper
f. Word count
2. The paper itself, free from all identifying information. Please include a title page with an abstract (no more than 150 words).
Responses to submissions will be sent by September 30, 2013.
Please direct all questions concerning the conference to the NIU Graduate Student Advisory Council in Philosophy: philgsac@niu.edu
We gratefully acknowledge sponsorship by the Department of Philosophy, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and the Graduate School of Northern Illinois University.
Continental breakfast and lunch are included with event tickets. Separate registration for dinner required
Registration for the Third Annual WMU Medical Humanities Conference is now available: www.mywmu.com/mhc
And full conference details—including hotel information—is here: www.wmich.edu/medicalhumanities/conference2013/
Michigan State University’s Second Annual Workshop on Food Justice: Bringing Theory and Practice Together
May 23rd – 25th 2014
Food justice is a growing movement that has inspired both on-the-ground community projects and theoretical articulations across multiple disciplines. This workshop aims to help scholars and practitioners identify and address the challenges and opportunities in food justice, including issues surrounding food access, food sovereignty, agricultural and environmental ethics, and agricultural sustainability. The conference will span three days and include scholarly talks and visits to local environmental justice projects. Academic papers should be accessible to a public audience.
Paper proposals are invited in areas such as
The workshop is intended as a transdisciplinary space to forge connections between theories and between theory and practice. Papers in disciplines such as philosophy, sociology, anthropology, geography, history, literary criticism, political ecology, religious studies, and the human dimensions of environmental sciences are all encouraged.
Proposals for panels and 300-word abstracts for individual presentations are due by March 1st, 2014. Please send proposals and abstracts, and any questions, to Ian Werkheiser werkhei1@msu.edu or Zach Piso pisozach@msu.edu