News and Announcements

Calvin O. Schrag, In Memoriam

The recent death of Calvin O. Schrag at an advanced age is an unhappy milestone in the history of SPEP. The offspring of a Dakota Mennonite family with impressive intellectual credentials, Cal earned a Master’s degree at Yale Divinity before graduating with a Doctorate in philosophy from Harvard, where he famously served as teaching assistant…

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Johanna Meehan, In Memoriam

It is with shock and profound sadness that we share with SPEP the news that Johanna Meehan died unexpectedly on January 8, 2024 from complications of a bacterial infection.  Johanna was McCay-Casady Professor of Humanities in the Department of Philosophy at Grinnell College, where she had taught since 1990 and had just begun a phased retirement plan. Johanna…

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Call for Papers for the 62nd Annual SPEP Conference

Society for Phenomenology and Existential PhilosophySeptember 26-28, 2024Host Institution:Rochester Institute of Technology Submission Deadlines: Book Session: December 1, 2023, 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time Papers and Panels: January 20, 2024, 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time Submission Categories: Single paper submissions: submit complete papers of no more than 3,000 words, along with an abstract of 75-100…

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Open SPEP Executive Committee Position for Secretary-Treasurer

The SPEP Executive Committee seeks applications for the position of Secretary- Treasurer, to begin at the conclusion of the Fall 2024 conference (but attending the Executive Committee meeting in Spring 2024 and shadowing current Secretary-Treasurer Laura McMahon in advance of the 2024 conference).  The Secretary-Treasurer typically holds a three-year term, but we are hoping that…

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Call for Book Nominations for the 61st Annual SPEP Conference

62nd Meeting of the Society for Phenomenology and Existential PhilosophyThursday, September 26-Saturday, September 28, 2024 Host Institution:Rochester Institute of Technology Book Session Submission Deadline: December 15, 2023 The Executive Committee of SPEP invites BOOK SESSION SUBMISSIONS In order for a book to be considered for a special session, please fill out the following form: https://form.jotform.com/232564227033046. The form…

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Mari Ruti, In Memoriam

It is with a heavy heart that we share that Professor Mari Ruti, a year shy of turning 60, has died after a long battle with cancer. Mari was Distinguished Professor of Critical Theory and Psychoanalysis at the University of Toronto. Born in Finland and raised in a home without running water, Mari came to…

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