The British Society for Phenomenology invites the submission of expressions of interest to host our UK Annual Conference in 2025.
Call for Expressions of Interest to host the BSP UK Annual Conference 2025
Expressions of Interest now closed. Details of event will appear before the end of 2024.
The BSP UK Annual Conference is a longstanding and respected feature of the UK academic scene, providing a friendly and supportive forum for inter-disciplinary discussion. Each year we convene an annual conference by way of collaboration with a different university within the UK, co-funding and co-organising the event with a representative of the host university.
At the event, we actively seek to explore the interface between the theory and history of phenomenology and its practice by professionals of many fields; and will welcome papers exploring academic phenomenological / post-phenomenological research and from those applying phenomenological methods in practical fields as diverse as medicine, healthcare, and law.
Recent keynote speakers have included Shaun Gallagher (University of Memphis), Sara Heinämaa (University of Jyväskylä), Dan Zahavi (University of Copenhagen), Mariana Ortega (Penn State), and Alia Al-Saji (McGill University).
Over recent years the BSP has held the annual conference at the University of Brighton, the University of Kent, the University of Exeter, Manchester Metropolitan University, and in 2024 at UWE (Bristol).
For 2025, we are looking for initial expressions of interest from UK based academics in the field of phenomenology who would like to host the annual conference in late August / early September of that year.
The deadline for expressing interest is end of October 2024.
Format
> The UK annual conference in intended to run over three days, and may or may not be single track or parallel sessions depending upon response to the CfP and the submission and selection of quality abstracts.
> Each year there will be a theme. This theme is set by the representative of the host university as part of the application process.
> The conference aims to secure three to five high profile keynotes and the selection is divided equitably between the host university and the BSP.
> Keynote sessions are stand-alone and are scheduled at 1.5 hours, with a paper and Q&As each around 45 minutes. Speakers are organised into themed panels (or may propose pre-constituted panels), most usually with 20 minutes to present and 10 minutes Q&As but this can be extended to 45 minute slots.
Reasons to host a conference with the BSP
> It is fun to run conferences, and with the support of the BSP events, communications, and systems infrastructure you’ll have a lot of help with the organisation whether you are a novice or have a lot of experience in convening events.
> You’ll be helping to promote awareness and research in the field of phenomenology, and doing so by way of your own concerns and project in setting the theme of the conference.
Process
> If you wish to express an interest in hosting the BSP UK Annual Conference 2025, please contact [email protected] and request an Expression of Interest form.
> The BSP Events Team will evaluate and vote upon your expression of interest, and if you are shortlisted you will be asked to submit a formal proposal.
> If you have any questions, please contact the events team at the email address above.