Call for Abstracts – 21st Annual Conference of the Nordic Society for Phenomenology, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark, April 2025.
Call for Abstracts – Nordic Society for Phenomenology
Phenomenology and Interdisciplinarity: Theoretical and Empirical Applications
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21st Annual Conference of the Nordic Society for Phenomenology
University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
April 28th to 30th, 2025
Confirmed Keynote Speakers: Lucy Osler (Cardiff University), Saulius Geniusas (Chinese University of Hong Kong), Jarrett Zigon (University of Virginia)
Despite originating as a philosophical research program, phenomenology had an almost immediate and lasting influence across a wide range of disciplines. Today, we find phenomenological approaches used across the psychological, social, natural, and health sciences, as well as in art and design. In some cases, this has led to established subfields, such as phenomenological anthropology and phenomenological psychopathology. In other cases, phenomenology’s influence is less formalized, with researchers appealing to phenomenological theory in varied and unique ways. While phenomenology’s influence within specific disciplines has waxed and waned over the last century, its broad interdisciplinary influence has grown steadily since its founding. Today, we find an unprecedented level of interdisciplinary collaboration among phenomenologists working across a diverse array of disciplines—a trend that seems sure to continue.
The Nordic Society for Phenomenology invites abstracts for papers in phenomenology and related areas of philosophy and empirical research. This year it us especially encouraged for submissions that reflect upon and advance phenomenology’s interdisciplinary outlook. Questions to be addressed include, but are not limited to, the following: Why has phenomenology had so much influence and uptake in disciplines outside of philosophy? How has phenomenology’s influence differed across different disciplines, and why? Are there disciplines that phenomenology is better suited to contribute to compared to other disciplines—if so, which disciplines and why? What are the benefits and risks of doing interdisciplinary phenomenological research, and how can they be harnessed or mitigated? What kinds of contributions should phenomenology make to empirical research, and how should it make these contributions? Should phenomenological ideas and concepts be responsive to empirical findings and, if so, how? What is the future of interdisciplinary, collaborative research among phenomenologists?
Submission Information
Proposals should be prepared for blind review in the following manner:
A) Proposals for individual papers should consist of two separate documents containing the following:
- The title and the abstract (maximum 300 words) of your presentation. The abstract should give a general outline of the proposed talk, making clear what contribution it will make to existing research.
- A separate cover letter including the following information: title of presentation, name, affiliation and contact information.
B) Proposals for joint panels (one individual sends the proposal on behalf of all the participants) should consist of two separate documents containing the following:
- The title and a short description of the topic of the panel, and a title and abstract from each of the participants (maximum 300 words each).
- A separate cover letter including the following information: the title of the panel, title of each presentations with corresponding name and affiliation of each participant, contact information of the individual in charge of the panel.
To submit a proposal, send the documents as email attachments to the following address: [email protected]. Please ensure that the subject line of the email reads: NoSP 2025 Proposal. Deadline for submission is Friday, December 13th, 2024. Decisions will be communicated by the end of January 2025.
Note that you must be a member of the society to have your proposal considered. If you are not already a member, please send an email with brief information about your affiliation to Charlotta Weigelt (e-mail: [email protected]). Membership is free of charge.
Should you have any questions, please contact [email protected]
Organizing Committee: Anthony Vincent Fernandez, Nina Bonderup Dohn, Susanne Ravn, Peter Stilwell, Signe Højbjerre Larsen