Society of Jewish Ethics Call for Proposals 2024 Annual Conference
The next meeting of the Society of Jewish Ethics will be held January 4-7, 2024 in Chicago, IL. The deadline to submit proposals is 8PM wherever you live on Wednesday, June 14th, 2023.
Proposals dealing with any aspect of Jewish ethics—theoretical or applied, classical or contemporary—are welcome. We seek proposals on any topic, including projects that utilize philosophical, historical, social scientific, cultural studies, literary, or critical theoretical approaches. The society is committed to cultivating methodological diversity and cross-disciplinary conversations.
This year we are particularly interested in presentations dealing with issues related to Jewish ethics and democracy, affect and emotions in Jewish ethics, and work that considers how to expand the range of methods and source materials used in Jewish ethics. We are also interested in proposals that engage pedagogical questions, including discussions of syllabi in ethics-related disciplines. In addition, we are interested in presentations that consider the intersection of scholarship, communal life, and activism.
Proposals can be submitted in two formats: either as individual papers or as pre-arranged panels on a shared topic. Panel proposals involving members of the Society of Christian Ethics and the Society for the Study of Muslim Ethics are also encouraged. All proposals should include: a tentative title, a proposal (500-700 words), an abbreviated abstract of 100 words to appear in the conference program (this can be revised later), a selected bibliography, and the contact information of the presenter (name, institutional affiliation, phone number, and e-mail address). Panel proposals should include this information for the panel as a whole; we do not require a separate abstract for each paper. Panel proposals should include contact information for all participants. All proposals are reviewed anonymously.