APA Newsletters
Fall 1999
Volume 99, Number 1

Newsletter on Feminism and Philosophy

From the Editor

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Joan Callahan
University of Kentucky

First, let me take this opportunity to thank Barbara Andrew for her generosity and excellent work as outgoing editor of the Newsletter. As I take up the editor’s tasks, I am delighted to be able to thank Cressida Heyes for guest editing this issue, which has as its centerpiece a set of papers on the backlash against feminist scholars and scholarship, particularly in professional philosophy. The authors are philosophers Louise Collins, Ann E. Cudd, Anita M. Superson, and Kim Hall, with Cressida Heyes providing a substantive introduction. This group of papers is followed by Jane Duran’s discussion of Harriet Taylor Mill’s contributions on the aesthetics of drama—contributions that have not yet been fully explored. Sharyn Clough’s feminist take on a session by Quine and Davidson at the World Congress of Philosophy follows, and Emily Zakin’s review of Cathryn Vasseleu’s Textures of Light comes next. A call for papers from the Feminist Approaches to Bioethics Network closes the issue.

The theme for the Spring 2000 issue of the Newsletter is "Feminist Philosophy at the Millennium." The issue will consist of a set of invited papers, which will focus on feminist analysis in the traditional areas of philosophy, namely, metaphysics, epistemology, political philosophy, and moral philosophy. The Fall 2000 issue is open to all topics. Submissions should be in to the editor by February 1, 2000.

About the Newsletter

The Newsletter on Feminism and Philosophy is sponsored by the APA Committee on the Status of Women. The Newsletter is designed to provide an introduction to recent philosophical work that addresses issues of gender. None of the varied philosophical views presented by authors of Newsletter articles necessarily reflects the views of any or all of the members of the Committee on the Status of Women, including the editor(s) of the Newsletter, nor does the committee advocate any particular type of feminist philosophy. We advocate only that serious philosophical attention be given to issues of gender and that claims of gender bias in philosophy receive full and fair consideration.

Submission Guidelines

The purpose of the Newsletter is to publish information about the status of women in philosophy and to make the resources of feminist philosophy more widely available. The Newsletter contains discussions of recent developments in feminist philosophy and related work in other disciplines, literature overviews and book reviews, suggestions for eliminating gender bias in the traditional philosophy curriculum, and reflections on feminist pedagogy. It also informs the profession about the work of the APA Committee on the Status of Women. All articles submitted to the Newsletter must be limited to ten double-spaced pages and must follow the APA guidelines for gender-neutral language. Submit four copies of essays prepared for anonymous review. References must follow The Chicago Manual of Style. To volunteer to review a book, please send a CV and letter of interest, including areas of research and teaching. Please send all articles, comments, suggestions, and other communications to the editor: Professor Joan Callahan, Department of Philosophy, 1415 Patterson Tower, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506-0027; <buddy@pop.uky.edu>. Submissions for Spring issues are due by the preceding September 1st; submissions for Fall issues are due by the preceding February 1st.

APA Committee on the Status of Women, 1999–2000

Chair:

Eva Kittay (2000)
Department of Philosophy
State University of New York/Stony Brook
Stony Brook, New York 11794-3750
(516) 632-7570
ekittay@ccmail.sunysb.edu

Members:

Susan A Brison (2002)
Joan Callahan (2002) ex officio
Ann Cudd (2001)
Nancy Fraser (2002)
Judith Green (2000)
Mary Mahowald (2000)
Debra Satz (2001)
Nancy Tuana (2000)
Cynthia Willet (2002)

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APA Newsletters Fall 1999 Volume 99, Number 1

APA Newsletters
Fall 1999
Volume 99, Number 1