Post Conference

I want to take this opportunity to write and thank all of the participants in the "Politics and Language" conference last Saturday. It was truly an excellent day of philosophical conversation, debate, and dialogue and I really appreciate the energy and intelligence that was shown by all of the participants!

As I announced, as well, we now have the exciting opportunity to PUBLISH the undergraduate contributors' papers in the international undergraduate journal STOA. If you are interested in having your paper published, please just send me your final, updated draft together with your PERMANENT contact information (address, email, phone number) and I will forward them to the journal for publication in an upcoming issue! Do let me know, as well, if you have any questions about the preparation of the final draft.

Thanks so much again!

Best,

-Paul

Dr. Paul M. Livingston

Assistant Professor, Philosophy

Department of Philosophy

Villanova University

800 Lancaster Avenue

Villanova, PA 19085

(610) 519-4714

Minutes April 8

5:30 First Order of Business --- "Language and Politics" Conference Schedule

The Schedule for the PST Conference will be:

April 19 10:00 AM-6:00 PM in the Devin Room at Connelly

• 10:00-10:10 Paul Livingston: Introduction
• 10:15-10:50 (Villanova) Francis Prior: Alienation, Commodity Fetishism, and Lacanian Psychoanalysis
• 10:50-11:25  (Bryn Mawr) Meera Broome Seth: 'Beyond Signification': The Conflicting Nature of Contemporary Responses to the Lacanian Conception of the Phallus
• 11:25-12:00 (Faculty) Dr. Lowell Gustafson: The Origins of Language and Politics
• 12:00-1:00 Break for lunch
• 1:00-1:35 (Villanova) Eric Pfisterer: Terrorism and Strategy
• 2:10-2:45 (Villanova) Joseph Pecora: Assuming the Effect of Terror
• 2:45-3:00 Fifteen minute break
• 3:00-3:35 (Swarthmore) Ronni Sadofsky: Normativity and Nonsense in Baker and Hacker
• 3:35-4:10 (Drexel) James Malzita: Real time Democracy
• 4:10-4:30 Twenty Minute Break
• 4:30-5:30 Dr. Rockhill "The Language of Politics"
• 5:30-6:00? Closing remarks

5:50 Other assorted business

• Paul will send a draft of the schedule
• Raising awareness -- talk up conference in philosophy classes
• Also advertise it as a cultural event for ACS?
• Candy will raise awareness on the radio

6:00 More assorted business:

• Registration for Conference
• Leave clipboard outside the door/ Alternate people for sign in job/checking in with Paul
• Put signs around the Devin Room for directions
• Possibly show up early on the day of the conference?
• Possibility of nametags, to make things simpler.
• We have 50$ left after paying Rockhill and the winner.
• Candy will also photo-document the presentation
• Applying for funding in September

6:10 Meeting adjourned