Examining Whiteness
April 4-5, 2008
Allegheny College

Conference Coordinators

Eric Boynton, assistant professor of philosophy and religious studies, Allegheny College

Bill Bywater, professor of philosophy, Allegheny College

Steering & Selection Committee

Sharon Baker, assistant professor of religion, Messiah College

Nathan Baruch Rein, assistant professor of philosophy and religion, Ursinus College

Eric Boynton, assistant professor of philosophy and religious studies, Allegheny College

Kenneth Lokensgard, assistant professor of religion, Gettysburg College

Jeffrey W. Robbins, assistant professor of religion and philosophy, Lebanon Valley College

Victor E. Taylor, associate professor of the humanities, York College of Pennsylvania

Invited Speakers

Linda Martín Alcoff, Syracuse University

Charles Mills, Northwestern University

Lucius Outlaw, Vanderbilt University

Shannon Sullivan, Pennsylvania State University

Conference Program

A full conference schedule is available here PDF.

Friday, April 4
Keynote addresses will be given by four eminent philosophers of race: Linda Martín Alcoff, Charles Mills, Lucius Outlaw, and Shannon Sullivan. These four scholars will spend two days on campus, providing ample opportunities for interaction with students and faculty during the conference, over meals, and at informal gatherings and receptions.

Saturday, April 5
The Second Annual Regional Undergraduate Conference on Religion, Philosophy, and Culture will be held in concert with the visit of the four scholars mentioned above. Undergraduate students will present papers and panels that engage the theme of racism, whiteness, and white privilege. The visiting scholars will attend and respond to undergraduate conference sessions. The conference will culminate in a round-table discussion of the themes raised at the conference, led by the invited speakers, immediately following the conference banquet on Saturday evening.

Registration

Registration fee for the conference is $20. For more information about registration, transportation and accomodations, please click here. You may also contact Cindy Hoesch, department secretary for philosophy and religious studies at (814) 332-5361.

Online registration will be available until March 28. Registration will be available on-site, while space is available.

Meals, including the conference banquet on Saturday evening, will be provided to all registered participants and attendees. Everyone in attendance is welcome to join participants and speakers in receptions and coffee breaks between and following conference sessions.