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Philosophy of Education Society Australasia, 6-10 Dec - UniMelb

54th PESA Conference 2026
University of Melbourne, 6-10 December 2026
Ethical thought-work and parrhesia in educational ideologies
 
 
The 54th Annual PESA conference invites scholarship that engages with the ideological dimensions of education: the “commonsense” assumptions that quietly shape aims, pedagogies, policies and everyday practice, and the ethical and political consequences that follow. We foreground parrhesia – courageous truth-telling that risks the self in reception – and ask what becomes possible when philosophy of education refuses easy satisfactions, like the outsourcing of thought, the comforts of institutional neutrality, and the instrumental capture of “critical thinking” as a technique.
 
Where are the possibilities for courage now? What is at stake? And what kinds of speech and silence does education produce, reward, and or foreclose?  How are boundaries drawn between mutual understanding and neutralised contestation? Could it be that ‘commonsense’ worldviews may not be clearly articulated in the minds of educators and educational policy makers, but nevertheless have ethical and political implications?

SPEP - 19-21 Nov - Chicago

Call for Papers for the 64th Annual SPEP Conference

Society for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy
November 19–21, 2026, Chicago, IL
Hosted by Loyola University Chicago

Download this CFP here.

Submission Deadlines:

  • Book Session: December 15, 2025, 11:59 pm, Eastern Standard Time

  • Papers and Panels: January 20, 2026, 11:59 pm, Eastern Standard Time

Submission Categories:

  • Single paper submissions: submit complete papers of no more than 3,000 words, along with an abstract of 75-100 words.

  • Panels (2- or 3-person): submit a panel abstract of no more than 500 words, as well as complete papers from each panelist (each paper up to 3,000 words).

  • Book submissions: submit a book to be considered for a special session. 

Papers, panels, and books from diverse philosophical perspectives in all areas of Continental Philosophy (broadly construed) are welcome.

Membership Requirement:

All participants must be registered for the 2026 conference and have paid membership dues for the 2026-2027 year. Failure to do so will disqualify you for future considerations until outstanding balances are paid.

https://www.spep.org/2025/12/call-for-papers-for-the-64th-annual-spep-conference/