VNAKS - tomorrow's event and a call for proposals.

 

Dear David McDonald, Three quick items from NAKS: (1)   Tomorrow (June 30) at 1pm-3pm Eastern we have a "Classic Format" VNAKS talk by the Head of the Kantian Rationality Lab in Kaliningrad, Thomas Sturm (Barcelona).  His topic is "The Unity and Uses of Reason" and his commentator will be Saniye Vatansever (Bilkent). Huaping Lu-Adler (Georgetown) will chair this session.  More info here:  https://northamericankantsociety.org/VNAKS (2)  There is a conference that may be of interest next week in (virtual) Potsdam on "Language and Aesthetic Judgment in Kant."  Details here:  https://www.uni-potsdam.de/fileadmin/projects/phi/Dokumente/Language_and_Aesthetic_FFP_copy.pdf (3)         Call for Proposals: VNAKS VNAKS is well underway and so far there have been good crowds and lively discussions. We are planning to continue (with some recesses) through Summer 2022, or as long as there is sufficient interest. We invite NAKS members to propose sessions for the Fall 2021, Spring 2022, and Summer 2022 series. Each proposed session must have a unifying theme. It can use any of the following formats: Format 1: Two speakers on a unifying theme (from different perspectives); no commentators. Each speaker gets a little under one hour (up to 30 minutes of presentation time, followed by Q&A). Format 2: Two speaker-commentator pairs with a unifying theme. Each pair gets a little under one hour (25min/speaker, 10/commentator, 5/response, followed by Q&A). Format 3: A panel of three speakers with a unifying theme (20-20-20, followed by Q&A for all the panelists). Format 4: Incubator-style poster sessions: four speakers with a unifying theme (10-15 min talks followed by 15-20 min Q&A). Other formats, including "Choose-Your-Ideal-Commentators," may also be possible upon request.  Proposals should specify each participant’s institutional affiliation and status (PhD candidate, post-doctoral researcher, lecturer, and so on). Please include all participants’ tentative titles, making it salient that the session has a unifying theme. We suggest that you model your proposal on similar sessions already listed on the VNAKS webpage.   Eligibility: All participants included in the proposal must be NAKS members. If you are not sure whether someone is a NAKS member, you can check our member directory. You can always encourage a non-member to join NAKS. No one can take part in VNAKS as a speaker/commentator/panelist more than once. See the VNAKS webpage to see who is already part of the ongoing series. Each participant must have a track record of working on the proposed theme. The person who submits the proposal can recommend themselves as a speaker/commentator/panelist (the application form will not reveal the identity of the person who has submitted the proposal).   How to apply: please fill out this application form.  The proposals are due on August 1. They will be blindly considered by a panel composed of members of the Executive Committee and the Board of Trustees. Notification: end of August. (4) It is time for us to start organizing NAKS sessions at the 2022 APAs and we would welcome suggestions and nominations from members.  For Eastern and Central, the primary contact person is Andrew Chignell.  For the Pacific, the primary contact is Huaping Lu-Adler. The "North American Kant Society" is a 501(3)(c) non-profit organization, registered in MO. https://northamericankantsociety.org/