Call for Papers

150 Years of Evolution –
Darwin's Impact on the Humanities
and Social Sciences

A symposium in honor of the 200th Birthday of
Charles Darwin and the 150th Anniversay of
the publication of ”On the Origins of Species”
at
San Diego State University

November 20, 2009

Researchers and scholars from all disciplines in the Humanities and Social Sciences are invited to submit papers addressing the impact of Darwin’s ideas on the Humanities and/or Social Sciences, including papers that address the uses and misuses of Darwinian theory. Papers taking either a discipline-focused or a broadly interdisciplinary approach are both encouraged.

Papers selected to be delivered at the symposium will be included in a volume to be published by San Diego State University Press.

Submit abstracts of no more that 500 words in length to Mark Wheeler no later than November 30, 2008. Accepted papers must be submitted in completed form by the symposium date in order to be included in the publication.

Accepted papers will be announced February 1, 2008. 

For more information, contact:
 
Mark Wheeler, Symposium Chair
Department of Philosophy
San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, CA 92182-6044

Phone:(619) 594-6706
Fax: (619) 594-1199
Email: mark.wheeler@sdsu.edu