Welcome to the Fall 2008 edition SWIPnews online, your source for up to date news items, recent books, conferences, calls for papers, and job ads of interest to feminist philosophers and theorists.

We have many job postings relevant to women in philosophy. Check them out here.

There are many interesting conferences on the horizon, including "From the Local to the Global: International Sustainability Conference” at Villanova University, "Southeastern Women's Studies Association Conference" at Appalachian State University, and "The 25th Anniversary Hypatia Conference" at the University of Washington. Click here to find more information about the SEWSA conference.

Ethics & the Environment is considering papers for a special issue in honor of Val Plumwood. They welcome submissions on Plumwood’s philosophy, ecofeminism, indigenous environmental ethics, ecological perspectives on rationality, and other relevant topics. This special issue is in conjunction with a symposium in honor of Val Plumwood to be held at the University of Georgia March 20-21, 2009. Find out more here.

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And don’t forget to utilize our archives. All previous online newsletters are archived here. The SWIP newsletter is up year round, so stop by and use the site for easy access to SWIP division contact information and links to related organizations.

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