Reminder/Book Project/CFP: HER-STORICAL PERSPECTIVES IN AFRICAN PHILOSOPHY
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CFP: HER-STORICAL PERSPECTIVES IN AFRICAN PHILOSOPHY
Editors: Dr. Amara Esther Chimakonam and Dr. Christian Idika
Overview
Mesembe Ita Edet inaugurated the concept of Her-storicity in a book chapter, “Women in the his-story of Philosophy and the Imperative for a ‘Her-historical’ Perspective in Contemporary African Philosophy” in African Philosophy and the Epistemic Marginalization of Women (edited by Jonathan O. Chimakonam and Louise du Toit, 2018: Routledge). His aim in this chapter is to draw attention to the fact that as different scholars try to develop African philosophy, her-storical perspective has largely been ignored or under-developed. It seems like African philosophy is riding on the crest of historicity, thus murdering whatever will be the perspective of African women to the discipline, leading to what he calls “herstorycide.” This book project picks up the gauntlet laid down by Edet for African philosophers, especially women, to dedicate more effort to providing the her-storical perspective, for which some critics have argued that there is nothing like such perspectives. Others have belittled such perspectives. It is an opportunity for African female philosophers, even African male philosophers, working in the diverse studies of African philosophy to make a contribution that will demonstrate the female perspectives and highlight the female voices in the development of knowledge.
We are calling on interested authors who will write from the her-storical perspective by doing the following:
1. Identify, cite and engage with female African philosophers who have said something connected to the theme of discussion.
2. Anticipate what the female perspective could be on a theme of discussion, then engage and interrogate it.
3. Ensure that your contribution does not take into consideration the thinking and lifeworld of men alone without that of women.
4. Contributions should not be biased towards men's orientation alone (male-bias) in African philosophy.
5. The basic question is how does your contribution affect or represent or relate to women in a balanced way without being against men.
Theme
1. Topics in African ethics
2. Topics in African philosophy of religion
3. Topics in African metaphysics / Epistemology
4. Topics in African political philosophy
5. Topics in Intercultural Philosophy
6. Topics in AI Ethics
7. Topics in Transhumanism/Moral Enhancement
8. Topics in Afro-communitarianism
9. Topics in African Logic
10. Topics in Africa Bioethics
11. Topics in African Feminism/Womanism
12. Topics in African Phenomenology
13. Themes in African Eco-Feminism
14. African Philosophy of Law
15. African Philosophical Studies in Decoloniality, Coloniality And Postcoloniality
16. Topics in African Philosophy of Science
17. Topics in Philosophical Counselling, Business Ethics, Robot/Digital Ethics, etc
Please note that the theme is broad and not limited to the above list.
Submission Guidelines
Chapters submitted to this book project must be in English and novel, and must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere. All submitted abstracts should be between 150 and 200 words and include a title, author(s) name(s), institutional affiliation(s), contact information, and a summary of the proposed chapter(s). Chapters should be between 6,000 and 9,000 words (including references). Authors should use the APA referencing.
Preliminary Timeline
· Abstracts should be submitted by 30th of June, 2024.
· Feedback on the submitted abstract on/before the 31st of July, 2024
· Submission of completed chapters by 20th of November, 2024
· Feedback on the internally reviewed chapters by 28th of February, 2025
· Return of revised chapters by 31st of March, 2025
· Submission of full manuscripts to the publishers by May 10th, 2025
Submission emails: amarae...@gmail.com and christia...@gmail.com
Prospective Publisher: Springer
About the Editors
Amara Esther Chimakonam (PhD) is currently a postdoc fellow at the Centre for Phenomenology in South Africa, University of Fort Hare, South Africa. She obtained her PhD from the Department of Philosophy, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Her research primarily focuses on African philosophy, transhumanism, ethics, world philosophy, bioethics, AI Ethics, feminist thought, philosophy of religion, African phenomenology and political philosophy. As a member of the Conversational School of Philosophy (CSP), she applies conversational and interrogatory methods in examining these fields from an African perspective. Her thesis is on the idea of transhumanism through an Afro-communitarian lens. Dr AE Chimakonam has published and organised/hosted/presented research papers in conferences, webinars, colloquia, and workshops on the topics of bioethics, feminism, philosophy of religion, logic, transhumanism, amongst others, from the African point of view. She recently propounded a personhood-based theory of right action as an African contribution to the field of ethics.
Christiana Calice Ngozi Idika (PhD) is a lecturer at the Catholic University Mainz, a researcher at the University of Erfurt, Germany, and a visiting lecturer at the Center for Migration Studies Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka Nigeria. She is a member of the Young Researchers group: Theology, Tradition and Transformation Research, University of Erfurt; A research member Benedictine Academy, Salzburg, Austria. A member of the Decolonial Research Group and Research Associate University of Pretoria, South Africa. She holds a doctorate in social, moral and political philosophy. She has a Masters in International Peace and Security Studies from the United Nations University San Jose Costa Rica, a Postgraduate Diploma in Intercultural Communication from the University of Salzburg, Austria, Studies in Adult Education, from the University of Education Karlsruhe, a Bachelors in Philosophy from Imo State University Nigeria. Christiana Idika has taught at various universities in Germany. She is a philosopher, theologian, and a conflict manager by qualification and profession She is an Expert Consultant for Refugees and Asylum with Caritas in the State of NRW, Germany. Christiana Idika was a member of the forum for UN Reform 2008; 2-times NGO-Representative to UN-DPI/NGO conference in 2008 (Paris), 2011(Bonn) and 1-time NGO-Representative to Diaspora Ministerial Conference 2013 (Geneva). Christiana is an award winner for best Young Researchers Essays, Sponsored by German Bishops Conference, Germany. She has published journal articles, and book contributions. She participated and presented research papers on Eco-feminism, Philosophy of Education, Interculturality, Social Justice, Ethics of AI, Migration and Integration studies, postcoloniality among others. The author of Internormative Hermeneutics for Social Justice. She is a member of the religious Congregation of the Daughters of Mary Mother of Mercy, Umuahia, (DMMM) Nigeria.