Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy SIG 2026 Symposium Philosophy of Education Society annual meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, March 5-9

When: Submission Deadline: August 4, 2025

Contact: Eduardo Duarte | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy SIG of Philosophy of Education Society (PES) invites submissions for its 2026 symposium on the theme “Being Included.” This call speaks directly to scholars concerned with how exclusion, belonging, and resistance are lived and felt in educational settings amid rising authoritarian and anti-democratic currents globally.

This symposium seeks contributions that use phenomenology and existential philosophy to explore:
▪️ How do individuals experience belonging, alienation, or disorientation in education?
▪️ What does it mean to make place—or be denied it—in institutional life?
▪️ How can lived experience offer insights into the workings of power and resistance?

Submissions might engage with thinkers such as Iris Marion Young, Frantz Fanon, Sara Ahmed, or Lisa Guenther, using their work to illuminate how structural oppression becomes embodied and how education might open space for alternative ways of being.

???? Submit abstracts (250–500 words) by August 4, 2025
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Inquiries: Eduardo Duarte | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Notification of acceptance: by September 7, 2025

PESA members may find this CFP of interest, especially those exploring intersections of critical phenomenology, lived experience, and educational justice.