(Forwarded on behalf of Prof. Pierre-Julien Harter)

Dear Colleagues,

We would appreciate it if you could circulate this announcement among your graduate students. 

We are pleased to announce the second annual UNM Asian Philosophy Graduate Conference, hosted by the University of New Mexico Department of Philosophy. We invite master’s and Ph.D. students in Philosophy, Religious Studies, Asian Studies, and related disciplines to submit papers for presentation. The conference aims to provide a platform for emerging scholars to engage in meaningful dialogue on ancient and modern Asian philosophical traditions, which include (but are not necessarily limited to) those from South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, West Asia, Tibet, Central Asia, and Islamic traditions.

We accept papers on any topic or issue as long as there is substantial engagement with Asian philosophy. Papers that are comparative in nature are welcome, although the primary focus should be on some aspect of Asian philosophy (e.g., we are unlikely to accept a paper that mostly focuses on Wittgenstein but only briefly discusses Kong Zi). Papers concerning diversifying philosophy curricula and canon are also welcomed.

Eligibility: Graduate students (current and rising master’s and Ph.D.)

Topics: Any subject in Asian philosophy, broadly construed

Please submit an abstract to the Google Form: https://forms.gle/ZWYVCQ6AbHxTQcP9A 

● You will not receive an email notification of submission. After submitting your application, you will be brought to a page that says “Your response has been recorded.”

Abstracts should:

● Be 300-500 words

● Be prepared for anonymous review, i.e. should not have any identifying information on file

● Include the title of the paper

● Be formatted as a PDF

● Have the file naming convention: "PAPER TITLE_APGC2026"

We do not currently accept multiple submissions; if you submit more than one time, only your first submission will be read. Submissions that do not follow the guidelines may be disqualified from consideration.

Final Paper Length: Suitable for a 20-minute presentation

Deadline: June 15

Notification of Acceptance: July 31

For more information see our conference Linktree: https://linktr.ee/apgc.unm 

For any questions, please email apgc.unm@gmail.com 

 

We look forward to your submissions and to fostering a vibrant and convivial conversation!