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Third International Conference
Becomings, Misplacements, Departures: Butler and Whitehead as Catalysts for Contemporary Thought
Date: December 3-5, 2009
Location: Claremont, California
This third International Conference is the first set of formal conversations bringing together the dynamic philosophies of two eminent thinkers: Judith Butler and Alfred North Whitehead. Each has drawn from a wide palette of disciplines to develop distinctive theories of becoming, of syntactical violence, and of the creative opportunities of limitation. What contrasts and affinities exist between their modes of thought? What new questions, strategies, and critiques emerge by juxtaposing their distinctive perspectives?
For more info, visit the conference website, or RSVP to the conference at Facebook.

New Staff Members (October 7, 2009): WRP welcomes Ashley Riordan, Brianne Donaldson, and Katie Schubert as new members of the WRP team. Ashley will be assisting with our online presence, Brianne will be working on book and article collections, and Katie will be assisting with public relations. Find out more about them by visiting the team page.

Whitehead Research Interface (July 2, 2009): WRP is proud to announce one of its most daring and innovative projects: the Whitehead Research Interface, also known as EVE (in honor of Whitehead's beloved wife, Evelyn). Once implemented, EVE will revolutionize the study of Whitehead's works by providing open access to the most complete electronic library of Whiteheadian scholarship in the world, some parts of which have never been made available to scholars. Click here to learn more and find out how you can help.

Contemporary Whitehead Studies: First Volume Forthcoming (June 25, 2009): The Whitehead Research Project and Rodopi are proud to announce the first volume of the Contemporary Whitehad Studies series: Beyond Metaphysics? Explorations in Alfred North Whitehead's Late Thought. This volume brings together leading scholars from Europe and the United States to engage Alfred North Whitehead’s late work. Reflecting on the theme of the volume, “Beyond Metaphysics?”, contributors explore the question of whether Whitehead’s system is completed with Process and Reality, or if instead his metaphysics only comes fully into view in his later works. [find out more]