2025 Summer Program at the Center for Canon Expansion and Change

University of Minnesota Twin Cities, June 2–7, 2025.

CCEC Summer Program

The Center for Canon Expansion and Change (CCEC) seeks applications for participants in its 3rd annual Summer Program, now funded by a $500,000 Mellon Foundation grant. Participants will take part in a week-long collaborative workshop, in which they learn about figures in an expanded canon of early modern philosophy (such as Anton Wilhelm Amo, Margaret Cavendish, and Anne Conway) and cutting-edge research on them; discuss inclusive, student-centered, and equitable pedagogy (with 2 sessions dedicated to teaching a predominantly white subject in predominantly white institutions); and collaboratively craft their own early modern course syllabus. After the workshop, participants and guides will meet regularly and continue to communicate as their courses (and future versions of it) are implemented. Participants will also receive an award from CCEC attesting to their experience with canon expansion and inclusive teaching.

DETAILS

  • The Summer program is scheduled to take place from June 2 to June 7, 2025, at the University of Minnesota.

    Participants will take part in a week-long collaborative workshop, in which they learn about figures in an expanded canon of early modern philosophy (such as Anton Wilhelm Amo, Margaret Cavendish, and Anne Conway) and cutting-edge research on them; discuss inclusive, student-centered, and equitable pedagogy (with two sessions dedicated to teaching a predominantly white subject in predominantly white institutions); and collaboratively craft their own early modern course syllabus.

  • The Center for Canon Expansion and Change will offer $400 toward toward airfare and will provide coverage of accommodation.

    Faculty members with institutional funding to participate should communicate this in the application. 

    Funding information will be shared with the selected participants.

  • For additional information or if you have any questions about the program, ccec@umn.edu or contact our RA Nada Mohamed (moha1725@umn.edu)

  • This summer program is funded by a $500,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation that the Center for Canon Expansion and Change was awarded in 2024.

  • 1- Statement of interest (1 page outlining their interest in the program and how it connects with their research and/or teaching)

    2- curriculum vitae.

    The statement of interest and curriculum vitae should be submitted as one .pdf file.

    We welcome applications from advanced graduate students and faculty members (contingent or permanent). We especially encourage applications from individuals of groups underrepresented in (Anglo-American) philosophy.

    Faculty members with institutional funding to participate should communicate this in the application. 

    Applications should be submitted by March 1st, 2025.  Applicants will be notified of admissions decisions by March 31, 2025.

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CCEC 2025 Guest Experts

Guest Early Modern Experts

  • Christia Mercer, Professor of Philosophy (Columbia University)

  • Andrew Janiak, Professor of Philosophy (Duke University)

Remote Guest Early Modern Experts

  • Iziah C Topete, Assistant Professor of Philosophy (Boston College)

  • Allauren Forbes, Assistant Professor of Philosophy (McMaster University)

  • Tyra Lennie, Doctoral candidate (McMaster University)

  • Kylie Shahar, Instructor (Auburn University)

Guest Pedagogy Experts

  • To be announced

CCEC Summer 2025 Team

  • Jessica Gordon Roth (Co-founder)

    Associate Professor of Philosophy, U of M

  • Dwight K. Lewis Jr (Co-founder)

    Assistant Professor of Philosophy, U of M

  • Nada Mohamed (Summer RA)

    Philosophy PhD Candidate, U of M