Engineering, Social Justice and Peace Conference (ESJP), New York

The theme for this year’s conference is Removing Borders Among Disciplines.Engineering as a profession and academic field has existed largely in isolation from other disciplines. We invite authors to explore what author Gloria Anzaldúa defined as the nepantla – the liminal space, the in-between, and the borderlands from which novel insight and inspiration emerges. In our context, this means exploring the spaces and borders that have historically isolated engineering from outside socio-political critiques or academic traditions. Contributions from a broad range of topics and perspectives are welcomed, especially those which address the intersections of the engineering discipline with social justice, feminism, philosophy, epistemology, peace studies, critical theory, and ethics. Our goal is to foster an educational setting where unique insight and revolutionary change can emerge from our community.