Ann: Spinoza Research Network.

Announcing the Spinoza Research Network: a two-year project funded by the AHRC, based at the University of Dundee http://www.dundee.ac.uk/philosophy/spinoza. The Spinoza Research Network is an interdisciplinary network of researchers whose work connects with Spinoza. To join the network, email b.lord@dundee.ac.uk. The network will host - a website - a meeting of members in May 2009 in London - a conference on "Spinoza and Bodies" in September 2009 in Dundee (to be announced soon) - a conference on "Spinoza and Texts" in April 2010 in Dundee. The two-year AHRC Spinoza Research Network brings together researchers in multiple disciplines to discover how people within and outside philosophy are using Spinoza, and to investigate Spinoza's contemporary relevance. The AHRC grant will fund two international, interdisciplinary conferences, and the establishment of an interactive website to encourage participation from academics, postgraduates, undergraduates, and the public. The research will result in an edited collection of papers on interdisciplinary uses of Spinoza, and the network will form the basis of a permanent UK Spinoza Society. The website is now up and running at http://www.dundee.ac.uk/philosophy/spinoza. The site is under development: to add Spinoza-related events or links, email b.lord@dundee.ac.uk with details. The site features a network blog to which anyone may contribute. Postgraduates, undergraduates, academics and non-academics from any discipline are welcome to join - please circulate this email to anyone who may be interested. To join the network, or find out more about our conferences and events, email b.lord@dundee.ac.uk. Dr. Beth Lord Lecturer in Philosophy School of Humanities University of Dundee Dundee DD1 4HN tel: 01382 384439 email: b.lord@dundee.ac.uk