Dear all, This is a reminder that the Minorities and Philosophy Cambridge Chapter's conference is this Wednesday (13th) - all welcome! A mix of students, staff and visiting speakers will deliver talks on the theme of how philosophy can be used in service of liberatory politics and social movements (the programme is below).
When? 9.30AM - 5.30PM, Wednesday 13th March Where? Mill Lane Lecture Rooms, Lecture Room 2 (Morning session) and Lecture Room 7 (Afternoon session) The facebook event is here: https://www.facebook.com/events/336466623645798/ Please register here if possible, so we can get a sense of numbers: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/map-conference-philosophy-for-liberation-tickets-57997413826 Please let us know if you would like to join the speakers for dinner following the conference. All the best, Azita ---------------------------------------------------------------- Programme: 9.30 - 10.00: Registration (Lecture Room 2) 10.00 - 10.45: “Can American Pragmatism Reinforce the Case for Inclusive Law- Making Processes in Response to Migrant ‘Crises’?” Julius Maximilian Rogenhofer, Department of Sociology 10.45 - 11.30: “Provincialising the Enlightenment: Voltaire’s philosophie and its Impact on Scientific Racism.” Gianamar Giovannetti-Singh, Department of HPS 11.30 -12.00: Coffee Break 12.00 - 12.45: “Virtuous Hatred Against Oppression." Ka Long Chan, Faculty of Philosophy 12.45 - 13.45: Lunch (Lecture Room 7) 13.45 - 14.30: “Philosophy Reconsidered: A Buddhist-Pragmatist Vision.” Alexandra S. Ilevia, Faculty of Divinity 14.30 - 15.15: “Kicking the Habit: A Phenomenological Grounding for Feminist Resistance.” Dr Rosie Worsdale, CRASSH 15.15 - 15.45: Coffee Break 15.45 - 16.30: “Scientific/Intellectual Movements Remedying Epistemic Injustice: The Case of Indigenous Studies.” (Co-auth Kristina Rolin) Dr Inkeri Koskinen, University of Helsinki 16.30 - 17.30: Roundtable Discussion: “Can Philosophy be Liberatory?” Discussants include: Olesya Bondarenko, Dept. of HPS; Matt Kite, CUSU Education Officer; and Josh Platzky Miller, Centre for Development Studies 18.00: Conference Dinner _____________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the CamPhilEvents mailing list, or change your membership options, please visit the list information page: http://bit.ly/CamPhilEvents List archive: http://bit.ly/CamPhilEventsArchive Please note that CamPhilEvents doesn't accept email attachments. See the list information page for further details and suggested alternatives.
