Aprile 2017
Food is a Feminist Issue: Media, Bodies, Appetites
Food is a Feminist Issue: Media, Bodies, Appetites 30 June 2017 University of York, UK In 1978 Susie Orbach declared fat a feminist issue. This slim volume of writing put forward a radical new understanding of feminine embodiment and the gendered psychology of eating. Taking place almost four decades later, this one-day conference will revisit the terrain explored by Orbach and open out new themes of analysis by examining contemporary feminist perspectives on food. Of particular concern are the ways…
Per saperne di più »Applications open for the London Free School of Applied Critical and Feminist Theory
Applications are now open for the London Free School of Applied Critical and Feminist Theory. The Free School is a week-long course that will see a class of fifteen students learning from and alongside renowned academics and activists. It will take place at Senate House, University of London from 17th-21st July Overview The London Free School of Applied Critical and Feminist Theory will bring together postgraduates and academics to discuss questions and insights that arise from critical and feminist theories. The…
Per saperne di più »Maggio 2017
Luglio 2017
Women in Early Modern Philosophy
Lehigh University 5th Annual Philosophy Conference Bethlehem PA 18015 U S A Thursday, October 19, 2017 – Friday, October 20, 2017 The Lehigh University Philosophy Department welcomes abstracts concerning any aspect of the philosophical work of -- or about -- women during the Early Modern Period. We are looking forward to proposals related to any field of philosophy -- from metaphysics and epistemology to ethics, aesthetics, political theory, and philosophy of religion. We are interested both in proposals that are…
Per saperne di più »EMPIRE, CAPITAL, AND TRANSNATIONAL RESISTANCE: PHILOSOPHICAL AND INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES
Centre for Applied Philosophy, Politics and Ethics (CAPPE) University of Brighton 12th Annual, International, Interdisciplinary Conference: Final Call EMPIRE, CAPITAL, AND TRANSNATIONAL RESISTANCE: PHILOSOPHICAL AND INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES Wednesday 13th – Friday 15th September 2017 : University of Brighton, UK KEYNOTE SPEAKER: JOHN CHALCRAFT (LSE) The past decade has witnessed widespread resistance to neoliberalism across the world. Unlike the anti-colonial revolts of the 1950s and 1960s, this resistance has tended either to fizzle out or to be appropriated by states. This…
Per saperne di più »Agosto 2017
Women and the History of Philosophy
Call for Papers for a special issue of British Journal for the History of Philosophy In recent years, the attention that has been paid to the philosophical women of the past has challenged prevailing assumptions that women made no significant contribution to the history of philosophy. An increasing body of work in the history of philosophy has demonstrated that women did indeed contribute significantly. The history of women’s philosophy is now recognised as a rich new domain of scholarly enquiry.…
Per saperne di più »“Posthuman Ethics in the Anthropocene” – Course announcement
Da parte di Rosi Braidotti: I am offering a one-week intensive program within the prestigious Utrecht University Summer School (21-25 August 2017). The course title is "Posthuman Ethics in the Anthropocene”. I am looking for interested PhD and other research students who may want to enroll for this course. You will find all the information on the official website: https://www.utrechtsummerschool.nl/courses/culture/posthuman-ethics-in-the-anthropocene Prof. Rosi Braidotti (FAHA, MAE), Distinguished University Professor, www.rosibraidotti.com. Achter de Dom 20, 3512JP Utrecht, The Netherlands. Tel. 31-30-2536507.See…
Per saperne di più »Summer School – Human Rights, Gender and Alterity
Per informazioni dettagliate: https://www.genevasummerschools.ch/programme/courses-2017/human-rights-gender-and-alterity Joint Summer School between the University of Geneva and the Graduate Institute Geneva In 2017 the first edition of the Summer School “Human rights, gender and alterity” will take place in Geneva. This unique transdisciplinary course is aimed at students and practitioners from all academic backgrounds and will enable participants to critically engage with human rights from a gender and a postcolonial perspective. The innovative concept combines visits to international organisations in Geneva and meetings with…
Per saperne di più »Settembre 2017
II. Autumn School at the Center History of Women Philosophers and Scientists Paderborn, October 3rd-6th, 2017
This II. Autumn School at the Center History of Women Philosophers and Scientists offers units on Christine of Sweden (1626-1689), Olympe de Gouges (1748-1793), Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797), Sophie de Grouchy, Marquise de Condorcet (1764-1822), as well as lectures on modern women philosophers from 1600-1850. These classes are offered by Mary Ellen Waithe (professor emerita, Cleveland State University, USA), Sandrine Bergès (Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey), and Susanna Åkerman-Hjern (Swedenborg Foundation, Stockholm, Sweden). Deadline for applications: September 20th. https://historyofwomenphilosophers.org/study/autumn-school/autumn-school-2017/
Per saperne di più »Manuela Fraire – Corpo e Linguaggio
Venerdì 29 settembre 2017 Ore 17,20 aula 2.3 Manuela Fraire - CORPO E LINGUAGGIO La conferenza si terrà il 29 settembre alle 17,20 in aula 2.3, secondo piano del palazzo del Dipartimento di Scienze Umane, via San Francesco 22, Università di Verona.
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