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Call for Abstract This conference brings together philosophers working in Critical Theory and Feminism with political theorists and professional psychoanalysts in an interdisciplinary context to develop a compelling new perspectives on gendered oppression. By combining (Frankfurt School) Critical Theory and feminist concerns and applying both to the different feminist approaches themselves such new perspectives can offer compelling normative framework(s) and/or comprehensive ways to conceptualise problems of gendered injustice as well as productive ways to understand and navigate internal conflicts between the different approaches within feminism. Such …

July 17-18, 2019 Section of Political Philosophy - Institute of Philosophy Karl-Franzens University of Graz The concept of vulnerability has come to occupy a prominent place in various political debates, as well as on the agendas of governments and international organizations. The idea of a generalized vulnerability (associated with mutual bodily exposure and conceptualized by Judith Butler as precariousness) represents  an enabling condition for ethical and political action. Nonetheless, there are differential levels of precarity that need to be addressed.…

GENDER STUD­IES 2019 CONFERENCE CALL FOR PA­PERS CALL FOR PAPERS OPEN  21st of March 2019 – 30th of April   Gender Studies 2019 Conference: On Violence 24th of October – 26th of October 2019 University of Helsinki, Finland We welcome paper proposals for the Gender Studies 2019 Conference: On Violence. The Call is open until the 30th of April, 2019. We warmly invite scholars from a variety of locations in the Global North and South to participate in the discussions on violence.…

SUMMER SCHOOL, WORKSHOP | 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM | CENTER FOR THE HISTORY OF WOMEN PHILOSOPHERS AND SCIENTISTS The Libori Summer School 2019 at the Center for the History of Women’s Philosophers will focus on “Teaching Women Philosophers.” This year, two parallel Libori Summer Schools will be run, one in English and one in German language (see the German information below). Our invited guest for the English section are: Sarah Hutton, University of York, UK; Sabrina Ebbersmeyer, University of…

Esistenza e giudizio - Edith Stein, Simone Weil, Hannah Arendt La filosofia del Novecento, in molte delle sue correnti e componenti, come l’ermeneutica, l’esistenzialismo, lo storicismo problematico, l’antropoanalisi, fenomenologica, ha cercato di comprendere le scissioni e la “difettività” dell’esistere. In fondo, ogni riconciliazione e giustificazione, e dunque ogni autentica comprensione, muove dal tentativo di superare la scissione e di annullare la rovina del negativo. Spesso è stato posto in gioco l’inquietante interrogativo: come vincere la scissione? Forse, per superare la…

“Re-thinking Gender and Sexuality: What do we know? What have we learnt? What’s next?" 03rd – 04th October 2019 | Colombo, Sri Lanka Visit Website - genderconference.com Recourse Person Prof. Shahana Rasool - (D.Phil Social Policy –Oxford) | Associate Prof.: HEAD of Department of Social Work | University of Johannesburg Dr. Sharifa Al Yahyai - Former Minister of Social Development, Sultanate of Oman | Academic Specialist in Women’s Studies | Board Member of Arab Women Foundation | Member of Advisory Board in University…

Is Gender Dangerous? Unravelling anti-gender and anti-migrant movements and reflecting on the current challenges of doing research on gender Two-day workshop on 19-20 September 2019, Free University of Amsterdam Call for papers The Network for the Anthropology of Gender and Sexuality (NAGS) of the European Association of Social Anthropologists (EASA) will hold its Interannual Meeting and two-day workshop on 19-20 September 2019 at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Over the last years, we have witnessed a growing importance of gender and sexuality issues in public and…