Monthly Archives: January 2019
Philosophy conference, Bristol, February 1st
A conference + Performance – With the kind support of Hypatia (the Hypatia Diversity Project Grant) and Social Science in the City, UWE
Programme:
February 1st (location talks and panel: Arnolfini, 4AF012; location “Woman One”: Arnolfini Auditorium)
10am R e g i s t r a t i o n and W e l c o m e (Arnolfini 4AF012)
11am- 12.15 Keynote 1: Alison Assiter: Anderson and Beauvoir on Vulnerability
12.15 – 13.15 Lunch
13.15 – 14.30 Keynote 2: Havi Carel: tba
14.45 – 16.00 Keynote 3: Estelle Ferrarese: Vulnerability and political inclusion. Rethinking the common
16.15 – 17.30 Panel 1: Experiences of racism. Panel lead: Yewande Adeniran
18.00 – 19.30 Performance: Woman One (Arnolfini) – performed by Julie Clerc
February 2nd (location of talks and panels: Watershed, Waterside 2/ Performance: Arnolfini Auditorium)
10am – 11.15 Keynote 4: Danielle Petherbridge: Vulnerability, Empathy and Dementia
11.30 – 12.45 Keynote 5: Mariana Teixeira: Fleeing from freedom, fleeing from death: Beauvoir and the reasons for complicity with servitude
12.45 – 13.45 Lunch
13.45 – 15.00 Panel2: LGTBQ+ experiences. Panel lead: Elaine Foster
15.15 – 16.30 Panel 3: Aging. Panel lead: Elspeth Penny
16.30 – 17.00 Conference Close
18.00 – 19.30 Performance: Woman One (Arnolfini)- performed by Julie Clerc
Newcastle Philosophy Society Talks, Spring and Summer 2019
Newcastle Philosophy Society talks
In association with Bigg Books and the Newcastle Literary and Philosophical Society
Spring and Summer 2019
Details to follow. Contact Anthony Morgan for more information: a.t.morgan@live.co.uk
Tuesday 26th March: Quassim Cassam (University of Warwick) – Vices of the Mind
Thursday 11th April: Alexander Douglas (University of St. Andrews) – Rationalism and Logophobia
Tuesday 23rd April: Jemima Repo (University of Newcastle) – Does Gender Exist?
Tuesday 7th May: Catherine Wilson (City University of New York) – How to be an Epicurean
Tuesday 21st May: Justin E.H. Smith (University of Paris) – Irrationality: The Dark Side of Reason
Tuesday 4th June: Michael Bavidge (University of Newcastle upon Tyne) – Philosophy at the Margins
Postgraduate Study in Philosophy at Newcastle
If you are interested in continuing your study of Philosophy after the BA, or are interested in converting to Philosophy and studying at Masters or PhD level, why not come along to this event:
There will be a PG Open Day information fair on Wednesday, 6th of February 12.30-4.30pm in the Lindisfarne Room, Hadrian Building, Newcastle University, as well as a subject-specific information session from 3.30-4.30pm on the same day in BSTC 1.46.
All welcome. Please drop by!