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Feminist Epistemology and Philosophy of Race Reading Group 11:15 am
Feminist Epistemology and Philosophy of Race Reading Group @ CUNY Grad Center, rm 5489
Sep 4 @ 11:15 am – 12:45 pm
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The Feminist Epistemology and Philosophy of Race Reading Group‘s first Fall semester meeting will be: Tuesday September 4th from 11:15 am to 12:45pm in room 5489 at The Graduate Center, CUNY. The Graduate Center is located at 365 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10016. We will read: Emmalon Davis’ “On Epistemic Appropriation.”
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Book Salon: Linda Martín Alcoff, “Rape and Resistance” 6:30 pm
Book Salon: Linda Martín Alcoff, “Rape and Resistance” @ CUNY Grad Center, Skylight Room (Room 9100)
Sep 12 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
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Graduate Center Professor of Philosophy Linda Alcoff will read from and discuss her new book, Rape and Resistance, with interlocutors Rupal Oza and Alyson Cole. Co-sponsored with the CUNY Graduate Center PhD Program in Philosophy, Society for Women in Philosophy (SWIP), and The Feminist Press.
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The Foundations of Conceptual Engineering
The Foundations of Conceptual Engineering @ NYU Philosophy Dept. rm 202
Sep 14 – Sep 15 all-day
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One dimension of cognitive success is getting it right, i.e gaining knowledge of facts. Another dimension of cognitive success is using the right concept, i.e. framing a topic in the right way. This view, if correct, tasks inquirers with critically examining the concepts they are using and perhaps replacing those concepts with new and better ones. This task is often known as “conceptual engineering”. The idea that conceptual engineering is an important task for inquirers[...]
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Serene J. Khader on “Towards a Decolonial Feminist Universalism” 6:00 pm
Serene J. Khader on “Towards a Decolonial Feminist Universalism” @ Wolff Conference Room, D1103
Sep 20 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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I argue we can make progress in three contemporary debates about transnational feminisms by a) clarifying the normative commitments central to feminism and b) rethinking the role of normative ideals in transnational political practices. These debates concern the purported tension between taking seriously critiques of Western imperialism and retaining feminism’s status as a normative doctrine. Understanding feminism as opposition to sexist oppression unthethers feminism from commitments to controversial forms of individualism and antitraditionalism. Understanding transnational[...]
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