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This conference will feature talks by a number of leading philosophers who have contributed to recent discussions of issues of gender diversity in professional philosophy. In addition to the speakers, a number of other philosophers will be in attendance as invited participants. The aims of the conference are to listen and learn about equality and diversity issues in academic philosophy (with a focus on gender equality and diversity), take stock of the current situation and engage in dialogue about the future.
Talks:
- Helen Beebee (Manchester): "Introduction to the BPA/SWIP Good Practice Scheme"
- Fiona Jenkins (ANU): "Judging Excellence in Philosophy”
- Sally Haslanger (MIT): "Increasing Diversity by Thinking Differently? Reflections on Philosophical Method"
- Jenny Saul (Sheffield): "Equality and Diversity in Hiring and Graduate Student Recruitment"
- Daniela Dover (UCLA): "Philosophical Conversation"
- Helen Beebee (Manchester): "Staff-student Relationships: Inside and Outside the classroom"
Additional participants will include:
Susanne Bobzien (Oxford); Havi Carel (Bristol); Meena Dhanda (Wolverhampton); Miranda Fricker (Sheffield), Rae Langton (Cambridge); Sabina Lovibond (Oxford); Karen Margrethe Nielsen (Oxford); Hannah Pickard (Birmingham); Amia Srinivasan (Oxford/UCL); David Archard (Queen's University, Belfast); David Chalmers (NYU); Tom Dougherty (Cambridge); Anil Gomes (Oxford); Edward Harcourt (Oxford); Stephen Mulhall (Oxford); Michael Otsuka (LSE); Josh Parsons (Oxford); Ian Phillips (Oxford); Richard Pettigrew (Bristol); Eric Schliesser (Ghent); and Brian Weatherson (Michigan).
Registration is free, but, unfortunately, places are limited due to room-size constraints. People wishing to register should email ox.may.conference@gmail.com. More information is available here.
