Minorities and Philosophy (MAP)

Overview

MAP Warwick is your local chapter of an international student-led network dedicated to addressing structural injustices in academic philosophy and removing barriers that impede participation in academic philosophy for members of marginalised groups.

MAP aims to raise awareness, provide support, and foster the understanding and philosophical assessment of MAP-related themes (equality, diversity, and inclusion) through a variety of events and activities.

MAP representatives work within the department to ensure minority voices and perspectives are heard. To get in touch, email your representatives at map.philosophy@warwick.ac.uk or follow us on InstagramLink opens in a new window to stay up to date with our plans.

 

2025 Summer term:

"Sip & Study"
Every second Thursday 10.30 am-12.30 pm in the common room. Everybody is invited to drop in for a free coffee or tea, some co-working and/or a chat!

 

Reading group "Kant meets 'Sex, Love, & Gender'"

 

Reading list:

1. Session on 29 April: Mari Mikkola (2011), "Kant on Moral Agency and Women's Nature"
2. Session on 20 May (different week!): Helga Varden (2020), Ch. 2: "Kant and Women" (excluding: 1.1-1.3)
3. Sesson on 27 May: Helga Varden (2020), Ch. 3: "Kant on Sex. Reconsidered"

 

 

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2025 Spring term (in the past)

"Sip & Study"

Every second Thursday 10.30 am-12.30 pm in the common room. Everybody is invited to drop in for a free coffee or tea, some co-working and/or a chat!

• Dates: 9 January, 23 January, 6 February, 20 February, 6 March (week 1, week 3, week 5, week 7, week 9).

 

Reading group "Porn and Feminism"

Where and when: every second Tuesday, 4-5 pm (weeks 2, 4, 7, 8, 10); room S2.85 (in the Economics department very close to the Philosophy department). We will, accordingly, start on Tuesday, 14. January!

Porn websites rank among the most visited websites globally with billions of visits every month. According to a study from 2018, 91.5% of men and 60.2% of women (ages 18-73) in the US reported having consumed pornography in the past month (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30358432/). The impact that porn has on feminist issues has been discussed by feminist philosophers for decades. We want to explore the relation between ‘Porn and Feminism’ by reading a couple of introductory texts together! By ‘exploring’ we mean to not take certain evaluative assumptions towards pornography for granted beforehand but to get familiar with some of the things that have been said in feminist debates.

Readings (just email us for the PDFs):

1. Session on 14th January: Amia Srinivasan (2021), “Talking to My Students About Porn” (from her book "The Right to Sex")
2. Session on 28th January: a) Mari Mikkola (2019), "Introduction. What is Pornography?"; b) A.W. Eaton (2017), "Feminist Pornography"
3. Session on 18th February: a) Martin Barker (2014), "The 'Problem' of Sexual Fantasies"; b) Mari Mikkola (2019), "Pornography as Liberation"
4. Session on 25th February: Byung Chul-Han (2017), "The Agony of Eros"
5. Session on 11th March: Catharine MacKinnon (1993), "Defamation and Discrimination" (from her book "Only Words")