Minorities and Philosophy (MAP)
MAP is a worldwide network of students based in English-speaking Philosophy Departments that aims to facilitate the participation of members from underrepresented groups in academic philosophy. MAP chapters are led by graduate students, but also rely on faculty support and encourage undergraduate participation.
Aims & Activities
MAP aims to address:
(a) Issues of underrepresentation in the profession,
(b) Theoretical issues regarding philosophy of gender, race, sexual orientation, class, etc.
(c) Philosophy done from minority perspectives, in order to contribute to more inclusive department cultures and to facilitate increased participation of underrepresented groups in academic philosophy.
With this aim in mind, MAP chapters host a variety of events, at which students have the opportunity to discuss the above topics and to connect with interested peers. MAP chapters also work alongside departments to promote a more supportive and inclusive environment.
We have exciting plans for this upcoming year, including a reading group which tackles race and gender, CineMAP (our movie club), social events, and a MAP Festival in collaboration with the Birmingham and Nottingham Philosophy Departments.
Updates will be shared on the Warwick MAP website and via email. If you have any questions, please feel free to email us on:
mapactivities@livewarwickac.onmicrosoft.com
You can also find us on our Facebook page.
Links
For more information, visit the following websites.
MAP News
MAP website
MAP UK website
MAP Organising Committee 2021/22:
Zoë Fidel (she/her)
2nd Year Part-Time MA Student I have a background in community and promenade theatre. I originally studied performance art and have a keen interest in ethics and moral philosophy. Currently studying philosophy and the arts, I have an interest in the role of art within communities and what leads to the death of art practises. Having grown up in a diverse, queer environment I wish to amplify the voices of the community that raised me. As a disabled person, I also wish to ensure that all MAP events are fully accessible. In my free time I like to go to the cinema, drink fancy cocktails, and cross stitch. My current crafting project is a space themed blanket (which may have been too ambitious). Zoe.Fidel@warwick.ac.uk |
Anna Titov (she/her)
Graduate MA Student My interests are in deep ecology, phenomenology, and the idea of a ‘nonhuman existentialism’. My MA thesis focussed on Nietzsche’s development of a trans-anthropocentric view in his middle writings and how this strives to shed human projections from nature. I’m interested in how the loss of an ecological empathy is deeply intertwined with colonial and patriarchal narratives. Outside of my studies, I work as a programming assistant in film, most recently for Sheffield DocFest, and I write and test knitting patterns. My passions are documentary film, gigs and festivals, forest walks, and all things macabre. Anna.Titov@warwick/ac.uk |
Eileen John (she/her)![]() Associate Professor in Philosophy Lead: Student Wellbeing and Chair of Equality Welfare Committee (2021/2022) My research concerns how art and creative practices engage us as cognitive and ethical ‘works-in-progress’. I have a specific interest in literature and its philosophical and ethical roles, and I try to show the relevance of literary works to contemporary debates concerning, for instance, personhood, ethical disagreement, and value formation. Recent and current research projects include work on the importance of disliking and disagreeing about art; action and autonomy in Jane Austen’s Emma; how we can care about fictional characters; why meals are not works of art; the ethical relevance of eros; and the value of aesthetic autonomy. I have an ongoing interest in the kinds of thinking prompted by poetry. eileen.john@warwick.ac.uk |
Forthcoming MAP Events
Thu 27 Jan, '22- |
CineMap (Map Film Club)MS TeamsFor the Spring/Summer terms in 2022 CineMAP will be hosting a documentary film programme under CineMAPxDocs, featuring a range of documentary shorts and feature-length releases, nonfiction moving image works, poetic docs and essay films alongside observational films with an international focus. |
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Fri 11 Mar, '22- |
CineMap (Map Film Club)S0.13/MS TeamsFor the Spring/Summer terms in 2022 CineMAP will be hosting a documentary film programme under CineMAPxDocs, featuring a range of documentary shorts and feature-length releases, nonfiction moving image works, poetic docs and essay films alongside observational films with an international focus. To be added to the CineMAP Teams group, please email anna.titov@warwick.ac.ukLink opens in a new window |
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Fri 18 Mar, '22- |
CineMAP Screening + social: Agnès Varda's The Gleaners and IS0.11Drinks and discussion at the Dirty Duck after the film! |
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Wed 20 Apr, '22- |
The Warwick Dinner PartyFaculty of Arts Building AtriumThis is a collective-creative project, taking place as part of the Warwick Resonate Campus Festival. The Dinner Party is a showcase for concrete presentation of ideas, questions, and speculation about food and meals, past, present and future. Contact eileen.john@warwick.ac.uk for more information about how to participate. |
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Fri 10 Jun, '22- |
CineMAP - film tbc |
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Wed 15 Jun, '22- |
Equality and Diversity Networking MeetingS0.17 and on Teams (see link above) |
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Mon 24 Oct, '22- |
MAP/CRPLA Film Screening: The Milk of Sorrow (2009, dir. Claudia Llosa)S0.19 |
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Fri 28 Oct, '22- |
MAP/BVN/EWC Diversity & Inclusion WorkshopOC1.01 |
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Fri 3 Feb, '23 - Mon 6 Feb, '236:15pm - 7:45pm |
Black Voices Network/MAP Film Screening: Shoot the MessengerS0.13Runs from Friday, February 03 to Monday, February 06. |
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Mon 20 Feb, '23- |
MAP Film Screening: The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson (dir. David France, 2017)S0.13 |
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Thu 9 Mar, '23- |
MAP/BVN Films You've Never Seen Series - FarhaA0.23 (Soc Sci) |
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Mon 19 Jun, '23- |
Race and Philosophy Research Symposium - with Keynotes Lee McBride and Jacqueline ScottOC1.04 |