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.

To find out more about what events are running this academic year (2024/2025), see our eventsLink opens in a new window page listed above!

 

2025 Spring 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!

• 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, perhaps 6, 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.

We will start by reading the chapter “Talking to My Students About Porn” by Amia Srinivasan (contained in her 2021 book “The Right to Sex”; if you need the PDF just email us). After that, we will determine the readings successively which is also an opportunity to bring in your own wishes and suggestions.