Philosophy » Past Equality and Welfare Events

22/05 10:30am-12:30pm: MAP Sip & Study

Rachel Harrington — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 10:52:49 GMT

When: 10:30am - 12:30pm, Thu, 22 May '25

Where: S2.73 Common Room

Hey everyone,

08/05 10:30am-12:30pm: MAP Sip & Study

Rachel Harrington — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 10:52:26 GMT

When: 10:30am - 12:30pm, Thu, 08 May '25

Where: S2.73 Common Room

Hey everyone,

19/06 10:30am-12:30pm: MAP Sip & Study

Rachel Harrington — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 10:51:36 GMT

When: 10:30am - 12:30pm, Thu, 19 Jun '25

Where: S2.73 Common Room

Hey everyone,

05/06 10:30am-12:30pm: MAP Sip & Study

Rachel Harrington — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 10:51:02 GMT

When: 10:30am - 12:30pm, Thu, 05 Jun '25

Where: S2.73 Common Room

Hey everyone, MAP (Minorities and Philosophy) continues with their famous fortnightly “Sip & Study” sessions in the common room. Everybody is invited to drop in for a free coffee or tea, some co-working and/or a chat! Hope to see you there.

24/04 10:30am-12:30pm: MAP Sip & Study

Rachel Harrington — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 10:44:50 GMT

When: 10:30am - 12:30pm, Thu, 24 Apr '25

Where: S2.73 Common Room

Hey everyone,

18/02 4pm-5pm: "Porn and Feminism" reading group by MAP

Rachel Harrington — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 16:15:25 GMT

When: 4pm - 5pm, Tue, 18 Feb '25

Where: S2.85

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” and attached). After that, we will determine the readings successively which is also an opportunity to bring in your own wishes and suggestions.

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 next Tuesday, 14. January!

Any questions, suggestions, or comments: map.philosophy@warwick.ac.uk.

Best,

Frido

07/02 1pm-2pm: MAP Panel Discussion - Access to Philosophy - Exploring obstacles and possibilities

Rachel Harrington — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 17:24:27 GMT

When: 1pm - 2pm, Fri, 07 Feb '25

Where: Cowling Room (S2.77)

We will discuss obstacles and access to doing philosophy, both for students and researchers/lecturers. Philosophy has some surprisingly enduring underrepresentation at the professional level, with respect to race and gender (and class?), and there are salient patterns for PG study as well. There is also longstanding cultural narrowness in the intellectual traditions studied. Why is this? How do these facts affect people’s experience in philosophy? Please join students and faculty members for brief presentations from the panel and open discussion of the issues. The session will be held in the Cowling Room, S2.77. Refreshments will be served.

11/03 4pm-5pm: "Porn and Feminism" reading group by MAP

Rachel Harrington — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 12:45:37 GMT

When: 4pm - 5pm, Tue, 11 Mar '25

Where: S2.85

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 next Tuesday, 14. January!

Any questions, suggestions, or comments: map.philosophy@warwick.ac.uk.

Best,

Frido

25/02 4pm-5pm: "Porn and Feminism" reading group by MAP

Rachel Harrington — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 12:45:10 GMT

When: 4pm - 5pm, Tue, 25 Feb '25

Where: S2.85

Any questions, suggestions, or comments: map.philosophy@warwick.ac.uk.

Best,

Frido

11/02 4pm-5pm: "Porn and Feminism" reading group by MAP

Rachel Harrington — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 12:44:44 GMT

When: 4pm - 5pm, Tue, 11 Feb '25

Where: S2.85

Any questions, suggestions, or comments: map.philosophy@warwick.ac.uk.

Best,

Frido

28/01 4pm-5pm: "Porn and Feminism" reading group by MAP

Rachel Harrington — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 12:44:06 GMT

When: 4pm - 5pm, Tue, 28 Jan '25

Where: S2.85

Any questions, suggestions, or comments: map.philosophy@warwick.ac.uk.

Best,

Frido

14/01 4pm-5pm: "Porn and Feminism" reading group by MAP

Rachel Harrington — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 12:43:41 GMT

When: 4pm - 5pm, Tue, 14 Jan '25

Where: S2.85

Any questions, suggestions, or comments: map.philosophy@warwick.ac.uk.

Best,

Frido

06/03 10:30am-12:30pm: Sip and Study

Rachel Harrington — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 11:41:23 GMT

When: 10:30am - 12:30pm, Thu, 06 Mar '25

Where: Common Room

MAP (Minorities and Philosophy) continues with their famous fortnightly “Sip & Study” sessions in the common room. Everybody is invited to drop in for a free coffee or tea, some co-working and/or a chat! Every second Thursday from 10.30-12.30 in the common room (that is: week 1, week 3, week 5, week 7, week 9)

See you there!

20/02 10:30am-12:30pm: Sip and Study

Rachel Harrington — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 11:39:09 GMT

When: 10:30am - 12:30pm, Thu, 20 Feb '25

Where: Common Room

See you there!

06/02 10:30am-12:30pm: Sip and Study

Rachel Harrington — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 11:36:19 GMT

When: 10:30am - 12:30pm, Thu, 06 Feb '25

Where: Common Room

23/01 10:30am-12:30pm: Sip and Study

Rachel Harrington — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 11:35:21 GMT

When: 10:30am - 12:30pm, Thu, 23 Jan '25

Where: Common Room

09/01 10:30am-12:30pm: Sip and Study

Rachel Harrington — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 11:34:41 GMT

When: 10:30am - 12:30pm, Thu, 09 Jan '25

Where: Common Room

02/12 7pm-9:30pm: MAP film screening: “It’s a Wonderful Life” (1946)

Rachel Harrington — Thu, 28 Nov 2024 09:41:31 GMT

When: 7pm - 9:30pm, Mon, 02 Dec '24

Where: S0.20

MAP film screening: “It’s a Wonderful Life” (1946)

As an end-of-term celebration, MAP (Minorities and Philosophy) is organising a film screening of the classic “It’s a Wonderful Life” (1946), an “American Christmas supernatural drama film produced and directed by Frank Capra” (Wikipedia). Doesn’t sound this exciting?! Everyone welcome!

When: Monday, 2 December, 7 pm

Where: S0.20

22/11 3:45pm-5:45pm: Film Screening: Talk to Her (dir. Pedro Almodovar, 2002)

Rachel Harrington — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 10:32:32 GMT

When: 3:45pm - 5:45pm, Fri, 22 Nov '24

Where: S0.13

As part of PH9F7, Topics in Philosophy and the Arts, we will be watching the film Talk to Her. Students who are not in the seminar are very welcome to attend.

28/11 10:30am-12:30pm: MAP Sip & Study

Rachel Harrington — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 11:03:40 GMT

When: 10:30am - 12:30pm, Thu, 28 Nov '24

Where: Common Room

Everybody is invited to just drop in for a while, have a coffee, chat for a bit and/or do some co-studying. We look forward to seeing you there

14/11 10:30am-12:30pm: MAP Sip & Study

Rachel Harrington — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 11:02:46 GMT

When: 10:30am - 12:30pm, Thu, 14 Nov '24

Where: Common Room

Everybody is invited to just drop in for a while, have a coffee, chat for a bit and/or do some co-studying.

We look forward to seeing you there!

03/10 10:30am-11:30am: MAP Meeting - Everyone Welcome!

Rachel Harrington — Wed, 02 Oct 2024 10:02:18 GMT

When: 10:30am - 11:30am, Thu, 03 Oct '24

Where: Common Room

“MAP (Minorities and Philosophy), a student-led network that aims to reduce inequalities in academic philosophy, will have a first formative meeting on Thursday, 3 October, 10.30-11.30 in the Common Room. We are especially searching for students who would like to get involved and shape what MAP will be like in this academic year! (What should we focus on? Which events, workshops, reading groups etc. should there be?) You are all cordially invited to drop in, also if you can only be present for a part of the time! If you have any questions, feel free to contact map.philosophy@warwick.ac.uk.”

21/06 2pm-3pm: Equality and Diversity Networking Event

Rachel Harrington — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 11:45:50 GMT

When: 2pm - 3pm, Fri, 21 Jun '24

Where: S0.17

A student-staff meeting to share information and ideas about promoting equality and diversity at Warwick Philosophy. Learn about what lies behind our excellent acronyms: MAP (Minorities and Philosophy), BVN (Black Voices Network), the WP Network (Widening Participation), and EWC (Equality and Welfare Committee). For all UG and PG students. Rsvp to Eileen John (eileen.john@warwick.ac.uk).

We will be in person in S0.17, but there will be Teams access as well.

01/03 11am-12pm: Philosophy and PPE International Students Meeting

Rachel Harrington — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 08:17:58 GMT

When: 11am - 12pm, Fri, 01 Mar '24

Where: S1.50

International (non-UK) students on any Philosophy and PPE degrees are invited to a meeting with staff, to discuss their experiences at Warwick.

16/01 5:30pm-7pm: CRPLA Seminar: Michael Thomas (Amsterdam), 'Towards a Social Aesthetics of Race'

Rachel Harrington — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 15:09:10 GMT

When: 5:30pm - 7pm, Tue, 16 Jan '24

Where: R0.03 (Ramphal Building)

The works of W.E.B. Du Bois, James Baldwin, and Audre Lorde have been canonized as sources for anti-racist education in higher education. In this context, their works are commonly interpreted through the lens of an essentialist understanding of racialized experience and analyses of racism that bifurcate between racism as a psychological problem of ignorance or biases and as a structural problem generated by institutional powers that organize the actions of individuals. This lecture addresses this phenomenon by offering an interpretation of the works of Du Bois, Baldwin, and Lorde as models for Black thought built by translating their experiences into literary forms that reflect their own processes of shaping their mentality to intervene in racial modernity. It views these forms as grounded in an understanding of an aesthetic philosophy of race that theorizes how the racial fictions used to justify racist institutionalized habits draw upon and reinforce forms of racial sensibility that naturalize racist domination. I argue that attention to the forms of their work allow us to map their models of thought to develop forms of analyzing racism that resist the bifurcation into its psychological and structural dimensions through a focus on how these two levels interact in felt experience. In addition, their respective work on racial feeling provides a foundation for an aesthetic philosophy of race that synthesizes work in Black Aesthetics, Black Existentialist Phenomenology, Black Political Philosophy, and the Critical Philosophy of race through a theory of racial sensibility that offers epistemic and political alternatives beyond integrationist paradigms.

06/12 2pm-5pm: 'MAP Film Screening: The Grinch'

Rachel Harrington — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 09:23:48 GMT

When: 2pm - 5pm, Wed, 06 Dec '23

Where: OC0.03

Join us this festive season for a screening of Xmas favourite "The Grinch"

See you there!

03/11 12pm-2pm: MAP Mental Health in Philosophy Workshop

Rachel Harrington — Mon, 16 Oct 2023 08:38:50 GMT

When: 12pm - 2pm, Fri, 03 Nov '23

Where: S0.13

MAP is hosting a workshop titled 'Mental Health in Philosophy' and all students are invited to join us. It'll be running on Friday 3^rd November (week 6) from 12:00-14:00 in S0.13 and, best of all, there'll be free lunch and tea/coffee. We hope to see you there!

29/11 11am-12pm: MAP Coffee morning

Rachel Harrington — Mon, 16 Oct 2023 08:35:59 GMT

When: 11am - 12pm, Wed, 29 Nov '23

Where: S2.42

15/11 11am-12pm: MAP Coffee morning

Rachel Harrington — Mon, 16 Oct 2023 08:35:34 GMT

When: 11am - 12pm, Wed, 15 Nov '23

Where: S2.42

01/11 11am-12pm: MAP Coffee morning

Rachel Harrington — Mon, 16 Oct 2023 08:35:10 GMT

When: 11am - 12pm, Wed, 01 Nov '23

Where: S2.42