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The Centre for Engaged Philosophy is delighted to open registration (free) for a workshop on: Praise and Commemoration Monday May 19th Richard Roberts Building, Seminar Room B81, The University of Sheffield There has been a recent upsurge in work on praise: what it is, how it differs from blame, its role in moral communities and its …
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UPDATE 03/04/23: The Kyiv Independent wrote an article about the event which can be read here. Professor Angie Hobbs' session is able to be viewed below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvEEpAQPoKI ORIGINAL POST: ‘What Good Is Philosophy? – A Benefit Conference for Ukraine’ will be taking place between 17-19 March 2023, and Professor Angie Hobbs, Professor of the Public …
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with Komarine Romdenh-Romluc Date: 14th October, 2.30 - 4.30pm. Location: Diamond Workroom 1, The Diamond, The University of Sheffield Fanon and the Body Schema Frantz Fanon was a Martinican-born psychiatrist and one of the most important anti-colonial thinkers of the twentieth century. His work draws on a range of different disciplines, including philosophy, to provide …
"In recent years, young people have been at the forefront of the fight against the climate crisis. However, formal education curricula have not yet been deeply affected by the climate crisis and this in spite of the fact that the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Paris Agreement, and Action for Climate Empowerment agenda …
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Today is the first day of a Decolonisation Guest Lecture Series taking place at the Department of Philosophy in Sheffield. We'll be hearing from Dr. Felix Maringe and Dr. Elvis Imafidon - from 1pm to 4pm in the Diamond Workroom 3. Schedule: 1pm: Welcome and intro from Philosophy Dept Race Equality Interns Charlotte Flores and …
This event aims to showcase the diversity of criminological research at Sheffield with perspectives from humanities subjects. About this event Workshop title: Centre for Criminological Research Workshop - Humanities Perspectives on Criminological Questions Date of event: Wednesday 27 April 2022 Event Time: 1:30-5pm Speakers: Christopher Bennett (Philosophy), Udit Bhatia (Philosophy), Mark Brown (Law), Katherine Ebury …
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Sheffield's MAP chapter is holding its annual Minorities and Philosophy (MAP) Sheffield Lecture with Dr. Azita Chellappoo (The Open University), who will be talking about Fatphobia as Method. Feminist Epistemology and Knowledge Production in 'Obesity Science' When? - Friday 6th of May 2022, 2:30-4:30 GMT Where? - University of Sheffield, Diamond Work Room 3 and …
Tomorrow, 6th of July, the Northern Phenomenology Network is holding its annual meeting in Sheffield - organized by our centre member Komarine Romdenh-Romluc. From 9:30 to 17:00 we'll hear from Jonathan Mitchell (Manchester) on "The Phenomenal Contribution of Attention",Emily Hughes (York) on "The Manifold Temporalities of Grief"Jacob Kingsbury Downs (Sheffield) on "Auditory Flooding and Sonorous …
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The successful Sheffield Postgraduate conference will be held online this year, and will be taking place from the 9th to the 11th of December! Understanding Value IX is the ninth instalment of a highly successful postgraduate conference at the University of Sheffield that aims at cultivating postgraduate work on value in a welcoming and inclusive …
Our centre member Megan Blomfield will be part of a panel discussion on "Epistemic Injustice and Asylum", alongside Sanjana Govindarajan (The University of Groningen, Netherlands), Leonie Smith (The University of Manchester, UK) and Kerri Woods (The University of Leeds, UK). The event will take place online on the 4th of September, 4:00 PM – 6:00 …
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