Political Philosophy Reading Group: Mara Marin (Victoria)

Date

Monday August 9, 2021
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Location

Queen's University, Zoom

Faculty and graduate students are welcome to join, over Zoom, the upcoming meeting of the Political Philosophy Reading Group, to discuss a paper by guest (Victoria), titled, "What does it mean for action to be structural?"

Further details, as well as Mara's paper, will be circulated via email. For more information, contact Christine Sypnowich (christine.sypnowich@queensu.ca).

Political Philosophy Reading Group: Joseph Heath (Toronto)

Date

Monday July 26, 2021
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Location

Queen's University, Zoom

Faculty and graduate students are welcome to join, over Zoom, the upcoming meeting of the Political Philosophy Reading Group, to discuss a paper by guest Joseph Heath (Toronto), titled, "When does Critical Theory become conspiracy theory?"

Further details, as well as Joseph's paper, will be circulated via email. For more information, contact Christine Sypnowich (christine.sypnowich@queensu.ca).

Political Philosophy Reading Group: Paula Casal (Pompeu Fabra)

Date

Monday July 12, 2021
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Location

Queen's University, Zoom

Faculty and graduate students are welcome to join, over Zoom, the upcoming meeting of the Political Philosophy Reading Group, to discuss a paper by guest Paula Casal (Pompeu Fabra), titled, "Duties to future generations of humans and all other living creatures".

Further details, as well as Paula's paper, will be circulated via email. For more information, contact Christine Sypnowich (christine.sypnowich@queensu.ca).

PhD student Arjun Sawhney wins the 2020-21 Professor Frank Pearce Essay Prize

PhD student Arjun Sawhney has won the 2020-21 Professor Frank Pearce Essay Prize, awarded annually to a graduate student from the departments of Sociology, Political Studies, Geography, Philosophy or Cultural Studies with the best essay on the topic of radical critical theory and social justice. The prize includes an award of $1,500. Congratulations, Arjun!

Black Political Thought Speaker Series: Frank Abumere (Vita-Salute San Raffaele University & Arrupe Jesuit University)

Date

Friday June 18, 2021
10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Location

Queen's University, Zoom

Members of the Departments of Philosophy and Political Studies are encouraged to attend the final talk in our Black Political Thought Speaker Series, from Dr. Frank Abumere (Vita-Salute San Raffaele University & Arrupe Jesuit University), titled, "Ongoing Racism as Residual Slavery, Colonialism and Apartheid".

The talk will be held via Zoom. Details on how to register have also been circulated via email. For further information, please see the poster below, or contact: sheena.wilkinson@queensu.ca

Dr. Frank Abumere, 鈥淥ngoing Racism as Residual Slavery, Colonialism and Apartheid" (Poster, JPEG 318KB)

Black Political Thought Speaker Series: Bernard Forjwuor (University of Notre Dame)

Date

Thursday June 17, 2021
10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Location

Queen's University, Zoom

Members of the Departments of Philosophy and Political Studies are encouraged to attend the fourth talk in our Black Political Thought Speaker Series, from Dr. Bernard Forjwuor (University of Notre Dame), whose talk is titled, "Decolonizing the Discourse of Colonialism".

The talk will be held via Zoom. Details on how to register have also been circulated via email. For further information, please see the poster below, or contact: sheena.wilkinson@queensu.ca

Dr. Bernard Forjwuor, 鈥淒ecolonizing the Discourse of Colonialism鈥 (Poster, JPEG 162KB)

Black Political Thought Speaker Series: Ndumiso Dladla (University of South Africa)

Date

Tuesday June 15, 2021
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Location

Queen's University, Zoom

Members of the Departments of Philosophy and Political Studies are encouraged to attend the third talk in our Black Political Thought Speaker Series, from Dr. Ndumiso Dladla (University of South Africa), whose talk is titled, 鈥淭he Invention of Blacks: Notes on Conquest, Fear and Time".

The talk will be held via Zoom. Details on how to register have also been circulated via email. For further information, please see the poster below, or contact: sheena.wilkinson@queensu.ca

Dr. Ndumiso Dladla, 鈥淭he Invention of Blacks: Notes on Conquest, Fear and Time" (Poster JPEG 179KB)

 

 

Black Political Thought Speaker Series: Madalitso Zililo Phiri (University of Johannesburg)

Date

Monday June 14, 2021
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Location

Queen's University, Zoom

Members of the Departments of Philosophy and Political Studies are encouraged to attend the second talk in our Black Political Thought Speaker Series, from Dr. Madalitso Zililo Phiri (University of Johannesburg), whose talk is titled, 鈥淭he Colour of Inequality in South Africa and Brazil: Making Sense of Transformative Social Policy鈥.

The talk will be held via Zoom. Details on how to register have also been circulated via email. For further information, please see the poster below, or contact: sheena.wilkinson@queensu.ca

Dr. Madalitso Zililo Phiri, 鈥淭he Colour of Inequality in South Africa and Brazil: Making Sense of Transformative Social Policy鈥 (Poster JPG 240KB)

Black Political Thought Speaker Series: Dalitso Ruwe (University of Guelph)

Date

Wednesday June 9, 2021
10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Location

Queen's University, Zoom

Members of the Departments of Philosophy and Political Studies are encouraged to attend the first talk in our Black Political Thought Speaker Series, from Dr. Dalitso Ruwe (University of Guelph), whose talk is titled, 鈥淗uman Rights, George Floyd, and the Eugenic Caricatures of Black Male Death鈥.

The talk will be held via Zoom. . Details on how to register have also been circulated via email. For further information, please see the poster below, or contact: sheena.wilkinson@queensu.ca

Dr. Dalitso Ruwe, 鈥淗uman Rights, George Floyd, and the Eugenic Caricatures of Black Male Death鈥 (Poster, PDF 200KB)