Stockholm MAP Chapter

11/04/2024

MAP Stockholm wants to reach out to all members and students to recommend the following Philosophy Colloquium, organized by the Philosophy Department:

Fiona Woollard (Southampton): ”Why not get rid of mothers (and other gendered personal roles)?”

Date: Thursday 18 April 2024
Time: 16.00 – 17.45
Venue: D289

For the abstract, please visit: https://www.su.se/filosofiska-institutionen/kalender/stockholm-colloquium-in-philosophy-fiona-woollard-southampton-1.711366

Note that for all MA and PhD-students in philosophy, there will also be a Graduate Student Discussion Session with Fiona Woollard the day after the colloquium:

Date: Friday 19 April 2024
Time: 10.00 – 14.00
Venue: D734

For more information, please visit: https://www.su.se/filosofiska-institutionen/kalender/graduate-student-discussion-session-with-fiona-woollard-1.727738

Graduate Student Discussion Session with Fiona Woollard - Filosofiska institutionen

17/01/2024

INVITATION: MAP-seminar with Ane Engelstad (Bergen)

MAP kindly invites you to a MAP-seminar together with Ane Engelstad (Bergen), who will present and discuss her recent paper ”Should Political Philosophers Attend to Victim Testimony?” (see link and abstract below).

The seminar will take place on Thursday, 8 February, 15.00-17.00 in room D734 at the Department of Philosophy. All are welcome.

We hope you can make it!

Ane Engelstad (2023) ”Should Political Philosophers Attend to Victim Testimony?”
https://doi.org/10.1111/japp.12663

ABSTRACT
There is a growing recognition that victims of injustice may have privileged access to knowledge about the injustices they experience, and that injustices are perpetuated through silencing victims by taking them to be less credible, and through denying them the platform and capacity to speak. However, these are not ideas that political philosophers tend to engage with in a sustained manner, to the extent that they alter methodological approaches to be systematically attentive to victim testimony. In this article, I provide two arguments in favour of political philosophers attending to victim testimony, one moral, one epistemic, and demonstrate that the moral case has little purchase, but that the epistemic case is more successful. Then, I present the strongest case against including victim testimony in political philosophy, and I argue that it does not hold up to scrutiny. In so doing, I demonstrate how methodological practices in political philosophy could be improved through drawing on feminist social epistemology; attending to victim testimony can enrich political philosophy in epistemically acceptable ways, and it also corrects for a range of potential biases.

There is a growing recognition that victims of injustice may have privileged access to knowledge about the injustices they experience, and that injustices are perpetuated through silencing victims by...

13/03/2023

INVITATION: Discussion session with the author present

Dear friends, students and colleagues,

We at MAP Stockholm are happy to invite you all to participate in a discussion session together with us and Jessica Keiser on March 31st! The topic of the discussion will be Keiser’s paper “The ‘All Lives Matter’ response: QUD-shifting as epistemic injustice.” The event is open to faculty members and students at all levels, and we hope to create an informal and accessible space for interesting discussions. We especially encourage students who are interested in meeting and talking with professional philosophers to join us!

Important information:
The session will take place at the department of philosophy (SU), in D734 between 10.00-12.00. Since our time is limited, participants will be expected to read Keiser's paper in advance. The paper is open access and can be found here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11229-021-03171-y

If you have any questions or have trouble accessing the paper, please don’t hesitate to contact us by sending an e-mail to [email protected] or contacting us via our page: https://www.facebook.com/people/Stockholm-MAP-Chapter/100079592131256/

About Jessica Keiser:
Keiser is a lecturer in Theoretical Philosophy at the School of Philosophy, Religion, and History of Science at the University of Leeds. Keiser’s work is located at the intersection of philosophy of language and social/political philosophy, and in her recent book, Non-Ideal Foundations of Language (Routledge), Keiser develops a non-ideal metasemantics that retains the major insights of traditional frameworks while rejecting the social idealizations that guided them. (https://jessicalynnkeiser.wixsite.com/mysite)

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01/09/2022

NEW TERM, NEW MAP ACTIVITIES

Hej alla filosofistudenter!

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Sedan ett år tillbaka existerar en filial till den internationella organisationen MAP (Minorities and Philosophy) här på Stockholms universitet: MAP Stockholm! Här följer en kort presentation av vad MAP är samt de event som vi planerar till hösten.

Målet med MAP, i korta drag, är att belysa och ta itu med strukturella orättvisor inom den akademiska filosofin. Genom olika typer av insatser, t.ex. workshops, studiecirklar, utbildningar och diskussionsgrupper, har vi som långsiktigt mål att riva de murar som gör det svårt för medlemmar i marginaliserade grupper att bli en del av den akademiska (filosofiska) miljön. Lokalt bedrivs MAPs arbete av forskarstudent-ledda "MAP chapters," så förhåller det sig även här på SU.

I höst planerar vi att fortsätta vår uppskattade läsgrupp, och den här terminen planerar vi att läsa boken "What is Race? Four Philosophical Perspectives" av Joshua Glasgow, Sally Haslanger, Chike Jeffers, och Quayshawn Spencer. Läsgruppen är öppen för studenter på alla nivåer, och karaktäriseras av ett prestigelöst och öppet samtalsklimat (för att alla ska kunna delta hålls mötena på engelska). Läsgruppen startar den 5 oktober kl. 16.00 och har sedan möten varannan onsdag mellan kl. 16.00-17.00. För att anmäla dig till läsgruppen, skicka ett mejl till [email protected]. Läsgruppen kommer fortsatt att vara på zoom.

Vi planerar också att bjuda in er alla till ett student-möte med en inbjuden filosof under hösten, vem som kommer bjudas in och när detta kommer att äga rum är dock ännu inte bestämt. Mer info kommer via vår e-post och Facebooksida i sinom tid.

För mer information, kontakta [email protected] för att läggas till på vår mejllista eller följ oss här på Facebook.

Varma hälsningar,
Alice, Andrea and Siska
Vill du komma i kontakt med oss? Skicka ett mail till [email protected]

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Dear students of philosophy,

Since last year, a chapter to the international organization MAP (Minorities and Philosophy) exists here at Stockholm University: MAP Stockholm! Below follows a short introduction of what MAP is, together with the events we are planning for the fall.

In short, MAP's mission is to address structural injustices in academic philosophy and to remove barriers that impede participation in academic philosophy for members of marginalized groups. Locally, this work is made possible by graduate student-led autonomous chapters, like MAP Stockholm.

For this fall, we are planning to continue our appreciated reading group. This term we will be reading "What is Race? Four Philosophical Perspectives" by Joshua Glasgow, Sally Haslanger, Chike Jeffers, and Quayshawn Spencer. The reading group is open to students on all levels, and is characterized by a prestigeless and open discussion environment (meetings will be held in english). We will start October 5 at 4pm and then meet every other Wednesday from 4pm-5pm. To sign up, send an e-mail to [email protected]. The reading group will continue to be on zoom.

We are also planning on inviting you all to a student session with an invited philosopher, but it is yet to be decided who will be invited and when the session will take place. More information will be sent out via our e-mail and our page.

For more info, contact [email protected] or follow us here on Facebook.

All the best,
Alice, Andrea and Siska
Do you want to contact us? Send an e-mail to [email protected]

03/02/2022

Hi all (Swedish below),

First of all, happy new year and hopefully you are having a good start to the new semester!

Last semester marks the start of our Stockholm MAP chapter. After our kick-off, we had a very successful reading group of Amia Srinivasan's The Right to S*x, we attended the African Philosophy World Conference, and we hosted a discussion with Teresa Marques.

We look forward to many more events this coming term! However, the pandemic makes it hard to meet in person right now. In the meantime, here are some things to keep in mind:

(1) We will continue the reading group with a new book. You can email [email protected] to sign up for the reading group. We will start again on March 2nd. One suggested reading is Miranda Fricker's Epistemic Injustice, but other suggestions for reading are more than welcome!

(2) To stay informed about MAP at SU, please email [email protected] to sign up for the mailing list (future announcements will primarily be sent out to the mailing list).

(3) If you want to help organize events, or if you have suggestions for MAP events, or you know of an event that you would like MAP to help promote, please let us know!

As soon as the pandemic permits it, we will organize in-person events again. Hopefully until very soon!

MAP Stockholm
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Hej,

Vi hoppas att ni har haft en bra start på den nya terminen!

Förra terminen gick startskottet för MAP i Stockholm, vilket inkluderade inget mindre än en kick-off, en mycket uppskattad läsgrupp där vi diskuterade Amia Srinivasans bok "The Right to S*x", ett diskussionstillfälle tillsammans med Teresa Marques, samt deltagande vid African Philosophy World Conference.

Vi ser fram emot fler evenemang under kommande termin! Som ni alla vet så gör rådande restriktioner det svårare att ses personligen just nu, men medans vi väntar på lättnader i restriktionerna så har vi följande nyheter:

(1) Vi kommer att fortsätta läsgruppen som aktivitet, men med en ny bok. Mejla [email protected] om du vill delta i läsgruppen. Vi börjar igen den 2a mars. Ett förslag är att vi läser Miranda Frickers Epistemic Injustice men tips eller rekommendationer på andra böcker är välkomna!

(2) För att hålla er uppdaterade om MAP Stockholms aktiviteter så kan ni mejla [email protected] - då registrerar ni er på vår mailinglista (framtida utskick kommer framförallt till registrerade på listan).

(3) Om du vill hjälpa till att organisera, eller har förslag på kommande evenemang, eller om du har info om ett evenemang som du vill att MAP ska hjälpa till att organisera, hör av dig till oss!

Nu hoppas vi att både pandemin och restriktionerna lättar snart så att vi kan ses utan skärmar!

Allt gott,
MAP Stockholm

18/11/2021

Discussion session with Teresa Marques: CHANGED TIME AND LOCATION

This is a reminder and update about the upcoming discussion session with Teresa Marques next week. Note the change in time and place below!

We at MAP Stockholm are happy to invite you all to participate in a discussion session together with us and Professor Teresa Marques on November 26th! The topic of the discussion will be "the expression of hate in hate speech", and we will all have the pleasure of reading and discussing Teresa's forthcoming paper on the subject.

The event is open to faculty members and students at all levels, and we hope to create an informal and accessible space for interesting discussions. We especially encourage students who are interested in meeting and talking with professional philosophers to join us!

Important information:
The session will take place at the department, in D734 between 15:15-16:45 on November 26th. Since our time is limited, participants will be expected to read Teresa's paper in advance. To get access to the paper, we ask that participants register for the event by sending an e-mail to [email protected].

10/11/2021

Discussion session with the author present – an invitation!

Dear friends, students and colleagues,

We at MAP Stockholm are happy to invite you all to participate in a discussion session together with us and Professor Teresa Marques on November 26th! The topic of the discussion will be "the expression of hate in hate speech", and we will all have the pleasure of reading and discussing Teresa's forthcoming paper on the subject.

The event is open to faculty members and students at all levels, and we hope to create an informal and accessible space for interesting discussions. We especially encourage students who are interested in meeting and talking with professional philosophers to join us!

Important information:
The session will take place at the department, in D700 between 13.15-15.00 (1.15-3 pm). Since our time is limited, participants will be expected to read Teresa's paper in advance (we hope to distribute it at least one week before the event). To get access to the paper, we ask that participants register for the event by sending an e-mail to [email protected].

About Professor Marques:
From December 2021, Teresa Marques is an Associate Professor at the University of Barcelona. Until then, she is a Beatriz Galindo distinguished researcher with a grant of the Spanish Science Ministry at the same university, and a researcher with the LOGOS Group and the BIAP - Barcelona Institute for Analytic Philosophy. Her recent work focuses on disagreement and conflicts, evaluative and normative discourse, including pejoratives, hate speech, feminism, and on the interaction between language and social reality. (http://www.teresafmarques.com/)

From December 2021, I am an Associate Professor (Professora Agregada) at the University of Barcelona . Until then, I'm a Beatriz Galindo distinguished researcher with a grant of the Spanish Science...

20/09/2021

Welcome to join MAP's Feminist Philosophy Reading Group!

This semester, we’ll read Amia Srinivasan’s much discussed and highly praised Right to S*x (2021). We’ll meet bi-weekly, on Zoom, on Wednesdays at 4pm. The first meeting will be on 20 October. Everyone is very welcome to join! If you’d like to participate, please send an email to Romy ([email protected]), so she can send you the Zoom link etc.

For PhD students: there’s an opportunity to get 7,5 credits for your participation in the reading group, if you read some additional literature and write a paper at the end of it. If this sounds of interest, you can get in touch with Andrea ([email protected]), who can give you some more info.

13/09/2021

Join MAP Stockholm at the 4th African Philosophy World Conference!

(NB: Registration deadline October 2)

The biennial African Philosophy World Conference will this year be held virtually, which gives us the opportunity to participate without cost from Sweden.

We at MAP Stockholm therefore want to invite you to attend the conference with us, and later meet to discuss what we've learned, questioned or become interested in. There is no expectation that participants will be present every day of the conference, so when we have more information about the schedule, you can pick which days/times/talks suits you. The discussion will be organized the day after the conference (October 15), and you are welcome to join whether you listened to just one or all of the talks (whether the discussion will be in person or over zoom will depend on the number of participants).

The theme this year is "An Exploration of Human Nature: Perspectives from African Philosophy" and the conference is organized by Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria (African Philosophy Society). It is scheduled to take place October 12-14, but we do not yet have any information about the time or details.

The conference requires registration, but the African Philosophy Society has agreed to registering us as a group. So if you want to come with us, send an e-mail to [email protected] telling Alice that you want to come together with your full name (for the registration). You will then get further information about the schedule and links.

The deadline is October 2, so make sure to send Alice an e-mail before that if you are interested in participating.

13/09/2021

Kick-off event UPDATE

Det är nu beslutat att Kick-off eventet kommer att äga rum på SU, närmare bestämt i C497, Södra huset hus C, Våning 4. Rummet rymmer 40 personer, men vi kommer att vara runt 20 som det ser ut nu. Så vi kommer alla ha möjlighet att hålla avstånd när vi diskuterar och fikar!

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It is now decided that the Kick-off will take place in person at SU. We will gather in room C497, Södra huset house C, floor 4. The room can take 40 people, but we'll be around 20, so we will all be able to keep distance when we discuss and fikar!

01/09/2021

INVITATION TO KICK-OFF EVENT

Hej alla filosofistudenter!

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Inför den här terminen har äntligen en filial till den internationella organisationen MAP (Minorities and Philosophy) etablerats på Stockholms universitet: MAP Stockholm! Nu planerar vi ett kick-off event den 30 september 16.00 och vill bjuda in filosofistudenter på alla nivåer att delta.

Målet med MAP, i korta drag, är att belysa och ta itu med strukturella orättvisor inom den akademiska filosofin. Genom olika typer av insatser, t.ex. workshops, studiecirklar, utbildningar och diskussionsgrupper, har vi som långsiktigt mål att riva de murar som gör det svårt för medlemmar i marginaliserade grupper att bli en del av den akademiska (filosofiska) miljön. Lokalt bedrivs MAPs arbete av forskarstudent-ledda "MAP chapters" som besitter värdefull kunskap om hur behoven ser ut på just deras institution.

Under MAP Stockholms event den 30 september kommer vi att presentera MAPs målsättningar och värderingar i mer detalj, samt introducera det vi vill uppnå för filosofiska institutionen och för er studenter här på Stockholms universitet. Efter presentationen kommer det finnas möjlighet för alla närvarande att kommentera och ställa frågor.

Vi hoppas på att kunna genomföra ett icke-digitalt event uppe på institutionen (och i så fall kommer det att serveras fika), men huruvida det är möjligt beror på hur stort intresset för att närvara är. Vi skulle därför vilja be alla er som tycker det låter intressant och vill delta att fylla i det digitala formuläret nedan. När du öppnar formuläret räcker det med att du fyller i ditt förnamn, klickar i rutan och sedan på "skicka". https://doodle.com/poll/fr66qbvwudktn25g?utm_source=poll&utm_medium=link. När vi sedan vet mer kommer vi skicka ut en uppdatering angående platsen för eventet. UPPDATERING: Vi möts i rum C497, Södra huset hus C, Våning 4.

Vi hoppas få träffa och prata med många av er den 30 september!

Varma hälsningar,
Alice, Andrea, Romy, Simon and Siska

Vill du komma i kontakt med oss? Skicka ett mail till [email protected]

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Dear students of philosophy,

Finally, we are able to introduce the newly formed MAP chapter, MAP Stockholm, here at Stockholm University! And we’re pleased to invite all you to MAP Stockholm’s kick-off event on September 30th at 4pm!

To say something brief, Minorities and Philosophy's (MAP's) mission is to address structural injustices in academic philosophy and to remove barriers that impede participation in academic philosophy for members of marginalized groups. Locally, this work is made possible by graduate student-led autonomous chapters, like MAP Stockholm.

At the kick-off event, we’ll present MAP’s core aims and values in more detail and we'll introduce what we are hoping to achieve in Stockholm specifically – both for you students and the department. We’ll also present some of our plans and ideas for future events. After the presentation, there’ll be time for questions and feedback from the audience.

We hope to hold the event in person rather than online (in which case there will be fika!). But whether this is possible depends on how many people will be attending. We therefore kindly ask those planning to attend to let us know by filling out the following form: https://doodle.com/poll/fr66qbvwudktn25g?utm_source=poll&utm_medium=link. When we know more, we will send an update about the location. UPDATE: We will meet in room C497, Södra huset C, floor 4.

We hope to see many of you on September 30th!

All the best,
Alice, Andrea, Romy, Simon and Siska

Do you want to contact us? Send an e-mail to [email protected]