Organising Committee for Othello's Island: Dr. Stella Achilleos (University of Cyprus, Cyprus); Prof. James Fitzmaurice (Northern Arizona University); Prof. Lisa Hopkins (Sheffield Hallam University, UK); Dr Sarah James (University of Kent, UK); Dr Michael Paraskos (Imperial College London, UK) Now in its second year as a strand within the annual academic conference "Othello's Island", the Early Modern Women Writers' Colloquium has […]
Full title: "Science in the Making: Alternative approaches to Science and Philosophy. Laura Bassi (1711-77) Du Châtelet (1706-1749) Luise Gottsched (1713 – 1754)"
The purpose of this conference is to provide a forum for the presentation of philosophical work by female-identified undergraduates and encourage community-building amongst femaleidentified philosophers and their male-identified allies. The conference is open to all genders. Male-identified students can serve as commentators and session chairs. Call for Papers (deadline: Febuary 19, 2018)
Organised by Manuela Migliorati and Laurent Cesalli With its six conferences , this workshop will examine various topics dealing with women and ancient philosophy. In particular, the audience will have the possibility to learn about women of the Pythagorean School, discover the character of Hypatia of Alexandria, and find out the status of women in […]
In 2009, Isabelle Bour and Judith P. Zinsser published a partial translation of Émilie Du Châtelet’s Foundations of Physics. Since 2014, faculty and students at the University of Notre Dame have worked to complete the translation (see www.kbrading.org/du-chatelet). This conference celebrates the completion of the project. The conference will feature talks, presentations, and discussions of the […]