LOST VOICES: Women Philosophers and Scientists from Traditions Around the World

 – Fall Forum 2024 –

The Southern Connecticut State University Department of Philosophy, in collaboration with the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists (Paderborn, Germany) and The Research Center for Women in Philosophy (Croatia), is excited to present the Fall Forum:

LOST VOICES: Women Philosophers and Scientists from Traditions Around the World

Date: October 11, 2024
Location: Adanti Student Center, Rooms 301 & 303

This event celebrates the often-overlooked contributions of women philosophers and scientists from diverse global traditions. With support from SCSU Faculty Development, this forum will offer a full day of thought-provoking presentations, discussions, and opportunities for research development.

Organizing Committee: CHELSEA HARRY (Southern Connecticut State University), LUKA BORŠIĆ (Research Center for Women in Philosophy, Institute of Philosophy, Croatia), RUTH HAGENGRUBER (|Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists, Paderborn Universiy, Germany) IVANA SKUHALA KARASMAN (Research Center for Women in Philosophy, Institute of Philosophy, Croatia)

Program:

9:00 AM – Continental Breakfast & Springer Series Book Display

9:30 AM – Welcome & Introduction: Dr. Chelsea C. Harry, SCSU

9:40 AM – Welcome: Dr. David Pettigrew, Chair, Dept. of Philosophy, SCSU

10:00 AM – “Education and Emancipation in Brazilian Women Philosophers”
Dr. Pedro Pricladnitzky, Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists, Germany

10:40 AM – “Women in African Philosophy” (tentative)
Dr. Betty Wambui, SUNY Oneonta, USA

11:20 AM – “Did Women Philosophers Benefit from Communism? The South-East European Case”
Dr. Ivana Skuhala Karasman, Institute of Philosophy, Zagreb, Croatia

12:00 PM – Lunch & Poster Session
Adanti 303

1:00 PM – “Hildegard of Bingen, Isotta Nogarola, and Moderata Fonte: The Question of Feminism Avant La Lettre”
Dr. Tamara Albertini, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA

1:40 PM – “Some Remarks on the European Women Philosophers’ Struggle for Education”
Dr. Luka Boršić, Institute of Philosophy, Zagreb, Croatia

2:20 PM – “Women in Indigenous Philosophies”
Prof. Nina Dudley, SCSU

3:00 PM – Coffee Break

3:30 PM – “Planetary Thinking as a Hidden Voice in Classical Female Daoist Texts and Practices”
Dr. Robin R. Wang, Loyola Marymount University, USA

4:00 PM – Roundtable Discussion: Diversifying the Curriculum
All participants welcome to join!

4:45 PM – Closing Remarks

7:00 PM – Dinner for Conference Participants at Zinc, New Haven