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!
Date
Friday June 18, 2021Location
Queen's University, ZoomMembers 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. Please register in advance by following this link. 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
Date
Thursday June 17, 2021Location
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. Please register in advance by following this link. 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, “Decolonizing the Discourse of Colonialism” (Poster, JPEG 162KB)
Date
Tuesday June 15, 2021Location
Queen's University, ZoomMembers 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, “The Invention of Blacks: Notes on Conquest, Fear and Time".
The talk will be held via Zoom. Please register in advance by following this link. 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, “The Invention of Blacks: Notes on Conquest, Fear and Time" (Poster JPEG 179KB)
Date
Monday June 14, 2021Location
Queen's University, ZoomMembers 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, “The Colour of Inequality in South Africa and Brazil: Making Sense of Transformative Social Policy”.
The talk will be held via Zoom. Please register in advance by following this link. 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
Date
Wednesday June 9, 2021Location
Queen's University, ZoomMembers 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, “Human Rights, George Floyd, and the Eugenic Caricatures of Black Male Death”.
The talk will be held via Zoom. Please register in advance, by following this link. 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
Congratulations to all of this year's Philosophy graduates! Hats off to...
The interdisciplinary project, “Toppling Monuments: Colonial Trauma, Justice, Heritage, and Restorative Healing”, was awarded funding from the New Frontiers in Research Fund’s (NFRF) 2020 Exploration competition, a program that encourages scholars to take risks, and that fosters discoveries and innovations that could have significant impacts on our world.
Udo Schüklenk, Professor of Philosophy at Queen’s and Ontario Research Chair in Bioethics, served on the federal government's COVID-19 Testing and Screening Expert Advisory Panel, whose latest report pertains to Canada's border restrictions and quarantine policies.
Date
Monday June 21, 2021Location
Queen's University, ZoomFaculty and graduate students are welcome to join, over Zoom, the upcoming meeting of the Political Philosophy Reading Group, to discuss a paper by guest Anca Gheaus (Central European University), titled, "State neutrality and the dismantling of the gendered division of labour".
Further details, as well as Anca's paper, will be circulated via email. For more information, contact Christine Sypnowich (christine.sypnowich@queensu.ca).
