past map events & projects

Organized by type of event, with hosting university in brackets. Lists for previous academic years may be found here:
Events, projects, and activities are organized by individual chapters in their own capacities, and their contents do not necessarily reflect the views of MAP. Chapters work with a high degree of autonomy and minimal intervention from the central organization. Event organizers, however, are encouraged to take steps necessary to ensure events are safe and inclusive spaces for attendees.
2018-2019
The events below are from Fall 2018

SPEAKERS
  • Federico Luzzi (Aberdeen), "Is It Fair to Segregate Sports Competitions By Sex?" [University of Aberdeen]
  • ​Paul C. Taylor (Penn State), "The Ferguson Rebellion, Five Years On; or, Philosophy and the Event, American-Style" [Wayne State University]
  • Chike Jeffers (Dalhousie) “Du Bois on Art, Morality, and Truth” [Texas Tech]
  • Myisha Cherry (UC Riverside), “Painting Anger with a Broad Stroke” [Loyola University]
  • Esa Diaz-Leon  (Barcelona) “What should count as a substantive metaphysical debate on race and gender?” (Central European University)
  • Patrick Tomlin (Warwick) "Affirmative Action. What is it? What are its advantages and disadvantages?" [University of Warwick]
  • Fabienne Peter (Warwick) "Enhancing Social Diversity in Philosophy. What are the epistemic benefits?" [University of Warwick]
  • Sergio Alloggio (Rhodes): talk on history of philosophy in South Africa, and how the curriculum, culture and teaching practices continue to replicate Apartheid ideology [Rhodes University]
  • Thapelo Tselapedi (Rhodes, Political Science), talk on the need to Africanize the University curriculum in order to become more accessible to African people, as well as to help transform the African society. [Rhodes University]
  • María Del Rosario Acosta López (DePaul), Listening to the Erasures of History: Aes-Ethics of Memory in Latin America (A Colombian Case) [Northwestern University]
  • Jessica Kean (Sydney), "Thinking non/monogamy: theories and cultures of intimate life" [University of Wollongong]
  • Nick Brancazio (Wollongong), "Why does perspective matter? Situatedness and standpoints" [University of Wollongong]
  • Stacey Goguen (NIU), "Ignorance and the Ethics of Philosophy 'News’” [Boston University]
  • Briana Toole (Baruch), “Resistance is Futile” [Columbia University]
  • Therese Cory (Notre Dame), “The Muslim Roots of European Medieval Philosophy” [University of Notre Dame]

CONFERENCES & PAPER WORKSHOPS
  • Chaired Panel on "The Activism of Decolonizing the Curriculum in South Africa" at Decolonizing Critical Theory: Decolonial Aesthetics and Epistemic Violence. [Northwestern University]
    • Speakers: Premesh Lalu and Nelson Maldonado-Torres
    • Chairs: Leilani Michelle and Jack Sweeney.
  • NYMAP - "Oppression and Resistance" conference
    • Speakers: Jose Medina, Linda Alcoff, Kate Ritchie, Lori Gruen, Briana Toole, Elise Woodard, Keyvan Shafiei, Carolina Flores, Danny Echikson, Nadia Mehdi, Chris Nickel, Michael Holmes, Allysa Lake, Victoria Emery, Noel Dominguez, Claryn Spies, Rebecca Harrison, Javiera Perez-Gomez, Emmalon Davis, Matt Andler
  • Writing Sample Workshop [Oklahoma University]
    • Speakers: Amy Olberding, Matt Priselac, Brian Burkhart, and Jerry Green

DISCUSSIONS AND PANELS
  • Philosophy Society Discussion on the topic “Words that Harm: Speech Acts and Sexism” [University of Aberdeen]
  • “Doing Things While Black: a Dialogue on Race” with Chris Horm (Texas Tech University) [Texas Tech University]
  • Panel interview with Natali Ashton (University of Vienna) by MAP members Valentina and Jamie [CEU]
  • MAP Launch Event: food, socializing, and a “Why Philosophy?” panel interview/discussion with professor Jessica Gordon-Roth, graduate student Qiannan Li, and undergraduates Neeyra Estrada-Peña and Dawn Jiang. [University of Minnesota]
  • Meet and Greet with undergraduates interested in graduate school [University of York]
  • Q&A with Dr. Christine Gebhardt, the director of the Notre Dame Gender Relations Center [University of Notre Dame]

INFORMAL GET-TOGETHERS
  • Happy hour for MAP graduate students [University of Miami]
  • Finals Week Rest & Relexation Drop-In Breakfast for undergraduate and graduate students, with free coffee and food and a study room [Loyola University]
  • Monthly coffee breaks for faculty and graduate students, intended to facilitate discussions of MAP relevant topics, sometimes organised around short readings [Western University]
  • Weekly undergraduate study sessions [Western University]
  • Two informal get togethers for undergraduates and graduate students  [Warwick]
  • Two informal get togethers with brainstorming MAP activities [Harvard]
  • MAP Berlin Social [Freie Universitat]
  • Graduate-Undergraduate Philosophy Party [Boston University]
  • Graduate-Undergraduate occasional meetings for general discussion [Columbia University]
  • Monthly Women in Philosophy Gathering [University of Cincinnati]
  • Mentorship Program Study Party for graduate student mentors and mentees, with snacks in the library and informal studying [University of Notre Dame]
  • Mid-Term De-Stress Event [Indiana University at Bloomington]
  • De-Stressing Event: end-of-the-semester arts & crafts afternoon with snacks and discussion of mental health [Temple University]
  • Welcome back event for undergraduate and graduate students interested in MAP [NYU]
  • Winter MAP drinks for graduate students and post-docs from under-represented groups [NYU]
  • Joint Launch Party with MAP, mentorship program, and the Undergraduate Led Philosophy Club [Notre Dame University]

WORKSHOPS/TRAINING
  • Inclusive Pedagogy Workshop lead by Nicole Fice [Western University]
  • Mini-workshop on diversity and inclusion for faculty and graduate students led by Valerie Tiberius.
  • Presentation on the new MAP chapter by Diversity Committee Chair, Grace Cebrero.
  • Presentation on the National High School Ethics Bowl by Presidential Postdoc Catharine Saint-Croix [University of Minnesota]
  • Diversifying Syllabi, an inclusive teaching workshop for grad students and faculty, Valerie Williams (Weber State University) [Boston University]
  • Undergraduate Writing Workshops led by MAP graduate students and TAs [Columbia]

READING GROUPS

  • University of Aberdeen: Katrina Hutchison’s “Sages and Cranks: The Difficulty of Identifying First-Rate Philosophers”
  • Wayne State University: Paul C. Taylor's "Black Aesthetics" in conjunction with Beyoncé and Jay-Z's "Apeshit" song and video
  • Miami University: Minority Issues in Academia Reading Group: "How is this Paper Philosophy?" By Kristie Dotson, "Philosophy's Civil Wars" by Linda Martin Alcoff, and Underrepresentation of Women in Prestigious Ethics Journals" by Krishnamurthy, Liao, et al.
  • Western University: Reading group on Jay Dolmage’s "Academic Ableism"
  • Rhodes University: Five weekly MAP Seminars in the form of a short lecture followed by discussion led by Dr Sergio Alloggio, themed around deconstructing the foundationally hegemonic conceptions of reason, rationality, and truth
  • Northwestern University: Weekly reading group. Topics included: Black feminist theory (Kimberle Crenshaw and Charlene Carruthers), White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo, The Meaning and Origin of Race and Racism, Settler Colonialism, Gender and Sexuality
  • University of Wollongong: Summer reading group for undergraduates, topic: philosophy of race
  • University of Memphis: Reading group on selection of Saba Mahmood's “The Politics of Piety,” "Migrants as Educators," by Senem Saner, Kristie Doston's "Concrete Flowers," and "The Arab That Cannot Be Killed: An Orientalist Logic of Genocide," by John Harfouch
  • Columbia University: Non-western philosophy reading group on Zhuangzi
  • University of Cincinnati: Reading group on Charles Mills’ Black Rights White Wrongs
  • University of Notre Dame: Women in Philosophy Reading group centered on Phillipa Foot
  • University of Oklahoma: Reading group on Kate Manne's "Down Girl" and related works
  • Temple University: MAP Reading Group on Kwame Anthony Appiah's latest book, The Lies That Bind: Rethinking Identity
  • Vanderbilt University: Reading group on Post/Decolonial Thought: Edward Said, Kwame Anthony Appiah, Bill Ashcroft, Andre Lefevere, Chinua Achebe, Helen Tiffin, Gayatri Chakracorty Spivak, Josephy W.H. Lough, Thomas Faist, Chandra Talpade Mohanty, Anjali Arondekar, Santiago Castro-Gomez
  • Ohio State University: Partnered up with the Early Modern reading group to read Justin Smith's book Nature, Human Nature, and Human Difference

FILM SCREENINGS
  • Screening and Discussion of “Get Out,” the Academy Award winning debut from Jordan Peele, entitled “Race, White Liberals, & The Sunken Place” [Texas Tech]
  • Screening and Discussion of “Unlocking the Cage,” attended largely by graduate students and centered around the difficulties that Womxn and Persons of Color face in exclusionary professional spaces [Western U]
  • Screening and Discussion of “13th,” a documentary exploration from Ava Duvernay into the history of racial inequality in the American Prison System [USC]
  • Screening and Discussion of “The Crimes of Grindalwald,” centered around the discussion of representing philosophical ideas in film, attended by graduate and undergraduate students and facilitated by David O’Conor [University of Notre Dame]
  • Screening and Discussion of “Blackkklansman,” the Academy Award nominated films from Spike Lee [Indiana University]
  • Screening and Discussion of “Get Out,” centered around the themes of race and racism and attended by both undergraduate and graduate students [Temple University]

OTHER ITEMS

  • MAP Mentorship Program: 6 undergraduates from underrepresented groups paired with 6 grad students for a year-long mentorship program—events to follow in Spring semester [Loyola University]
  • MAP Organizing Meeting: An attempt at gathering interests and planning for the future, given the infrequency of events [UC Irvine]
  • Grad-Undergrad Mentorship Program: A program pairing undergraduate philosophy majors with graduate student mentors [Boston University]
  • Inter-Departmental Happy Hours: attended by students in the Pitt HPS and CMU philosophy departments [University of Pittsburgh]
  • MAP Mentorship Program [University of Cincinnati]
  • MAP Berlin inaugural event including a talk by Rebecca Kukla [Free University]
  • Collaborated with the Department's new Climate Committee [Temple University]
  • Ethics Bowl Coaching [UCSC]
  • Mentorship Program for undergraduates interested in philosophy [Notre Dame University]
  • The Secret World of Academic Philosophy: An Interactive Experience. [Notre Dame University]