Summer School on the Quartet in Munich, with Ana Barandalla!
Report on a week with the Quartet in the Bavarian Alps, by Ana. “This summer we took the...
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Launch of Murdoch Plaque and Stamp, Dublin July 2019
Hurrah, the beautiful Murdoch stamp, designed by Steve Simpson is GO! You can order it...
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British Academy Summer Showcase 2019
We were chuffed to be selected as one of 15 interactive exhibits to take part in the BA Summer...
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Irish Young Philosopher’s Awards – We have a Winner!
We were thrilled to be part of the Irish Young Philosopher’s Awards Festival this year, created...
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Mapping the Quartet! Coming Soon!
We’re thrilled to announce a new IP project powered by a British Academy Rising Star Award...
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BBC3 Free Thinking and In Parenthesis
Last night we joined the brilliant Shahidha Bari to talk about the Quartet. Sorry we didn’t...
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Mary Beatrice Midgley (1919-2018)
This piece was originally published at The Institute of Art and Ideas Mary Beatrice Midgley,...
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We’re in the 6th Hannah Directory!!
Hot off the press! **** The Durham and Liverpool-based In Parenthesis project, directed by Dr....
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SWIP-Ireland Event
We’re just back from a whirlwind SWIP-Ireland conference. 3 fantastic days of philosophy...
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Read Ana Barandalla’s super post on Stereotype Threat!
A fascinating perspective on the familiar phenomenon of stereotype threat – it involves a...
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Some reflections on Stereotype Threat
by Ana Barandalla I first became acquainted with the concept of Stereotype Threat (ST) through one...
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Workshop with Anthony Kenny, Oxford, 23rd March
In Parenthesis will host a small workshop with Anthony Kenny on 23rd March, in Oxford. The idea is...
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Fire and The Sun Reading Group, London
Hannah Altorf, St. Mary’s University London, is hosting a two-session reading group on...
Read MoreWHAT IS PHILOSOPHICAL PLUMBING: ‘Is philosophy like plumbing?’
by Ellie Robson Mary Midgley’s concept of Philosophical Plumbing suggests a distinct approach to the study and subject-matter of moral philosophy. I will endorse this method of practise and its recollection of an aspect of...
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Laidlaw Scholarships 2017-2018!
Do you have a research idea that fits under the In Parenthesis research umbrella? Want to do some...
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An early evening of Cocoa and Film! 13th November, SCR Castle, Durham.
Join us for our first Cocoa party of the year, on 13th November from 4-6pm in Castle SCR. As well...
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Last chance to submit abstract for SWIP/IP Dublin Conference – 10th March Deadline
We are joining SWIP Ireland in May to co-host the SWIP Ireland AGM! The theme is Women in...
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Sebastian Sanchez-Schilling heads to Newnham College Archives…
During the Easter holidays, I was lucky enough to visit the Newnham College Archives. After...
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Wiseman at BSHP
Rachael Wiseman gave a brilliant presentation at this year’s British Society for the History...
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In Parenthesis at Durham Teacher’s Conference
Thanks to all the philosophy teachers who participated in the conference organised by Liz...
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Workshop with Mary Midgley!
We had our first discussion workshop on 18th March. Mary Midgley and members of the Midgley family...
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In Parenthesis Film Night, Side Cinema
Thanks to all who attended the In Parenthesis film night on 17th March, and especially to Mary...
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In Memoriam: Pamela Sue Anderson
Last year, Pamela Sue Anderson was to be the keynote speaker at our International Women’s...
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Identity and a good life
Just had a great session with some fantastic young philosophers talking about our women as part of...
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Reading Group Facebook Group
We now have a Facebook Group for all you wonderful ‘satellite’ reading groups...
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More In Parenthesis News!
Sorry for the brief lapse! The In Parenthesis group have been busy behind the scenes but we keep...
Read MoreFirst Reading Group Meeting
We had our first Reading Group meeting last Friday in Durham! Discussion was wide-ranging. We wondered how the private language argument and considerations about rule-following play out in Anscombe and Murdoch, the Kantian...
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Visit to Foot Archive at Somerville College
Yesterday we all spent the day at Somerville College, delving into Philippa Foot’s archive!...
Read MoreErasmus+ traineeship with the In Parenthesis Project!
We are currently welcoming expressions of interest from MA and research students in EU universities for a traineeship on the In Parenthesis project through the instrument of Erasmus+. The internship will be funded via Erasmus+...
Read MoreQuestions for Midgley?
We are meeting Mary Midgley on Monday next week to get further low-down on the Golden Age. Send us your questions! These can range from ‘Who taught you Kant?’, ‘What do you think about contemporary philosophy?’, ‘In ‘Beast and...
Read MoreBritish Academy Funding Success!
We are thrilled to announce that the In Parenthesis project has been awarded a British Academy/Leverhulme Research Grant! The grant will run for two years from April 1st 2016. Among other initiatives, a monthly reading group...
Read MorePamela Sue Anderson: ‘Silencing and Speaker Vulnerability: Undoing an oppressive form of (wilful) ignorance
Presented at International Women’s Day Conference Durham University, UK 8 March 2016 Silencing and Speaker Vulnerability: Undoing an oppressive form of (wilful) ignorance Pamela Sue Anderson ABSTRACT The French feminist...
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