Metaphysical Animals — our book on the quartet
Our book on the Quartet will be out with Chatto & Windus (UK) and Doubleday (US) in the new...
News
Ben Lipscomb on The quartet
While we’ve been working on our book Metaphysical Animals: How Four Women Brought Philosophy...
Engaged Philosophy for the Being Human Festival: Autumn Activity Trail
This Autumn, in collaboration with Growing Ushaw Moor, one of our collaborators – Durham doctoral student Amber Donovan – will be running an activity trail as part of the Being Human Festival. So what’s happening? Three weekends...
Screening of Carol Sommer’s THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH EASTER
Saturday 25th September, 3-9pm. The Quakerhouse, Mechanics Yard, Darlington. We are delighted to announce this screening event of Carol Sommer’s work This Has Nothing To Do With Easter. A film about female subjectivity...
Amy Ward’s Women In Parenthesis Podcast honoured with 2021 Marie Hammond Callaghan Prize in Women’s History
We were delighted to hear that Amy Ward has been honoured with the 2021 Marie Hammond Callaghan Prize in Women’s History. Amy joined us for a virtual internship in the Summer of 2020. With travel restricted and Amy working...
The British Society for the History of Philosophy’s annual conference
The British Society for the History of Philosophy’s annual conference will be held online at Durham University on 20 – 23 April 2021. The conference theme is Women in the History of Philosophy. The conference’s beautiful...
Music inspired by ‘radical philosopher plumber Mary Midgley’? Yes please!
We are really excited to get our hands on a copy of Hen Ogledd’s new album Free Humans. Hen Ogledd fans may notice that band member Sally Pilkington happens also to be out wonderful Designer so clearly we follow her work...
CALL FOR PAPERS: Women in the History of Philosophy – SWIP UK Annual Conference
Women in the History of Philosophy – SWIP UK Annual Conference, Saturday 9th – Friday 22nd January...
Philosophy by Postcard: Correspondence section goes live!
Between July and September 2019 members of the public were invited to send a postcard to Iris...
Calling Young Poets!!!
As part of our Notes From a Biscuit Tin celebration of the life and work of Mary Midgley, we are...
Launch of Murdoch Plaque and Stamp, Dublin July 2019
Hurrah, the beautiful Murdoch stamp, designed by Steve Simpson is GO! You can order it...
British Academy Summer Showcase 2019
We were chuffed to be selected as one of 15 interactive exhibits to take part in the BA Summer...
Notes from a Biscuit Tin – A Year-Long Centenary Celebration of the Philosophy & Poetic Vision of Mary Midgley
We were so sad to lose Mary last year, just a month after her 99th birthday. We will mark what...
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...
Join us at the British Academy Summer Showcase!
We can’t wait to share our project at the British Academy Summer Showcase, 21-22 June 2019....
Mapping the Quartet! Coming Soon!
We’re thrilled to announce a new IP project powered by a British Academy Rising Star Award...
Mary Midgley: An Introduction, by Greg McElwain – pre-order now!
Dr Greg McElwain’s Mary Midgley: An Introduction is due for release on November 14. We...
Philosophy by Postcard! Celebrate Murdoch’s centenary with us!
To celebrate the centenary of Murdoch An Post are issuing a beautiful commemorative stamp on 15th...
Durham University acquires archive of Mary Midgley – Join us for the launch this Saturday (10th November 2018)
Durham University’s Palace Green Library has acquired the archive of the world-famous philosopher...
New Reading Groups! Join in or start your own!
Four wonderful Women In Parenthesis Reading Groups are just starting – now is the perfect...
Anscombe Archive at University of Pennsylvania
We are just back from an incredible trip to Philadelphia and the Collegium Institute and UPenn...
We’re in the 6th Hannah Directory!!
Hot off the press! **** The Durham and Liverpool-based In Parenthesis project, directed by Dr....
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...
Laidlaw Scholarships 2017-2018!
Do you have a research idea that fits under the In Parenthesis research umbrella? Want to do some...
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...
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...
We’re in the wonderful Hannah Directory!
Hannah Directory highlights people and organisations doing great things in places in the north of...
Wiseman at BSHP
Rachael Wiseman gave a brilliant presentation at this year’s British Society for the History...
In Parenthesis at Durham Teacher’s Conference
Thanks to all the philosophy teachers who participated in the conference organised by Liz...
Workshop with Mary Midgley!
We had our first discussion workshop on 18th March. Mary Midgley and members of the Midgley family...
In Parenthesis Film Night, Side Cinema
Thanks to all who attended the In Parenthesis film night on 17th March, and especially to Mary...
In Memoriam: Pamela Sue Anderson
Last year, Pamela Sue Anderson was to be the keynote speaker at our International Women’s...
A “world of women” on International Women’s Day!
Thanks to everyone who came to our International Women’s Day conference yesterday! And of...
International Women’s Day is a week on Wednesday! Register for our conference
There’s just over a week to register for our International Women’s Day conference:...
Identity and a good life
Just had a great session with some fantastic young philosophers talking about our women as part of...
Register now for IWD2017! ‘Unsettling the Myths We Live By’
We’ve a wonderful programme for our conference and registration is now open. Details here....
New readings for In Parenthesis reading group
We’ve put some suggested readings up for the meetings in February, March, April and May. Do...
British Philosophy in 1957
1957 saw the publication of Anscombe’s Intention, Geach’s Mental Acts and O’Shaughnessy’s landmark...
IWD 2017: Unsettling the Myths we Live By – Don’t miss our CFP deadline 12.12.16
Don’t forget to send us your abstracts by noon Monday 12th December. Proposal for 20 minute...
More In Parenthesis News!
Sorry for the brief lapse! The In Parenthesis group have been busy behind the scenes but we keep...
IWD 2017: Unsettling the Myths we Live By: Feminist Perspectives on Human Nature, Culture and Freedom
We are really excited to announce the theme for our 2017 International Women’s Day Conference. Those of you who joined us last year will know what a wonderfully productive and inspiring celebration this day is. So, save...
Reading Group on Philippa Foot
We have our third In Parenthesis reading group on September 30th. With a little help from Cora Diamond we’ve selected three great pieces by Philippa Foot. See here for details. #inparenthesisRG
First 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...
Cocoa Party at Durham University – April 2016
On 20th April 2016 we hosted a Women in Philosophy cocoa party in the Castle common room at Durham University with special guests Maria Baghramian (University College Dublin) and Dawn Wilson (Hull University). Dawn, who took the...
Visit to Foot Archive at Somerville College
Yesterday we all spent the day at Somerville College, delving into Philippa Foot’s archive!...
Erasmus+ 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+...
Questions 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...
Women in the History of Philosophy conference
University of Cambridge’s fantastic Women in Philosophy group are hosting a conference on 9th June, with talks covering women throughout the history of philosophy. We’ll be there talking about ‘The Golden Age...
Join our reading group!
We’re starting a reading group — join us! Anscombe, Foot, Midgley and Murdoch were undergraduates together at Oxford University during WWII. Each month we’ll set readings by these remarkable women, and discuss...
Rachael Wiseman’s recent book on Elizabeth Anscombe’s Intention
Rachael Wiseman’s book on Elizabeth Anscombe’s Intention has been recently published by Routledge in their Philosophy Guidebook series. “This book is clearly, beautifully and thoroughly organized. The content...
The Philosophy of Iris Murdoch Conference – Oxford
The Faculty of Philosophy at Oxford University is organising a conference on the Philosophy of Iris Murdoch which will take place at Mansfield College, Oxford University on 11th June, 2016. This one day event will consider a...
Women in Philosophy Cocoa Party today at Durham University
We are delighted to welcome Professor Maria Baghramian (Philosophy, University College Dublin) and Dr Dawn Wilson (Philosophy, University of Hull) to our 2nd Women in Philosophy Cocoa Party at Durham University. We will meet...
British 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...
IWD photos now available
Rachel and Ilana were at our conference taking wonderful photos all day. We’ve published a selection on our website — please feel free to browse, download and share. We’re planning to print our favourites and...
In Parenthesis on Twitter
The In Parenthesis Research Project is now on Twitter! You can follow us on @parenthesis_in
Midgley keynote: Silence about Silence
Our International Women’s Day conference is just 2 days away. We’re really excited. Over 90 people have registered to join us, so it should be a wonderful celebration of women’s voices. Just to remind you, we...
IWD Conference Next Week!
Our International Women’s Day conference, “Re-Sounding Voices: Women, Silence and the Production of Knowledge” is coming up next week on Tuesday, 8th March. We have such an exciting line up of speakers and are...
Publishing advice slots with Bloomsbury almost full!
Liza Thompson, Senior Commissioning Editor at Bloomsbury, will be offering publishing advice at the IWD conference. When you register for the conference, you can also book an appointment to discuss a proposal, and idea, or a...
Registration for IWD Conference NOW OPEN
Register for the International Women’s Day Confernece “Re-Sounding Voices: Women, Silence and the Production of Knowledge” HERE. The conference will take place on Tuesday 8th March, 2016 at St. Aidan’s...
Registration for IWD conference opens on Monday 8 February
We are finalising a fantastic programme for our Resounding Voices conference on March 8th 2016. We have three amazing keynotes — Mary Midgley, Katharine Cockin, and Pamela Sue Anderson — and over 25 other speakers...
Third Keynote: Mary Midgley
We are so excited to confirm that Mary Midgley will join us at our International Women’s Day conference. Midgley was part of an extraordinary group of women at Oxford University in the 1930s. The prominence of Midgley,...
IWD Conference Venue: St. Aidan’s College, Durham University
We are delighted that our International Women’s Day conference “Resounding Voices” will be hosted at St. Aidan’s College at Durham University. Until 1981 St. Aidan’s was the last women’s...
Second keynote: Professor Pamela Sue Anderson
We are ready to announce our second fantastic keynote for our International Women’s Day conference: Resounding Voices. Professor Anderson, from University of Oxford will be joining us to speak on themes connected to her...
Bloomsbury wine reception
Bloomsbury Press will be sponsoring a wine reception at our Resounding Voices conference. Thanks Liza and Bloomsbury!
Interview with Mary Midgley
Mary Midgley has generously offered us her time on Monday, so we’re off to interview her about the Golden Age of female philosophy! We’ve got our own list of questions, but if there’s anything you think we...
First Keynote: Professor Katharine Cockin
We’re excited to announce our first keynote speaker for our Re-Sounding Voices conference. Katharine Cockin is Professor of English at Hull University. She’ll be speaking about A Pageant of Great Women, a women’s...
Call for Papers: Interdisciplinary International Women’s Day Conference, Durham University, 8 March 2016
Re-Sounding Voices: Women, Silence and the Production of Knowledge The celebrated history of the sciences and arts is dominated by the voices of great men, whereas the voices of women have often been marginalised. While much has...
International Women’s day Conference @ Durham
Save the date! We’re excited! We’re organising a conference for International Women’s Day (March 8th, 2016) on the theme of ‘Re-Sounding Voices: Women, Silence and the Production of Knowledge’. It...
Meeting Mary Warnock in the House of Lords
Liza and I were down in London on Thursday to meet with Mary Warnock. Baroness Warnock has recently retired from the House of Lords, but we met her there to talk about In Parenthesis and to find out what she could remember about...
Our first Cocoa Party! – 26th October 2015 – Durham University
The In Parenthesis Group hosted our first Cocoa Party for women philosophers this week in the Fellow’s Lounge of the Institute of Advanced Study at Durham University. A group of women philosophers which included lecturers,...
SWIP Ireland – 18th September 2015
In Parenthesis will be launched at the SWIP Ireland Mentoring Workshop: Philosophy, Women and Working Environments. Newman House, St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 1.
