Women philosophers and the politics of the everyday, yesterday and today
A guest blog post by In Parenthesis Associate Researcher, Dr David Loner. David is interested in...
Read Moreby Rachael Wiseman | Sep 10, 2020 | Writing | 0
A guest blog post by In Parenthesis Associate Researcher, Dr David Loner. David is interested in...
Read Moreby Clare Mac Cumhaill | Oct 16, 2018 | Writing | 0
This piece was originally published at The Institute of Art and Ideas Mary Beatrice Midgley,...
Read Moreby Rachael Wiseman | Oct 7, 2018 | News | 0
Four wonderful Women In Parenthesis Reading Groups are just starting – now is the perfect...
Read Moreby Rachael Wiseman | Oct 1, 2018 | Writing | 0
We are just back from the wonderful Anscombe Archive at the Collegium Institute, UPenn. While we...
Read Moreby Clare Mac Cumhaill | Jun 7, 2018 | News | 0
Hot off the press! **** The Durham and Liverpool-based In Parenthesis project, directed by Dr....
Read Moreby Clare Mac Cumhaill | Apr 18, 2018 | Writing | 0
by Ana Barandalla I first became acquainted with the concept of Stereotype Threat (ST) through one...
Read Moreby Ellie Robson | Dec 21, 2017 | Writing, Student blog | 0
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...
Read Moreby Clare Mac Cumhaill | Nov 1, 2017 | News | 0
Join us for our first Cocoa party of the year, on 13th November from 4-6pm in Castle SCR. As well...
Read Moreby Rachael Wiseman | Oct 20, 2017 | Writing | 0
A Response and Tribute to Pamela Sue Anderson I never quite crossed paths with Pamela Sue...
Read Moreby Rachael Wiseman | Sep 27, 2017 | Writing | 0
We were delighted to be invited to write for the BroadAgenda. Read our blogpost here. ...
Read Moreby Rachael Wiseman | Aug 29, 2017 | Student blog | 0
Annie McCallian, our student research assistant, reflects on the Durham reading group In November 2016, as part of the In Parenthesis project’s aim to uncover the intellectual conditions of the wartime group, several close...
Read Moreby Clare Mac Cumhaill | Aug 11, 2017 | Student blog | 0
During the Easter holidays, I was lucky enough to visit the Newnham College Archives. After...
Read Moreby Rachael Wiseman | Aug 2, 2017 | Reading group blog | 0
Read about the reading group at Sewanee. Mary Midgley, Iris Murdoch, Elizabeth Anscombe, Philippa Foot, Mary Warnock.
Read Moreby Rachael Wiseman | Jul 4, 2017 | Media | 0
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Read Moreby Rachael Wiseman | Jun 21, 2017 | Audio & video | 0
Clare and Rachael delivered the 2017 Annual Women in the History of Philosophy lecture at...
Read Moreby Rachael Wiseman | Jun 19, 2017 | Text | 0
Midgley wrote this essay in the mid-1950s for BBC radio. In her memoir The Owl of Minerva, she recalls:
“I wrote it because I had suddenly been struck by the fact that nearly all the famous philosophers whose lives we know about were lifelong bachelors…
Read Moreby Rachael Wiseman | Jun 19, 2017 | Text | 0
In May 1983, Philippa Foot was elected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She was sent a rather grand certificate informing her of the honor. As you may notice, the certificate is addressed:...
Read Moreby Rachael Wiseman | Jun 19, 2017 | Writing | 0
by Pamela Sue Anderson Essay, Photo, Guidance Qs (t.b.w.) Pamela wrote this paper for our International Women’s Day Conference 2016 [link], Resounding Voices: Women, Silence and the Production of Knowledge. It is with her...
Read Moreby Rachael Wiseman | Jun 19, 2017 | Audio & video, Writing | 0
Clare and Rachael gave this talk for the Sheffield ‘Women in the History of Philosophy’ lecture, 2017. Listen or read.
Read Moreby Rachael Wiseman | Jun 15, 2017 | News | 0
Hannah Directory highlights people and organisations doing great things in places in the north of...
Read Moreby Clare Mac Cumhaill | Mar 15, 2017 | News | 0
Last year, Pamela Sue Anderson was to be the keynote speaker at our International Women’s...
Read Moreby Rachael Wiseman | Mar 9, 2017 | News | 0
Thanks to everyone who came to our International Women’s Day conference yesterday! And of...
Read Moreby Rachael Wiseman | Mar 7, 2017 | Audio & video | 0
Listen to Rachael Wiseman and Mary Midgley on The Philosopher’s Zone for Australian national...
Read Moreby Rachael Wiseman | Feb 24, 2017 | News | 0
There’s just over a week to register for our International Women’s Day conference:...
Read Moreby Clare Mac Cumhaill | Feb 22, 2017 | News | 0
Just had a great session with some fantastic young philosophers talking about our women as part of...
Read Moreby Rachael Wiseman | Feb 1, 2017 | News | 0
We’ve a wonderful programme for our conference and registration is now open. Details here....
Read Moreby Rachael Wiseman | Nov 11, 2016 | News | 0
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...
Read Moreby Rachael Wiseman | Aug 17, 2016 | Text | 0
In May 1983, Philippa Foot was elected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She was sent a rather grand certificate (click to enlarge) informing her of the honor: As you may notice, the certificate is...
Read Moreby Luna Dolezal | Jun 30, 2016 | News | 0
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...
Read Moreby Rachael Wiseman | Apr 28, 2016 | News | 0
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...
Read Moreby Luna Dolezal | Apr 20, 2016 | News | 0
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...
Read Moreby Clare Mac Cumhaill | Mar 25, 2016 | Writing | 0
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...
Read Moreby Rachael Wiseman | Mar 14, 2016 | News | 0
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...
Read Moreby Rachael Wiseman | Mar 6, 2016 | News | 0
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...
Read Moreby Luna Dolezal | Mar 1, 2016 | News | 0
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...
Read Moreby Rachael Wiseman | Feb 12, 2016 | News | 0
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...
Read Moreby Luna Dolezal | Feb 9, 2016 | News | 0
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...
Read Moreby Rachael Wiseman | Jan 20, 2016 | Media | 0
Last week Liza, Clare and I went along with Lindsay (our film-crew!), to interview Mary Warnock at her London home. We’ll be posting some sound-extracts from the interview here in the coming weeks (along with some from our...
Read Moreby Luna Dolezal | Oct 27, 2015 | News | 0
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,...
Read Moreby Rachael Wiseman | Aug 10, 2015 | News | 0
In Parenthesis will be launched at the SWIP Ireland Mentoring Workshop: Philosophy, Women and Working Environments. Newman House, St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 1.
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