Events

Upcoming Events – Spring 2024

Reading Groups: 
  • Emma Holmes will be running a reading group on Kate Manne's Unshrinking. (We can share PDFs of chapters for anyone who does not have access to the book.) The group will meet every two weeks in person, starting Tuesday, February 6th, at 5pm. Please email us if you would like to be added to the mailing list.

Past Events – Autumn 2023

Reading Groups: 
  • Viviane Fairbank, Giulia Schirripa, and Katherine Crone will be running a reading group on ‘Yo!’ and ‘Lo!’: The Pragmatic Topography of the Space of Reasons, which is available as an ebook at the St Andrews library. (We can also share PDFs of chapters for anyone who does not have institutional login.) The group will meet every two weeks online, starting Monday, September 18th. Please email us if you would like to be added to the mailing list.

Social Events: 
  • Meet-Up for LGBTQIA+ (and questioning) people in Philosophy: on Thursday, November 16, from 2pm to 4pm in Younger Hall Seminar Room 3 . There will be free vegan pizza.
  • Welcome Party (co-hosted with PhilSoc): on September 11 at 6pm in the Edgecliffe Garden, MAP x PhilSoc will be hosting a welcome party for all new and returning members of the philosophy department. Food and drinks will be provided!

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If you would like to be kept up to date with our events, please email us at [email protected] to be added to our mailing list and Teams channel. Otherwise, you can find us on Facebook or Instagram by clicking on the icons at the bottom of this page.
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Past Events – Spring 2023

Social events: 
  • Tea and Cake with Greg Restall: on Thursday 9th February, from 2-3pm in Arts Seminar Room 9. If free tea, cake, and coffee isn’t enough to convince you, this is a great opportunity to have your voice heard! Greg is both the department’s Shelby Cullom Davis Professor, and the Chair of the PAFS Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee. This committee discusses and engages with issues on inclusivity, equality, and diversity, so this event is a valuable chance for you to have your feedback heard, particularly if you belong to an underrepresented group in philosophy.

Reading Group: 
  • Louisa MacDonald will be running a reading group on Yuriko Saito's Everyday Aesthetics, which is available as an ebook at the St Andrews library here. (We can also share PDFs of chapters for anyone who does not have institutional login.) The group will meet weekly between January and early March.
  • Kas Bernays and Miriam Bowen will be running a reading group on Middle Eastern and Asian philosophy, likely starting with some readings on Daoism and Islamic philosophy. The group will meet bi-weekly starting in January, and the first meeting will be devoted to deciding on a reading schedule for the term.
  • Jade Fletcher will be running a reading group on Katharine Jenkins's Ontology and Oppression. The group will meet weekly online starting in April.
To join one of these reading group, please email the MAP email address ([email protected]).

Past Events- Autumn 2022

Organizational Meeting: 
  • Friday, December 9th (during MAP Lunch)
  • Friday, October 28th (during MAP Lunch)
  • Tuesday, October 18th
Social events: 
  • Welcome Tea Party Friday September 23rd from 5-7pm UTC in Edgecliffe Room 104. 
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Past Events- Spring 2022

Organizational Meeting: 
  • Thursday, March 17th, 2-4pm UTC.
  • Wednesday January 19th, 12-2pm UTC.
  • Thursday February 3rd, 2-4pm UTC.
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​Map Lunches:
  • Weekly online MAP lunches- starting January 21st, 12.30-2pm on Teams.

UK Summer School for Trans Philosophers: 
  • Our MAP chapter co-organised the first UK Summer School for Trans Philosophers to take place in Edinburgh on July 11th and July 12th (more info here: https://transphilosophers.weebly.com/). The summer school is intended to give early career (from undergrads to postdocs) trans philosophers in the UK a space to network and share ideas. If you are interested in participating (or know someone who is), the application form is now online (until the 15th of May): https://transphilosophers.weebly.com/application.html

Reading Group: 
Dr Jade Fletcher has been convening a reading group on Amia Srinivasan’s ‘The Right to Sex’.
The sessions were the following:
  • Chapter 4, ‘On Not Sleeping With Your Students’,  February 2nd, 5-6pm.
  • Chapter 5, ‘Sex, Carceralism, Capitalism’, February 9th, 5-6pm.
Emma Holmes and David MacDonald have been convening a reading group on the philosophy of sex with the Diversity Reading List.
The sessions were the following:
  • Talking about sex,  February 7th, 5-6:30pm.
  • Consent and communication, February 14th, 5-6:30pm.
  • Non-ideal consent, February 21st, 5-6:30pm.
  • "Bad" desires, March 7th, 5-6:30pm.
  • Sex, Desire, and Love, March 14th, 5-6:30pm.

Discussion Groups: 
  • “Taking Up Space in Tutorials”- Discussion led by Petronella Randell and Andrew Ma, February 3rd, 6-8pm. Hybrid.
  • "Movies:  What can we learn from them?" - Discussion led by Miguel De La Cal Moreno, March 3rd, 6-8pm. Hybrid.
  • "Choosing careers: Leaving or Staying in Academia". Discussion led by Jade Fletcher and Lara Jost, Thursday June 9th 5:30-7:30pm. Hybrid.

MAP Q&A sessions on how to apply to M.A. programs: 
  • Applying to PhD programs: Q&A session with current M.A. students, March 2nd, 3-4pm. Hybrid. 

Social Events: 
  • Philosophy and MAP Social. Beacon Bar. March 29th, 8-10pm.
  • PhilSoc x MAP: “Philosophy Flash Talks”. April 18th, 6-8pm.
  • PhilSoc x MAP: Garden Party. April 29th, 2-4pm.
  • Edgecliffe Party. May 13th, 2pm30.

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Past Events- Fall 2021

MAP Lunches: 
  • Weekly online MAP Lunches- starting September 17th, ended December 17th, 12.30-2pm on Teams 
  • Weekly In Person MAP Lunches – starting September 24th, ended November 26th, 12.30-2pm.

Organizational Meeting: 
  • October 1st- Meeting on Teams from 1-2.30pm to organise the activities for the semester. Join here.

MAP reading Group: 
Dr Jade Fletcher has been convening a reading group on Amia Srinivasan’s ‘The Right to Sex’.
The sessions were the following:
  • Chapter 1 ‘The Conspiracy Against Men’, Thursday, October 28th, 3-4pm London UK time.
  • Chapter 2 ‘Talking to My Students About Porn’, Thursday, November 11th, 3-4pm London UK time.
  • Chapter 3, ‘The Right to Sex’, Wednesday November 24th, 11am-12pm.

Discussion Groups: 
  • The Future of Philosophy Conferences- Remote or In-Person?  – Discussing led by Nick Küspert, Tuesday, October 26th, 6-8pm.
  • “The Chair”- Discussion led by Francisca Silva, November 23rd, 5-7pm.

MAP Q&A sessions on how to apply to Graduate Programs: 
  • Applying to PhD programs: Q&A session with current PhD students, Wednesday November 3rd, 2-3pm. 

Past Events- Spring 2021

MAP Discussion Groups:
  • Imposter Syndrome- led by Morayo Lasekan (St Andrews, Philosophy), 24 February 2021, 5-7pm
  • Mental Health and Neurodivergence- led by Petronella Randell (St Andrews, Philosophy), 7 April 2021 , 6-8pm
  • Civil Disobedience- led by Atul Satija (St Andrews, Philosophy) and Anna Hotter (St Andrews, Philosophy), 27 May 2021, 1-3pm

MAP Online Panel: 
  •  ‘Getting Through the Mlitt: Perspectives from recent graduates’, Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021, 5-7pm.
The Minorities and Philosophy Chapter is happy to invite you to a panel session featuring three Mlitt alumni on the theme ‘Getting Through the Mlitt: Perspectives from recent graduates’. This panel aims to offer a space to discuss the challenges one can face while doing the Mlitt. The panel will feature an intersectional perspective on disability, in particular specific learning disabilities, but also mental health. The panel also aims to discuss the benefits of the Mlitt and how getting through the programme can help personal growth. Finally, there will be some space to discuss what the future might hold once one has their diploma.  The panel will take place on Wednesday, February 3rd, from 5-6.30pm UK time on Teams. It will consist of a 30 min panel discussion, 30 min Q&A and 30 min of discussion in small groups between the participants and the panellists, using breakout rooms. The panellists for the session will be Robert Brown (Mlitt cohort 2019), David MacDonald (Mlitt cohort 2019) and Petronella Randell (Mlitt cohort 2018). You can access the meeting through the ‘MAP SASP hub’ team on Teams, in the channel ‘MAP Panels’. Alternatively, you will have received the link to the meeting through the Mlitt Director. 

MAP weekly online lunches: 
The lunches started on January 15th and ran weekly on Fridays from 1-2.30pm until July 9th. We also held 3 in person lunches at the end of June and in early July.
Past Events- Fall 2020MAP lunches:
Starting on October 2nd and finishing on December 17th. Online meet-ups open to all students and staff in the philosophy department.

Q&A sessions: 
October 15th, 3-4pm. MAP Q&A for Philosophy Honours Students & Conversion diploma students thinking of applying to a master’s degree.
October 16th, 1-3pm. MAP Q&A for Philosophy Mlitt & MPhil Students thinking of applying to a PhD programme.

MAP discussion groups:
  • Stories of Social Exclusion (in the Art World)- led by Yang Yang (St Andrews, Social Anthropology), October 26th, 4.30-6.30pm
  • Money Isn’t Everything: Why working-class people are underrepresented at UK universities- led by Robert Brown (St Andrews, Philosophy) and David MacDonald (St Andrews, Philosophy), November 16th, 5-7pm
  • Meritocracy: Whom Is It Good For?- led by Dominik Boll (St Andrews, Philosophy) and Quentin Pharr (St Andrews, Philosophy), November 25th, 4.30-6.30pm

Past Events- Spring 2020

Feminism and Philosophy Discussion Group.  If you want to join the mailing list, message [email protected].
Fortnightly departmental well-being lunches (Fridays 1-3 pm).
  • February 7th
  • February 21st
  • March 6th
  • March 20th
Monthly Diversity Film Series.
  • March 6th, 3-6 pm. Djibril Diop Mambety’s Touki Bouki (The Journey of the Hyena) (1973).  School 1, St Andrews.

Past Events – Fall 2019

October 4th. MAP welcome lunch
Feminism and Philosophy Discussion Group.  If you want to join the mailing list, message [email protected].
  • November 20th. Extracted speech. Discussion led by Sophia Rommel.
  • December 10th. Minorities. Discussion led by Lara Jost.
Fortnightly departmental well-being lunches (Fridays 1-3 pm).
  • October 4th
  • October 25th
  • November 8th
Monthly Diversity Film Series.
  • October 30th, 3-6 pm. Almodovar’s All About My Mother (1990). In Arts Seminar Room 8, St Andrews
  • November 21th, 3-6 pm. Barbara Kopple’s documentary Harlan County, USA (1976). In School 6, St Andrews
Weekly Philosophy Walks. Wednesdays at 2 pm, outside of Edgecliffe (except for Wednesday Nov 20th when we’ll meet at 3 pm).

Past Events – Spring 2019

St Andrews
April 19th. Inclusive classrooms Workshop (with the Diversity Reading List).
May 7th. Minorities in Philosophy Discussion Panel.
Feminism and Philosophy Discussion Group.  If you want to join the mailing list, message Quan.
Biweekly departmental well-being lunches (starting on week 2 – February 8th)

Stirling
June 24th. Workshop ‘Silencing, Prejudice and Resistance’. See our CFA here.

Past Events – Fall 2018
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St Andrews
Feminism and Philosophy Discussion Group. If you want to join the mailing list, message Quan.
October 23rd. Social defeat. Led by Marina Brunale and Quentin Pharr.
November 20th. Lookism, Beauty Standards, and Gender Stereotypes. Led by Quan Nguyen and Claire Fogarty.
Biweekly departmental well-being lunches.