Upcoming Events
PPI Calendar
Here you can find all of our upcoming events at a glance!
Public Philosophy Technical Workshop meets every Friday from 11-12pm in Stokes 228N at Boston College!
Exemplar Workshops: Details below
PPI Technical Workshop: Philosophical Fiction
This week we will be joined by Julian Rome for a workshop on writing philosophical fiction!
PPI Technical Workshop: Philosophy in Prisons
Doing philosophy in prisons has become a very popular form of public philosophy. We will look at example projects and chat with exemplars of this work!
Doing Qualitative Research Phenomenologically with Dr. Jim Morley
This will be a 2 day hands-on training workshop in applying phenomenological analysis to qualitative research. Dr. Jim Morely is a clinical psychologist at Ramapo University in New Jersey. This training is perfect for folks interested in interdisciplinary research. In the hands-on training, you will learn how to apply phenomenological analysis to qualitative data-- how can we use phenomenology to analyze interviews, observations, or other ethnographic/survey data? To analyze clinical cases?
You can find the syllabus to the course here and sign up for the workshop here
PPI Technical Workshop: Inter-disciplinarity as a Key Element of Public Philosophy
This week, we will review some materials that will prepare us for Jim Morley's workshop. We will also have a larger discussion about why inter-disciplinarity becomes such a crucial element of doing praxis work
Radical Feminism Across Spaces Fall 2024 SOFPHIA Meeting
PPI will be hosting the Fall 2024 meeting of the SOFPHIA feminist circle! This circle of feminist philosophers has a long history of activism and organizing to inspire young public philosophers. All PPI students are welcome to attend. To access the program, readings, registration link and logistic information, please use the Google Folder here
This is a read-ahead conference, so please be sure to register and look at the materials provided.
PPI Technical Workshop: Public Philosophy as Community Organizing/Resistance
In preparation for meeting with SOFPHIA we will read work by feminist-activist-scholars who have reflected on the relationship between theory and practice in resistance campaigns.
PPI Technical Workshop: Networking/Building Relationships as a Public Philosopher
Once you have identified the other stakeholders pertinent to your area of interest, you’ll need to start thinking about how you might build a relationship with some of them.
PPI Technical Workshop: What is Public Philosophy? Who could I be as a public philosopher?
Our first weekly meeting! Facilitated by our Assistant Director, Laura Santer. Join us in Stokes 228N
We will discuss what public philosophy is, what it ought to be, and begin reflecting on who you could be as a public philosopher with a stakeholder mapping exercise
Public Philosophy Initiative Information Session
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