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GraduateConference and Workshop hosted by

Concordia and McGill University

April 21^st-22^nd 2012

KeynoteSpeakers

Dr. Kathryn Norlock (Trent University)
Dr. AliaAl-Saji (McGill University)

Dr. Alexis Shotwell (Laurentian University)

bjective: Our aim is to address epistemological issues of theory and practice thatarise around under-represented groups (related to cultural or linguisticback-ground, class, disability, gender, queerness, race) in the variousbranches of philosophical inquiry. The latter will be broadly understoodto include areas such as philosophy of language, ethics, politicalphilosophy, metaphysics of social groups, phenomenology, the history ofphilosophy, and so forth.

onference: Inaddition to the keynote speakers, the weekend will featurestudent (graduate or undergraduate) paper presentations on the theoreticalside of the above theme (some examples of areas might include standpointtheory, objectivity, hermeneutics). All student presenters will be limitedto twenty (20) minutes per presentation, which will then be followed by ashort question and answer period.

orkshop: The eventwill also include a workshop portion of the weekend devoted to developingthe practical side of the conference themes (e.g. implicitbias, stereotype threat, strategies for addressing problems faced byminorities in Philosophy) by providing a forum for more sustainedconversation and engagement.

The Status of Minorities in Philosophy