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Nordic Network for Women in Philosophy
Has feminist philosophy changed philosophy?

Conference of the Nordic Network for Women in Philosophy at the University of Iceland (in cooperation with the Institute of Philosophy and EDDA – Center of Excellence), September 7 and 8, 2012.

Feminist philosophy has emerged in the last decades as a vibrant field within Western philosophy. It has resulted in questioning canons of philosophy as well as core concepts of the philosophical curriculum. Feminist epistemology, ethics, aesthetics and metaphysics have contributed to a richer understanding of the epistemic, ethical, perceiving and embodied subject. The past and the present of philosophy as an academic discipline appear in a different light. Despite this, philosophy still has one of the lowest proportion of women and minorities among students and faculty when compared to other disciplines within the humanities and the sciences as a whole.  Does that have to do with the lack of acceptance of feminist work within philosophy? Or is it necessary to dig deeper in order to understand the resistance of philosophy towards change in this respect? The keynote speakers at this conference, Sally Haslanger and Linda Martín Alcoff, have gained widespread attention for their writings on the institutional culture, content and styles of philosophy, as well as for their initiatives on improving the situation of women and minorities in philosophy. 


Organizers:
Sigríður Þorgeirsdóttir, University of Iceland
Eyja M. Brynjarsdóttir, University of Iceland
Salvör Nordal, University of Iceland
Ásta Kristjana Sveinsdóttir, San Francisco State University & Bifröst University

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Program 

Program flyer

Information on venue below

Friday September 8

11.00-11.45 – Arrival and Registration

11.45-12.00 – Welcome and opening
Sigríður Þorgeirsdóttir and Gunnar Harðarson, University of Iceland

12.00-13.00 – Keynote
Sally Haslanger, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA   
Philosophy and Critical Social Theory: Feminism and the Politics of Inquiry
Chair: Ásta Sveinsdóttir

13.00-13.30 – Sandwiches and beverages

13.30-15.00 – Epistemology
Lorraine Code, York University, Canada
Has Feminist Philosophy Changed Philosophy? The Fate and the Promise of Epistemic Responsibility

Heidi Grasswick, Middlebury College, USA
Climbing Out of the Box: Feminist Epistemology as Social Epistemology

Phyllis Rooney, Oakland University, USA
The Marginal Status of Feminist Philosophy: Insights from the Situation with Feminist Epistemology

Chair: Erlendur Jónsson

15.00-15.15 – Coffee

15.15-16.45 – Metaphysics
Nancy J. Holland, Hamline University, USA    
Humility and Feminist Philosophy

Alison Assiter, University of the West of England   
Kant, Irigaray and Kierkegaard       

Ásta Kristjana Sveinsdóttir, San Francisco State University, USA
Who’s Afraid of Metaphysics?

Chair: Salvör Nordal

16.45-17.00 – Coffee

17.00-18.00 – Methodology
Hildur Kalman, Umeå University, Sweden
Has Feminist Philosophy Changed Philosophy? – An Empirical or Philosophical Question                           

Jami Weinstein, Linköping University, Sweden   
Theory Sex as a Feminist Methodology
Chair: Arnþrúður Ingólfsdóttir

18.30 – Reception

Saturday 8 September

10.00 –11.00 – Keynote
Linda Martín Alcoff, Hunter College and the City University of  New York Graduate Center, USA
The Politics of Philosophy
Chair: Eyja Margrét Brynjarsdóttir

11.00-11.15 – Coffee

11.15-12.45 – History
Catherine Villanueva Gardner, University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, USA    
Beneath the Surface: Feminist Philosophy and Mainstream History of Philosophy

Martina Reuter, Academy of Finland/University of Jyväskylä   
The Roles of Feminist Reinterpretations in History of Philosophy       

Ruth Hagengruber, University of Paderborn, Germany
How the History of Women Philosophers Changes Philosophy

Chair: Erla Karlsdóttir

12.45-13.30 – Lunch

13.30-15.00 – Place and Politics of Feminist Philosophy
Stella Sandford, Kingston University, UK
The Realisation of Feminism? Feminist Critique and the Discipline of Philosophy

Fiona Jenkins, Australian National University
(Re-)Framing What We Do                           

Tove Pettersen, University of Oslo, Norway
Marginalizing Feminist Philosophy

Chair: Vilhjálmur Árnason

15.00-15.15 – Coffee

15.15-16.45–  Diversity
Kim Q. Hall, Appalachian State University, USA
Straight, White and Secular. Queer Thoughts on Feminism and Philosophy

Heather Rakes, DePaul University, USA
A Study of “Philosophical Happiness”: How the Marginal Remains Marginal

Sigríður Þorgeirsdóttir, University of Iceland
Transnational and Feminist Philosophy

Chair: Guðbjörg R. Jóhannesdóttir

16.45-17.30 – Discussion and Closing Remarks
Eyja M. Brynjarsdóttir and Salvör Nordal moderate   

19.00 – Conference dinner

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Venue and Directions

The conference will take place at the National Museum of Iceland next to the campus of the University of Iceland.
Map of museum surroundings: http://www.thjodminjasafn.is/english/for-visitors/
Campus map: https://english.hi.is/university/campus
Website of the bus lines: http://www.straeto.is/english
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