The Dutch Research School of Philosophy (OZSW) and Free University Amsterdam invite PhD candidates in philosophy to register for the course Making Spaces for New Faces: Diversifying and Decolonizing the Philosophical Canon to take place in February 22-23, 2024.
Organizing university
Date(s)
Location
room(s) at VU Amsterdam, t.b.a
Type of activity
Primary target group
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Application/registration deadline
The deadline for registration is February 8, 2024.
About the topic
The need to diversify and decolonize the philosophical canon in the last decades has become more and more urgent. Questions about how to do that and how to deal with different traditions, how to create an inclusive philosophy, are posed at conferences and symposia. In this course PhD- and ReMa students are invited to reflect upon such questions: how did the canon become canonical? How to diversify and decolonize the curriculum? The course addresses the topics of the emergence and history of the Western canon (how did it come into existence? How to critique canonical reason?), as well as diversifying the canon by including other traditions than the Western one, more specifically Japanese and Black philosophy.
The course can be taken together with the PhD-course Philosophy and Decolonization (UvA) taught from Feb-May: the two courses do not overlap, but complement each other. The present course concentrates upon the history of philosophy.
Aim / objective
· Learning about the emergence and history of the Western canon
· Learning about Asian and Black philosophy
· Reflection and discussion about diversity and decolonizing the canon
· Presenting a project in light of questions around diversity and decolonization
Program
Day 1:
10.00-12.00 Lecture Takeshi Morisato “Why Japanese Philosophy for Decolonising the Curriculum?”
12.00-13.00: lunch
13.00-15.00: Discussion about the readings; presentations by PhD candidates.
15.00-15.30: break
15.30-17.00: Discussion about the readings; presentations by PhD candidates
Day 2:
10.00-12.00: Lecture Michael Thomas “Black Thought and the Question of Cannons”
12.00-13.00: lunch
13.00-15.00: Discussion about the readings; presentations by PhD candidates
15.00-15.30: break
15.30-17.00: Discussion about the readings; presentations by PhD candidates
Lecturers
Lilith Lee and Annemie Halsema (VU)
Key note speakers
· Takeshi Morisato (University of Edinburgh)
· Michael Thomas (University of Amsterdam)
Abstract submission
If you want to present a paper or your project, send an abstract with your aims to l.w.lee@vu.nl and j.m.halsema@vu.nl before January 27, 2024.
Required preparations
Mandatory reading:
For Day 1:
F. Fanon, “Racism and Culture” in Towards the African Revolution (1967), 32–44,
F. Fanon, Chapter 5 “The Lived Experience of the Black Man” in Black Skin, White Masks
Day 2:
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Suggested additional reading:
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Assessment:
– presentation (at one of the days of the course)
– writing a final paper of 2500 words
Last updated on November 3, 2023.
Certificate / credit points
For this course participants can earn a certificate after successful completion. Please note, however, that the OZSW is not accredited to reward students with credits/ECTS directly. The study load is mentioned on the certificate, which can usually be exchanged for ‘real’ credits (ECTS) at your home university. The study load for this activity is: 2 ECTS
Costs
Attendance is free for
- ReMa students who are members of the OZSW or another Research School in Humanities.
- PhD candidates who are members of the OZSW or another Research School in Humanities.
Attendance is 300 euros for all others.
How to apply / register
You can register through this link.
If registration has been closed because the maximum amount of participants has been reached, you can submit your name to the waiting list by sending an email to assistant.director@ozsw.nl. Please also indicate whether you are a ReMa student or PhD candidate and whether you are a member of the OZSW or not.
Cancellation and registration policy
Organizers
Lilith Lee and Annemie Halsema, Department of Philosophy, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Email: l.w.lee@vu.nl; j.m.halsema@vu.nl