January 2024 - Iris - Philosophy bulletin board

Reminder: Trans*Formations 16.1.2024

by Flora Löffelmann

Dear all, I would like to cordially invite you to the first Trans*Formations event! Trans Philosophy is one of the most exciting 'new' strands of philosophical theorizing, and we are happy to host the first event on the topic at the University of Vienna, to be followed by more later this year. First, Luce deLire (formerly John Hopkins University, https://getaphilosopher.com/) will give the talk "Can The Transsexual Speak?". Abstract: On September 14, 2021 Ella Nik Bayan set herself on fire at Berlin Alexanderplatz, Germany. She died shortly after. On February 2, 2024, the German government will most probably pass a new 'Self-Determination Law' (Selbstbestimmungsgesetz) which promises to simplify transition related changes of name and gender identity markers in legal documents. In my talk, I use these two examples to present what I call 'the transsexual contract': Trans and non-binary self determination is (often violently) incapacitated by means of concrete legal, political and epistemological arrangements. This is the case even in left wing art, activism and allegedly 'progressive' legislation. Allegedly, the transsexual contract protects cis people from trans propaganda and from their own confusion. Yet in reality, its main goal is the production and control of cis people. One is not born cis, but becomes cis. With a post-colonial lens, I suggest queer hospitality as a concrete practice to unlearn this toxic logic of protection. After a Q&A with Luce deLire, we will watch the film "Die Räuberinnen" (2023) by Austrian filmmaker Isa Schieche, who recently also received the Goldene Medusa Award for this film.(More Info: https://isaschieche.com/Die-Rauberinnen) The talk will be in English, the film is in German with English subtitles. There will be popcorn, snacks and drinks to round off the event! When? Tuesday, January 16th, 2024 from 15:00 to 16:30 Where? HS 3F, Institute of Philosophy, NIG (Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Vienna) Looking forward to seeing you on January 16th! Any sharing of the event is highly appreciated, and the poster for the event is attached to this email. Please do not hesitate to contact me concerning any accessibility needs or questions! With warm greetings, Flora Löffelmann -- Flora Löffelmann, MA MA University assistant & doctoral candidate Department of Philosophy at University of Vienna Pronouns: they/them (for more info see: https://www.mypronouns.org/what-and-why/) Happy about a gender neutral "hello"!

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Khôra Colloquium: Vermittlungsbegriff in der Medienphilosophie, 11.01. 2024, 18:30, HS 3F

by Sebastian Krach

Sehr geehrte Kolleg:innen, ich möchte Sie im Namen von Khôra herzlich zum nächsten Colloquium einladen. Termin: 11.01.2023, 18:30 - 20:00, HS 3F, Neues Institutsgebäude Thema: "Über die Bedeutung des Vermittlungsbegriffs für die Medienphilosophie" Ein kurzer Text von Leander Scholz ("Hegel und das leere Blatt Papier") dient uns als Ausgangspunkt für die weitere Diskussion. Auf Anfrage wird der Text gerne zugesendet. Weitere Informationen sowie eine Mailingliste finden Sie auf unserer Homepage. https://www.khora.philo.at/ Danach ist im Café Gagarin reserviert. Wir freuen uns auf euch! Liebe Grüße Sebastian Krach

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REMINDER CfP: ECPR General Conference 2024 | University College Dublin | Section of the Standing Group on Kantian Political Thought

by Jakob Rendl

CfP: ECPR General Conference 2024 | University College Dublin | Section of the Standing Group on Kantian Political Thought The ECPR Standing Group on Kantian Political Thought is delighted to announce that its application for a section on "Kant, Science and Politics" as part of the ECPR General Conference (University College Dublin, 12-15 August 2024) has been successful, and 6 panels have been allocated to the Section. As a result, paper and panel proposals for the section "Kant, Science and Politics" are now invited. Paper proposals may either be submitted as part of one of the five suggested panels below or as part of a new panel on a topic related to that of the section. The aim of this section is to examine Kant's view of a practical metaphysics (both in ethics and politico-juridical philosophy) that is on the secure path of science; the following are suggested panel topics: * The Relation Between Theoretical and Practical Cognitions * Kant's Conception of Moral Theory as a Philosophical Science * The "Land of Truth" - The Political Language of Scientific Truth * Autonomy and the Moral Law * Science and Racism - Kant's Anthropology and the Need for Reorientation of Kant Scholarship You may find further details on the section here: Kant, Science and Politics (ecpr.eu) [1]. If you are interested, please send an Expression of Interest with a short outline of your paper (max. 500 words) or, if applicable, of the proposed panel to jakob.rendl(a)univie.ac.at and s.baiasu(a)keele.ac.uk by 11 January 2024, or contact us for more information. All welcome! Links: ------ [1] https://ecpr.eu/Events/Event/SectionDetails/1470

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Zoom Workshop: Affective and Mnemonic Injustice (January 30th and 31st, 2024)

by Sabine Koch

Zoom Workshop: Affective and Mnemonic Injustice (January 30th and 31st, 2024) In recent years, there’s been a growing interest in identifying the different ways in which a person or a group of persons can be a victim of injustice, as well as the psychological/subjective effects that the various types of injustice can have on people’s status as epistemic, affective and mnemonic agents, among others. Following this trend, the purpose of this workshop will be to investigate two distinctive types of injustice as well as their possible conceptual and empirical links: affective and mnemonic injustice. The first seeks to capture kinds of injustices committed against individuals specifically in their capacities as affective agents, for example, by systematically provoking distressing experiences such as fear, sadness or despair, by manipulating others’ emotions in a way that might prove detrimental to their well-being, or by denying others opportunities to express and regulate their emotional responses. The latter seeks to capture how stereotypes can shape what we remember, so that accounts of fairness and social justice have to be taken into consideration in debates about different kinds of mnemonic capacities. These two kinds of injustices have obvious interconnections, as can be seen, for example, in the way that provoking a traumatic experience upon another person is a kind of injustice that has both an affective and a mnemonic component. We hope that the talks in this workshop, and the discussion that will follow them, will bring out these (and other) philosophical interconnections. As a result, we hope to show that the philosophy of memory and the philosophy of emotion are deeply political subject matters, something that is often overlooked within these disciplines. Far from being a marginal topic, the politics of memory and affectivity is at the heart of questions as to how memory and affective systems function, their purpose, and their role within our social spheres more broadly. We would thus like to invite everyone to join us in discussing and making these topics more visible in the philosophical community. Programme: January 30th 2024 2:30 PM (CET): Marina Trakas (Conicet): "Mnemonic Humility: An Antidote to Mnemonic Injustice?" 3:3O PM (CET): Francisco Gallegos (Wake Forest): "Authenticity, Zozobra and Affective Injustice" January 31st 2024 2:30 PM (CET): Joel Krueger (Exeter): "An Ecological Approach to Affective Injustice" 3:30 PM (CET): Katherine Puddifoot (Durham): "Mnemonic Injustice and the Social Stance on Memory" Registration (mandatory): <http://goog_82397027> https://forms.gle/k6EoLEjii7hd9RmN7 Abstracts: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eP9bQfSmj9BWnml58N7Zv-n0TM9yN72p/view?usp=… PhilEvents: https://philevents.org/event/show/117621 Organisers: Nathália de Ávila (Universität Wien - IVC Fellow) Felipe Carvalho (UFLA) Em Walsh (Johns Hopkins) Questions: Please, write to nferrei1(a)smail.uni-koeln.de<mailto:nferrei1@smail.uni-koeln.de>

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Einladung zur Graduiertenkonferenz: "Den Finger in die Wunde legen - Kritische Phänomenologien der Gewalt" am 11./12. Januar

by Charlotte Bomert

Liebe Kolleg:innen, gerne möchten wir Sie auf die Graduiertenkonferenz "DEN FINGER IN DIE WUNDE LEGEN - Kritische Phänomenologien der Gewalt", die am 11./12. Januar an unserem Institut stattfinden wird, aufmerksam machen. Die Konferenz setzt es sich zur Aufgabe, zum einen die aktuell v. a. im angloamerikanischen Raum sich intensivierende Debatte um die sog. "critical phenomenology" mit Blick auf Phänomene der Gewalt zu erproben. Darüber hinaus soll sie einen Ort des Austausches für junge phänomenologische (Gewalt)Forschung am Institut für Philosophie in Wien eröffnen. Anhand konkreter Phänomenanalysen soll gezeigt werden, wie sich eine für soziale, politische und globale Problemlagen sensibilisierende Phänomenologie mit deskriptiven, genealogischen und kritischen Theorieelemente konstruktiv verbinden lässt und so neue Einsichten für die Gewaltforschung zu eröffnen vermag. Neben den Beiträgen von fortgeschrittenen Master- und Doktoratsstudierenden unseres Instituts, die zu Phänomenen der Gewalt forschen, freuen wir uns zudem auf folgende drei Keynotes: (1) Claudia Brunner, Politikwissenschaftlerin und assoz. Professorin am Zentrum für Friedensforschung und Friedensbildung, Institut für Erziehungswissenschaft und Bildungsforschung der Universität Klagenfurt mit dem Vortrag "Strukturell, symbolisch, normativ - und epistemisch: Gewalt weiter denken in der kolonialen Moderne" (2) Pascal Delhom, Senior Lecturer am Philosophischen Seminar der Europa-Universität Flensburg, mit dem Vortrag "Erlittene Gewalt. Die Frage des Zugangs zu den Phänomenen" (3) Gerald Posselt, Senior Lecturer an unserem Institut, mit dem Vortrag: "Zeichensprache der Verletzungen: Schnittstellen sprachlicher und körperlicher Gewalt" Ausführlichere Abstracts zu den Keynotes, den anderen Vorträgen, den genauen Zeitablauf und Hintergrundlektüren zu den Keynotes finden Sie hier: https://phaenomenologie.univie.ac.at/forschung/graduiertenkonferenz-den-fin… Mit den besten Grüßen und Wünschen für das neue Jahr, Charlotte Bomert, Georg Harfensteller & Michael Staudigl

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