Past Events
Philosopher Francey Russell, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Barnard, will give a Philosopher's Holiday talk on bewilderment.
This event is free and open to the public.
Vassar celebrates Soweto with a screening of Sifiso Khanyile’s critically acclaimed documentary Uprize!, followed by a faculty roundtable featuring Professors Mia Mask, Ismail Rashid, and Samson Opondo, along with local activist and South African native Dr. Ereshnee Naidu. The discussion will be moderated by Professor Mariam Rashid.
Campus community only, please.
Associate Professor of Philosophy at Smith College, Malcolm Keating, will be giving a Jamie Nisse Greenberg Memorial Lecture: An Argument for Propositions in an Indian Philosopher — Revisiting a Dogma.
This event is free and open to the public.
David Scott, the Ruth and William Lubic Professor in Anthropology at Columbia University, will be speaking on what it might be about Stuart Hall’s intellectual work that incites a reflection on his biographical formation.
This event is free and open to the public.
Philosopher Amy Allen explores the value of historical inquiry for critical theory, weighing competing approaches and defending a genealogical alternative.
Philosopher Daniel Brinkerhoff Young (Union College) uses Marx’s idea of species-being to answer a puzzle about how human beings could ever intentionally bring about an emancipated society.
Former Vassar philosophy professor Barry Lam returns for a Q&A about his new book, Fewer Rules, Better People: The Case for Discretion, with current philosophy faculty member Shivani Radhakrishnan. Books will be available for purchase and signing.
This lecture examines literary and historical narratives to elaborate “colonial domesticity.”
Campus community only, please.
Mondays: 7:00–8:00 p.m. (Zoom)
Wednesdays: 5:00 p.m.
Vassar Professor Emeritus of Philosophy Michael McCarthy discusses what it means to be an American citizen today and why so many Americans have become distrustful of government, suspicious of politics, and uncertain of their civic obligations. Open to the public.