Workshop format

Three women PhD students at the University of Birmingham will be paired with an external woman in philosophy who will act as their mentor. The workshop will involve the three graduate students presenting their work to all delegates, ahead of parallel sessions for further discussion of their work led by their mentor. There will also be three other sessions led by women philosophers: (1) Keynote address, (2) Grants and Projects, and (3) Impact and Philosophy.

Participants

Graduate speakers: Jane Kisbey, Kathleen Murphy-Hollies, Jessica Sutherland

Mentors: Susanne Burri (Konstanz), Anneli Jefferson (Cardiff), Fabienne Peter (Warwick)

Keynote: Maja Spener (Birmingham)

​Careers speakers: Anneli Jefferson (Cardiff), Heather Widdows (Birmingham)

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      Graduate speakers

Jane Kisbey

Kathleen Murphy-Hollies

Jessica Sutherland

      Mentors

Susanne Burri

Anneli Jefferson

Fabienne Peter

      Keynote

Maja Spener

      Careers speakers

Anneli Jefferson

Heather Widdows

Programme

09:45–10:00 Welcome

10:00–11:00: Maja Spener: 'Introspective Kinds' (Keynote Address)

11:00-11:15 Coffee

11:15–12:00 Kathleen Murphy-Hollies: 'The Know-How of Virtue' 

12:00–12:45 Anneli Jefferson: 'Grants and Projects'

12:45-13:30 Lunch

13:30–14:15 Jessica Sutherland: 'Child Soldiers and Liability to Attack'

14:15–15:00 Jane Kisbey: 'On the Phenomenon of Psychopathy: Psychopaths are Extreme Future- and Other-Discounters

15:00–1600 Parallel sessions (delegates welcome to join any room)

Room one: Fabienne Peter leads discussion on Kathleen Murphy-Hollies' work

Room two: Susanne Burri leads discussion on Jessica Sutherland's work

Room three: Anneli Jefferson leads discussion on Jane Kisbey's work 

16:00-16:15 Coffee

16:15–17:00 Heather Widdows: 'Philosophy Making a Difference' 

17:00 Close