The University of Pennsylvania's chapter of Minorities and Philosophy (MAP) is pleased to announce our ninth annual conference: MAP-Penn Conference on Displacement(s).
The conference is focused on the topic of Displacement(s). This topic includes philosophical issues across (e.g. migration, refugees) and within borders (e.g. gentrification, segregation). It also includes the connections between international relations, social and political philosophy, and the history of philosophy, among other areas of philosophy.
Featuring Keynote Speakers Ronald Sundstrom (University of San Francisco) and Serena Parekh (Northeastern University).
Friday, April 4th
10:00 am - "Where Are the Displaced in the Philosophy of Poverty?"
Kas Bernays, Ph.D candidate, Philosophy, University of St Andrews and the University of Pennsylvania
11:00 am - "Digital Nomads, Displacements, and the Erosion of Intergenerational Reciprocity"
Kate Yuan, Ph.D candidate, Philosophy, Yale University
12:00 pm - Break
12:30 pm - Keynote, "Open Cities and Open Communities"
Ronald Sundstrom, Professor of Philosophy, University of San Francisco
Saturday, April 5th
10:00 am - "The Distinctive Rights of Forcibly Displaced People"
Laura Santi Amantini, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Piemonte Orientale, Italy
11:00 am - "Legal Ambiguity and the Ethics of Climate Displacement"
Elizabeth Wong, Ph.D candidate, American Studies, Brown University
12:00 pm - Break
12:30 pm - Keynote, "Moral Obligations in a World Afraid of Refugees"
Serena Parekh, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religion, Northeastern University
All times EDT.
MAP-Penn aims to address issues of minority participation in philosophy. Our main activity is organizing conferences where philosophers who are minorities or who work on issues relevant to minorities can share their expertise and form networks. In addition to conferences, MAP-Penn has organized visiting speaker series, reading groups, undergraduate information sessions, and other events to help members of Penn's philosophy department connect with others as professionals and community members.
