Thinking From Everywhen: Philosophy, Indigenous Knowledge & Perspectives
Event description
This workshop asks how Western Philosophy should proceed if it takes seriously the challenge of decolonisation and of opening a respectful dialogue with Indigenous philosophies and knowledge systems. It explores ways to improve the plurality of the Philosophy discipline by recognising First Nations perspectives and Indigenous ways of knowing.
Confirmed Speakers:
- Aileen Moreton Robinson (Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Indigenous Research, University of Queensland)
- Krushil Watene (Peter Kraus Associate Professor in Philosophy, University of Auckland)
- Rob Wilson (Professor in Philosophy, University of Western Australia)
- Veli Mitova (Professor of Philosophy and Director of the African Centre for Epistemology and Philosophy of Science, University of Johannesburg)
- Joanne Faulkner (Senior Lecturer in Cultural Studies, Macquarie University)
The Program and abstracts is available here. Final program to be released by 7 February.
The workshop will run from 9.30 am on 13 February to 5.00 pm on 14 February 2024.
Registrations close by COB 8 February 2024.
This workshop is co-sponsored by the ANU Research School of Social Sciences and ARC Constructing Social Hierarchies Discovery Project of the University of Melbourne
Organisers:
Rachael Brown, Fiona Jenkins, Tori McGeer (ANU), and Francois Schroeter and Karen Jones (University of Melbourne)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
- Registration is required for this event.
- This event is both in-person and online. Please register for an online ticket if you cannot attend in person. The Zoom details will be sent before the event.
- NOTE: Not all the sessions will be live-streamed. Please refer to the program.
- The event will be catered with vegan and vegetarian food and some GF options. We will also select a venue for an informal gathering on Monday evening (self-funded). More details to follow.
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