"Dogwhistles, Political Manipulation and Philosophy of Language"

Jennifer Saul (University of Sheffield)

University of Kent, Darwin Lecture Theatre 3 MONDAY 14th March, 2016, 4-6pm

New, Updated Abstract:

We live in an age in which few people openly declare themselves racist.  However, racial resentment remains a powerful motivating force.  Politicians who want to appeal to racially resentful sentiments, then, must craft subtle techniques for doing so.  This talk considers two of these techniques, along with their implications for both politics and philosophy of language.

Professor Saul is Director of the Society for Women in Philosophy UK and Co-Chair of the British Philosophical Association's Women in Philosophy Committee. She is on the Editorial Board for Symposia in Gender, Race, and Philosophy, and on the Analysis Committee.
Saul is honoured to have received the 2011 Distinguished Woman Philosopher Award in Washington, DC. But her proudest accomplishment is nonetheless having been a consultant on a zombie movie script.

All welcome!