MAP-Penn Conference on Climate Justice

The University of Pennsylvania chapter of MAP (Minorities and Philosophy) is excited to announce our 7th conference: MAP-Penn Conference on Climate Justice.

In keeping with the aims of both MAP International and MAP-Penn, previous iterations of this conference have focused on Non-Western Philosophies, Global Feminisms, Inclusive Pedagogies and Methodologies, Philosophy of Race, and Philosophy of Disability and Illness.

Our 2023 conference is focused on aspects of climate justice or climate ethics. This includes, but is not limited to, issues relating to the differing social, economic, public health, and other adverse impacts on underprivileged populations across the world.

Conference dates: March 31- April 2, 2023.

The conference will take place online.

Keynote Speakers:

Krushil Watene (University of Auckland Waipapa Taumata Rau, New Zealand)

Kian Mintz-Woo (University College Cork, Ireland)

Simona Capisani (Durham University, UK)

Contributed talks:

Shruti Pandey (University of Delhi, India): "Rearticulating Responsibility in Globalized Age: A Case of Climate Change"

Daniele Fulvi (Western Sydney University, Australia): "A Consequentialist Approach to Climate Justice and Negative Emission Technologies"

Diana Piroli (University of Catania, Italy): "Recognition Climate Justice and the Challenge of Pluralism"

Gaspard Lemaire (University of Fribourg, Switzerland): "Hermeneutics of Climate Inaction: The Concept of Anthropocide"

Clémence Démurger (Georgetown University, USA): "Facing the ethical challenge of climate migration through Levinas: Understanding Earth as a home and sharing its hospitality"

Erica Onnis (University of Turin, Italy): "Think outside the bun. Freedom narratives about food and the need for global dietary changes"

Conference organizers: Kate Nicole Hoffman, Lauren Perry, Sara Purinton, Jacqueline Wallis, Clarissa Busch, Ezekiel Vergara, Youngbin Yoon, and Tiina Rosenqvist