Conference on Race and Philosophy - University of San Diego

On Race and Philosophy Conference

DATE AND TIME

• Monday, February 22, 2021 from 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
• Tuesday, February 23, 2021 from 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

LOCATION

Virtual event

5998 Alcala ParkSan Diego, CA 92110 

DETAILS

The deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tamir Rice and others have given rise to the need for a deeper conversation about race—a conversation to which philosophy is well equipped to contribute. In contributing to this necessary conversation, two members of the philosophy department present a conference. This conference has the aim of elucidating positions within academic discussions of, as well as evoke thought about, race. The conference will engage a broad range of questions from a philosophical perspective but will do so in a way that can be appreciated by both those interested in disciplines other than philosophy as well as a broader public audience. Sponsored by the Humanities Center and the Values Institute. Coordinated by Corey Barnes, PhD, and Marilynn Johnson, PhD, from the Department of Philosophy.

Monday, February 22: Themes and Speakers

Metaphysics of Race (10:40-11:50 a.m.):

Michael Hardimon, PhD | Professor of Philosophy, University of California, San Diego

Chike Jeffers, PhD | Associate Professor of Philosophy, Dalhousie University 

Racism (12:20-1:30 p.m.):

Rima Basu, PhD | Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Claremont McKenna College

Alberto Urquidez, PhD | CFD Postdoctoral Fellow in Philosophy at Bowdoin College

Race and Education (1:40-2:50 p.m.):

Lawrence Blum, PhD | Distinguished Professor of Liberal Arts and Education and Professor of Philosophy, University of Massachusetts, Boston

John Torrey, PhD | Assistant Professor of Philosophy, SUNY Buffalo State University

Tuesday, February 23: Themes and Speakers

Race and Politics (10:40-11:50 p.m.):

Jason D. Hill, PhD | Professor of Philosophy, De Paul University

Jason L. Riley | Senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute

Race and Medicine (12:20-1:30 p.m.):

Camisha Russell, PhD | Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of Oregon

Yolonda Y. Wilson, PhD | Associate Professor of Philosophy, Howard University (Associate Professor in Albert Gnaegi Center for Health Care Ethics at St. Louis University, beginning 2021)

Race and Art (1:40-2:50 p.m.):

Luvell Anderson, PhD | Associate Professor of Philosophy, Syracuse University

Janine Jones, PhD | Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of North Carolina, Greensboro

SPONSOR(S)

• Philosophy