NEWS & EVENTS
Australasian Philosophy of Anthropology Workshop (A-PAW)A-PAW explores the intersection of philosophy and anthropology.
Our goal is to foster discussions of conceptual and methodological issues in the philosophy of anthropology. Ultimately, we aim to promote interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary dialogue and collaboration. Venue: The University of Western Australia - Perth, Australia (+ Online) Date: July 3rd-5th 2024 Registrations are free |
Thinking Together WorkshopIn October/November 2023, we participated and sponsored a 3-day interdisciplinary workshop on collective memory and collective knowledge organized by our own Alberto Guerrero-Velasquéz and Dr. Anne Schekenbecker from Murdoch University. The workshop proved to be highly rewarding, and we thoroughly enjoyed the fruitful discussions. Rob and Alberto delivered long talks, while Jorge and Lucia presented flash talks.
More info about the event here: thinkingtogether.au |
KKiM Seminars with Dr. KochanIn August 2023, we organized a 5-week seminar with Dr. Jeff Kochan, a visiting research fellow of the Keeping Kinship in Mind project. Dr. Kochan is currently an Associated Fellow of the Zukunftskolleg, an institute of advanced studies at the University of Konstanz. Jeff’s research combines History and Philosophy of Science with Sociology of Scientific Knowledge, and salts this with a bit of existential phenomenology.
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ISHPSSB 2023We organized a Diverse Format Session called “Keeping Kinship in Mind” at The International Society for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Biology (ISHPSSB) that occured between 9 and 15 of July 2023 in Toronto, Canada. Two members of our team were there in person, Rob and Lucia, and two presented online, Jorge and Alberto.
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Philosophy and STS Workshop with Dr. LudwigIn May 2023, we organized a Philosophy and STS Workshop on Transdisciplinarity and Community-based Philosophical Inquiry with Dr. David Ludwig. associate professor in the Knowledge, Technology, and Innovation Group of Wageningen University and the PI of the Global Epistemologies and Ontologies (GEOS) Project which explores different modes of knowledge production and their relations to livelihoods and social realities. |
Undergraduate Research Assistants 2023Amy Alexander (not pictured): Examining the development of feminist thought in relation to kinship and its response to reproductive technologies from the 1950s to the present day. Emma Hughes: Developing an understanding of Indigenous kinship systems and 'skin names', and exploring how these systems shape generational bonds. Akshata Jois: Exploring the biases present in our legal systems towards the nuclear family and how this bias restricts the formation of non-nuclear families. Lara Cooper: Searching for universal meaning in kinship, and investigating how adoption and 'chosen' kinship challenge and enrich the traditional view of kinship based on biological connections. |
Undergraduate Research Assistants 2023 - Presentation and Q&AIn May 2023, our four Summer Undergraduate Research Assistants presented their research projects on kinship at UWA. These students had worked closely with Professor Rob Wilson, the Principal Investigator of the 'Keep Kinship in Mind' project, to explore the concept of kinship and gain experience in philosophical research at an undergraduate level. The presentations were followed by a Q&A session during which attendees could ask questions about both the research projects and the Summer Undergraduate Research Assistantship program to the presenters and Professor Wilson. |