56th Cincinnati Philosophy Colloquium
'Identity Politics & the Politics of Identity'
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Join UC’s Department of Philosophy and the Charles P. Taft Research Center for the 56th Cincinnati Philosophy Colloquium, Oct. 14-15, in the Annie Laws Reading Room, 407 Teachers-Dyer Complex.
The colloquium topic is “Identity Politics & the Politics of Identity”.
Schedule and speakers are below and can also be found at www.eduardojmartinez.com/colloquium .
Friday, October 14
1:30 p.m.: Depolarization Without Reconciliation, Robert Talisse
3:30 p.m.: The Power of Listening in Divided Democracies, Mary F. (Molly) Scudder
Saturday, October 15
10:00 a.m.: Why Should Those Who Speak for Us Be Anything Like Us? Wendy Salkin
1:00 p.m.: Boxed In: Tight Scripts and Identity Trouble, Derrick Darby and Eduardo Martinez
3:00 p.m.: Is Poverty a Political Concept? Jennifer Morton
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For more information visit www.eduardojmartinez.com/colloquium or contact Eduardo Martinez, eduardo.martinez@uc.edu
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