Public Philosophy Week Pub Quiz
Think you know philosophy? Come test your knowledge at the PPW Pub Quiz!
Saying It Might Make It So
Often, saying it doesn’t make it so. But sometimes it does, like when a judge pronounces a verdict, when you make a promise, and when a referee makes a call. Join us for a discussion of how we perform actions through our speech (promising, pronouncing, asserting, etc.) and how that performance may go awry
What Does It Mean to Belong? Signing Deaf Individuals in Hearing-Centric Spaces
This session explores the meaning of belonging and how it differs between signing Deaf individuals and English-speaking nondeaf individuals. While belonging is widely promoted in education, we must critically examine how it is fostered when different groups may conceptualize belonging in fundamentally different ways.
Kids’ Rights, Kids’ Liberation
Sela (11) and Ilyse (timeless) Morgenstein Fuerst talk briefly about the history of kids rights and the future kids imagine. Topics of discussion include: labor laws and kids’ activism, access to medical care, voting, and kids’ self-determination. Letter-writing and zine making is part of the program!