Conference
Simone de Beauvoir
Paris, 1908 – 1986
Feminism is a way of living individually and struggling collectively.
Judith Butler
Cleveland, 1956
There is no gender identity behind the expressions of gender; that identity
is performatively constituted by the very ‘expressions’ that are said to be its results.
Maria Zambrano
Málaga, 1904 – Madrid, 1991
Because broadening your horizons is not only a question of greatness
but also of diversity: of different dimensions, different ways of looking at things,
a different light which the understanding has to capture, even project. So that the way
of looking, in order to see properly, or on occasion only glimpse, has to be directed in another way.
Hannah Arendt
Linden, 1906 – New York, 1975
The greater part of political philosophy since Plato
could easily be interpreted as various attempts to find
theoretical foundations and practical ways
for an escape from politics altogether.
Who is Hannah Arendt? How about Simone Weil? Who is Hildegard von Bingen? Until very recently, such questions were met with genuine ignorance. Nowadays these names spark interest, curiosity, and even true passion and recognition. Still, can the same be said about Rachel Bespaloff, Jeanne Hersch or Helene von Druskowitz? How about Moderata Fonte? And Sarah Koffman? There is no surprise if in such cases the lack of recognition persists…
The Philosophy and Gender Seminar celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2021. Since the beginning of the nineties, a group of professors and students at the Universitat de Barcelona began an enthralling experience driven by the question “Where are women philosophers?” in a context in which they were not heard of. Thus, for over 30 years, the Philosophy and Gender Seminar has been working on archival research, interpretative analysis, translations, volume editions and activities so as to grant these dedicated and intense women thinkers the visibility and resonance they deserve, both in the academic sphere and outside it.
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Upcoming activities
Thesis Laboratory
Identity inflections in James Baldwin: readings in the light of Judith Butler’s theory
36th Thesis Laboratory. Friday, November 29, 2024 at 5:30 pm
Thesis Laboratory
Female homoerotism in the Spanish collections of kiosk erotic literature (1898-1936)
35th Thesis Laboratory Friday, September 20, 2024 at 5pm