First Feminist Philosophy of Physics Workshop
June 20-21, 2024, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (Koessler Room, Michigan League), and via Zoom
PhilEvents Page
Registration link (please register by Friday, 24 May, 2024)
Program Co-Chairs: Helen Meskhidze (Harvard University, emeskhidze@g.harvard.edu), Chris Mitsch (University of Pittsburgh, chris.mitsch@pitt.edu), and Jingyi Wu (London School of Economics, Jingyi.Wu@lse.ac.uk)
Local Organizers: Francisco Calderón (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, fcalder@umich.edu) and Laura Ruetsche (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, ruetsche@umich.edu)
Schedule:
Time Slots are in EDT time zone.
June 20
9:00 - 10:00 Breakfast, registration, and informal conversations
10:00- 10:15 Opening Remarks
Workshop
10:15 - 10:45 Laura Ruetsche (University of Michigan) “Can there be feminist
philosophy of physics?”
10:45 - 11:15 Mike Schneider (University of Missouri) “An Elegant Physics? A
Feminist Proposal”
11:15 - 11:45 Coffee Break
Flash talks
11:45 - 12:00 Raymond Maung (University of Illinois, Chicago) “Political Philosophy of
Science”
12:00 - 12:15 India Bhalla-Ladd (University of California, Irvine) “TBD”
12:15 - 12:30 Baiju P. Anthony (Birla Institute of Technology and Science) “Objectivity
and Feminism: Feminism as a New Critique of Science”
12:30 - 12:45 Jingyi Wu (London School of Economics) “Feminist Heuristics for
Physics”
12:45 - 2:00 Lunch
2:00 - 2:30 Julie Williams-Reyes (University of Oregon) "Otherwise Metaphysics in
the 17th Century: Cavendish & Pluriversal Metamorphics"
2:30 - 3:00 Shelly Yiran Shi (University of California, San Diego) “Chien-Shiung Wu (吴健雄): Breaking Parity Against Disparity”
3:00 - 3:30 Coffee break
3:30 - 4:00 Doreen Fraser (University of Waterloo) “Misleading analogies in physics”
4:00 - 4:30 Francesca Vidotto (Western University) “Feminist epistemology in action”
4:30 - 4:45 Break
Workshop
4:45 - 5:15 Melissa Jacquart (University of Cincinnati) “Threshold Concepts for
Diversity, Inclusivity, and Pedagogy”
Dinner for registered conference attendees
6:30 - Slurping Turtle (608 E Liberty St.)
June 21
9:00 - 10:00 Breakfast and informal conversations
10:00 - 10:30 Alyssa Ney (University of California, Davis) “Assessing the
Fundamentality of Physics through a Feminist Lens”
10:30 - 11:00 Margrette Gress and Noel Swanson (University of Delaware)
“Interpretation: Classical, Radical, Unpristine”
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break
Flash talks
11:30 - 11:45 Daria Jadreškić and Marianne van Panhuys (University of Klagenfurt,
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) “‘English for women’: When equality measures widen the gap”
11:45 - 12:00 Cristina Manzano Balsells (Universitat de Barcelona) “A feminist account of agency to change physics”
12:00 - 12:15 Dominic Ryder (London School of Economics) “When and How is
Stubbornness Epistemically Harmful”
12:15 - 12:30 Break
Workshop
12:30 - 1:00 Francisco Calderón, Thomas Colclough, and Helen Meskhidze
(University of Michigan, University of California, Irvine, and Harvard University) “Feminist and Trauma-Informed Approaches to Teaching Formal Philosophy”
1:00 - 2:30 Lunch
2:30 - 3:00 Ray Pedersen and Jer Steeger (University of Minnesota and University of
Washington/University of Bristol) “Complementarity as epistemic infringement”
3:00 - 3:30 Ana-Maria Creţu (University of Bristol) “Human Computers and
Epistemic Injustice”
3:30 - 4:00 Coffee Break
4:00 - 4:30 Shawn Skelton (Leibniz Universität Hannover) “Challenges for Feminist
Philosophy of Physics: standpoint theory, pluralism, and the objectivity of human-insensitive science”
Workshop
4:30 - 5:00 Philosophy of Physics Affinity Group “How should a feminist teach
philosophy of physics?”
5:00 - 6:00 Discussion/work session
Registered Discussants
Benjamin I.J. Mintzer (Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Columbia University)
Clara Bradley (University of California, Irvine)
Patricia Fofie (University of California, Irvine)
Bixin Guo (University of Pittsburgh)
Sonia Estrade (Universitat de Barcelona)
Rachel E. Scherr (University of Washington Bothell)
Maria Papageorgiou ( Austrian Academy of Sciences)
Noemi Bolzonetti (Università della Svizzera Italiana)
Maria Theodosia Tsimpli (Hellenic Open University Philosophy and Arts)
Sanne Vergouwen (Utrecht University)
Local Travels: The closest airport to Ann Arbor is Detroit (DTW). We’d suggest using the Michigan Flyer to travel between the airport and Ann Arbor.
Workshop Organizing Community: India Bhalla-Ladd (UC Irvine), Clara Bradley (UC Irvine), Francisco Calderón (Michigan), Elliott Chen (Xavier), Ana-Maria Creţu (Bristol), Patricia Fofie (UC Irvine), Alexander Franklin (KCL), David Freeborn (NU London), Bixin Guo (Pittsburgh), Bri High (Washington), Doreen Fraser (Waterloo), Kerry McKenzie (UCSD), Helen Meskhidze (Harvard), Chris Mitsch (Pittsburgh), Alyssa Ney (UC Davis), Ray Pedersen (Minnesota), Laura Ruetsche (Michigan), Katie Robertson (Stirling), Mike Schneider (Missouri), Shelly Yiran Shi (UCSD), Jer Steeger (Washington/Bristol), Francesca Vidotto (Western), Jim Weatherall (UC Irvine), Jingyi Wu (LSE)
June 20-21, 2024, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (Koessler Room, Michigan League), and via Zoom
PhilEvents Page
Registration link (please register by Friday, 24 May, 2024)
Program Co-Chairs: Helen Meskhidze (Harvard University, emeskhidze@g.harvard.edu), Chris Mitsch (University of Pittsburgh, chris.mitsch@pitt.edu), and Jingyi Wu (London School of Economics, Jingyi.Wu@lse.ac.uk)
Local Organizers: Francisco Calderón (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, fcalder@umich.edu) and Laura Ruetsche (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, ruetsche@umich.edu)
Schedule:
Time Slots are in EDT time zone.
June 20
9:00 - 10:00 Breakfast, registration, and informal conversations
10:00- 10:15 Opening Remarks
Workshop
10:15 - 10:45 Laura Ruetsche (University of Michigan) “Can there be feminist
philosophy of physics?”
10:45 - 11:15 Mike Schneider (University of Missouri) “An Elegant Physics? A
Feminist Proposal”
11:15 - 11:45 Coffee Break
Flash talks
11:45 - 12:00 Raymond Maung (University of Illinois, Chicago) “Political Philosophy of
Science”
12:00 - 12:15 India Bhalla-Ladd (University of California, Irvine) “TBD”
12:15 - 12:30 Baiju P. Anthony (Birla Institute of Technology and Science) “Objectivity
and Feminism: Feminism as a New Critique of Science”
12:30 - 12:45 Jingyi Wu (London School of Economics) “Feminist Heuristics for
Physics”
12:45 - 2:00 Lunch
2:00 - 2:30 Julie Williams-Reyes (University of Oregon) "Otherwise Metaphysics in
the 17th Century: Cavendish & Pluriversal Metamorphics"
2:30 - 3:00 Shelly Yiran Shi (University of California, San Diego) “Chien-Shiung Wu (吴健雄): Breaking Parity Against Disparity”
3:00 - 3:30 Coffee break
3:30 - 4:00 Doreen Fraser (University of Waterloo) “Misleading analogies in physics”
4:00 - 4:30 Francesca Vidotto (Western University) “Feminist epistemology in action”
4:30 - 4:45 Break
Workshop
4:45 - 5:15 Melissa Jacquart (University of Cincinnati) “Threshold Concepts for
Diversity, Inclusivity, and Pedagogy”
Dinner for registered conference attendees
6:30 - Slurping Turtle (608 E Liberty St.)
June 21
9:00 - 10:00 Breakfast and informal conversations
10:00 - 10:30 Alyssa Ney (University of California, Davis) “Assessing the
Fundamentality of Physics through a Feminist Lens”
10:30 - 11:00 Margrette Gress and Noel Swanson (University of Delaware)
“Interpretation: Classical, Radical, Unpristine”
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break
Flash talks
11:30 - 11:45 Daria Jadreškić and Marianne van Panhuys (University of Klagenfurt,
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) “‘English for women’: When equality measures widen the gap”
11:45 - 12:00 Cristina Manzano Balsells (Universitat de Barcelona) “A feminist account of agency to change physics”
12:00 - 12:15 Dominic Ryder (London School of Economics) “When and How is
Stubbornness Epistemically Harmful”
12:15 - 12:30 Break
Workshop
12:30 - 1:00 Francisco Calderón, Thomas Colclough, and Helen Meskhidze
(University of Michigan, University of California, Irvine, and Harvard University) “Feminist and Trauma-Informed Approaches to Teaching Formal Philosophy”
1:00 - 2:30 Lunch
2:30 - 3:00 Ray Pedersen and Jer Steeger (University of Minnesota and University of
Washington/University of Bristol) “Complementarity as epistemic infringement”
3:00 - 3:30 Ana-Maria Creţu (University of Bristol) “Human Computers and
Epistemic Injustice”
3:30 - 4:00 Coffee Break
4:00 - 4:30 Shawn Skelton (Leibniz Universität Hannover) “Challenges for Feminist
Philosophy of Physics: standpoint theory, pluralism, and the objectivity of human-insensitive science”
Workshop
4:30 - 5:00 Philosophy of Physics Affinity Group “How should a feminist teach
philosophy of physics?”
5:00 - 6:00 Discussion/work session
Registered Discussants
Benjamin I.J. Mintzer (Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Columbia University)
Clara Bradley (University of California, Irvine)
Patricia Fofie (University of California, Irvine)
Bixin Guo (University of Pittsburgh)
Sonia Estrade (Universitat de Barcelona)
Rachel E. Scherr (University of Washington Bothell)
Maria Papageorgiou ( Austrian Academy of Sciences)
Noemi Bolzonetti (Università della Svizzera Italiana)
Maria Theodosia Tsimpli (Hellenic Open University Philosophy and Arts)
Sanne Vergouwen (Utrecht University)
Local Travels: The closest airport to Ann Arbor is Detroit (DTW). We’d suggest using the Michigan Flyer to travel between the airport and Ann Arbor.
Workshop Organizing Community: India Bhalla-Ladd (UC Irvine), Clara Bradley (UC Irvine), Francisco Calderón (Michigan), Elliott Chen (Xavier), Ana-Maria Creţu (Bristol), Patricia Fofie (UC Irvine), Alexander Franklin (KCL), David Freeborn (NU London), Bixin Guo (Pittsburgh), Bri High (Washington), Doreen Fraser (Waterloo), Kerry McKenzie (UCSD), Helen Meskhidze (Harvard), Chris Mitsch (Pittsburgh), Alyssa Ney (UC Davis), Ray Pedersen (Minnesota), Laura Ruetsche (Michigan), Katie Robertson (Stirling), Mike Schneider (Missouri), Shelly Yiran Shi (UCSD), Jer Steeger (Washington/Bristol), Francesca Vidotto (Western), Jim Weatherall (UC Irvine), Jingyi Wu (LSE)