First Feminist Philosophy of Physics Workshop
June 20-21, 2024
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (Koessler Room, Michigan League), and via Zoom
PhilEvents Page
Registration link (registration to attend in person has closed; registration to attend online will close by June 15)
Program Co-Chairs: Helen Meskhidze (Harvard University, [email protected]), Chris Mitsch (University of Pittsburgh, [email protected]), and Jingyi Wu (London School of Economics, [email protected])
Local Organizers: Francisco Calderón (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, [email protected]) and Laura Ruetsche (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, [email protected])
Sponsors: FQxI - Foundational Questions Institute, the Blaumann Foundation, University of Michigan Department of Philosophy, College of Literature, Sciences, and the Arts, Office of Research, and Institute for the Humanities.
Schedule:
Time slots are in EDT time zone.
Abstracts for talks are available here.
June 20
Chair for morning sessions: Jer Steeger (Bristol)
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) “Typing Physics: The Essential Role of Typists in Intra-Scientific Communication”
12:15 - 12:30 Cristina Manzano Balsells (Universitat de Barcelona) “A feminist account of agency to change physics”
12:30 - 12:45 Jingyi Wu (London School of Economics) “Rigour Capture”
12:45 - 2:00 Lunch
Chair for afternoon sessions: Bixin Guo (Pittsburgh)
2:00 - 2:30 Julie Williams-Reyes (University of Oregon) "Margaret Cavendish &
Ecofeminist Metaphysics"
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
Chair for morning sessions: Clara Bradley (UC Irvine)
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 Dominic Ryder (London School of Economics) “Is masculinity harming quantum gravity research?”
Workshop
12:00 - 12:30 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”
12:30 - 2:30 Lunch
Chair for afternoon sessions: Jim Weatherall (UC Irvine)
2:30 - 3:00 Ray Pedersen and Jer Steeger (University of Minnesota and University of Bristol) “Complementarity as 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 - 7:00 Closing reception (Tanner Library, 1171 Angell Hall)
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)
In memoriam:
Evelyn Fox Keller (1936- 2023). "The Anomaly of a Woman in Physics" (1977).
Kathleen Okruhlik (1951-2024). "Birth of a New Physics or Death of Nature?" (1992).
June 20-21, 2024
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (Koessler Room, Michigan League), and via Zoom
PhilEvents Page
Registration link (registration to attend in person has closed; registration to attend online will close by June 15)
Program Co-Chairs: Helen Meskhidze (Harvard University, [email protected]), Chris Mitsch (University of Pittsburgh, [email protected]), and Jingyi Wu (London School of Economics, [email protected])
Local Organizers: Francisco Calderón (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, [email protected]) and Laura Ruetsche (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, [email protected])
Sponsors: FQxI - Foundational Questions Institute, the Blaumann Foundation, University of Michigan Department of Philosophy, College of Literature, Sciences, and the Arts, Office of Research, and Institute for the Humanities.
Schedule:
Time slots are in EDT time zone.
Abstracts for talks are available here.
June 20
Chair for morning sessions: Jer Steeger (Bristol)
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) “Typing Physics: The Essential Role of Typists in Intra-Scientific Communication”
12:15 - 12:30 Cristina Manzano Balsells (Universitat de Barcelona) “A feminist account of agency to change physics”
12:30 - 12:45 Jingyi Wu (London School of Economics) “Rigour Capture”
12:45 - 2:00 Lunch
Chair for afternoon sessions: Bixin Guo (Pittsburgh)
2:00 - 2:30 Julie Williams-Reyes (University of Oregon) "Margaret Cavendish &
Ecofeminist Metaphysics"
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
Chair for morning sessions: Clara Bradley (UC Irvine)
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 Dominic Ryder (London School of Economics) “Is masculinity harming quantum gravity research?”
Workshop
12:00 - 12:30 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”
12:30 - 2:30 Lunch
Chair for afternoon sessions: Jim Weatherall (UC Irvine)
2:30 - 3:00 Ray Pedersen and Jer Steeger (University of Minnesota and University of Bristol) “Complementarity as 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 - 7:00 Closing reception (Tanner Library, 1171 Angell Hall)
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)
In memoriam:
Evelyn Fox Keller (1936- 2023). "The Anomaly of a Woman in Physics" (1977).
Kathleen Okruhlik (1951-2024). "Birth of a New Physics or Death of Nature?" (1992).