Next Dem. House leader

This isn't philosophy news, but here's a poll of congressional staffers that says that Hakeem Jeffries (Binghamton '92) will be the next Democrat House leader after Pelosi

 https://punchbowl.news/archive/5-30-22-punchbowl-news-am/

Closer to home, Binghamton Philosophy alumna Donna Lupardo is running for re-election in the NYS Assembly.

My mother-in-law

 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/23/health/kristine-gebbie-dead.html

update: this one is better

https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/05/25/aids-czar-kristine-gebbie-dies/

The article about Jessica

link reposted here:

https://www.binghamton.edu/news/story/3592/commencement-2022-profile-jessica-vargas-gonzalez

Dissertation defense next month

 Henock Tessema

"Against a Right to National Self-Determination and Secession: Toward a Moralized Modus Vivendi"

Tuesday, June 7

10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Zoom Link: https://binghamton.zoom.us/j/99568781026

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And let us not forget the past weeks' successful defenses:

Seulki Kim, "Nietzsche on Reason"

Kefu Zhu, "A Kant-inspired Theory of Creativity"

Alexis Newman (M.A.), "The Normative Problem of Differential Punishment"

Lunar eclipse

 

I might have forgot to post info on a few defenses last week, but here is the lunar eclipse.

Details on New Ten-Factor Authentication Processes

link here:

 https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the-new-ten-factor-authentication-processes-for-university-faculty

Feminist Politics for Today

 Feminist Politics for Today:

Honoring the Work of Bat-Ami Bar On

An interdisciplinary conference, May 6-7, 2022 at Binghamton University, Downtown Center, DC 220 (A/B), 2nd Floor.

The department of philosophy and the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH) at Binghamton University are excited to invite you to an upcoming conference “Feminist Politics for Today. Honoring the Work of Bat-Ami Bar On,” May 6-7, 2022 at Binghamton University. 

This conference honors the work of our former colleague and eminent feminist political philosopher Bat-Ami Bar On, who died prematurely on November 16, 2020. Ami’s work is widely influential and covers the foundations as well as the consequences of feminist political philosophy. It highlights the limits traditional philosophy faces in confronting the reality of our patriarchal social order and provides a unique perspective on the topics of (state) violence, the dire situation of refugees in a world shaped by nationalism as well as on the new dangers of political fascism. 

Ami’s work is characterized by a realist perspective that pays attention to the empirical nuances of our current political challenges, always eager to engage with other disciplines. This specific methodological approach as well as the broad scope of her work will be honored at the conference, organized with a focus on interdisciplinary dialogue. 

• Please register for this event with Joy Tassey, jtassey@binghamton.edu. 
• Masks will be required at all times in the conference rooom

Conference Program

Continental breakfast will be served on both days 
(May 6 & 7, from 8:30 – 9:00 am) in the Atrium 

Friday, May 6 

• 9:00 - 9:10 am: Introduction & Greeting by Donald G. Nieman, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost 
• 9:10 - 9:30 am: A Life Cut Short – Readings from Ami’s Unfinished Work (Lisa Tessman, Binghamton University) 
• 9:30 - 11:15 am: PANEL 1 – The Role of the Humanities (Chair: Max Pensky) 
  • Owen C. Pell (Auschwitz Institute, New York): “Fiercely Passionate Questioning: Ami Bar On’s Search for a Critique of Violence”.
  • Wendy L. Wall (Binghamton University): “The Humanities and Their Publics”.
• 11:15 am - 11:30 am     Coffee Break (Atrium)
• 11:30 am - 1:15 pm: PANEL 2 – (State) Violence & Terrorism (Chair: Courtney M. Miller) 
  • Ann Ferguson (UMass, Amherst): “The State, Gender Violence and Political Morality: Abortion Rights and Reproductive Justice Politics”. 
  • Alice MacLachlan (York University, Toronto): “Accountability and Repair”. 
• 1:15 - 2:45 pm      Lunch (Atrium) 
• 2:45 - 4:30 pm: PANEL 3 – Refugees & Citizenship (Chair: Adam W. Renner) 
  • Serena Parekh (Northwestern University): “Bar-On on the Global Refugee Crisis”. 
  • John Cheng (Binghamton University): “Immigrants, Refugees, and the Racial Precarity of Rights”.

Saturday, May 7 

• 9:00 am - 10:45 am: PANEL 4 – Feminist Politics & Fascism (Chair: Eric Janec) 
  • Carol C. Gould (Hunter College/CUNY): “From Fraternity to Feminist Activist Solidarities: Confronting Structural Injustice and Gendered Authoritarianism”. 
  • Douglas R. Holmes (Binghamton University): “Fascism at Eye-Level: Conversations with Ami”. 
• 11:00 am - 12:45 pm: PANEL 5 – Roundtable: Philosophy Commitment and Mentoring (Chair: Robert E. Guay) 
  • Fuat Gürsözlü (Loyola University Maryland). 
  • Jessica L. Kyle (Beveridge & Diamond PC). 
  • Dianna Taylor (John Carroll University). 
  • Shay Welch (Spelman College). 
• 12:45 pm - 2:15 pm     Lunch (Atrium) 

                                                      End of conference