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Political Theory Related Centers and Programs
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In addition to what’s offered within our department, there is an active theory community across campus that brings together scholars from a range of disciplines. Here are some examples that we think might be of particular interest to prospective and current theory students:
Speaker Series:
The Social and Political Thought workshop brings together scholars across fields on a regular basis to read and discuss cutting-edge work in our field. Vanderbilt faculty present work in progress, and we invite scholars from other institutions to share their research with our community. The workshop draws faculty and students from political science, philosophy, law, economics, and divinity.
2010-2011 schedule
- August 27 (Friday) Roger Conner (Law, Vanderbilt) Attitudes, Advocacy and Polarization: The New Iron Triangle of Amer. Politics Commentator: Martin Rapisarda (Associate Dean A&S/Philosophy, Vanderbilt)
- September 10 (Friday) Kyla Ebels Duggan (Philosophy, Northwestern) Commentator: Stacy Clifford (Political Science, Vanderbilt)
- September 24 (Friday) Brooke Ackerly (Political Science, Vanderbilt) Patterns of Injustice
Commentator: Gary Jaeger (Writing Studio/Philosophy, Vanderbilt) - October 8 (Friday) Steve Ross (Philosophy, CUNY) Criticizing Cohen’s Criticisms of Rawls Commentator: Elizabeth Edenberg (Philosophy, Vanderbilt)
- October 15 (Friday) James Booth (Political Science, Vanderbilt) “From This Far Place: On Historic Injustice” Commentator: Larry May (Philosophy/Law, Vanderbilt)
- November 12 (Friday) L. Wayne Sumner (Philosophy, Toronto) “Death by Request”
Commentator: Ellen Clayton (Pediatrics/Law, Vanderbilt) - December 3 (Friday) Melissa Yates (Philosophy, St. John’s, NY) TBA
Commentator: Steve Hetcher (Law, Vanderbilt) - January 14 (Friday) Scott Aikin (Philosophy, Vanderbilt) “Poe’s Law in Religious and Political Discourse” Commentator: Vanessa Beasley (Communication Studies, Vanderbilt)
- January 28 (Friday) Melissa Snarr (Divinity, Vanderbilt) TBA
Commentator: Marilyn Friedman (Philosophy, Vanderbilt) - February 11 (Friday) Emily Nacol (Political Science, Vanderbilt) “David Hume’s Epistemology in his Politics and Economics” Commentator: Jeffrey Tlumak (Philosophy, Vanderbilt)
- February 25 (Friday) John Maynor (Philosophy, Middle Tennessee State) “Republicanism and Globalization: Fighting Back Against Domination” Commentator: Robert Talisse (Philosophy, Vanderbilt)
- March 18 (Friday) Anna Stilz (Politics, Princeton) “Why Do States Claim Rights to Particular Territories?” Commentator: Matt Witt (Philosophy, Vanderbilt)
- April 1 (Friday) Sharon Street (Philosophy, NYU) “The Nature of Constructivism in Ethics” Commentator: John Weymark (Economics, Vanderbilt)
- April 15 (Friday) Sally Haslanger (Philosophy, MIT) TBA
Commentator: Lisa Guenther (Philosophy, Vanderbilt) - April 22 (Friday) James Sterba (Philosophy, Notre Dame) “From Rationality to Equality: A Developing Argument” Commentator: Paul Morrow (Philosophy, Vanderbilt)