Events
Spring 2024
Disability Studies
Thursday, Apr. 4, 5 PM,
ENV 120
MAP’s April event is dedicated to the topic of mental disabilities, and we invite everyone to watch and discuss Antonio Santini and Dan Sickles’ documentary Dina (2017). The U.S. documentary grand jury prize winner at Sundance, Dina challenges the standards of documentary filmmaking. The audience has a chance to live with Dina and her fiancé Scott, accompanying them on the journey to intimacy, connection, and mutual acceptance.
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Please join us for this film night and the discussion!
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Trans Studies
Tuesday, March 26, 2 PM,
ENV 225A
Please join us for our next event, “The Question Concerning Endocrinology,” in collaboration with Dr. Violet Ann Toole, Dr. Adam Briggle, and the Transgender Philosophy class, on Tuesday, March 26th, from 2 to 3:20 p.m. in ENV225A (the Philosophy department conference room).
We will discuss Dr. Briggle’s interview with Dr. Toole and ask that participants listen to the audio of the interview before coming to the event (please email saralouise.tonge@unt.edu or adam.briggle@unt.edu for the audio ). The interview focuses on Dr. Toole’s dissertation concerning Judith Butler and transgender medical care.
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All are invited regardless of gender identity, though we ask that participants be respectful of the foregrounding of transgender voices in the room.
Read & Discuss
Friday, Jan. 26, 3 PM,
ENV 225A
We want to invite all undergrad and graduate students to our first event of the semester, Read & Discuss, this Friday (1/26) at 3 pm at ENV 225A! At these events, we aim to provide a safe space for all minorities to discuss a philosophical essay, highlighting minority thinkers and philosophers.
No prior reading is required as we will spend the first 15 minutes reading the article and then discussing it (If you’d like to read ahead of time, feel free to email us for a copy!)
This week, we will look at a section from George Yancy’s “White Gazes: What It Feels Like to Be an Essence,” which focuses on whiteness and its relation to philosophy and the experience of POC.
If you are an instructor, we would appreciate your support in getting the word out. I have attached a slide-show-ready graphic to this email.
Fall 2023
How to Lead a Local Event on Sustainable Practices in Philosophy
Friday, Oct. 27, 7 PM, noon - 1pm ET
Location: Zoom (virtual)
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Philosophers for Sustainability is the largest organization devoted to shifting philosophy (and the world) toward sustainable practices. It has partnered with MAP network for 2023 - 2024 academic year. The first event is How to Lead a Local Event on Sustainable Practices in Philosophy to be help online.
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Apart from its larger Philosophy and the Climate Crisis conferences in 2021 and 2023, Philosophers for Sustainability has developed a program of local workshops that anyone can lead as part of a graduate student workshop series, MAP event series, faculty meeting, or conference or as a larger community event.
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Call-in instructions can be found here.
Film Festival (Updated Sep 21)
Friday, Sept. 22nd, 7 PM
Location:
Artes De La Rosa Cultural Center for the Arts
Fort Worth, TX
On Friday, September 22nd, at 7 p.m., we will attend the Festival de Cine Latino Americano in Fort Worth (Film Festival of Cinema of Latin America) at the Artes De La Rosa Cultural Center for the Arts (address). Unfortunately, Lourdes Portillo cannot make it to the festival, so they are showing a different film instead. The updated film is Cantinflas, a 2014 comedy film about the Golden Age of Mexican cinema actor/comedian Cantinflas.
Please take a look at the flyer I've attached.
Transportation
We plan on grabbing a quick bite beforehand at Salsa Limon (address) in FW, attending the festival, and attending the Q&A (and possibly discussing the film afterward)!
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Rides: Please fill out this form if you need a ride from Denton to FW or can provide a ride to others. We aim to meet at the ENV lobby at 4:15 UNT and leave at 4:30 PM to avoid as much traffic as possible.
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Depending on traffic, we will meet at Salsa Limon in FW at 5:30 PM, near the venue.
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Feel free to meet us at the Artes Dela Rosa Cultural Center for the Arts.
Launch Party
Sept 1st
TIME & LOCATION TBD
We invite you to join us for a Launch Party!
At this meeting, we will cast the vision for the chapter, expand on engagement opportunities, share the events scheduled for the semester, and spend time with one another.