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    Seminar in Contemporary Political Thought

    Seminar in Contemporary Political Thought

    Convened by Dr Clare Chambers (Philosophy) and Dr Duncan Bell (POLIS)
    University of Cambridge

    Michaelmas Term 2017

    All sessions are held on Fridays at 1 – 2.30pm in the Bawden Room of Jesus College. This is in West Court, which can be accessed either via the main entrance of Jesus College or directly from Jesus Lane.

    Refreshments will be served at the close of formal proceedings. There are no precirculated papers and all are welcome.

    6 Oct: Tom Shakespeare, University of East Anglia: “The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: making use of the stilts?”

    20 Oct: Avia Pasternak and Jeff Howard, UCL: “Criminal Acccountability, Restorative Justice, and the Moral Standing of States”

    3 Nov: Katrin Flikschuh, LSE: “Philosophical Racism”

    17 Nov: Bernardo Zacka, University of Cambridge: “When the Rules Run Out: Informal Taxonomies at the Front Lines of Public Service”

    Lent Term 2018

    All seminars will be held in Upper Hall, Jesus College. Please note that this is a different room from that used by the Seminar in MT. Upper Hall is in the old part of Jesus College, enter via the Porters’ Lodge.

    The seminars are held on Fridays at 1 – 2.30pm, followed by refreshments. There are no pre-circulated papers and all are welcome.

    **Please note also that the third Seminar this term deviates from the fortnightly pattern, to accommodate a speaker coming from overseas.**

    19th January: Cecile Laborde, University of Oxford. “Liberal Egalitarianism and the Critique of Religion”

    2nd February: Heather Widdows, University of Birmingham. Title TBC.

    9th February (NOTE DATE): Sam Moyn, Yale University. “The Doctor’s Plot: How Philosophizing Human Rights Began”

    2nd March: Herjeet Marway, University of Birmingham. “Procreative Justice and Genetic Selection for Non-Disease Traits: The Case of Fair Skin”