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PG "Work In Progress" Seminar

Postgraduate Work-In-Progress Seminar

A weekly seminar for Philosophy postgraduates to present their in-progress work, followed by a well-spirited trip to the pub.


Overview

The WIP provides a risk-free and supportive space for postgraduates to present their work and receive feedback from other graduates and faculty.

  • When: Every Thursday (5pm to 6:15pm)
  • Where: Room S1.50 (Social Sciences Building, First Floor)
  • What: Presentation + Q&A

Attendance optional but highly recommended. All postgraduates are welcome to present or attend -- whether MA, MPhil, PhD, Visitors, etc.


Useful Info

The WIP is a unique opportunity for graduates to develop their presenting and writing skills, take risks, test out ideas, and receive constructive feedback from peers.

  • Presentation: 30 minutes
  • Open Discussion / Q&A: 40 minutes
  • Material: Work in progress (essay drafts, thesis sections, a substantial set of notes, ... ).
  • Style: Flexible. Slides, handouts, or neither.
  • Audience: No prior reading or background knowledge expected. All are encouraged to attend and present (including visiting postgraduates).

Presentations need not be watertight or polished pieces at all. You are encouraged to present work at all stages of the writing process.


"Should I present?"

1. If you are a postgraduate, then you should present.

2. You are a postgraduate.

3. Therefore, you should present.

 
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Oscar Jenkinson

(MA)

Kant/Hegel


Wednesday 01/07/2026

5pm - 6:15pm

S0.08


ORGANISERS

Tiago Rodrigues

Lucas Menezes 

   

 

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reading group: Kwame Anthony Appiah's "In My Father's House - Africa in the Philosophy of Culture"

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Eileen John and Felix Pinkert are convening an informal student and faculty reading group on Kwame Anthony Appiah's book/essay collection "In My Father's House - Africa in the Philosophy of Culture". Undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as members of staff are all welcome.

We plan to meet on Wednesdays 11:00-12:00, and the initial dates and chapters are the following:

May 4: Chapter 2: "Illusions of Race" (room H3.56)

May 11: Chapter 5: "Ethnophilosophy and Its Critics" (room S2.40)

May 18: Chapter 6: "Old Gods, New Worlds" (room S2.40)

May 25: Chapter 7: "The Postcolonial and the Postmodern" (room S0.52)

Please contact Felix Pinkert (F.Pinkert@warwick.ac.uk) if you want to attend and be added to the group's email list.

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