New Voices in the History of Philosophy
The New Voices podcast consists of conversations about women philosophers and individuals from other groups who have been underrepresented in the history of European and Western philosophy: their views, what is interesting and unique about them, and how they fit in to the periods that they were apart of. PhD students Haley Brennan and Olivia Branscum also talk with historians of philosophy about what it is actually like to learn about and promote these ideas as a philosopher today: what benefits there are, what challenges there are, and just how to get going on this work. Follow our new podcast through the RSS feed on Podbean, or by subscribing to the New Voices in the History of Philosophy channel on iTunes or Spotify.
Introductions to episodes will be cross-posted on the ENN Blog.
Introductions to episodes will be cross-posted on the ENN Blog.
Episode 3: German Women Philosophers of the late 18th and 19th centuries
In this episode, Haley Brennan talks with Dalia Nassar, senior lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Sydney. We discuss the works of several German women philosophers in the late 18th and 19th centuries, including Germaine de Staël, Rosa Luxemburg, and Karoline von Günderrode. The women we discuss wrote on a wide range of topics: idealism, phenomenology, feminism, labour movements, workers’ rights, socialism, and environmental ethics. In addition to these topics, we talk about why it is that these women, who published and were discussed in their own time, have not received modern philosophical attention, the accessibility of their philosophical writings, the importance of being aware of the full range of philosophers writing and corresponding in Germany in the 19th century, and the variety of benefits that come from including the works of these philosophers in classes on German philosophy in the 19th century. We also talk about the value of being flexible and open about what counts as philosophical question, and the ways that philosophy can be applicable to real-world issues.
For works mentioned in the episode and some suggestions for further reading, see the post on the ENN blog.
For works mentioned in the episode and some suggestions for further reading, see the post on the ENN blog.
Episode 2: Medieval women and the contemplative tradition
In this episode, Olivia Branscum talks with Christina Van Dyke, professor emerita of philosophy at Calvin University, about women philosophers in the medieval Latin west. We discuss the contemplative and mystical traditions of philosophy in the middle ages, which focused on an engaged, practical search for truth rather than the abstract arguments that dominated other philosophical traditions. Many women medieval philosophers – such as Julian of Norwich, Angela Foligno, Catherine of Siena, Hadewijch, Margaret Ebner, and Hildegard von Bingen – were writing in the contemplative and mystical traditions, so recovering their work involves learning about different philosophical forms and genres. We also talk about the value of being yourself when pursuing academic philosophy.
Madeleine Birdsell provided research for this episode. For works mentioned in the episode and some suggestions for further reading, see the post on the ENN blog.
Madeleine Birdsell provided research for this episode. For works mentioned in the episode and some suggestions for further reading, see the post on the ENN blog.
Episode 1: Sor Juana Inés De la Cruz
In this episode, Haley Brennan talks with Sergio Gallegos Ordorica, an assistant professor at John Jay College, about the Mexican philosopher Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz. We talk about how Sergio became interested in studying Sor Juana as a philosopher, how that study can be complicated by a background in analytic philosophy, some of Sor Juana’s views on love, shame, and the self, and how her identity as a Mexican women shaped her philosophy, including her views on how philosophy can be done absent institutional structures.
Marya Jureidini provided research for this episode. For works mentioned in the episode and some suggestions for further reading, see the post on the ENN blog
Marya Jureidini provided research for this episode. For works mentioned in the episode and some suggestions for further reading, see the post on the ENN blog
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New Narratives in the History of Philosophy Podcast
Our original podcast started as part of the New Narratives in the History of Philosophy Partnership Development project. We won't be updating this channel, and all new episodes will appear on the New Voice channel. We still think this series of short interviews with those researching women philosophers of the past by undergraduate, masters and doctoral students curious about these women thinkers is great! While research might have moved forward since these were originally recorded, the conversations are valuable for those just being introduced to these women. Each of us start in the same place as these interviewers: we're curious; we have questions that we don't know the answers to in advance. Learn something, get excited, find out how to learn more. Have a listen! You can access these episodes below, or through our RSS feed on Podbean (if you know how to use an RSS feed) or by subscribing to the New Narratives in Philosophy channel on iTunes.
Episode 8: Interview with Katherine Brading and Anne-Lise Rey on Emilie du Chatelet
Episode 7: Interview with Penny Weiss touching on a number of women figures including Mary Astell, Mary Wollstonecraft, Frances Wright, Charlotte Perkins, Simone de Beauvoir, Christine de Pisan
Episode 6: Interview with Katherine Brading, Anne-Lise Rey, and Penny Weiss on Philosophy as a discipline and expanding the canon
Episode 5: Interview on Margaret Cavendish with Colin Chamberlain, Brooke Sharp, Lee Thompson, and Bonnie MacLellan
Episode 4: Introduction to Project Vox and Émilie du Châtelet with Andrew Janiak
Episode 3: Introduction to Anne Conway and Margaret Cavendish with Karen Detlefsen
Episode 2: Introduction to Mary Astell with Jacqueline Broad
Episode 1: Introduction to New Narratives with Lisa Shapiro
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