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Extending New Narratives in the History of Philosophy. A SSHRC_CRSH funded Partnership project. Collectively telling an inclusive history of philosophy.
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Also available on Spotify:

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January 30, 2026 at 9:46 PM
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New podcast episode

Sabrina Ebbersmeyer talks about women, philosophy, and ingenium in the 17th–18th centuries—focusing on Anna Maria van Schurman and Elisabeth of Bohemia—and why women philosophers matter in today’s curriculum.

Listen here: www.newnarrativesinphilosophy.net/podcast.html

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Podcast
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...
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January 30, 2026 at 9:44 PM
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I'm looking for suggestions of what to cover in a special series of interviews when I reach my 500th podcast episode: things I should have covered in past series, but missed out!

More explanation here:

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Thanks in advance!

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Request for ideas: episode 500! | History of Philosophy without any gaps
As you might have noticed I am coming up on episode 500 of the podcast (to air in autumn 2026 or so), and my plan is to celebrate this by doing several (probably five) interviews covering topics that ...
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January 24, 2026 at 6:56 PM
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Postdoc opportunity:
ERC Research Associate in History of Philosophy (48 months)

University College Dublin
Project BMoral (18th-century British moral philosophy & women philosophers)

Start: Sept 1, 2026
Deadline: Feb 10, 2026
Details & apply: my.corehr.com/pls/coreport...

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January 21, 2026 at 2:43 PM
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Postdoc position in History of Philosophy/Women in the Nordic Enlightenment

PI: Sabrina Ebbersmeyer

University of Copenhagen
30 months | Start: May 1, 2026
Deadline: Feb 15, 2026

Details & application:
candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...

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Postdoctoral position in History of Philosophy at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen
The Department of Communication, Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), invites applications for a postdoctoral position in History of Philosop
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January 16, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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The 2026 JHP Summer Seminar:

Julia Jorati (UMass Amherst) will lead a week-long seminar on Early Modern Debates About Slavery, June 14–19, 2026.

Great opportunity for early-career scholars in early modern philosophy.
Apply by Feb. 1, 2026.

Info: jhp.wisc.edu/summersemina...

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JHP - JHP Summer Seminar
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December 30, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Only a few days left to apply for these postdoc fellowships with our project.

And happy holiday season/university break to all who celebrate and who are done grading! 😉✨
December 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Dans environ 2 semaines à Lyon (France):

Enseigner les invisibles : Quel corpus de philosophie moderne dans les salles de classe?

Jeudi 18 décembre et vendredi 19 décembre, Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3.

Info et alt-text disponibles ici:
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December 2, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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Looking for something to read for the rest of this Thanksgiving weekend, if you're in the US? Or for a cozy, regular weekend, in the rest of the Northern hemisphere? Or for a warm weekend outside for those in the Southern hemisphere? Or...?

You get the drill... 😉
ennhistphil.bsky.social Extending New Naratives @ennhistphil.bsky.social · Nov 27
Check out this new open access journal!

journal.lib.uoguelph.ca/index.php/nn...

It has taken a long time to bring into being, but it has some excellent articles, some original new translations, along with interesting discussions of those translations.

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Journal for New Narratives in the History of Philosophy
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November 28, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Volume I of the Journal for New Narratives in the History of Philosophy now published!

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Journal for New Narratives in the History of Philosophy
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November 27, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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And one week left to submit an abstract to this event in Montreal:

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November 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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In two days!

Don't forget to register if you'd like to attend. (It's an online event.)

See you soon!

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ennhistphil.bsky.social Extending New Naratives @ennhistphil.bsky.social · Nov 20
In under a week: the 3rd session of And Philosophy Created Woman / And Woman Created Philosophy

Nov 26, 17h30 CET / 11h30 EDT

Talks by Margo Echenberg (McGill) & Margherita Giordano (Torino & Copenhagen).

More info + registration:
www.newnarrativesinphilosophy.net/seminars.html

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Seminars
International and interdisciplinary online seminar organized by Eleonora Alfano (McGill University) and Natalia Zorrilla Sirlin (Ca' Foscari University of Venice) INAUGURAL SESSION September 17, 2025....
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November 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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In under a week: the 3rd session of And Philosophy Created Woman / And Woman Created Philosophy

Nov 26, 17h30 CET / 11h30 EDT

Talks by Margo Echenberg (McGill) & Margherita Giordano (Torino & Copenhagen).

More info + registration:
www.newnarrativesinphilosophy.net/seminars.html

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Seminars
International and interdisciplinary online seminar organized by Eleonora Alfano (McGill University) and Natalia Zorrilla Sirlin (Ca' Foscari University of Venice) INAUGURAL SESSION September 17, 2025....
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November 20, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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Season 5 of the ENN Podcast is here!

Jacinta Shrimpton speaks with Anna Ezekiel on Karoline von Günderrode: her metaphysics, politics, and ideas on self, friendship & gender.
Listen here: www.newnarrativesinphilosophy.net/podcast.html

(Also on Podbean, Spotify, iTunes)
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Podcast
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...
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November 11, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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ICYMI:

2 Postdoc fellowships with us
Apply by Jan. 2, 2026
philjobs.org/job/show/29994

Seminar on disciplinary intersections around gender equality in Early Modernity
Oct. 29
www.newnarrativesinphilosophy.net/seminars.html

CFP on Marguerite Porete
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October 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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CFP: Philosophemes in Marguerite Porete’s Mirror of Simple Souls
Abstracts (300-500 words) due Dec 1, 2025
Event date: May 13–14, 2026 @ Collège Ahuntsic, Montréal (Canada)

More info: www.newnarrativesinphilosophy.net/other-events...

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Other Events
​WORKSHOP: “PHILOSOPHEMES IN  MARGUERITE  PORETE’S  MIRROR OF SIMPLE SOULS ” CALL FOR ABSTRACTS   Dates of the workshop:           May 13-14, 2026 Location:                ...
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October 17, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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In about two weeks:

And Philosophy Created Woman / And Woman Created Philosophy: Disciplinary Intersections around Gender Equality in Early Modernity

Second online session – Oct. 29, 2025
17–19h CET / 12–14h EDT

More info & registration: www.newnarrativesinphilosophy.net/seminars.html

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PDF containing and image, a QR code, sponsors' logos and the following text: And Philosophy Created Woman / And Woman Created Philosophy : Disciplinary Intersections around Gender Equality in Early Modernity International and interdisciplinary online seminar organized by Eleonora Alfano (McGill University) Natalia Zorrilla Sirlin (Ca' Foscari University of Venice) SESSION 2 October 29, 2025 17.00-19.00h Venezia/CET & 12.00-14.00h Montréal/EDT Carme FONT PAZ (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona), "Obedience and Freedom of Conscience as Paths for Intellectual Inquiry in Early Modern Women's Spiritual Writings" Rebecca WILKIN (Pacific Lutheran University), "Le 'je' philosophique de Louise Dupin, et le genre de la philosophie" (QR Code) Registration: We kindly ask all those who want to attend to fill out the registration form: tinyurl.com/philofemme This event is organized by following projects: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Partnership Development Project (PDG) "Extending New Narratives in the History of Philosophy" (PI Lisa Shapiro): "Anatomie comparée d'un sexe: retour sur les Lumières à l'aune de la physique de Louise Dupin" (PI Eleonora Alfano). HORIZON-MSCA-2022-PF-01 "GYNODICY: Gender-Egalitarian Fictions of Origin in European Philosophical Culture (1673-1751)" (PI Natalia Zorrilla Sirlin, GA n. 101106239). Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Executive Agency (REA). Neither the European Union nor REA can be held responsible for them.
October 13, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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The philjobs link is here, FYI:

philjobs.org/job/show/29994

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October 11, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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We're hiring!

2 postdoctoral fellowships (2026-2027) @ ENN partner institutions in CA/US/AUS/FR/FIN.

Review of applications begins Jan. 2, 2026.

Details here: www.newnarrativesinphilosophy.net/2026-27-post...

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2026-27 Post-Doc Ad
Supported by the SSHRC Partnership Grant Extending New Narratives in the History of Philosophy, postdoctoral fellows will conduct research related to the retrieval and recognition of philosophical...
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October 10, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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Today's new episode: Cartesianism and Gender

www.historyofphilosophy.net/cartesianism...

Why Cartesianism appealed to women and became the inspiration for a pioneering feminist, Poullain de la Barre; and why Cartesianism was not the only option for women philosophers of the age.

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Early modern image of women in 17th c France
October 5, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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In a week (Oct. 10) at U of Toronto:

A one-day event celebrating the ideas of women in philosophy as presented by women from Toronto's philosophy department.

philosophy.utoronto.ca/event/ideas-...

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Ideas of Women in Philosophy - Department of Philosophy
A one-day event celebrating the ideas of women in philosophy as presented by women from our very own department.
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October 4, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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Publication alert: 📚📖🤓

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*Officially* out today: Susan Stebbing: Analysis, Common Sense, and Public Philosophy. I’m grateful to my co-editor, Annalisa Coliva, and all our excellent contributors! Link in bio. (Find the volume’s introduction on my website 😈.)
October 1, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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If you’re working on underrepresented or non-canonical philosophical themes or figures, now’s the time to polish up your manuscript!

3 months left to submit to the Journal for New Narratives in the History of Philosophy.

Deadline: January 1, 2026
journal.lib.uoguelph.ca/index.php/nn...

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ennhistphil.bsky.social Extending New Naratives @ennhistphil.bsky.social · Aug 12
🚨 New journal alert! 🚨
We hear it's a great one 😉

And there's an open CFP for the next volume: journal.lib.uoguelph.ca/index.php/nn...
September 30, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Although the project seems to have ended in March 2025, it's still bearing fruit, e.g., a conference just last week. So, still worth paying attention to.
ennhistphil.bsky.social Extending New Naratives @ennhistphil.bsky.social · Sep 18
U. Göttingen has launched Bildersturm, a major research project addressing the underrepresentation of women in philosophy. It aims to overturn traditional images of the discipline by highlighting women philosophers and establishing new role models for the future: www.uni-goettingen.de/de/670560.html
Verbundprojekt Bildersturm – Frauen in der Philosophie sichtbar machen und neue Vorbilder etablieren - Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
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September 19, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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Do I hear Pauline Kleingeld? She’s a superstar in the department of my former colleagues.
ennhistphil.bsky.social Extending New Naratives @ennhistphil.bsky.social · Sep 18
U. Göttingen has launched Bildersturm, a major research project addressing the underrepresentation of women in philosophy. It aims to overturn traditional images of the discipline by highlighting women philosophers and establishing new role models for the future: www.uni-goettingen.de/de/670560.html
Verbundprojekt Bildersturm – Frauen in der Philosophie sichtbar machen und neue Vorbilder etablieren - Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Webseiten der Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
www.uni-goettingen.de
September 18, 2025 at 1:30 AM