Wittgenstein and the Concept of 'Woman': Perspectives from Ordinary Language Philosophy, Art and History

Under the title “Wittgenstein and the Concept of ‘Woman’: Perspectives from Ordinary Language Philosophy, Art and History”, we hold the third conference in the “Wittgenstein and Women” conference and workshop series, which aims, on the one hand, to make Wittgenstein’s philosophy fruitful for feminist thought and, on the other hand, to support Wittgenstein research by women. The conference aims to broaden and diversify the scope of Wittgenstein scholarship, to challenge the supposed neutrality of philosophy along with its tendency towards androcentrism, by positioning ourselves from the perspective as woman* Wittgensteinians. Through this positioning, we hope to gain new insights into what it means to be a “woman”. Allowing for the complexity and diversity of investigating the concept of “woman” and taking also into consideration the recent debates in transfeminism, we want to combine (linguistic-) philosophical approaches with historical, artistic or aesthetic perspectives.

Keynotes: Maria Balaska (University of Hertfordshire) & Esa Díaz-Léon (University of Barcelona)

More information including the conference program are to be found here: Wittgenstein & Women – International Conferences and Workshops (wordpress.com).

Everyone interested is welcome to attend!