Why so Angry? Feminist Approaches to Argumentation

The reading group “Why so Angry? Feminist Approaches to Argumentation” explores feminist critiques of traditional philosophical argumentation, examining how gender, race, and other aspects shape practices of disagreement and how feminist and decolonial perspectives can offer alternative approaches. Across eight sessions, the reading group will address feminist critiques of reason in philosophy, feminist approaches to adversarial and coalescent argumentation, Black feminist perspectives on argumentation and anger, and decolonial approaches to adversarial modes of arguing.

The reading group will take place monthly on Wednesdays, from 16:00–18:00 (Lisbon time). The sessions will be held in person, with the option to participate online via Zoom. The first session will take place on 11 November in room SA at Colégio Almada Negreiros (Campolide Campus).

Programme

Sessions 1–2: Feminist critiques of reason in philosophy

Sessions 3–4: Feminist critiques of adversarial (philosophical) argumentation

Session 5: Feminist approaches to coalescent argumentation

Sessions 6–7: Black feminist approaches to adversarial and coalescent argumentation; feminist perspectives on anger

Session 8: Perspectives addressing the tensions between adversarial and coalescent argumentation, followed by a decolonial approach to adversarial modes of arguing

How to Participate

The reading group is organized as part of the “MultiPoD – Multilingual and Multicultural Spaces for Political Deliberation” project.

Participation is open to anyone interested in the topic. Those wishing to attend should contact Lucija Duda (lduda@fcsh.unl.pt) or Amalia Haro Marchal (ahmarchal@fcsh.unl.pt). The organisers will provide access to the folder containing the readings and the link for online participation.

As part of the initiative, a public philosophy blog will also be created, featuring a short piece after each session reflecting on the readings and discussions.