Day: August 11, 2014

An invitation to feminist philosophers from Hypatia

Sam B

“We are pleased to invite Feminist Philosophers readers to a free online forum sponsored by Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy and Wiley. Scheduled to run from Aug. 18 to 22, the forum focuses on the issues of climate change and gender and features contributions from scholars and activists, as well as video interviews with experts from a variety of fields. The event will go live starting on Mon., Aug. 18 at http://thephilosopherseye.com/phileye/online-events/hypatia-symposium-2/ No registration is necessary. We look forward to your participation!

In Hypatia 29.3, a special issue on Climate Change, feminist philosophers Chris Cuomo (author of Feminism and Ecological Communities: An Ethic of Flourishing) and Nancy Tuana (author of Feminism and Science) focus critical attention on one of the most pressing social and environmental issues of our day. Policy makers have recently begun to acknowledge the disproportionate impacts of climate change on women and disadvantaged communities, but feminist analyses of the complex epistemic and political dimensions of climate change, as well as its causes and effects, are urgently needed. This special issue initiates a necessary conversation that will deepen our understanding and help identify promising opportunities for positive change. Co-editors Cuomo and Tuana have invited scholars and activists working at the forefront of feminist climate justice to share their perspectives. Watch the interviews online, and join the co-editors in an open forum on the issues on August 18-22, 2014.”

Online Forum: http://thephilosopherseye.com/phileye/online-events/hypatia-symposium-2/
Special Issue: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/hypa.2014.29.issue-3/issuetoc

Famous boxing promoter comes out as trans

magicalersatz

Kellie Maloney (known during her boxing career as Frank Maloney), the boxing promoter who coached Lennox Lewis to a world heavyweight championship, has come out publicly as a trans woman. According to The Guardian:

Maloney, who supported Lewis in his successful bid for the world heavyweight title in 1993, and managed other Commonwealth and European boxing champions, called time on his three-decade boxing career last October, saying he had fallen out of love with the sport.

In an interview across six pages in the Sunday Mirror, Maloney said she had never told anyone in boxing about how she felt trapped in the wrong body since childhood.

“Can you imagine me walking into a boxing hall dressed as a woman and putting an event on? I can imagine what they would scream at me, but if I had been in the theatre or arts world nobody would blink an eye about this transition,” she said.

“The boxing community can think whatever they want about me now. I have come to terms with my transition but I don’t understand it. I hope society will be open minded.”

Please be warned that the Guardian article contains several bits of cringe-worthy insensitivity to the reporting of trans issues (though it does at least seem to be trying not to misgender Maloney). If anyone has links to articles that handle the reporting better, let me know and I’ll add them.