Feminist Logic

Call for registration: Feminist Logic, Ruhr University

Bochum, August 29-30, 2025

Note that the event is primarily planned as an in-person event, not for a hybrid

format. This means that online participation can only be made available in a

minimal, passive format, meaning that the invited talks can be followed over

Zoom.

Registration is free but mandatory. Please use the links on the following

Registration for on-site participation closes on July 28, 2025.

Description:

Feminist Logic is a relatively new but upcoming area of study. Work in this

field sheds light on sexist (and other) biases in the area of logic. This is a

very broad conception but it captures the diversity of the area of Feminist

Logic. More specifically, Feminist Logic can mean…

… to use logical tools for feminist ends, e.g., to uncover biases in arguments

or to model social hierarchies to make patriarchal structures explicit,

… to look at the history of logic from a feminist perspective, e.g., by

revealing so far disregarded contributions by female logicians and exposing

exclusionary practices that led to their invisibility,

… to consider teaching practices in logic and how those disadvantage certain

underrepresented groups,

… to devise, revise and/or argue for logical systems from a distinctly

feminist perspective, e.g., certain logical systems may seem better or worse

suited for formalizing feminist arguments.

This workshop aims at sharing and discussing the latest research in this area by

bringing together both highly distinguished as well as early career researchers.

List of speakers:

Sara Ayhan (Ruhr University Bochum)

Roy T. Cook (University of Minnesota)

Maureen Eckert (UMass Dartmouth)

Viviane Fairbank (University of St Andrews)

Becca Kosten (University of Minnesota)

Franci Mangraviti (University of Padova)

Gillian Russell (Australian National University)

Sara L. Uckelman (Durham University)

Organization and contact:

Sara Ayhan (Ruhr University Bochum)

For any questions or inquiries please send a mail to: sara.ayhan@rub.de

For more information please see:

Note that a Topical Collection in Synthese on the topic of the workshop is in

preparation. The deadline for submissions of papers to the Topical Collection is

October 1, 2025.