Kate Kirkpatrick
Philosopher, Oxford | Post-Kantian European Philosophy, Feminism, and Religion | katekirkpatrick.co.uk
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- Reposted by Kate KirkpatrickWell, Lisa and I are so delighted enough to share that The Philosopher Queens is now being published with Hackett, with FIVE NEW CHAPTERS. The book will out in 2027 with new illustrations, a new introduction, and a new foreword as well.
- This Gwen John exhibition in Cardiff looks wonderful: first major collection for over 40 years brings together rarely seen works and marks her 150th birthday. From 7 February to 26 June. museum.wales/cardiff/what...
- Reposted by Kate KirkpatrickCfP: Women’s Contributions to Political Economy During the 19th Century Vol. 5 Journal of the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists Editors: Karen Green (University of Melbourne) & Ruth Edith Hagengruber (Paderborn University) By the beginning of the nineteenth century, political thought…
- “The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they're the ones who are alone.“ Thank you @adamserwer.bsky.social for writing this and to all the Minnesotans—visible and invisible— whose “neighborism” inspired it.
- Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
- For those in or near Oxford on 14 February, there are just a few spaces left for the #philosophyinthebookshop I’m guest hosting with @manongarcia.bsky.social, who will discuss her new book on the Pelicot trial, Living with Men @blackwelloxford.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/philosophy...
- Very saddened by the death of Deborah Cameron this week—a brilliant linguist, feminist, and colleague, who shone bright light on language and gender in society. Here she is talking about why people are interested in linguistic differences between men and women: englishandmedia.co.uk/videos/colle...
- And here is an interview where she discusses her commitment to public engagement over decades: “changes in the way people think about the world are part of the process of changing the world itself” www.lingoblog.dk/en/deborah-c...
- It's Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the USA, so here's his handwritten index card on existentialism and a little thread on why Dr. King thought Jean-Paul Sartre was wrong about freedom. 1/ ⬇️
- Reposted by Kate KirkpatrickPlease help spread the word on this, especially to those who may be feeling cold winds towards their research. We’ve opened the call for our International Fellowships, enabling early career researchers to work for two years at a UK research institution www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
- Just got this still from a documentary shoot yesterday and my first thought was: #philosophyhands
- CFA for work on Beauvoir, Fanon, Sartre
- UK Sartre Society conference 2026 Maison Française d'Oxford :: 1 – 2 July Keynote Speakers –– Jane Hiddleston (Oxford) Marguerite La Caze (Queensland) Mark Wrathall (Oxford) :: CALL FOR ABSTRACTS :: :: deadline: 31 January :: Full details: mailchi.mp/3907c01fb30b...
- “Embodied liberated female sexuality”? This mentions Beauvoir’s “analysis” of Bardot, but not its claim that she was “an export product as important as Renault automobiles”, “a resolutely modern version of ‘the eternal feminine’”—the old myth of Woman that keeps growing new heads, like the Hydra.
- Quotations are from Beauvoir’s 1959 essay “Brigitte Bardot and the Lolita Syndrome”, pp. 114 and 115 in this volume: www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=c0...
- Merry Christmas to all who are looking forward to sitting down with new books (and to everyone else too)!
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- “Tell all the truth but tell it slant — Success in Circuit lies Too bright for our infirm Delight The Truth's superb surprise”
- Cyclist in streetlight, Saint Sulpice
- This week I hosted some wonderful scholars for an interdisciplinary workshop on r*pe in law and culture. Thanks to @manongarcia.bsky.social @veragraf.bsky.social @claremcglynn.bsky.social and all the participants for making it such an enriching and encouraging exchange.
- Last leaves in first light
- “When faced with greed, envy, calumny, perfidy, or lies, people […] say indulgently, ‘That's human!’ With an excuse like that, they clearly show that they are renouncing any expectations of generosity or greatness from man.” —Simone de Beauvoir In this new 🐧 📕 ed. @jonathanwebber.bsky.social 👏 👇
- Reposted by Kate KirkpatrickBuckle up - because this now amounts to a direct and deliberate attack on our country and its cultural sovereignty. Which side our politicians take - Trump's or the BBC's - over the coming days and weeks will speak volumes about their patriotism.
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- “The real conspiracy theory around Trump and Epstein is that multiple apparently unconnected women lied, and continue to lie, about Trump’s behavior. This with nothing to gain, and much to lose, by speaking out about his misdeeds.”
- Luminous limestone
- Reposted by Kate KirkpatrickUpcoming Philosophy in the Bookshop dates with @philosophybites.bsky.social (and guest chaired by Mette Hoeg and @philosofemme.bsky.social ) Featuring @davidbatherwoods.bsky.social Clare Carlisle @manongarcia.bsky.social and @anthonygottlieb.bsky.social Book now @blackwells.bsky.social
- Out this month (for those of you interested in Kierkegaard and French philosophy) TOC below 👇
- “France joins a number of countries that had updated their rape laws in light of the #MeToo movement in 2016, according to a 2024 study of rape laws in Europe. Since 2016, at least a dozen OECD member countries […] adopted consent-based rape laws.” time.com/7330026/gise...
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- Reposted by Kate KirkpatrickThis is what democracy looks like. #NoKings
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- Cloudy night
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- Magdalen Tower from the Thames Path
- Morning light on the first day of term @regentsox.bsky.social
- JOB: Associate Professor or Professor in the Faculty of Philosophy, in association with a Tutorial Fellowship at Merton College. AoS Ethics and/or Political Philosophy, with at least an AoC in Feminist Philosophy. #PhilJobs www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOW474/a...
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- Hard copy of this arrived! ⬇️ Including a new paper by me on Beauvoir and love, available open access, ICYMI. ⬇️
- Oxford was full of people graduating today, which reminded me that it has been 15 years since I started my postgraduate studies—and became a mother. (Photo posted with permission from this now-not-so-small-one.)
- “59% of history lessons at key stage 3 did not mention women at all” and “when women were mentioned, the report found they were more often victims than protagonists, with the women murdered by Jack the Ripper more likely to be taught […] than the female code breakers at Bletchley Park”
- Reposted by Kate KirkpatrickIf you're not outraged about #AI, you're not paying attention: #Philosophy in the time of techno-fascism. Book tickets for this free public lecture by Professor Alice Crary at University College Dublin: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
- In case you’re in Oxford and like to plan your Valentine’s Day in September: I’ll be guest hosting Philosophy in the Bookshop with @manongarcia.bsky.social, who will discuss her new book on the Pelicot trial, Living with Men @blackwelloxford.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/philosophy...
- Wind in a willow
- AI medical tools downplay symptoms in women and ethnic minorities on.ft.com/46ILa9z
