Welcome to the first edition of the Philosophy Masters Council’s Weekly Newsletter!
Here you will find a collection of events, guides, tips, and more for navigating the Philosophy Department and Grad Student Life.
Purpose:
The Philosophy Masters Council recently sent out a survey asking what sorts of events, programming, etc. students would be interested in seeing over the next few months, and there was almost unanimous interest in a Masters Council Newsletter. Since then, we’ve complied much of the Philosophy Department info we’ve come across and put it into one place.
Get Involved!
Bi-Weekly Peer Review Group
The Masters Council is looking to begin a (roughly) bi-weekly Peer Review group to give and receive constructive criticism on papers, reflections, etc.. Reach out to Michael Legere: legerem@bc.edu if interested.
Human Rights & International Justice Spring Seminar
The Center for Human Rights and International Justice is now accepting applications for their Spring seminar in Human Rights & International Justice! Priority deadline is Friday, Nov 5.
NEW COURSE: ENG 7026 Aesthetics
Professor Robert Lehman of the English Department is offering a course on Aesthetics this Spring. You can check out the Syllabus below:
English 7026, Aesthetics: Philosophy, Politics, Art,
Stokes Hall S363, T 4:30-6:50pm
ICYMI…
How to Apply for PhD: Youtube Recording
The Masters Council hosted a seminar on Philosophy Ph.D. Applications, which you can watch here.
Update your Graduate Student Page
Philosophy Graduate Student Pages recently went up! If you haven’t set yours up yet, or would like to make edits/additions to your page, you can do so here.
BC Philosophy Discord
Many students also expressed interest in joining the Philosophy Graduate Student Discord. Please reach out to Jared Highlen: highlen@bc.edu for an invitation link.
Speaking and Writing Workshops
Dr. Atkins recently sent out a list of Speaking and Writing workshops, including: The Connors Family Learning Center, Conversation Partners, Office of Graduate Student Life’s Doctoral Writing Group, Qualifying Paper Seminar for 2nd Year Students run by Prof. Harster, the Writing Seminar run by Prof. Atkins (Stokes N325 Nov. 12), and the "English Language Training for Graduate Level Students: Focus on Writing" course (not running this Spring).
Coffee Available in the MA Lounge
Thanks to the GSA, Coffee requisitions have been fulfilled! Grounds can be found in the cabinet next to the coffee machine.
Coming up…
This Thursday, November 4th, 5:00-7:30P.M., the Boisi Center will be hosting "Flannery O'Connor: The Making of an American Master," including a screening of Flannery, about one of America's most iconic Catholic writers, followed by a discussion with the film's producer, Mark Bosco, S.J., and one of the most respected scholars of O'Connor's work, Angela O'Donnell of Fordham University's Curran Center for American Catholic Studies.
This Thursday, November 4, at 3P.M., the Mahindra Humanities Center is hosting their next Renaissance Studies Seminar. Vittoria Fallanca (New College, Oxford) will be presenting a talk entitled “How Do You Design an Essay? Some Lessons from Montaigne and Dessein." RSVP to Emily Epperson: epperson@g.harvard.edu or Lisa Kostur: kostur@g.harvard.edu for the Zoom link.
Class Registration for MA Students starts a week from tomorrow, Monday November 8 at 9A.M.. You can browse course listings and prepare your schedule on EagleApps now. Below is a rough copy of the course listings sent out a few weeks ago.
Next Tuesday, November 9 from 1 – 2 P.M., PhilosopHERS Series: Abbey Murphy and Brother John Mary will be discussing Teresa of Avila, Stokes 325N. Light refreshments will be available for attendees. Contact Lydia Winn: winnl@bc.edu with any questions.
Next Wednesday, November 10 at 12:00 pm in Stokes Hall 325N, Young Philosophers is hosting a talk for undergraduates with PhD candidate Sean Haefner. Contact Prof. Lott: micah.lott@bc.edu with any questions.
Next Friday November 12 - Sat. November 13, the Boston-Area Enlightenment Workshop is sponsoring a Conference on the 300th Anniversary of Montesquieu’s Persian Letters at 7 P.M., Boston College Campus (Room Location TBA).
Thanks for subscribing to the Masters Council Newsletter! Let us know what you think, and hope to see you all around!
Best,
Michael
If you have any questions, concerns, or would like to be removed from this list please reach out to one of the members of the Masters Council at ma-council-ggroup@bc.edu, or email me directly at legerem@bc.edu.