Philosophy Public Lecture: Oct. 26, 2015

[Vicki Brett]

A public lecture will be held by the Department of Philosophy on Mon., Oct. 26, 2015 at 7:00 pm in the Lyle S. Hallman Institute,
Sun Life Auditorium, Room 1621 by Jennifer Saul, University of Sheffield, UK.

RSVP is recommended to Mary Synnott<https://uwaterloo.ca/womens-studies/about/people> (msynnott at uwaterloo.ca<mailto:msynnott at uwaterloo.ca>), Women's Studies.

Jennifer Saul<https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/philosophy/staff/profiles/saul>
University of Sheffield, UK

Dogwhistles, Philosophy of Language and Political Manipulation

"Old stock Canadian" has been said to be a dogwhistle: a phrase that's meant to allow a politician to communicate something problematic in such a way as to avoid alienating potential audiences. Dog whistling is widely used in political campaigning, especially to communicate about race. Professor Saul's paper explores the challenges that dogwhistles pose for democracy, but also for standard ways of approaching philosophy of language.

For more information https://uwaterloo.ca/philosophy/events/dogwhistles-philosophy-language-and-political-manipulation
Vicki Brett
Undergraduate Coordinator
Philosophy Department - HH 365
200 University Avenue W.
Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1
Tel:  519-888-4567  x32449
vbrett at uwaterloo.ca<mailto:vbrett at uwaterloo.ca>






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