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Clara Bradley (UCL): TBA
Abstract and title coming soon. Clara Bradley is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in the Department of Philosophy at University College London (UCL). This event will take place in person on LSE’s campus. However, those unable to attend in person will have the option of taking part online. To join online just follow these instructions: Download Zoom Register in advance for this meeting: https://lse.zoom.us/meeting/register/rLlzco3BSue5EJb8CTGu_g…
Find out more »Jingyi Wu (LSE Philosophy): ‘Rigor Capture’
Abstract: In the foundations of physics and other formal disciplines, women and some racial minorities often feel a need to meet an elevated standard for rigor in their work. This is plausibly an adaptive response to negative stereotypes about technical competence based on their social identities. This phenomenon is arguably an instance of respectability politics: a political strategy wherein members of a…
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