About
This Series

The Political Philosophy and Race Speaker Series (PP&R) is sponsored by the Yale Philosophy Department. It comprises publicly-accessible talks on a variety of topics ranging from Black Femicide to contemporary debates about Confederate monuments.  All PP&R events are free and designed with a general audience in mind. No registration is required to attend in-person, and Zoom registration is available (under Schedule) for those who would like to join remotely. All talks will conclude with a Q&A session, followed by a reception with the speaker to which all (in-person) attendees are invited.

This year the speaker series features five talks by five leading philosophers and political theorists who engage with both the history of African American political thought and contemporary issues in the philosophy of race. More information about this year’s speakers can be found here, and descriptions of their talks here.

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The Faculty Coordinator of the PP&R speaker series is Robert Gooding-Williams, the Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Professor of Philosophy at Yale.