Join us for a two-day workshop exploring topics in offline and online harmful content. This workshop is organised by the Philosophy Department.
FUNDING:
This event is kindly funded by the Faculty of Humanities Small Networking Grant & Centre for Digital Trust and Society.
10th OF JULY, DAY 1
12:15 - 12:30: Welcome
12:30 - 13:30: Emily McTernan (UCL) "The Ethics of Offensive Jokes"
13:35 - 14:35: Mihaela Popa-Wyatt, Justina Berškyt? & Maurits Bekkers (University of Manchester) "Incel Persona, In-Between Identities, and Ideology"
14:35 - 15:05: Break
15:05 - 16:05: Jeff Howard (UCL) "The Ethics of Automated Censorship"
16:10 - 16:55: Alexander Brown (University of East Anglia, online) "Hate Speech and the Responsibility Gap"
17:00 - 17:45: Jamie Mayerfeld (University of Washington, online) "Can Sincere Expression Be Morally Wrong? The Riddle of Hate Speech"
17:45 -18:00: Networking
11th OF JULY, DAY 2
09:30 - 10:30: Lucy McDonald (Cambridge University) "Context Collapse Online"
10:35 - 11:35: Chris Cousens (University of Stirling) "Forgotten, But Not Gone: The Duty to Resurrect Long-Dead Posts"
11:35 - 11:50: Break
11:50 - 12:50: Maxime Lepoutre (University of Reading) "Protective Falsehoods"
BOOK OF ABSTRACTS:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/10bpVKu6FcZCM3faFU5Bic6sq2zjqNx_w/view?usp=sharing
LOCATION:
The University of Manchester, Humanities Bridgeford Street building, Hanson Room (ground floor), Oxford Road, M13 9PL
REGISTRATION:
This event will take place in-person with two speakers giving talks online. In-person and online registration is free. To register please follow the link: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/harmful-content-offline-and-online-challenges-and-ways-out-tickets-648493691087?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1
ORGANISERS:
Mihaela Popa-Wyatt & Justina Berskyte
