Events

Get a signed copy of Laura Mae Lindo's book, Unthinkable Laughter: (Re)Imagining Anti-Racist Education at Indigo Kitchener on Fairway Road from noon to 5 pm this Sunday, September 28th. 

Raja Halwani

The Philosophy Colloquium Speaker Series continues to be insightful, informative and stimulating, and this discussion on sexual orientation will be no exception. This is the first of two talks with Raja Halwani, whom we are very excited to host.   

Raja Halwani

The Philosophy Colloquium Speaker Series continues with the second of two talks with Raja Halwani, whom we are very excited to host. This talk will use philosophical tools to discuss the deep roots of the territorial conflict between the Palestinians and Israelis. 

Nathan Haydon

Join us as we welcome UW Philosophy alumnus Nathan Haydon. Haydon will share his research on Modernizing Peirce's Existential Graphs, which is the November instalment of the Philosophy Colloquium Speaker Series.

Philosophy instructor and director of Black Studies, Laura Mae Lindo, is facilitating the Black Book Fair at Dana Porter Library.

Get ready for radical dreaming at the University of Waterloo! Join us at the Black Book Fair to celebrate Black authors and their stories

Troy Jollimore

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

Don't miss the opportunity to hear Jollimore speak about his philosophical work on personal relationships and ethical issues. An accomplished poet and philosopher on the subject of personal relationships and love, Jollimore visits us from California State University's Philosophy department, where he serves as department chair.

The first Philosophy Colloquium Speaker of the Winter 2026 term: Eric Bayruns García. Garcia will speak to us on the topic of Understanding and Social Expectations: How Society’s Unjust Structure Depresses Transmission of Understanding of Racial Injustice. Garcia visits us from McMaster University, where they are an Associate Professor. 

Dr. Talia Mae Bettcher is Professor of Philosophy of California State University, Los Angeles. She is one of the founders and most influential scholars of the multi- and interdisciplinary field of trans studies, and is the author, most recently of Beyond Personhood: An Essay in Trans Philosophy (University of Minnesota Press, 2025). 

We are very lucky to welcome her to Waterloo for this talk, which unpacks the representations of trans women as predatory men and looks at forms of sexist violence, transphobia, and racist violence and the vital role Philosophy plays within this arena. 

Get ready for radical dreaming at the University of Waterloo!

The Black Book Fair is back for 2 days in the Hagey Hall project Cube ( HH 2034), 9 am - 5 pm.

Get ready for radical dreaming at the University of Waterloo!

The Black Book Fair is back for 2 days in the Hagey Hall project Cube ( HH 2034), 9 am - 5 pm.