Mississippi Philosophical Association Meeting Set for Feb. 14-15 on Hattiesburg Campus
Mon, 02/10/2025 - 01:43pm | By: Dr. David Tisdale
The Mississippi Philosophical Association (MPA) will hold its annual meeting on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 14-15 at The University of 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Hattiesburg campus. The theme for this year鈥檚 two-day event is 鈥淢aking Philosophy Pop鈥� and will feature multiple speakers giving talks on philosophy鈥檚 intersection with popular culture. Southern Miss faculty, staff and students are invited to attend.
Dr. Dominic McIver Lopes, University Killam professor at The University of British Columbia, will give the annual meeting鈥檚 keynote address on Friday, Feb. 14 at 4:30 p.m. His presentation, titled 鈥淎I Art and Artists: What They Are, What They Could Be, What They Should Be鈥� will be held in Gonzales Auditorium (room 108) in the Liberal Arts Building, located at 1999 Pearl St. Lopes鈥� talk, sponsored with generous funding through the Mississippi Humanities Council, is free and open to the public.
Southern Miss School of Humanities faculty members Dr. Paula Smithka and Dr. Ian Dunkle are serving as organizers of this event. Click to learn more about the Mississippi Philosophical Association鈥檚 2025 conference, including the complete listing of speakers for the two-day session.