For more information about these groups, or to be added to an email group, email the respective contact(s) listed for each group below.
Rackham Interdisciplinary Workshops
Rackham Interdisciplinary Workshops (RIWs) are graduate student oriented groups that meet regularly throughout the year to discuss readings on a particular interdisciplinary topic, workshop one another’s papers, and sponsor a public lecture or facilitate a workshop with an outside speaker.
Ancient Philosophy Working Group (APWG)
Foundations of Modern Physics (FOMP)
Knowledge, Information, and Society (KIS)
Mind and Moral Psychology (MMP)
Race, Gender, and Feminist Philosophy (RGFP)
Reading Groups
Reading groups typically form around a theme, and are often held in the summer when coursework and teaching loads are light.
Latin American Philosophy (LAP)
Non-Western Philosophy Reading Group (NWPRG)
Discussion Groups
Discussion groups primarily organize talks.
Aesthetics Discussion Group
Ethics Discussion Group (EDGe)
Philosophy of Science etc. (PoSe)
Working Groups
Working groups bring together graduate students and faculty to workshop drafts in a constructive environment, or simply to work on papers/dissertations/job market materials/etc together, sharing writing goals and holding one another accountable for meeting them.
Epistemology Work-In-Progress Group (EWIP)
Graduate Student Working Group (GSWG)
Writing Accountability Group
Affinity Groups
In contrast to departmental reading and working groups, Philosophy affinity groups are intended to fulfill a more social, networking, and supportive role in the department.
