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Arina Pismenny @arinapismenny.bsky.social · Aug 29

Thrilled to share that I’ve joined the University of Nevada, Reno. First week of classes is done, and it feels like the beginning of something great 📚🐺 @unevadareno.bsky.social #philosophy #unr

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European Philosophical Society for the Study of Emotions @epsse.bsky.social · Jun 26

A reminder of the upcoming deadline for our Feminist Philosophy of Emotions SI, open until 1 July 2025!

Guest edited by the wonderful Laura Silva, Federico Lauria, and @arinapismenny.bsky.social ✨

Please make submissions through our website: passion-journal.org/about/submis...

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Being Trans in Philosophy: Issue #0 Out Now @being.transinphilosophy.org · Jun 17

Issue #0 of Being Trans in Philosophy zine is out now! “We Are Not Trans in a Theoretical Way”. Download & print ur own 🖨️. being.transinphilosophy.org

#beingtransinphilosophy #trans #philosophy #gender #feminism #zine #diy

Being Trans in Philosophy issue #0 release. Subtitle: download, make your own. Url: https://being.transinphilosophy.org. Image of 5 zines arranged in the trans pride colors, stacked on top of well-known trans books.

Title: ‘welcome to the WTF.” Image of a biohazard symbol overlayed on a world map with lines radiating from the center of the symbol, and the spires of the biohazard symbol are impinging on two scared trans symbols. A very long list of anti-trans events since 2021 portraying the looming threats to trans life from violence, media, and governmental disenfranchisement. Footer text: https://being.transinphilosophy.org.

Text header: issue #0, june 2025, https://being.transinphilosophy.org, our stories, “we are not trans in a theoretical way”. A list of contributors with each name on a black badge over a purple splatter. The names are: Imogen Sullivan, Erin Beeghly, Ray Briggs, Anonymous, autogyniphiles_anonymous, Emmie Malone, Kelly Potter, Elin McCready, Penny Haulotte, Amy Marvin, Alex Adamson, Perry Zurn, Emil Eva Rosina, and Maximiliana Rifkin.

Text header: issue #0, june 2025, https://being.transinphilosophy.org, our stories, “we are not trans in a theoretical way”. A block of white text on a stippled purple star background reads: “being trans i not a controversial idea. it’s a lived reality.” Under the text appears a black and white image of a feminine eye.

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Arina Pismenny @arinapismenny.bsky.social · Jun 9

Deadline for submissions is fast approaching! Please circulate widely!

Arina Pismenny @arinapismenny.bsky.social · May 5

Deadline extended to July 1!
CFP: Feminist Philosophy of Emotion
Special issue of Passion, @epsse.bsky.social co-edited with @proflaurasilva.bsky.social & Federico Lauria.
Topics: power, emotional labor, epistemic injustice, & more.
philevents.org/event/show/1...

Passion

Passion: Journal of the European Philosophical Society for the Study of Emotion Feminist Philosophy of Emotion Special Issue Call for Papers Following the excellent pre-conference workshop on Feminist...

philevents.org

Arina Pismenny @arinapismenny.bsky.social · May 5

Deadline extended to July 1!
CFP: Feminist Philosophy of Emotion
Special issue of Passion, @epsse.bsky.social co-edited with @proflaurasilva.bsky.social & Federico Lauria.
Topics: power, emotional labor, epistemic injustice, & more.
philevents.org/event/show/1...

Passion

Passion: Journal of the European Philosophical Society for the Study of Emotion Feminist Philosophy of Emotion Special Issue Call for Papers Following the excellent pre-conference workshop on Feminist...

philevents.org

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Apr 19

Thousands of people rallied at hundreds of events across the U.S. on Saturday to protest the Trump administration’s handling of immigration, civil liberties, federal job cuts and other issues. nyti.ms/3EyqNkh

A crowd of protesters holding cardboard signs. One says "RESIST IF NOT NOW WHEN?" Photo by Victor J. Blue for The New York Times

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StrictlyChristo 🦋🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · Apr 13

Bluesky’s Quest to Build Nontoxic Social Media

X and Facebook are governed by the policies of mercurial billionaires. Bluesky’s C.E.O., Jay Graber, says that she wants to give power back to the user.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Bluesky’s Quest to Build Nontoxic Social Media

X and Facebook are governed by the policies of mercurial billionaires. Bluesky’s C.E.O., Jay Graber, says that she wants to give power back to the user.

www.newyorker.com

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Samantha Brennan @samanthabrennan.bsky.social · Apr 9

How should we make sense of the Trump administration’s assault on Trans rights? In episode 125 of Overthink, Ellie and David talk to philosopher Talia Mae Bettcher about her new book Beyond Personhood: An Essay in Trans Philosophy.

overthinkpodcast.com/episodes/epi...

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Arina Pismenny @arinapismenny.bsky.social · Feb 25

The art of losing isn’t hard to master;
so many things seem filled with the intent
to be lost that their loss is no disaster...

Then practice losing farther, losing faster:
places, and names, and where it was you meant
to travel. None of these will bring disaster...

- Elizabeth Bishop

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American Philosophical Association @apaphilosophy.bsky.social · Feb 20

Join us on Saturday, February 22, 5–7 p.m. CST, for a special online event, “Thinking Together: Philosophy and Civic Life,” featuring Kluge Prize winner Kwame Anthony Appiah. Free and open to the public. Learn more:

www.apaonline.org

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Arina Pismenny @arinapismenny.bsky.social · Feb 18

Feeling blue post-Valentine’s? Let philosophy be your consolation!
I talked with Jessica Xhumari on Stretch Your Skull #podcast about #love, #romance, and their philosophical puzzles. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/2bSh...
Because hearts break, minds wander, but #philosophy endures.

7. Dr. Arina Pismenny: Philosophy of Romantic Love (Valentine's Special)

Stretch Your Skull · Episode

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Lucy Osler @lucyosler.bsky.social · Feb 14

PSA 🚨check out this awesome opportunity to submit your work on critical and feminist philosophy of emotions to this Passion SI edited by the super star team of Laura Silva, Federico Lauria, and @arinapismenny.bsky.social ✨❤️✨

European Philosophical Society for the Study of Emotions @epsse.bsky.social · Feb 14

Thrilled to share the call for papers for our Passion SI on Critical/Feminist Philosophy of Emotions guest edited by the amazing Laura Silva, Federico Lauria, and @arinapismenny.bsky.social ✨

Join contributors Arina Pismenny, Ronald de Sousa, Laura Silva, Marie Wuth, and Denish Jaswal

Blue poster with announcing the CFA on critical/feminist philosophy of emotions

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Feb 2

Dear Canada and Mexico,

We’re so, so sorry.

— Sane America

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Arina Pismenny @arinapismenny.bsky.social · Jan 30

Good luck finding a good place for it.

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Arina Pismenny @arinapismenny.bsky.social · Jan 30

@aeon.co ? @psyche.co ?

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Arina Pismenny @arinapismenny.bsky.social · Jan 26

📢 CFP: Feminist Philosophy of Emotion 📢
Excited to co-edit a special issue with @proflaurasilva.bsky.social & Federico Lauria! Topics: power & emotion, emotional labor, epistemic oppression, & more.

We especially welcome submissions from underrepresented groups.

philevents.org/event/show/1...

Passion

Passion: Journal of the European Philosophical Society for the Study of Emotion Critical/Feminist Philosophy of Emotion Special Issue Call for Papers Following the excellent pre-conference workshop on...

philevents.org

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God @thegodpodcast.com · Jan 23

Thou shalt accept that DEI didn't hold your career back -- you're just mid, bro.

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Arina Pismenny @arinapismenny.bsky.social · Jan 14

Love: universal truth or just really good PR?
Check out my latest article in @psyche.co where I take a skeptical look at the stories we tell about romantic love. Spoiler: they’re not as timeless or universal as they seem.
Read it here: psyche.co/guides/how-t...
#love #philosophyoflove #romanticlove

psyche.co

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Nigel Warburton @nigelwarburton.bsky.social · Jan 12

Wise Women is a sixteen-episode series about women in philosophy from antiquity to the twentieth century made by @philtalkradio.bsky.social www.philosophytalk.org/wisewomen

Wise Women

Wise Women is a sixteen-episode series about women in philosophy from antiquity to the twentieth century, generously funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

www.philosophytalk.org

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Arina Pismenny @arinapismenny.bsky.social · Jan 11

Anhingas!

Arina Pismenny @arinapismenny.bsky.social · Jan 10

After years of delays, my article, "When is Jealousy Appropriate?" finally emerged online—no heads-up from Dialectica! Google Scholar found it first. Dated 2021, but live in 2024. Read it here: assets.philosophie.ch/dialectica/d... #philosophy #jealousy #emotions

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Arina Pismenny @arinapismenny.bsky.social · Jan 9

Yes! Makes sense. I left Twitter as soon as Musk took over. And now will be moving away from fb. I like this space so far! Thanks for the warm welcome. Hope you are doing well and that you had a good winter break!

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Arina Pismenny @arinapismenny.bsky.social · Jan 9

Escaping Musk’s ego-driven dumpster fire and Zuckerberg’s new 'facts optional' playground. Ready to see if Bluesky can be the platonic form of social media or just another cave of shadows. What’s the vibe here?

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