Past events – University of Copenhagen

23 Apr. 2026, 13:00-15:00

Enlightenment in Several Genres: The Enlightenment Practice of Charlotta Dorothea Biehl

Workshop with Anne-Marie Mai, University of Southern Denmark.

26 Mar. 2026, 14:00-16:00

Margareta Klopstock’s Silenced Voice: Feminism in Thought and Form

Lecture by Frauke Berndt, Professor of Modern German Literature at the University of Zurich.

19 Mar. 2026, 9:15-17:30

Invisibility and Visibilty of Women Writers: Practices, Approaches, Methods

Conference and research workshop.

28 Jan. 2026, 9:30-16:30

Rethinking the Nordic: Conceptual Approaches and Women at the Margins

In this workshop, we focus on how to approach ‘the Nordic’ in historical research in a critical…

24 Nov. 2025, 13:15-15:00

The Critical Potential of Literary Compositions of Peace

Talk by Maria Mårsell, postdoc at INSPIRE

28 Oct. 2025, 14:30-17:00

Reflections on Women’s Enlightenment in India: The role of Self-Worth and Self-Esteem

Lecture and workshop with Priyanka Jha (Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India).

24 Oct. 2025, 13:10-17:30

Made by men for men? Transforming academia for the benefit of more people

The policy event concludes a two-day conference, “A Matter of Justice. Women’s Access to Higher…

23 Oct. - 24 Oct. 2025

A Matter of Justice: Women’s Access to Higher Education in Denmark and in the International Context - Past, Present, and Future

Two-day conference.

9 Oct. 2025, 16:00-18:00

Defying the Oracle: The Philosophy of Alice Ambrose

INSPIRE lecture by Dr Sophia Connell (Birkbeck, University of London).

18 June - 20 June 2025

How women shaped the Nordic Enlightenment I

Conference.

14 May 2025, 13:00-15:00

Gender Instability in the Nordic gynæceum: How should we approach (implicit) arguments on women’s intellectual capacities?

A WHENCE Research Colloquium 2025. Presentation by Bodil Hvass Kjems.

7 May 2025, 13:00-15:00

Reading group sessions spring 2025

Reading group sessions

30 Apr. 2025, 15:00-17:00

Lady Reason Speaking: Philosophical Arguments in Verse

A WHENCE Research Colloquium 2025. Presentation by Irina Hron.

19 Mar. 2025, 13:00-15:00

The True and the Good – Truth as Authenticity and a Meta-Goal in Birgitte Thott

A WHENCE Research Colloquium 2025. Presentation by Jelena Bundalovic.

5 Mar. 2025, 13:00-15:00

Ideas of Equality Found in the Paratexts of Early Modern Scandinavian Prayerbooks

A WHENCE Research Colloquium 2025. Presentation by Martin Fog Arndal.

5 Feb. 2025, 14:00-15:30

Rousseau on Human Equality and Gender Inequality

Research presentation by Xuehui Xu (PhD Fellow, Zhejiang University/University of Copenhagen).

14 Nov. - 15 Nov. 2024

Spiritual Equality in Early Modern Europe: Gender, Religion, and Philosophy

Workshop on the role of religion in early modern (approx. 1600-1800) debates concerning equality…

11 Nov. 2024, 16:00-18:00

Author Meets Critics: Gender and Career in Academia

Debate with Nanna Mik-Meyer, Sabrina Ebbersmeyer, and Sandrine Rose Schiller Hansen.

29 Oct. 2024, 16:00-18:00

Thinking women: some thoughts on recovering women philosophers

INSPIRE lecture by Sarah Hutton (University of York).

7 Oct. 2024, 13:30-15:00

Reading seminars

Reading seminars with focus on recent texts that have entered the debate on women’s history of…

19 Sept. 2024, 14:00-16:00

Center launch: INSPIRE

Launch of the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Women in the History of Philosophy (INSPIRE)

21 June 2024, 14:00

Philosophy as Passion for Knowledge: What kind of history of philosophy for the 21st century?

Inaugural lecture by Professor Sabrina Ebbersmeyer.

5 June 2024, 14:00-15:30

Reading seminars

The reading seminars focus on questions concerning women and the history of philosophy.

8 May 2024, 15:00-17:00

'Die unendliche Masse des Urseins': On Sophie Mereau’s metaphysical reflections

Research presentation and reading seminar.

6 May 2024, 10:00

Copenhagen-Jyväskylä Workshop on Women in Early Modern Philosophy

Workshop