GloPhi – Philosophizing in a Globalized World
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Center for Advanced Studies, Hildesheim University We link cross-cultural and decolonial philosophy, invite thinkers from the Global South and work at building a global database of philosophical works and practices. http://glophi.com
New on Polyglot: Article #5 In “Abya Yala and Latin America: Naming to Philosophise from the Territory,” Fernando David Márquez Duarte, Lorena Grigoletto, and Falk Parra-Witte explore the philosophical, political, and ontological dimensions of naming in Latin America. glophi.com/2026/08/04/p...
We are delighted to welcome Dr. Falk Parra-Witte as a Long-Term Fellow. His project includes exchanges with Pajé Tchydjo, a Kariri Xoco Shaman from Brazil, and representatives of the Kogi people: glophi.com/2026/08/03/f...
New on Aeon: “The Taming of Black Thought”, by Takeshi Morisato Drawing on Tommy Curry’s concept of “epistemic convergence,” Morisato examines how non-Western thinkers are often interpreted through the assumptions of Western philosophy. Read the article: aeon.co/essays/epist...
We are delighted to announce that GloPhi Fellows Namita Herzl, Abosede Ipadeola, and Rutte Andrade will contribute to the session “Women Philosophers and Global Culture” at the Libori Summer School 2026. glophi.com/2026/07/27/f...
Discover our Igbo Language Focus, bringing together research, interviews, and the Igbo Philosophy Colloquium to explore how philosophical thought takes shape through Igbo language. The new focus page now offers an overview of the project and its activities: www.uni-hildesheim.de/glophi/2026/...
Domingos da Cruz Joins GloPhi to Explore Liberation Philosophy and Human Rights in Africa: www.uni-hildesheim.de/glophi/2026/...
The recording of our colloquium "Reclaiming Indigenous Wisdom: Sources, Expressions and Problematics of Philosophizing in the Igbo Language" is now available online: www.youtube.com/watch?v=thRS...
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New lecture recording: Adilbênia Machado on Afro-Brazilian philosophies as movements of resistance, re-existence & enchantment – ancestry, the crossroads, the body as territory. From our workshop “African Philosophy, Reparations & Epistemic Justice”. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Fc6...
📗 Out now: polylog 55 – Philosophizing in African Languages, ed. Anke Graneß & Monika Christine Rohmer. On Geʿez, Amharic, Wolof, Kinyarwanda, Swahili & Digo: language politics, translation, poetry & epistemic sovereignty. polylog.net
Elmar Holenstein‘s Philosophy Atlas: Translating and Expanding a Global Cartography of Philosophy @glophi.bsky.social Philosophizing in a Globalized World www.uni-hildesheim.de/glophi/2026/...
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This Research Focus is dedicated to the translation, revision, and expansion of Elmar Holenstein’s Philosophie-Atlas: Orte und Wege des Denkens. Holenstein’s Philosophy Atlasremains one of the most am...
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Reminder: Registration closes today for Zoom participation in the Igbo Philosophy Colloquium! Register today to receive the Zoom access details: glophi.com/2026/07/06/i...
What if philosophy's future lies not in a single canon, but in the resonances between traditions? Join us tomorrow for the concluding roundtable of our lecture series chaired by Dorothy Oluwagbemi-Jacob. 🗓️ July 14, 2 p.m. CEST 📍 Hildesheim & Livestream glophi.com/2026/07/13/t...
Yesterday at GloPhi: a rich follow-up discussion on Fanon with Justin Daniel & Abbed Kanoor — and a warm farewell to our Short-Term Fellows José P. Castiano & Stélia Muianga (UP Maputo, Mozambique). Thank you for months of inspiring exchange — safe travels home!
Join us today for a double lecture on Frantz Fanon’s reception in Martinique and his enduring significance for political phenomenology, anti-colonial thought, and contemporary philosophy. 7 July 2026, 2 p.m. (CEST) Universität Hildesheim + Livestream Livestream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGPY...
Igbo Philosophy Colloquium: Reclaiming Indigenous Wisdom Organized by Dorothy Oluwagbemi-Jacob Thursday, 16 July 2026, 9:00 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. (CEST) GloPhi Center (H.0.10) & Online glophi.com/2026/07/06/i...
Warm congratulations from the GloPhi Center to our associate member PD Dr. phil. habil. Sarhan Dhouib on his appointment as Professor of Intercultural Philosophy of Religion at the University of Vienna!
What does it mean for a thinker to be celebrated globally while remaining only belatedly received at home? What could this tell us about postcolonial reception in small island societies? glophi.com/2026/07/04/f...
How does colonial violence inscribe itself into the body—and how can embodied experience become a site of political critique and liberation? Dr. Abbed Kanoor examines Fanon’s decisive contribution to the emergence of what is now often called critical phenomenology. glophi.com/2026/07/03/f...
Elmar Holenstein‘s Philosophy Atlas: Translating and Expanding a Global Cartography of Philosophy Research Focus (2026–2027) Coordinated by Jordan Kynes glophi.com/2026/07/02/h...
We are delighted to welcome Dr. Osiris González Romero as a Long-Term Fellow! He will work on his research project “Native American Philosophies in a Globalized World.” glophi.com/2026/06/28/o...
We bid a heartfelt farewell to four fellows: Dr. Arinpe G. Adejumo, Prof. Abimbola O. Adesoji, Prof. Sanya Osha, and Dr. Fernando David Márquez Duarte. We thank all four fellows for their intellectual commitment and look forward to continuing our conversations across languages and regions!
What would it mean to rethink modernity from the contested and diasporic space of the Atlantic rather than from Europe alone? Markus Heide turns to Paul Gilroy’s Black Atlantic and Olaudah Equiano's autobiography to understand the cultural foundations of the Americas. glophi.com/2026/06/26/b...
Today, the GloPhi Center hosted the international workshop “Philosophizing in Portuguese: African Perspectives” on philosophical approaches from Portuguese-speaking contexts in Africa. More information and video conference recording: glophi.com/2026/06/22/p...
What does it mean to think with and through a river, not merely about it? This question stood at the center of our book presentation and art exhibition “The River, Self-Determination and Indigenous Peoples” with our fellow Fernando David Márquez Duarte. glophi.com/2026/06/04/r...
How do feminist struggles redraw the maps of freedom, agency, and belonging across Africa and Latin America? Today, the GloPhi Center hosts a livestream, bringing together two perspectives on feminist thought as a practice of critique, resistance, and world-making. www.youtube.com/watch?v=45iJ...
Philosophizing in Portuguese: African Perspectives International Workshop Organized by Anke Graness & Monika Christine Rohmer 25 June 2026, 8:45 a.m. CEST University of Hildesheim & Online GloPhi Center (H.0.10) glophi.com/2026/06/22/p...
Feminist Cartographies in and Beyond Africa: Redrawing the Maps of Women's Freedom and Agency, Lecture by Abosede Ipadeola GloPhi Center (Main Campus, H.0.10) & Livestream 23 June 2026, 2 p.m. (CEST) Lecture Series “Transatlantic Resonances” glophi.com/2026/06/21/f...
Cuerpo-Territorio, Reggaeton and Religion: Feminist Approaches in Latin America Lecture by Dr. Magdalena Andrea Kraus GloPhi Center (Main Campus, H.0.10) & Livestream 16 June 2026, 2 p.m. (CEST) More information: glophi.com/2026/06/19/f...
Thanks to everyone who joined our hybrid conference on African Philosophy, Reparations, and Epistemic Justice, on site and via Zoom worldwide. We are very grateful to Sylvain Mbohou, Adilbênia Machado, and Dorothy Oluwagbemi-Jacob for their great talks on slavery, re-existence, and epistemic repair
