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Phila M. Msimang

@msimang.bsky.social

Philosopher of race, biology, and related social issues. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Phila-Msimang

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Phila M. Msimang@msimang.bsky.social · last mo.

Next week I will have the pleasure of presenting my work on the intersection of race, politics, and international relations at Rhodes University’s Department of Political and International Studies in their Teach-In Series of 2026. See more about the Teach-In Series here: lnkd.in/dT4qcWdt

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Phila M. Msimang@msimang.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Here's a report on the use of race in the health sciences at a South African University based on a symposium I was involved in at that university. What I liked about the format was that we not only looked at known challenges but also proposed practical ways forward. www.linkedin.com/posts/msiman...

UCT Faculty of Health Sciences Symposium on Race in Health Sciences | Phila M. Msimang posted on the topic | LinkedIn

I recently had the pleasure of receiving this report. It is about a symposium I presented a keynote on the use of race in the health sciences. This symposium was hosted by the UCT Faculty of Health Sc...

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Phila M. Msimang@msimang.bsky.social · 5mo ago

1/13 Check out our new chapter, Philosophy and Race Science, co-authored with Sahotra Sarkar for The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy and Race. In it, we track the historical development, the temporary retreat, and the subsequent reincarnation of race as a biological concept: doi.org/10.4324/9781...

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Phila M. Msimang@msimang.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Please follow and share this profile - announcements of their upcoming talks in the philosophy of biology will be shared here on Bluesky.

The IPBC@phil-bio-circle.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Welcome to the social media page of the International Philosophy of Biology Circle (IPBC) 🌐 Our aim is to foster an interdisciplinary forum for dialogue on the theoretical, conceptual, historical, and ethical dimensions of the life sciences. Visit our website to learn more: www.phil-bio-circle.org

Alisa Bokulich@alisabokulich.bsky.social · 7mo ago

The International Fellowships programme provides support for outstanding early career researchers. First identify a suitable mentor in the Faculty of Philosophy. Once you have obtained their agreement, send CV & expression of interest to philref@phil.cam.ac.uk by Thursday, 12 February 2026 #philsci

Eligibility Requirements The applicant must: • Have a PhD, or applicants in the final stages of their PhD will be accepted provided that the PhD will be completed (including viva) before the Final Awards Committee meets on the 1 June 2026. • Applicants should have no more than five years of active full time postdoctoral experience at the time of application (discounting career breaks, but including teaching experience and/or time spent in industry). • Be working outside the UK. • Not hold UK citizenship. • Be competent in oral and written English. • Have a clearly defined and mutually-beneficial research proposal agreed with a UK host researcher.Duration and Value of Award The International Fellowships offer support for two years and the award is offered at 80% FEC. Applicants may apply for research expenses of up to £12,000 and relocation costs of up to £8,000. Applicants will need to justify the level of research expenses and relocation costs requested in their application. Applicants may also be eligible to receive follow on Alumni funding following the tenure of their Fellowship to support networking activities with UK-based or international researchers.
Cambridge Philosophy@cambridgephilos.bsky.social · 7mo ago

📣 British Academy International Fellowships 2026 at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Cambridge: www.phil.cam.ac.uk/jobs/british...

Phila M. Msimang@msimang.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Today was a good start to our second week at the Berlin Institute for Advanced Study where Jonatan (the PI of our project) presented on the questions that have brought us together. The Q&A that we all participated in was quite interesting, too.

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Phila M. Msimang@msimang.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Here I was talking about the consequences of the changes in classifications (and who was labelled as belonging in them) for conceptualising biological studies. Our discussion focused on the use of such classifications in microbiome research.

ROTO Research Group@roto-rub.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Amazing talk by @msimang.bsky.social at the "Human Diversity Dilemma" Workshop (@localmicrobes.bsky.social), Cape Town! Check out this great infographic on shifting racial classif. in South Africa 17-21C by @tessamuldvarp.bsky.social and Phila: figshare.com/articles/fig... #hpbio #philsky #race

Phila M. Msimang@msimang.bsky.social · 12mo ago

We are also pleased to announce that our special issue for this event will be published by the South African Journal of Science.

Alisa Bokulich@alisabokulich.bsky.social · 12mo ago

CFA The Human Diversity Dilemma: Navigating the intersection of microbes, ethics & society ISHPSSB Off-Year Workshop Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa October 1-3, 2025 Abstracts due Aug.18 Organizers @abigailnd.bsky.social & @msimang.bsky.social #philsci #STS 🦠 More info ⤵️

Monica H Green@monicamedhist.bsky.social · last yr.

New today: Iyer et al., "African Genetic Ancestry, Structural and Social Determinants of Health, and Mortality in Black Adults," jamanetwork.com/journals/jam.... Tl;dr: It's the 2nd (social determinants) that most effect the 3rd (mortality), not the 1st (genetic ancestry). Yet look where funding is!

African Genetic Ancestry, Social Determinants, and Mortality in Black Adults

This cohort study investigates the independent associations of African genetic ancestry and structural and social determinants of health with mortality among Black US adults.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · last yr.

"...for protests to succeed, they must be backed by movements with the ability to promise to withhold—labor, debt payments, rent payments, or consumer support—and to follow through if demands aren’t met." Glad to have gotten the opportunity to push this line in Time time.com/collections/...

Why Protests Should Be Promises

Modern movements that aim to advance racial equity should withhold and promise, rather than perform, writes Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò

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Phila M. Msimang@msimang.bsky.social · last yr.

I enjoyed giving this presentation and the discussion that followed. I am thankful for the ROTO Research Group for having me.

ROTO Research Group@roto-rub.bsky.social · last yr.

A big thanks to @msimang.bsky.social for his insightful talk on racial and ethnic classifications in medicine yesterday! This was a great start into our Lecture Series in this semester. Thank you also to everyone who joined the talk and discussion! 🤗 #PhilSci #PhilMed #HPBio

Screenshot from Zoom showing the title slide of the talk by Phila Msimang, entitled "Should we use racial and ethnic classifications in medicine?" as well as the speaker and several participants.
Microbiome research and race in the 'Local South'@localmicrobes.bsky.social · last yr.

Great lineup including our favorite philosophers Aline Potiron www.uu.nl/staff/AIPoti... and Phila Msimang @msimang.bsky.social. Don't miss these talks! #hpb 🐋🦠

ROTO Research Group@roto-rub.bsky.social · last yr.

New semester, new lecture series 🎉 Starting next Monday, we welcome amazing scholars to give talks in #HPBio and medicine - always at 4pm CET on zoom. The first talk will be by @msimang.bsky.social and later in the semester we will hear @stellasandford.bsky.social, @elisj.bsky.social and many more 🤩

Phila M. Msimang@msimang.bsky.social · last yr.

Here is a new blog post from our collaborative work in the CAT (Constructive Advanced Thinking) group on the history and ethics of the use and management of human remains.

PRIF@prif.org · last yr.

In colonial contexts, human remains were taken and brought to museums and universities. Efforts to restitute them today come with political frictions, as J. Kurzwelly, @malinowska.bsky.social, @msimang.bsky.social, M. Wilckens & P. Wolff Mitchell explain on #PRIFblog. blog.prif.org/2025/02/28/b...

Phila M. Msimang@msimang.bsky.social · last yr.

Trump has sanctioned SA on the basis of misinformation produced and distributed by organisations like Afriforum (who went on a roadshow in the US spreading the myth of White genocide) and the SAIRR who misrepresent issues of race & policy in SA (e.g., see here: www.researchgate.net/publication/...).

What’s wrong with the South African Institute of Race Relations?

Surveys on race by South Africa’s Institute of Race Relations (IRR) are deeply flawed and cynically used. Its influence on mainstream politics is significant and dangerous.

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Alejandra Caraballo@esqueer.net · last yr.

The US is now suspending support to South Africa and allowing resettlement and "refugee" status only for white south Africans ("Afrikaner"). This is so blatantly racist. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Phila M. Msimang@msimang.bsky.social · 2y ago

Lawyers are lobbying for the premature adoption of heritable human genome editing in South Africa. In this blog post, I describe the situation and why this should concern us all. The risks are not limited to South Africans but extend to humanity as a whole. #BioSecurity #HHGE #HealthPolicy

Let’s not move fast and break things: why caution is needed in our approach to heritable human genome editing (HHGE)

The premature adoption of genome editing technologies like the CRISPR-Cas9 system for clinical applications will more likely lead to biomedical abuses and unintended harms due to the removal of reason...

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