BSP Events

The British Society for Phenomenology aims to provide friendly and supportive events for inter-disciplinary discussion. To collaborate or propose an event, be that hosting our annual conference, international symposium, an online course, or a face-to-face workshop, please contact the Events Team.

Forthcoming events

Online Courses 2024 #2: Phenomenology as a Queer Method
Online with 4 weekly sessions
3 / 10 / 17 / 24 April 2024
Annual UK Conference 2024: Embodiment and History
Bristol, UK. University of the West of England (UWE Bristol). In-person (with possibly some online participation as yet to be defined).
11 – 13 September 2024
Online Courses 2024 #3: To Be Announced
Information coming later in 2024
October 2024
Annual UK Conference 2025: Expressions of Interest opening soon!Aug/Sept 2025

Past events

Online Courses 2024 #1: A Collaboration with The Iranian Society for Phenomenology
Online – six sessions over six days with catch-up
14 – 19 January 2024
Online Courses 2023 #2: Women in Early Phenomenology: An Introduction to Gerda Walther and Hedwig Conrad-Martius
Online with 4 weekly sessions
4 / 11 / 18 / 25 October 2023
Annual UK Conference 2023: Lived Experience in Theory and in Practice
Manchester, UK. Manchester Metropolitan University. In-person.
29 – 31 August 2023
Online Courses 2023 #1: Edith Stein’s Phenomenology. An Exploration.
Online with 4 weekly sessions
7 / 14 / 21 / 28 June 2023
Annual International Symposium 2023: Intercorporeality in Artifactual Milieux
Milan, Italy. Università degli Studi di Milano and Online.
29 – 30 May 2023
Annual UK Conference 2022: Engaged Phenomenology II: Explorations of Embodiment, Emotions, and Sociality.
Exeter, UK / Hybrid. With the University of Exeter. Sponsored by the Wellcome Centre, Egenis, and the Shame and Medicine project.
30 August – 1 September 2022
International Conference 2021: The Future as a Present Concern.
Online. With the National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG) and The Irish Philosophical Society (IPS).
1 – 3
September
2021
Annual UK Conference 2020: Engaged Phenomenology.
Online. With the University of Exeter, sponsored by Egenis and the Wellcome Centre for Cultures and Environments of Health.
3 – 5 September 2020
Annual UK Conference 2019: The Theory and Practice of Phenomenology III.
Manchester, UK. International Anthony Burgess Foundation.
5 – 7 September 2019
JBSP 50th Anniversary Conference: On the History of Being – After the Black Notebooks.
Manchester, UK. International Anthony Burgess Foundation.
31 May – 2 June 2019
Annual UK Conference 2018: The Theory and Practice of Phenomenology II.
Canterbury, UK. With the University of Kent.
23 – 25 July 2018
Workshop: Embodied Subjects – Phenomenology, Literature, and the Health Humanities.
Manchester, UK, International Anthony Burgess Foundation.
13 June 2018
Annual UK Conference 2017: The Theory and Practice of Phenomenology.
Brighton, UK. With the University of Brighton.
11 – 13 September 2017
Workshop: Cormac McCarthy and Philosophy.
Manchester, UK. People’s History Museum.
26 July 2017
Symposium: Intentionality and the Human.
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK. The Great North Museum.
10 December 2016
Annual UK Conference 2016: The Future of Phenomenology.
Manchester, UK. International Anthony Burgess Foundation.
2 – 4 September 2016