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Dr. A.C. (Alex) Thinius

Faculteit der Geesteswetenschappen
Literatuurwetenschap
Expertisegebied: Filosoof, docent, en interdisciplinair socio-cultuureel onderzoeker. Theorie van sociaal-culturele verandering, vooral op het gebied van sekse en gender. Lopend onderzoek: concepten van sekse en gender in biowetenschappen en biomedicijn
Fotograaf: MaartjeHensen.com

Bezoekadres
  • Spuistraat 134
Postadres
  • Postbus 1642
    1000 BP Amsterdam
  • Onderzoek

    Voor mijn meest recente publicaties, onderzoeksprojecten en activiteiten, kijk aub op mijn website:

  • Publicaties

    2025

    2024

    • Thinius, A. C. (2024). Sex-Gender in Life-Science Research: Conceptual Renegotiations and an Enactivist Vision. In A. Dufourcq, A. Halsema, K. Smiet, & K. Vintges (Eds.), Purple Brains: Feminisms at the Limits of Philosophy (pp. 106-118). Radboud University Press. https://doi.org/10.54195/HSOV8373_CH08
    • Thinius, A., & Trappes, R. (2024). Sex Traits and Individual Differences: Stabilising and Destabilising Binary Categories in Biological Practice. British Journal for the Philosophy of Science. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1086/731829

    2023

    2024

    • Ichikawa, K., Boulicault, M., Thinius, A. C., DiMarco, M., Murchland, A. R., Maldonado, B., Higgins, A. S., & Richardson, S. S. (2024). Sex in the medical machine: How algorithms entrench bioessentialism in precision medicine. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13369533

    2016

    • Seidel, M., & Thinius, A. (2016). A Snowslide of Entities: Does Sosa’s Existential Relativism Provide a Barrier Against Being Buried? In A. Bahr, & M. Seidel (Eds.), Ernest Sosa: Targeting His Philosophy (pp. 101-118 ). (Münster Lectures in Philosophy; Vol. 3). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32519-4_7 [details]

    2024

    2023

    • Nadkarni, D., & Thinius, A. (2023). Vivek Narayanan’s ‘After’: Subverting ‘epic nationalism’ and the colonial legacy of epic genre writing. 92-93. Abstract from 27th European Conference for South Asian Studies, Torino, Italy.
    • Thinius, A. C., & Trappes, R. (2023). Sex traits and individual differences: Stabilising and destabilising binaries in biological practice. Paper presented at Lisbon International Conference in Philosophy Of Science, Lisbon, Portugal.

    2021

    • Thinius, A. C. (2021). Masculinity and the Ontology of Men: From Connell’s ‘Hegemonic Masculinity’ to Enactment Classes. Abstract from OZSW Conference XX 2021, Tilburg, Netherlands. https://ozsw2020.files.wordpress.com/2021/11/book-of-abstracts.pdf
    • Thinius, A. C. (2021). Masculinity and the Ontology of Men: ‘Hegemonic Masculinity’ after Connell. Paper presented at Workshop on Gender and Philosophy, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.
    • Thinius, A. C. (2021). Trans* in digital communication: Conceptualizing dialectic aspects of sharing. Abstract from ASCA Workshop 2021, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

    2019

    • Thinius, A. C. (2019). What Kind of Situation is the Body in de Beauvoir?. Paper presented at Simone de Beauvoir’s The Second Sex. UK Sartre Society Annual Conference 2019, Oxford, United Kingdom.
    • Thinius, A. C. (2019). What are genders? Lessons from genre and enactment theory. Paper presented at Work in Progress Colloquium, Philosophy Department, Cambridge MA, United States. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12733962

    2018

    • Thinius, A. C. (2018). Caring in two modes of slowness: Existentialism and masculinities in Qu Xiao-Song’s Ji #3 and Bohren & der Club of Gore.. Paper presented at AS SLOWLY AS POSSIBLE, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
    • Thinius, A. C. (2018). Ethnopluralism and the concept of plurality: Continuities and discontinuities with ALT. Paper presented at 2018 OZSW Graduate Conference in Theoretical Philosophy, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
    • Thinius, A. C. (2018). If everything is violence is anything? Bodies and subjectivities as candidates for structural violence.. Paper presented at ASCA International Workshop 2018: Dissecting Violence, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
    • Thinius, A. C. (2018). Social kinds, Hermeneutics, and Historical Essentialism: Bach, Mikkola, Stone. 15. Paper presented at Summer University 2018: The Biological and the Social between 1900 and Today , Budapest, Hungary.

    2016

    • Thinius, A. C. (2016). Diversity and Essence: How to rethink essentialism with Jean-Luc Nancy. Paper presented at The Future of Diversity, Tübingen, Germany.

    2015

    • Thinius, A. C. (2015). Perspectivism – Old wine in a new bottle? A philosophical view on the 'ontological turn' in cultural anthropology. Paper presented at OZSW Graduate Conference Theoretical Philosophy, Nijmegen, Netherlands.

    2014

    • Thinius, A. C. (2014). Pornographic Artefacts and Porn: Social recognition and successful intentions. Poster session presented at OZSW conference 2014, Nijmegen.

    2017

    • Thinius, A. C. (Composer), Liesenfeld, J. (Composer), de Jong, N. (Designer), & Lütke, S. (Producer). (2017). Aleion: inzwischen. Digital or Visual Products, Fattoria Musica Records.

    Prijs / subsidie

    Lidmaatschap / relevante positie

    • Thinius, A. (2017-2019). Representative for ASCA at AIHR PhD council, and board member of ASCA., .
    • Thinius, A. (2012-2021). Associate member, Zentrum für Wissenschaftstheorie (ZfW), Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster.

    Mediaoptreden

    Spreker

    Andere

    • Thinius, A. (organiser), Nadkarni, D. (organiser), Vaid-Menon, A. (participant) & Adamczak, B. (participant) (14-5-2020). The Poetics and Politics of Sharing. There are many aspects of sharing and ways in which we can share: Affect, stories, words can be shared; experience can be shared; instagram posts can (…) (organising a conference, workshop, ...). https://www.nica-institute.com/the-poetics-and-politics-of-sharing/
    • Thinius, A. (visiting researcher) (1-9-2019 - 31-12-2019). Massachusetts Institute of Technology (visiting an external institution).
    • Nadkarni, D. (organiser), Thinius, A. (organiser) & de Vries, N. (organiser) (10-4-2019 - 12-4-2019). ASCA International Workshop 2019 "Realities and Fantasies: Relations, Transformations, Discontinuities", Amsterdam (organising a conference, workshop, ...). https://realitiesfantasies.wordpress.com/
    • Thinius, A. (participant) (21-11-2018). Postgraduate Seminar Philosophy, Sheffield. Paper presentation "Genders as types in pre-conceptual experience. Heinämaa's essential gender types and the influence of concepts on the (…) (participating in a conference, workshop, ...).
    • Thinius, A. (visiting researcher) (23-9-2018 - 20-12-2018). University of Sheffield (visiting an external institution).
    • Kornel, A. (participant) & Thinius, A. (participant) (17-9-2017). "einfach, leicht, minimal? Simplizität in der Musik." Symposium of the Dachverband der Studierenden der Musikwissenschaften (DSVM) and the Department for Musicology at Münster University., Münster. Guitar performance of 'Ji#3 (Silent Mountain)' for Attila Kornel's paper "Chinesische Stille als musikalische Simplizität am Beispiel von 'Ji #3 (…) (participating in a conference, workshop, ...).

    2021

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