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, contact the Events Team.
Forthcoming events
| BSP Online Courses 2025 #1: The Phenomenology of Craftsmanship Online – details to be announced | March 2025 |
| BSP Online Courses 2025 #2: Phenomenology of the Pathological Experience Online – details to be announced | June 2025 |
| BSP International Symposium: To be confirmed | June 2025 |
| International Conference 2025: Lifeworlds in Crisis: Applying Phenomenology Dublin, Ireland. With University College Dublin’s School of Philosophy, Centre for Ethics in Public Life, School of Law, and ERC Coercive In/Justice (GENCOERCTRL) project. In-person. | 27-29 August 2025 |
| BSP Online Courses 2025 #3: Introduction to Critical Phenomenology Online – details to be announced | October 2025 |
Past events
2024
| Online Courses 2024 #3: Phenomenological Metaphysics Online with 4 weekly sessions | 6 / 13 / 20 / 27 October 2024 |
| Annual UK Conference 2024: Embodiment and History Bristol, UK. University of the West of England (UWE Bristol). In-person | 11 – 13 September 2024 |
| Online Courses 2024 #2: Phenomenology as a Queer Method Online with 4 weekly sessions | 3 / 10 / 17 / 24 April 2024 |
| 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 |
2023
| 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 |
| International Symposium 2023: Intercorporeality in Artifactual Milieux Milan, Italy. Università degli Studi di Milano and Online. | 29 – 30 May 2023 |
2022
| 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 |
2021
| 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 |
2020
| 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 |
2019
| 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 |
2018
| 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 |
2017
| 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 |
2016
| 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 |
1967 – 2015
The BSP was founded in 1967 by Wolfe Mays, with the BSP annual conference held yearly at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, UK, up until 2015.