Congratulations to Professor Mitchell Green for his interview on The Gray Area with Sean Illing! Professor Green was featured on the episode “Is the episode to self-discovery pointless?” to discuss self-knowledge and self-deception.
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Tracy Llanera: Featured in New Issue of Metaphilosophy
Check out a symposium on Professor Tracy Llanera’s book Richard Rorty: Outgrowing Modern Nihilism featured in the new issue of Metaphilosophy.
Lewis Gordon: Black Existentialism and Decolonizing Knowledge
Congratulations to Professor Lewis Gordon for publishing his new book, “Black Existentialism and Decolonizing Knowledge,” that consists of his key philosophical writings.
Christopher Rahlwes: Published in the Journal of Indian Philosophy
Congratulations to Visiting Assistant Professor, Christopher Rahlwes, for his article “Silence and Contradiction in the Jaina Saptabhangi” in the Journal of Indian Philosophy! Check out Christopher Rahlwes’ article below! Silence and Contradiction in the Jaina Saptabhangi
Lewis Gordon: UConn Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor
Congratulations to Professor and Department Head, Lewis Gordon, for receiving the honor of being named one UConn’s Board of Trustees Distinguished Professors!
Lewis Gordon: Philosophy from the Pub
Check out CBC Radio’s coverage of Professor Lewis Gordon’s lecture in St John’s, Newfoundland, where he presented a lecture in a historic pub!
Paul Bloomfield and Alumna Alycia LaGuardia-LoBianco featured in New Work in Philosophy
Professor Paul Bloomfield and Alumna Alycia LaGuardia-LoBianco’s article, “The Axiology of Pain and Pleasure,” has been featured in New Work in Philosophy!
2023 -2024 UCHI/CLAS Undergraduate Research Fellows
Congratulations to the 2023 – 2024 UCHI/CLAS Undergraduate Research Fellows who have been supervised by our wonderful junior faculty members! Breanna Bonner (Project advisor: Ayanna De’Vante Spencer) “‘The Space Between Black and Liberation’: Analyzing Black Women’s Experiences of Intersectional Invisibility Within Liberation Movements” Annabelle Bergstrom (Project advisor: Julian J. Schlöder) “Minds Among Minds: A Pragmatist View of […]
Tracy Llanera: Awarded Humanities Institute Faculty Fellowship
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Tracy Llanera for being awarded a Humanities Institute Faculty Fellowship! Professor Llanera will write a new book titled The Misfits of Extremism. Her book aims to place non-traditional extremist agents of Islamic fundamentalism and white supremacy at the front and center of philosophical and political debates. The work will offer a […]
Lewis Gordon: Featured in Inside Higher Ed Article
Professor Lewis Gordon was featured in Inside Higher Ed‘s article “Addressing an ‘Epidemic’ of Hatred” where he highlights ways the histories of Black and American Jewish communities intersect. Check out the article here!