Congratulations to Heather Muraviov for being awarded a residential fellowship at The Center for Philosophy of Religion at the University of Notre Dame to study the nature and value of intellectual humility in contexts of oppression.
Check out more information on the award here.
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!
Congratulations to PH.D. student, Heather Muraviov, and Assistant Professor Tracy Llanera for presenting at the California State Fullerton Philosophy Symposium on Examining Extremism this week!
Heather’s talk is titled “Countering Extremist Mindsets through Liberatory Epistemic Virtues” and focuses on an application of Cassam’s view of extremist mindsets and radicalization to agents who resist oppression and engage in liberatory struggles.
Assistant Professor Tracy Llanera’s talk is titled “Extremist Women and Fanaticism,” and focuses on women and their propensity to become fanatics in extremist groups.
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Tracy Llanera for her essay, “Vain Feminists” (or “Feministas Vaidosas”), being published in Portuguese and English in the Forma de Vida journal! Forma de Vida is the journal of the Program in Theory of Literature at the University of Lisbon.
Check out Dr. Llanera’s essay here!
Congratulations to Steve Núñez for his article, “Swing on, Swing On”: Blue Note Hope and JID’s Forever Story, featured on The Blog of the American Philosophical Association!
Check out the article here!
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Tracy Llanera for her article, “The Misogyny Paradox and the Alt-Right” being feature in New Work in Philosophy. Dr. Llanera’s article offers a philosophical analysis of the misogyny women experience in the alternative right (alt-right) movement.
Check out the article here!
Congratulations to Professor Ayanna Spencer for being chosen to deliver a keynote lecture at Brown University! Dr. Spencer’s lecture will take place on Friday, April 7, 2023 from 2PM – 4PM.
RSVP to join remotely or find more information here.
Check out Professor Lewis Gordon‘s new interview on The Leadership Center for Social Justice Podcast where he discusses his latest book Fear of Black Consciousness.
“He shares about Black Consciousness as a commitment to life, radical love, and to building a better world and discusses how he sees that playing out in the world.“