Congratulations to Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Lewis Gordon, for his recognition as a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts in the U.K.!
Notable fellows of the Royal Society of the Arts include Charles Dickens, Benjamin Franklin, Karl Marx, Adam Smith, Marie Curie, Stephen Hawking, Nelson Mandela, David Attenborough, and Judi Dench.
Congratulations on this incredible recognition, Lewis!
Distinguished Professor Lewis Gordon‘s book, Fear of Black Consciousness, has been featured in a book discussion in the latest issue of Small Axe!
Check out the book discussion: “Book Discussion: Lewis R. Gordon, Fear of Black Consciousness“
Congratulations to graduate student, Katie Peters, for her article, “Not My Fault: Far-Right Women and the Exculpatory Narratives of Misogyny and Infantilization” for being featured in a special issue of Feminist Philosophy Quarterly! The theme of this issue is “Revolutionizing Responsibility.”
Check out Katie’s article: “Not My Fault: Far-Right Women and the Exculpatory Narratives of Misogyny and Infantilization”
Congratulations to Associate Professor of Philosophy, Dr. Hady Ba, for his recent interview in the American Philosophical Association series Black Issues in Philosophy! Dr. Ba sat with UConn student, Rehana Konate, to discuss his insights into contemporary politics as a father and philosopher in Senegal.
Check out the interview: “If you become a monster, the fight is not worth it”: An interview with Dr. Ba
Congratulations to Dr. Hady Ba, who was formerly a Fulbright Scholar and is now a Research Associate Professor, for being recently appointed as “Invited Professor at the École Normale Supérieure de la Rue d’Ulm” (Paris)! Dr. Hady Ba’s new appointment is one of the two most prestigious appointments in the French academy! Dr. Hady Ba will be teaching his book on the Epistemology of the Global South, which he began writing during his Fulbright Fellowship at UConn.
Congratulations, Hady!
Distinguished Professor Lewis Gordon has been featured in a new episode of the “Tavis Smiley” podcast! Check out the latest episode titled, “Dr. Lewis Gordon joins Tavis Smiley” where they discuss Donald Trump’s “unified reich” video, ICC’s arrest warrants and other political news.
Distinguished Professor Lewis Gordon has recently been interviewed on Re-Educated titled, “How to Teach a Race-Conscious History,” to discuss race, poverty and history.
Check out the new podcast episode titled, “How to Teach A Race-Conscious History?”.
Congratulations to graduate student Katie Peters for being awarded the 2024 Wood/Raith Gender Identity Living Trust Summer Fellowship! Katie was among the top 10 candidates out of 35 submissions and 13 departments and programs across the University!
Congrats, Katie!
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Ting-An Lin for her journal article, “Sexual Violence and Two Types of Moral Wrongs,” being published and available in Hypatia!
Check out Professor Lin’s journal article here!
Congratulations to Alumna, Mary Gregg, whose “Depictive Harm in Little Black Sambo? The Communicative Role of Comic Caricature,” has been accepted for publication in the Canadian Journal of Philosophy!
Mary Gregg received her Ph.D. in Philosophy in 2022 and is now a Lecturer at Yonsei University, Korea.
Congrats, Mary!