Congratulations to undergraduate students Anabelle Bergstrom and Nathan Howard for being awarded the UCHI Undergraduate Humanities Research Fellowship for 2023 – 2024! Anabelle will work on the project “Minds Among Minds: A Pragmatist View of the Social and Spiritual Self in a Hyperconnected World,” supervised by Assistant Research Professor Julian Schloeder. Nathan will work on […]
Heather Muraviov: Awarded Residential Fellowship from the University of Notre Dame
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.
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!
Heather Muraviov and Tracy Llanera: Talk at California State Fullerton Philosophy Symposium
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!
Tracy Llanera: “Vain Feminists” Published in Forma de Vida Journal
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!
Steve Núñez: Article on Black American Music
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!
Tracy Llanera: “The Misogyny Paradox and the Alt-Right” featured in New Work in Philosophy
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!
Ayanna Spencer: Keynote Lecture at Brown University
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.
Nimra Asif: Meeting of the Society for Philosophy and Psychology
Please join us in congratulating graduate student Nimra Asif, whose paper titled “The Value of Pushmi-pullyu Representations for Understanding Animal Minds” was selected for presentation at this year’s Meeting of the Society for Philosophy and Psychology (SPP) to be held in Pittsburgh in June 2023.
Thomas Meagher: “Loving Commitment to Another”
Check out UConn Philosophy Alum Thomas Meagher’s newest piece on the Blog of the APA titled “Loving Commitment to Another: A Reflection by way of Howard Thurman”. Romantic love, then, as a nominiously loving commitment to another—a particular other, and not just any other—can be understood as a discipline of the spirit, a mode of […]