Listen to Tracy Llanera’s recent interview on Radical Philosophy (3CR Community Radio–Melbourne, Australia). Dr. Tracy Llanera discusses how the alt-right is different from other racist groups, what is meant by the term “White Power Barbie” and the exit cases of women from other extremist groups.
Jessica Tizzard: “Kantian Moral Psychology and Human Weakness”
Assistant Research Professor Jessica Tizzard’s article, “Kantian Moral Psychology and Human Weakness,” is forthcoming in Philosopher’s Imprint. *Abstract* Immanuel Kant’s notion of weakness or frailty warrants more attention, for it reveals much about his theory of motivation and general metaphysics of mind. As the first and least severe of the three grades of evil, frailty captures […]
Alexus McLeod: Editor of The Philosophical Forum
Congratulations to Alexus McLeod, who has been named the new editor of The Philosophical Forum! Since 1970, The Philosophical Forum has been publishing innovative, interdisciplinary contributions in contemporary philosophical inquiry and bridging the gap between analytical and Continental scholarship.
Lewis Gordon: “Race on Campus” Interview in The Chronicle
Read Lewis Gordon’s recent interview in The Chronicle, “Race on Campus.”
Katrina Van Dyke: Wood/Raith Living Trust Summer Graduate Student Fellowship
Congratulations to graduate student Katrina Van Dyke, who has been awarded a Wood/Raith Living Trust Summer Graduate Student Fellowship! She is the first philosopher to receive the award since the graduate student fellowship’s inception. Her project is titled Gendered Viewpoints and Objectification: Reconsidering Catharine MacKinnon’s Account of Desire and Power.
Lewis Gordon: 2021 International Studies Association Eminent Scholar
Lewis Gordon is this year’s Eminent Scholar, an award given by the Global Development Section of the International Studies Association. In addition to the plaque documenting the award, a panel devoted to the honoree’s work, followed by a reception, will take place at the association’s international meeting, which will take place next March in Nashville, […]
Lewis Gordon: Pan-African Forums, Africa Day
Professor Lewis Gordon served as a panelist on the Pan-African Forums: Africa Day event hosted by The Elephant. *** To commemorate Africa Day, we think about how Pan-Africanism has reproduced itself, evolved theoretically and practically in different spaces through reflection and critique, and catalysed a range of important initiatives all over Global Africa, focusing on […]
Tracy Llanera: Interview on Ideas (CBC Radio Canada)
Assistant Professor Tracy Llanera and her co-author James Tartaglia (Keele University) were recently interviewed on the radio show Ideas (CBC Radio Canada). It will also air on Australia’s Radio National: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/good-news-for-nihilists-life-is-meaningless-after-all-say-philosophers-1.6036427. The focus was their book A Defence of Nihilism (Routledge, 2021).
Tracy Llanera: “Combatting Toxic Cultures in Academia”
Assistant Professor Tracy Llanera gave the opening remarks and a lecture titled “Subordination, Submission, and Suppression” on the theme “Combatting Toxic Cultures in Academia,” hosted by Women Doing Philosophy and Beyond the Ghetto, on May 21, 2021. The recorded public lecture can be found here.
Lewis Gordon: 47th Connecticut People’s World African-American History Month Celebration
Read about the 47th Connecticut People’s World African-American History Month Celebration, “Georgia On My Mind, The Third Reconstruction,” in People’s World. Professor and Department Head Lewis Gordon served as the keynote speaker for the event.