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Lewis Gordon: Fordham University’s 2024 Philosophy Suarez Lecturer

Posted on February 26, 2024 by Rodriguez, Alenies

Congratulations to Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor, Dr. Lewis Gordon, for being chosen as Fordham University’s 2024 Philosophy Suarez Lecturer!

Posted in Faculty, Media

Tracy Llanera: Featured in The Daily Campus

Posted on February 26, 2024February 26, 2024 by Russell, Cal

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Tracy Llanera on being featured in The Daily Campus! The article features Dr. Llanera’s presentation, “The Misfits of Extremism: Brides, Moms, and Daughters,” and discusses the premise of her upcoming book, which is currently in progress.

Posted in Faculty, Media Tagged Tracy Llanera

Tracy Llanera: Marginal Actors in Extremist Movements

Posted on February 21, 2024 by Russell, Cal

Congratulations to Dr. Tracy Llanera, Assistant Professor of Philosophy and 2023-2024 University of Connecticut Humanities Institute (UCHI) faculty fellow, for her recent feature in UCHI’s Spotlight Series discussing her recent project, The Misfits of Extremism.

Posted in Faculty, Media Tagged Tracy Llanera

Paul Bloomfield: “The Best Revenge” on 3 Quarks Daily

Posted on January 22, 2024 by Russell, Cal

Congratulations to Professor Paul Bloomfield on his newest piece, “The Best Revenge,” which is now accessible through 3 Quarks Daily.

Posted in Faculty, Media Tagged Paul Bloomfield

Reasoning with Attitude

Posted on December 15, 2023June 14, 2024 by Russell, Cal and Malley, Mary

Oxford University Press, 2023

Posted in Faculty Bookshelf

Lewis Gordon: New Interview with Tavis Smiley and the Boston Review

Posted on December 5, 2023 by Rodriguez, Alenies

Congratulations to Professor Lewis Gordon for his latest appearances on The Tavis Smiley Podcast and the Boston Review!

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Dorit Bar-On: Newly Published Book – Expression and Self-Knowledge (co-authored with Crispin Wright)

Posted on November 14, 2023November 15, 2023 by Rodriguez, Alenies

Congratulations to Professor Dorit Bar-On for her newly published book, Expression and Self-Knowledge, co-authored with Crispin Wright for Wiley-Blackwell’s “Great Debates in Philosophy” Series!

Posted in Faculty, Publications

Julian Schlöder: Newly Published “Reasoning with Attitude”

Posted on November 2, 2023 by Rodriguez, Alenies

Congratulations to Assistant Research Professor Julian Schlöder’s book, Reasoning with Attitude (with Luca Incurvati, Amsterdam) has been published with Oxford University Press!

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Lewis Gordon: Interview on the Stance Podcast

Posted on November 1, 2023 by Rodriguez, Alenies

Congratulations to Professor Lewis Gordon for his most recent interview on the Stance Podcast where he provides a philosophical view on how people can tap into sources of hope, compassion, and humanity during turbulent times.

Posted in Faculty, Media

Nelson Maldonado-Torres: Featured in Teaching Module by University of Notre Dame

Posted on October 24, 2023 by Rodriguez, Alenies

Congratulations to Professor Nelson Maldonado-Torres for his work being featured in “Religious Studies and Theology: Decolonial Perspectives in/on the Disciplines” organized by the University of Notre Dame.

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