Roe v. Wade and the Need for a Feminist Theory of Borders
In early December, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in what may prove to be one of the most significant migration cases of our...
Gender Ratio in Philosophy: An Interview with Katharina Nieswandt
Katharina Nieswandt directed a team of philosophers and psychologists (Heather Maranges, Maxine Iannuccilli, Ulf Hlobil and Kristen Dunfield) who developed the first inferential-statistical model...
Relational Perspectivism in Anzaldúa and Lugones Contra Nietzsche
Nietzsche’s philosophy holds radical possibilities for feminist philosophy. He disrupted traditional philosophical accounts of what it means to be human and how we create...
A Critique of the Colonial Cleanliness Crusade
At the beginning of the 19th century, most Euro-Americans would bathe three times: after birth, before marriage (which was required if one was a...
Black Women, Black Feminism, and Universalism
I first learned about universal egalitarianism and inclusion from my aunts and my momma. When these women prepare meals, they always consider how they...
Still Harming: Why the Trump-Era Title IX Regulations Need to Go
In August, the Chronicle of Higher Education published a defense of the Title IX regulations implemented by the Trump administration. The author, Tamara Rice...
Emotional Labor and Affective Injustice
The 'Concept Creep' of Emotional Labor
The term “emotional labor” used to be more narrowly defined than it is today. Sociologist Arlie Hochschild invented the...
A Feminist in the Forest
Like many others this past year, my children and I sought refuge from the pandemic in the great outdoors. Instead of traveling far from...
Select Philosophy Podcasts (Co-)Hosted by Women: A Listicle
Podcasting is to the early 2020s what blogging was to the late aughts. The philosophy podcast world in particular has exploded, and it can...
Righteous Anger in the Classroom
In recent months, there’s been much public debate about Critical Race Theory, which most legislators believe boils down to teaching about race in the...