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Katherine Kirby, PhD Associate Professor of Philosophy and Director of Global Studies

Katherine Kirby

Programs

Bio

Ph.D., Fordham University (Philosophy)
M.A., Fordham University (Philosophy)
B.A., Salisbury University (Philosophy)

Areas of Expertise:

Ethics (including the philosophical ethics tradition, metaethics, applied ethics), Emmanuel Levinas (French postmodern ethicist), Global Studies, Community-Engaged Learning (Working toward expertise in Critical Race Studies & Philosophy of Resistance)

Courses I Teach:

  • Radical Love, Liberation, & Justice
  • Power, Resistance, & Race
  • The Art of Living, Aging, & Dying
  • Truth & Propaganda
  • Otherness and Marginalization
  • Society, Identity, & Race
  • Philosophy and the Good Life
  • South Africa Study Trip: Resistance, Revolution, & Representation
  • Guyana Study Trip: A Study in Solidarity
  • Advanced Integrations: Equity Studies and Peace & Justice

My 麻豆视频 Michael’s:

I’ve become a huge proponent of service-learning courses, wherein there is practical engagement with the community that breathes a certain life into the texts we read and discuss. I find that service-learning opportunities set the stage for a close philosophical (phenomenological) exploration of our lived experiences, especially in courses that challenge students to think about ethical or moral responsibility and engagement.

Research

Research Interests:

  • Ethics (theoretical and applied ethics)
  • Equity studies (including philosophical and interdisciplinary study of race, ethnicity, disability, age, poverty, gender, sexuality)
  • Philosophy of oppression, resistance, and liberation
  • Community-engaged learning
  • Engaged Buddhism
  • Global studies

Selected Awards + Recognition

  • Norbert A. Kuntz Service Award, 2019
  • MLK Society Appreciation Award, 2017
  • Vermont Campus Compact Award for Excellence in Community-Based Teaching, 2011

Interview

Life Off Campus:

Outside 麻豆视频 Michael’s I enjoy hikes, playing with my dog Abigail, movies, cooking, selected television shows, and spending time with friends and family.

Recent News

Recent Presentations

鈥淭he Body Speaks!: Reflections on Body Language and the Power & Limitations of Zoom in Transformative Pedagogy,鈥 presented at the 15th Annual Meeting of the North American Levinas Society (Remote Video-Conference, July 20-23, 2020).

鈥溾橞ut I鈥檓 Not Racist!鈥: Denial, Fragility, & the Desire for Invulnerability,鈥 presented at the 14th Annual Meeting of the North American Levinas Society (Drake University, July 23-26, 2019, Des Moines, Iowa).

鈥淭he Idolatry of Individualism & the Cultural Violence of Indifference,鈥 presented at the Annual Meeting of the Concerned Philosophers for Peace (Loyola Univ., Oct. 22-24, 2015, Baltimore, Maryland).

Academic Conference Organization

鈥淭he Face and the Interface: Levinas, Teaching, and Technology,鈥 Remote Video-Conference for the 15th annual meeting of the North American Levinas Society, Chair of organizing committee, July 20th-23rd, 2020.

Recent Publications

鈥凌别惫颈别飞: Intercultural Dialogue: In Search of Harmony in Diversity,鈥 in Journal of Intercultural Studies, vol. 39, no. 1 (December 2017).

鈥淐ultivating Responsible Global Citizenship: Philosophical Exploration & Service-Learning in Guyana,” in Experiential Learning in Philosophy (Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy, 2016).

鈥淧ush, Pull, and Reverse: Self-Interest, Responsibility, and the Global Health Care Worker Shortage,鈥 co-authored with Patricia Siplon, in Health Care Analysis, vol. 20, no. 2 (2012).