Education:
Ph.D., Philosophy, University of Memphis
M.A., Philosophy, Boston College
B.A., Philosophy, University of Rhode
Island,1991 |
Courses Taught:
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Phil 100 (Introduction to Philosophy)
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Phil 303 (Philosophy of Art)
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Phil 327 (19th and 20th Century Philosophy)
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Phil 330 (Existential Philosophy)
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Phil 336 (Social and Political Philosophy)
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Phil 350 (Feminist Philosophy)
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Phil 490 (Senior Seminar)
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Scholarly
Activities:
Books:
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Arendt: a Guide for the Perplexed.
London: Continuum Press, 2009.
Working manuscript entitled “A More Inclusive
Secularism.”
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Chapters in Books:
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“The Materiality of Johanna Hällsten’s Art.”
Forthcoming, Hunan Press.
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“Oh No. They Killed Kenny…Again: Kenny and
Camus.” Philosophy and South Park.
Malden, MA: Blackwell Press, 2007, pp.
77-86.
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“No Longer a Friend of Narnia: Gender in
Narnia.”
Philosophy and the Narnia Chronicles. Chicago: Open Court Press,
2005, pp.155-166.
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Articles:
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“Lyotard,
Jean-François.”
Encyclopedia
of Philosophy.
Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2006, pp.
619-621.
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“The Role of Aesthetics in the Philosophy of
Jean-François Lyotard”
Philosophy Today. Volume 48
(2004):87-93.
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“The Role of Aesthetics in the Politics of
Hannah Arendt.” Philosophy Today.
Volume 45 (2002): 46-51
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“Kant and the Problem of Genius.”
Kant und die Berliner Aufklärung.
Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 2001, 546–552
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“Preserving the Subject: Kristeva’s
Aesthetics in Light of Kant.”
Filozofski Vestnik proceedings from the
XIVth World Congress on Aesthetics 2 (1999):
163–171.
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Blanchot, Maurice. “Grâce (soit rendue) à
Jacques Derrida.”
Revue Philosophique 2 (1999): 167–173. Translation.
Derrida: Critical
Assessments.
New York: Routledge, 2002, Volume 1, pp
43-49.
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Book Reviews:
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Mann, Bonnie. Women’s Liberation and the
Sublime: Feminism, Postmodernism,
Environment. Oxford: Oxford University
Press, 2006. Forthcoming in American
Philosophical Association’s Newsletter on
Feminism and Philosophy.
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Crome, Keith and Williams, James.
The
Lyotard Reader and Guide. New York:
Columbia University Press, 2006.
Forthcoming,
The
European Legacy.
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Conferences and Presentations:
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“The
Need for an Inclusive Secularism in the
United States.” Association for Political
Theory, University of Texas A&M, October,
2009.
“Obama and Secularism.” Public Values
Faculty Seminar, Trinity College, October,
2009.
“Opening a Conversation between
Secularism and Christianity in the United
States” Society for Philosophy in the
Contemporary World, Oneonta, New York, July,
2009.
“Hannah Arendt and the War in Iraq.”
Forum on Arendt’s Theory Today, UWSP,
October, 2007.
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“The Need for an Inclusive Secularism in the
United States.” American Political Science
Association, September 2007
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“Hannah Arendt and the War in Iraq.” Hannah
Arendt Circle, Louisville, KY, March, 2007.
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“Thinking about Secularism.” Letters and
Science Forum, University of Wisconsin,
Stevens Point, November 2006
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“The Enlightenment Narrative and Violence.”
International Society for the Study of
European Ideas, Malta, July, 2006.
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“Beyond Interpretation: Kristeva on the Life
and Work of Hannah Arendt.” Association for
Feminist Ethics and Social Theory,
Clearwater Beach, FL, January, 2006.
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“What Happened to Sartre?” Midwest Modern
Language Association, Milwaukee, WI,
November, 2005.
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“Aesthetics and Politics in the Philosophy
of Jean-François Lyotard.” Millennium
Conference, Between Fear and Wonder:
International Politics, Representation, and
‘the Sublime,” London School of Economics,
October, 2005.
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“Teaching Feminism to non-feminists.”
UW System conference on Women’s
Studies. April, 2005.
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“A Panel Discussion on Feminism.” University
of Wisconsin Stevens Point, invited speaker,
October, 2004.
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Appearance on Page Two, a local news
program, to discuss feminist issues. CBS
affilate channel 7 WSAW Wausau, Wisconsin,
10/4/04.
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“Lyotard,
Philosophy, and Politics.” University of
Memphis Alumni Conference, Memphis, TN, May
2004.
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“Arendt, Philosophy, and Politics.” A
Special Conference on Values, University of
Wisconsin, Stevens Point, WI, April 2004.
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“The Use and Abuse of Genius.” Women and
Creativity, Marquette University, Milwaukee,
WI, March 2004.
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“The Female Genius: Kristeva’s Ironic
Interpretation of Arendt.” The Art of Gender
in Everyday Life, Pocatello, ID, March 2004.
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“Writing the Sublime: Lyotard on Art and
Politics.” International Association of
Philosophy and Literature, Leeds, UK, May
2003
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“The Role of Aesthetics in the Politics of
Jean-François Lyotard.” Invited paper.
University of Staffordshire, UK, May 2003.
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“Imagination and Politics.” Northwest
Philosophy Conference, Portland, OR, October
2002.
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Commentary on “The Failure of the Best
Argument for Social Reduction,” Northwest
Philosophy Conference, Portland, OR October
2002.
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“Th"The
Role of Aesthetics in the Politics of Hannah
Arendt.” Society for Phenomenology and
Existential Philosophy, Baltimore, MD,
October 2001.
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“The Differend and the Sublime.” Collegium
Phaenomenologicum, Citta di Castello, Italy,
July 2001
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“Kant and the Problem of Genius.”
International Kant Congress, Berlin,
Germany, March 2000.
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Commentary on “Anorexia as Abjection” by
Lauren Weis. Mid-South Philosophy
Conference, Memphis, TN, February 2000.
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“Subjective Boundaries and Boundaries in
Literature: Kristeva and Morrison.” 23rd
Annual International Association for
Philosophy and Literature, Hartford, CT, May
1999.
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“Abjection and Literature.” Invited Paper,
The Language Research Forum, Memphis, TN,
April 1999.
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“Preserving
the Subject, Kristeva’s Aesthetics in Light
of Kant.” XIVth World Congress on
Aesthetics, Ljubljana, Slovenia, September
1998
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Professional Service:
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Advisory Board, The Hannah Arendt Circle,
2007-present.
Conference Lead Organizer, The Hannah Arendt
Circle, 2008-2009.
Conference Co-Organizer, The Hannah Arendt
Circle, 2007- 2008.
University Affairs Committee, representative for
the school of Letters and Science, 2005-2009.
Women’s Studies Advisory Committee, 2006-2009.
Student Advisor for Phi Sigma Tau, National
Honors Society for Philosophy, 2005-present.
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Personal:
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Karin Fry came to UWSP in 2002. She lives in
Stevens Point with her husband, Rogue, and her
son, William. |
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