Education:
Ph.D.,
Philosophy, University of Memphis
M.A.,
Philosophy, Boston College
B.A. Philosophy,
University
of Rhode Island,
Highest Distinction, 1991 |
Courses Taught:
| Phil 100 (Introduction to Philosophy) |
| Phil 303 (Philosophy of Art) |
| Phil 327 (19th and 20th Century Philosophy) |
| Phil 330 (Existential Philosophy) |
| Phil 336 (Social and Political Philosophy) |
| Phil 350 (Feminist Philosophy) |
| Phil 490 (Senior Seminar) |
Scholarly Activities:
Books:
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Arendt: a
Guide for the Perplexed,
forthcoming, Continuum Press.
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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. |
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. |
Book Reviews:
|
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. |
Conferences and Presentations:
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“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. |
|
“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. |
|
“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. |
|
“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 |
Professional Service:
|
Conference Co-Organizer, The
Hannah Arendt Circle,
2007- 2009.
University Affairs Committee, representative for
the school of Letters
and Science, 2005-present.
Women’s Studies Advisoree
Committee, 2006-present.
Student Advisor for Phi
Sigma Tau, National Honors Society for
Philosophy, 2005-present.
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Personal:
| Karin Fry came to UWSP in 2002. She is
married and expecting a son in January 2008. |
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