Professor Rachell Powell Promoted to Full Professor
The Department of Philosophy wishes to congratulate Professor Rachell Powell on her promotion to Full Professor. This recognition of her hard work in the field as a philosopher, in the classroom as a teacher, and in the community as an outstanding member of our department is well-deserved. Congratulations, Professor!
Graduate Students Marie Le Blevennec and Federica Bocchi Awarded Bloom Dissertation Fellowships
The Department is thrilled to congratulate graduate students Marie Le Blevennec and Federica Bocchi on being awarded Bloom Dissertation Fellowships this year! These fellowships were been created thanks to the generous estate gift of CAS alumnus, Laurence A. Bloom (DGE’66, CAS’68). These competitive Fellowships are designed to provide summer funding to GRS doctoral students in the social […]
Professor Susanne Sreedhar Awarded Fellowship at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study
The Department would like to congratulate Professor Susanne Sreedhar for being awarded a fellowship at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study. She will be spending May and June 2023 in Amsterdam, working on a project entitled Political Theories of Involuntary Servitude within Europe (1600-1850). The project is summarized as follows: “Previous research has shown how republican […]
Professor Paul Katsafanas Announces Publication of New Book “Philosophy of Devotion”
The Department would like to wish warm congratulations to Professor Paul Katsafanas in announcing the publication of his new book, Philosophy of Devotion: the longing for invulnerable ideals. The book will be published by Oxford University Press on February 22 2023, and is available for pre-order now. Click here for more info on the book and for […]
Graduate Student Micah Trautmann Receives Center on Forced Displacement Fellowship
The Department would like to commend and congratulate graduate student Micah Trautmann for being awarded a year-long dissertation fellowship at BU’s Center on Forced Displacement, in association with their upcoming Mellon Sawyer Seminars on border externalization. As a research fellow, Micah will continue work on his dissertation, “Refugees and a Right to Place,” help organize […]
Department Welcomes Visiting Scholars Giulia Battistoni and Lei-lei Qi
The Department is pleased to welcome two new visiting scholars into our midsts: Giulia Battistoni (University of Verona) and Lei-lei Qi (South China University of Technology). Giulia Battistoni is currently a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Post-Doctoral Global Fellow and Teaching Assistant at the University of Verona. Her main research interests […]
Chair Sally Sedgwick Announces Publication of New Book
The Department would like to wish warm congratulations to Professor and Department Chair Sally Sedgwick in announcing the publication of her new book, Time and History in Hegelian Thought and Spirit. The book will be published by Oxford University Press on May 30 2023, and is available for pre-order now. Click here for more info […]
BU Philosophy Student Vanessa Hanger Receives Prestigious Buck Scholarship
The Department of Philosophy would like to congratulate Vanessa Hanger, a Philosophy undergrad, on receiving the prestigious Augustus Howe Buck Scholarship for 2022! The Buck Scholarship dates as far back as 1917, and is one of the highest honors awarded to undergraduate students here at BU. Vanessa is an exceptionally active member of our community, […]
Professor Paul Katsafanas, Grad Students, & Alumnus Presenting in North American Nietzsche Society Conference
The Department is pleased to share that Professor Paul Katsafanas, graduate students Joel Van Fossen and Caroline Wall, and alumnus Ian Dunkle will be presenting at the 2022 North American Nietzsche Society Conference in two weeks. The Conference will be held on October 7th and October 8th, 2022, at Brown University. You can find the […]
Philosophy Undergrad Paul St. Cyr wins Karbank Fellowship, Pens Promethean Play
The Department is proud to share that one of our Karbank Fellows this year, undergraduate student Paul St. Cyr, used the support from the Karbank Fellowship to write a play, and recently put it on for the public for the first time. The play, called “False Idols and Glass Titans,” is a reimagining of the […]