Philosophy For Black Lives (P4BL) Speaker Series

About

This project aims to gather and document a range of philosophical responses to the racially fraught controversies that came to a head in the year 2020. Team members will interview participants in Nashville’s summer of protest in order to document a) the ethical commitments that moved the activists to action and b) the sources of those commitments. They will also record professional philosophers engaged in conversations about these issues, with an eye toward creating durable digital objects that can be used as resources for teaching or for public programming.

The views and opinions expressed in these videos are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the official policies or positions of any of the co-hosting departments, colleges, or universities.

“Public Philosophy and Black Feminist Philosophy,” co-hosted by the Racial Justice Lab at Vanderbilt University, Morgan State University Department of Philosophy, and Vanderbilt University Department of Philosophy. Summer 2021.

Co-participants: Dr. Alisa Bierria, Assistant Professor of Ethnic Studies, University of California, Riverside & Dr. Kristie Dotson, Professor of Philosophy, University of Michigan

 

 

“Racial Justice Roundtable: Abolition and the Carceral State,” co-hosted by the Racial Justice Lab at Vanderbilt University, Morgan State University Department of Philosophy, and Vanderbilt University Department of Philosophy. Summer 2021.

Co-participants: Dr. Shatema Threadcraft, Associate Professor of Gender & Sexuality Studies, Philosophy, and Political Science, Vanderbilt University &Ash Williams, Organizer, Black Lives Matter
Moderated by Dr. Tempest Henning, Postdoctoral Fellow, Vanderbilt University