Some audience members at a talk by Luvell Anderson and Verena Erlenbusch at a MAP (Minorities and Philosophy) workshop on diversifying the canon at Princeton University, February 2016. I am second from the left.
Photo credit: Yena Lee
Photo credit: Yena Lee
About Me
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I am a Professor of Philosophy at the Sage School at Cornell University. I specialize in moral, social, and feminist philosophy, and have written three books. DOWN GIRL: The Logic of Misogyny (Oxford University Press, 2018), which offers an original analysis of misogyny, won the PROSE award in philosophy and in the humanities, and the APA book prize in 2019. ENTITLED: How Male Privilege Hurts Women (Crown, 2020), which argues that male entitlement is the root cause of many social problems, was named one of The Atlantic's best books of 2020. UNSHRINKING: How to Face Fatphobia (Crown, 2024), which explores the intersection of misogyny and fatphobia, was a National Book Award finalist in non-fiction. In 2024, I was awarded the APA's Lebowitz Prize, for Philosophical Achievement and Contribution (co-awarded with David Livingstone Smith), for my work on the reasons to be skeptical about dehumanization as an explanation for misogynistic violence and other forms of human cruelty.
In addition to my academic work, I regularly write opinion pieces and essays for a wider audience, including in outlets such as The New York Times, The Cut, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, The Nation, and Time. I also write a substack newsletter, More to Hate, exploring misogyny, fatphobia, and their intersection. |
Inquiries
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Feel free to reach out via email . Please note that I am often drowning in email, and so it may take me a while to respond.