FEAST BALLOT 2009
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A. INTRODUCTION:
1. Election of Steering Committee members to commence service on
January 1, 2010:
FEAST Steering Committee seats to be filled are:
1. At Large Member (January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2011)
2. Grad Representative (January 1, 2010-December 31, 2011)
Bios of candidates (in alphabetical order):
For At Large Member (three-year term):
Louise Collins. I have been a low-profile participant in FEAST since
its inception and am eager to become more actively involved in the
organization. I am pleased to be completing my sixth - and final! -
year as Philosophy Department chair at Indiana University South Bend,
where I am an associate professor of Philosophy, and also serve on the
Women’s Studies Governing Board.
I presented a paper on feminist approaches to
children’s literature at the 2001 proto-FEAST meeting, served on the
program committee in 2003, 2005 & 2007, and chaired a session at the
2009 meeting. Reading and discussing the manuscript submissions to
FEAST for three meetings was a privilege and a joy, despite the need
to make some tough calls.
I have a paper forthcoming in the 2010 Hypatia FEAST
Special Issue, entitled, “Autonomy and Authorship: Story-Telling in
Children’s Picture Books.” My current research project explores
the significance of on-line relationships.
Among my hopes for FEAST: that the organization continue
to flourish and provide a supportive, professional venue for feminist
philosophers to share our work; and, that the organization continue to
nurture the next generation of feminist scholars from diverse
backgrounds.
Peter Higgins (Ph.D., University of Colorado at Boulder, 2008) is an
Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Faculty Affiliate of Women’s
and Gender Studies at Eastern Michigan University. Peter’s area of
research specialty is global feminist social and political philosophy.
His current work critiques extant philosophical visions of justice in
immigration policy (on the grounds that almost all of it overlooks the
synergistic effects of immigration policies with the workings of
unjust social institutions like gender, race, and class), while
developing and defending a feminist principle for determining whether
or not states’ immigration policies are just. Peter has latent
philosophical interests in philosophy of sexuality and queer theory
that he hopes to pursue in the not-too-distant future.
Peter has been a member of FEAST and presented work at its bi-annual
conference since January 2006. He strongly supports the mission of
FEAST to increase the visibility and influence of feminist ethical,
social and political theory, and is eager to contribute to the
flourishing of the organization. Having always had such a fabulous
time at the three FEAST conferences in which he’s participated, Peter
wishes to serve FEAST and its membership as at large representative to
the steering committee.
Alice MacLachlan is an assistant professor in the department of
philosophy at York University (Toronto, Canada). She works in feminist
ethics and in social and political philosophy. Her research topics
include reconciliation, forgiveness and apology, as well as the
philosophy of Hannah Arendt. She also has interests in the politics of
sexuality. She completed her PhD at Boston University in 2007, and
holds degrees from Cambridge University (UK) and Queen's University
(Canada). Alice is the founder and a moderator of the online feminist
draft exchange, and is actively involved in fostering local feminist
communities in the Toronto area. "FEAST was my first experience of a
professional feminist philosophy conference, and it was through the
FEAST email listserv that I first felt connected to the wider
community of feminist ethicists and social theorists working, writing
and changing philosophy. I remain committed to the mission of FEAST
and - at the same time - I am intrigued and excited by the changes and
challenges FEAST faces, ranging from difficult and important
conversations on the listserv, to discussions of conference location,
atmosphere and accessibility. I would welcome the opportunity to be
more involved in FEAST, as a member of the steering committee, as we
move forward, and I look forward to finding ways I can contribute."
Lisa Rivera. I am an Associate Professor at the University of
Massachusetts, Boston. I received my Ph.D. from Cornell University in
2001. My current work in Feminist Ethics focuses on the relevance of
political engagement and social location for moral agency.
I was overjoyed to find in FEAST a place where I could collaborate
with other feminist theorists, both intellectually and politically.
FEAST’s mission to increase the “visibility and influence” of
feminist ethics and feminist social and political philosophy gives me
the hope that FEAST will continue to be a resource for those of us who
want to challenge the status quo in the academy, and further feminist
ethical and political perspectives within and beyond disciplinary
boundaries.
Some of my hopes for FEAST:
I hope that FEAST will mentor graduate students and junior faculty in
order to promote the professional success and flourishing of feminist
ethicists, political philosophers, and social theorists.
I hope FEAST will promote the work of people with diverse backgrounds
and those who are underrepresented in philosophy by providing
intellectual collaborators, a constructive place to develop work, and
guidance in negotiating the rocky terrain of academia.
I want to work with others to support PIKSI and develop further
strategies to make academic philosophy include those who are now
marginalized from, or altogether shut out of, the discipline.
I hope we will continue to have many difficult conversations, and that
these conversations will lead to opportunities for feminist action
both inside and outside the university.
I hope that FEAST conferences continue to be venues where feminists
with a variety of different theoretical orientations can engage with
one another to cultivate our work. The conferences are a place where
we can find intellectual collaborators and expand our own theoretical
frameworks. I want to support those who find venues for publishing
the writing of FEAST members.
I hope that FEAST members can be resources for one another in the face
of two prolonged wars, an alarming environmental situation, and other
forms of injustice and oppression. Many of the scholars in FEAST are
also experienced activists and organizers. I hope to work with others
in the FEAST community to voice a feminist perspective on the ethical
and political issues we face.
For Grad Representative (two-year term):
Jessica Kyle. I am a Ph.D. student in Binghamton University’s
Program in Social, Political, Ethical, and Legal Philosophy (SPEL).
My research and teaching interests include Social and Political
Philosophy, Ethics, Feminist Philosophy, and Philosophy of Law.
Currently, my research is focused on non-ideal moral and political
theorizing, and also on exploring the role of caring moral emotions
like sympathy, empathy, and compassion in politics and political
concepts (e.g., solidarity) through an Arendtian political lens. I am
an active member of FEAST and at the 2009 conference I both presented
a paper and served as the local arrangements and registration co-
coordinator.
Having the good fortune to be part of a very feminist-friendly
graduate program in philosophy, I am aware of the significance of
environments that encourage the flourishing of academic-related
feminist pursuits and also strongly interested in promoting these
spaces. And, as president of my program’s Graduate Student
Organization, I have worked to ensure representation of and promote
responsiveness to graduate student interests and concerns. These
efforts have included serving on the GSO Committee for Graduate
Student Professional Support, through which I have helped to organize
activities including conference presentation and teaching workshops.
I would love to have the opportunity to draw on this experience for
the advancement of graduate students in feminist philosophy. A
primary commitment of mine as FEAST grad student representative would
be to the continuation and strengthening of those programs and
activities put in place through the hard work of other graduate
students; these include the FEAST Mentoring Program and FEAST
Conference events such as the Mentoring Breakfast and student/faculty
lunch session on succeeding as women philosophers. While the
initiation of new programs and activities is dependent on the feedback
of FEAST grad student members, a further hope I have is to help
compile and make available through the FEAST website, listserv, and
perhaps other digital venues a range of information and resources
specifically tailored to the issues and needs of graduate student
women in philosophy.
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B. BALLOT
1. Instructions:
Please complete the following form and return it by Monday, December
28 to the FEAST Nominating Committee, via Maurice Hamington at [log in to unmask]
The easiest procedure for all of us will be for you to just cut and
paste the ballot itself, as directed just above.
Please vote for one (and only one) nominee for each of the open seats.
2. Vote:
For At-Large Representative (two-year term):
___ Louise Collins
___ Peter Higgins
___ Alice MacLachlan
___ Lisa Rivera
For Grad Representative (two-year term):
___ Jessica Kyle
Again, please return your ballot by Monday, December 28 to Maurice
Hamington at [log in to unmask]
Thank you.
Maurice Hamington, Chair
FEAST Nominating Committee
Maurice Hamington
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