Grateful to you all for all of your hard work, care, and for pushing the field in the right direction! Happy New Year, Maureen On Mon, Jan 4, 2021 at 3:51 PM Eva Kittay <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > *CAUTION: *This email originated from outside of JMU. Do not click links > or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is > safe. > ------------------------------ > Yes, it was so awful — all those founding meeting 😀😄😄. Besides the hot > tub and the walks on the beach we had a great time because we were happy to > be with one another, and we felt we are doing something to open up > philosophy to different voices. Add Anita Silvers to the founding mothers > list. > > Eva Feder Kittay > Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Emerita > Stony Brook University/SUNY > [log in to unmask] > [log in to unmask] > Phone: 212-333-4670 > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__sbsuny.academia.edu_EvaKittay&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HUp8-bkYMlNgd3ZJBxWBKsBsFAFGHrEZg21p9gxugJA&m=PsNUnI7S3wfMpJhzyRZLBAzP2jItzV9vtqrYDW3LJN4&s=_ZzqNbEWR8SXQlWZJebgOFCfOdrsdaZGheeUWLMRr6A&e= > > > > > > On Jan 4, 2021, at 11:43 AM, Bhandary, Asha L <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > *CAUTION: *This email originated from outside of JMU. Do not click links > or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is > safe. > ------------------------------ > I truly value your words of appreciation, Ann, Alison, Eva, Margaret, and > everyone who has communicated with me privately. Let me also add my thanks > to everyone who has contributed to FEAST over the years. > > It is good to be reminded of the origins of FEAST. I think many of us have > heard parts of the stories of its founding over the years, and – to build > on Alison and Eva’s comments - I’ve heard that Hilde Lindemann, Diana > Tietjens Meyers, Bat-Ami Bar On, Rosie Tong and Lisa T. were also founding > mothers of the organization, where the founding included the afternoon > garden / lunch conversations, the late evening hot tub meeting, and an > organizing meeting held in Boston at the eastern APA. > > All the best, > Asha > > > Dr. Asha Bhandary > Associate Professor > Department of Philosophy > 258 EPB University of Iowa > Iowa City, IA 52242-1408 > (she/her/hers) > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__clas.uiowa.edu_philosophy_people_asha-2Dbhandary&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HUp8-bkYMlNgd3ZJBxWBKsBsFAFGHrEZg21p9gxugJA&m=PsNUnI7S3wfMpJhzyRZLBAzP2jItzV9vtqrYDW3LJN4&s=b4DFZbGbYNJI5RgCwt2rXQfZF9i42ko38YSVhMDmmfE&e= > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__clas.uiowa.edu_philosophy_people_asha-2Dbhandary&d=DwMFAg&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HUp8-bkYMlNgd3ZJBxWBKsBsFAFGHrEZg21p9gxugJA&m=SymeH-iXxUfV2R_dDQA7a5RToijIYBoX4Hgs0MeduBc&s=hI3cTheKGi0Hi5KFSv9RHcC8pTgRQmEiRLAh0UYUVNo&e=> > Recent books: > *Freedom to Care: Liberalism, Dependency Care, and Culture > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.routledge.com_Freedom-2Dto-2DCare-2DLiberalism-2DDependency-2DCare-2Dand-2DCulture_Bhandary_p_book_9780367245481&d=DwMFAg&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HUp8-bkYMlNgd3ZJBxWBKsBsFAFGHrEZg21p9gxugJA&m=SymeH-iXxUfV2R_dDQA7a5RToijIYBoX4Hgs0MeduBc&s=lsCFU8MoC1lK7EZISkSBwrzuRWWK7sUWiEphXHgsURs&e=>*, > Routledge (2020) > *Caring for Liberalism: Dependency and Political Theory* > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.routledge.com_Caring-2Dfor-2DLiberalism-2DDependency-2Dand-2DLiberal-2DPolitical-2DTheory_Bhandary-2DBaehr_p_book_9780815394341&d=DwMFAg&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HUp8-bkYMlNgd3ZJBxWBKsBsFAFGHrEZg21p9gxugJA&m=SymeH-iXxUfV2R_dDQA7a5RToijIYBoX4Hgs0MeduBc&s=EXR577-VZcW8IWlRiLxeHc78SQxmngEgpRrpbC2r-eI&e=>, > Routledge (2021) > > > > *From:* Feminist ethics and social theory <[log in to unmask]> *On > Behalf Of *Alison M Jaggar > *Sent:* Monday, January 4, 2021 9:16 AM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* [External] Re: FEAST updates > > *CAUTION: *This email originated from outside of JMU. Do not click links > or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is > safe. > ------------------------------ > Thanks Eva. Just to say that my version of FEAST's origins story has the > association founded not around a lunch table in Florida but instead in a > late evening hot tub! However, we certainly had no financing and no > institutional backing. Our founding mothers included Margaret Walker, Peggy > DesAutels, and Joan Callahan. I'm sure they are happy to see FEAST going > from strength to strength. > > Alison. > > > Alison M. Jaggar > University of Colorado at Boulder > Professor Emerita of Philosophy and of Women and Gender Studies > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Eva Kittay <[log in to unmask]> > *Sent:* Saturday, January 2, 2021 5:45 PM > *To:* Alison M Jaggar <[log in to unmask]> > *Cc:* <[log in to unmask]> <[log in to unmask]> > *Subject:* Re: FEAST updates > > Dear Asha, > Count me in among the many who thank you and are grateful for your work. > How very impressive that this humble association, started around a lunch > table in a Florida resort hosting the first gathering of feminists doing > ethics, with no financing and no institutional backing, now has such a > sturdy structure. I am truly impressed and pleased, and look forward to the > many years of excellent work that can be built on this foundation. > > Happy New Years to all my Feastie friends, and lets hope we can make this > a better new year. > Eva > > > Eva Feder Kittay > Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Emerita > Stony Brook University/SUNY > [log in to unmask] > [log in to unmask] > Phone: 212-333-4670 > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__sbsuny.academia.edu_EvaKittay&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HUp8-bkYMlNgd3ZJBxWBKsBsFAFGHrEZg21p9gxugJA&m=PsNUnI7S3wfMpJhzyRZLBAzP2jItzV9vtqrYDW3LJN4&s=_ZzqNbEWR8SXQlWZJebgOFCfOdrsdaZGheeUWLMRr6A&e= > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__sbsuny.academia.edu_EvaKittay&d=DwMFAg&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HUp8-bkYMlNgd3ZJBxWBKsBsFAFGHrEZg21p9gxugJA&m=SymeH-iXxUfV2R_dDQA7a5RToijIYBoX4Hgs0MeduBc&s=2yovua5HTzxbT8dnBVtQKE2uC5qGSwnCXH65iMdlFIY&e=> > > > > > > On Jan 2, 2021, at 11:53 AM, Alison M Jaggar <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > *CAUTION: *This email originated from outside of JMU. Do not click links > or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is > safe. > ------------------------------ > I join Ann in sending appreciation to Asha for her leadership and to all > the other people on the FEAST Steering and Program Committees. Committee > work is in some ways the housework of our profession--crucial to sustaining > our shared life but often invisible and underappreciated. Thanks to > everyone who has contributed to developing FEAST's distinctive identity > over the past few years. > > Alison. > > > Alison M. Jaggar > Professor Emerita, University of Colorado at Boulder > Philosophy and Women and Gender Studies > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Feminist ethics and social theory <[log in to unmask]> on > behalf of Ann Garry <[log in to unmask]> > *Sent:* Thursday, December 31, 2020 1:28 PM > *To:* [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> > *Subject:* Re: FEAST updates > > *CAUTION: *This email originated from outside of JMU. Do not click links > or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is > safe. > ------------------------------ > Thanks, Asha, for your years of hard work for FEAST! > A Happy (definitely happier!) new year to you all. > Ann > > On Thu, Dec 31, 2020 at 8:46 AM Bhandary, Asha L <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > *CAUTION: *This email originated from outside of JMU. Do not click links > or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is > safe. > ------------------------------ > As 2020 comes to its end, I am also concluding my term as FEAST Chair. I > leave the organization with newly acquired status as a 501c(4), with a new > mission statement, and two new steering committee positions – the > Development Officer and Social Media Outreach Chair. Having pursued several > of these initiatives with the aim of better support emerging scholars from > diverse and underrepresented populations, I am happy that a secure > foundation for our next set of initiatives is now in place. > > I have been lucky to work with a truly excellent steering committee and > conference program co-chairs. In addition to our recently elected steering > committee members, several steering committee members continue to serve in > or have taken on new roles. Many thanks to each and every one of them for > their dedication to fostering the intellectual community of FEAST. > > Shay Welch will now be FEAST Chair to continue this important work for our > community. Because of Shay’s longstanding dedication to FEAST, which > includes serving in numerous roles in the steering committee over the > course of several, I have complete confidence that FEAST will be in great > hands with Shay at its helm. > > Finally, I want to recognize the steering committee members whose terms > also end today, and whose contributions have been indispensable to the > current vitality of FEAST: > > Keya Maitra as Treasurer > Jeanine Weekes Schroer as Web Committee Chair > Ranjoo Herr as International Committee Chair > Christine Wieseler as Access Committee Chair > Xhercis Mendez and Dianna Taylor as At Large members > Jamie Ritzo as Graduate Student Representative > > Thank you to each of them, and to our continuing and newly elected > steering committee members for their service to the profession. > > In solidarity, and with hope for the coming year, > Asha > > Dr. Asha Bhandary > Associate Professor > Department of Philosophy > 258 EPB University of Iowa > Iowa City, IA 52242-1408 > (she/her/hers) > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__clas.uiowa.edu_philosophy_people_asha-2Dbhandary&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HUp8-bkYMlNgd3ZJBxWBKsBsFAFGHrEZg21p9gxugJA&m=PsNUnI7S3wfMpJhzyRZLBAzP2jItzV9vtqrYDW3LJN4&s=b4DFZbGbYNJI5RgCwt2rXQfZF9i42ko38YSVhMDmmfE&e= > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__clas.uiowa.edu_philosophy_people_asha-2Dbhandary&d=DwMFAg&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HUp8-bkYMlNgd3ZJBxWBKsBsFAFGHrEZg21p9gxugJA&m=khdX5LMuvulu5jvNv5bbYkKDB7cTzo25z0gdiyVnUw8&s=afDxK_ngozsrFLgsHhBq7_Q2l7FAlDD66gaPKdLvr4E&e=> > Chair, FEAST > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.afeast.org_&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HUp8-bkYMlNgd3ZJBxWBKsBsFAFGHrEZg21p9gxugJA&m=PsNUnI7S3wfMpJhzyRZLBAzP2jItzV9vtqrYDW3LJN4&s=dX_pbuj6EADIoEmbIqoVtWknqKzsmk-bBIYrRoORp7E&e= > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.afeast.org_&d=DwMFAg&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HUp8-bkYMlNgd3ZJBxWBKsBsFAFGHrEZg21p9gxugJA&m=khdX5LMuvulu5jvNv5bbYkKDB7cTzo25z0gdiyVnUw8&s=-xvp56a9_w9e4haBLFhpI2EQnOPezrmjrfnYNQW2lTY&e=> > Recent book: > *Freedom to Care: Liberalism, Dependency Care, and Culture > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.routledge.com_Freedom-2Dto-2DCare-2DLiberalism-2DDependency-2DCare-2Dand-2DCulture_Bhandary_p_book_9780367245481&d=DwMFAg&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HUp8-bkYMlNgd3ZJBxWBKsBsFAFGHrEZg21p9gxugJA&m=khdX5LMuvulu5jvNv5bbYkKDB7cTzo25z0gdiyVnUw8&s=BbPSExDF6vgmoozn0FadYFuCwHrwtbAb4SknZQEc7WQ&e=>*, > Routledge (2020) > > ############################ > To unsubscribe from the FEAST-L list: write to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] or click the following > link: http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=FEAST-L&A=1 > > > > -- > *Ann Garry* > *https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.calstatela.edu_faculty_ann-2Dgarry&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HUp8-bkYMlNgd3ZJBxWBKsBsFAFGHrEZg21p9gxugJA&m=PsNUnI7S3wfMpJhzyRZLBAzP2jItzV9vtqrYDW3LJN4&s=arxCtRcJta_ORNSiV0g4-n81Aq76eMkBtToK94gqZS8&e= > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.calstatela.edu_faculty_ann-2Dgarry&d=DwMFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HUp8-bkYMlNgd3ZJBxWBKsBsFAFGHrEZg21p9gxugJA&m=Cwl8FaM3I5urOeVYQ-tH2lhKLBMe26FejPGXFA0ku58&s=tFWGcFjLEsewZJzHAlL3OjSfQT6-VALBuOwS1T7ixcA&e=> * > > ############################ > To unsubscribe from the FEAST-L list: write to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] click the following > link: http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=FEAST-L&A=1 > ############################ > To unsubscribe from the FEAST-L list: write to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] click the following > link: http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=FEAST-L&A=1 > > > ############################ > > To unsubscribe from the FEAST-L list: write to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] click the following > link: http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=FEAST-L&A=1 > ############################ > > To unsubscribe from the FEAST-L list: write to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] click the following > link: http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=FEAST-L&A=1 > > > ############################ > > To unsubscribe from the FEAST-L list: write to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] or click the following > link: http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=FEAST-L&A=1 > -- Maureen Linker, Ph.D. Associate Provost and Director, Mardigian Library Professor of Philosophy University of Michigan-Dearborn Office: 4065 ML Tel: 313-593-5621 Email: [log in to unmask] Pronouns: she/her/hers ############################ To unsubscribe from the FEAST-L list: write to: mailto:[log in to unmask] or click the following link: http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=FEAST-L&A=1