An expanding area of research approached from a variety of traditions and perspectives by researchers at Edinburgh Topics covered include Black Male Studies, the History of Feminist Philosophy, Social Epistemology and Philosophy of Language, Objectification, and Dehumanization.Research questionsFocal topics for our research include:What does it mean to say women are oppressed?Is the category ‘human’ gendered or racialized?What is the nature of gender and race categories?What would real gender equality look like?How is sexual inequality structured and perpetuated?How should we understand relations between various forms of social oppression?Are femininity and masculinity inherently oppressive?What does it mean to say women are objectified?What is the relationship between the non-human and gender/sexuality?How do processes of gendercide affect racialized male groups?What role does the rape of racialized males play in patriarchy, colonialism, and imperialist ventures?How do we understand the higher rates of intimate partner violence victimization, sexual violence, and death suffered by racialized males as sexual vulnerability?PeopleCore faculty working in this area include:ImagResearch interestsTommy J CurryBlack Male Studies, Post-Intersectional Thought, Critical Race Theory, and History of Gender and Sexuality.Aidan McGlynnEpistemology, philosophy of language, philosophy of mind.Filipa Melo LopesSocial and Political Philosophy and Feminist Philosophy.Affiliated faculty with an interest in the philosophy of race and gender include:ImageResearch interestsGwenetta Curry (USHER Institute)Black Family, Black women, Systemic RacismRadhika Govinda (Sociology)Feminism, intersectionality, masculinities and decolonialityMeryl Kenny (Politics)Gender politicsSteve Loughnan (Psychology)Dehumanization, objectificationMihaela Mihai (Politics)Critical Social and Political Theory, Arts and politics, Architecture and political theory, Political emotions, Political memory and historical injustice, Comparative constitutionalism, gender, Theories of democracyMeetings and eventsMAP (Minorities and Philosophy) - graduate-student run, incorporating what used to be the Women in Philosophy group. CRITIQUE (Centre for Ethics and Critical Thought). Activities often overlap with philosophical work on gender and race.GenderEd and Race.Ed This article was published on 2024-10-14
