Graduate Students in Philosophy
The Graduate Students in Philosophy (GSiP) collaborates with the department to support faculty-organized conferences and activities. GSiP organizes an annual conference, as well as hosting a Colloquium Series, in which current graduate students are encouraged to present their work. Additionally, the GSiP assists the faculty and department administration in coordinating department-wide social events.
Current Information and Awards
GSiP Officers, 2012-2013
- Nathan Eckstrand (Fall '12)/Matt Lovett (Spring '13) - President
Kelsey Ward - Vice President
- Matt Lovett & Martin Krahn - Faculty Representatives
Billy Goehring & Matt Valentine - Colloquium Coordinators
- Jessica Konig - Web Coordinator
Duquesne Women in Philosophy (D-WiP)
D-WiP emphasizes research support, community service, and provides a forum for continued philosophical discussion. In service of these ends, D-WiP hosts Brown Bag Discussions, engages in community service projects, and organizes a yearly Symposium.
Pittsburgh Summer Symposium in Contemporary Philosophy:
Schelling and Naturphilosophie
In recent years there has been a surge of research on Schelling, aided in the English speaking world by a number of recent translations. This movement has included reexaminations of Schelling as a figure in the history of philosophy, as a source of influence on a number of twentieth century thinkers, and as a rich resource for addressing contemporary philosophical debates. This summer symposium will bring together an international group of graduate students, postdoctoral students, and junior faculty for a week of discussion, lecture, and close textual study concerning this important philosopher. We will examine questions about nature, objectivity, matter, life, knowledge, and whether or not transcendental philosophy can be reconciled with the findings of the empirical sciences.
Please find more information on the website here.
Marginal Theory Society
The Marginal Theory Society provides a forum for the investigation of fields such as queer theory, liberation theology, philosophy of technology, race theory, environmental ethics, peace studies, and other areas outside the reach of core curricula. The Society held an interdisciplinary workshop on November 12, 2011 on the topic of Technology and Identity.
Nathan Eckstrand - Coordinator
Sixth Annual Graduate Philosophy Conference: February 18th, 2012
The sixth annual conference was made possible with support from Duquesne's Philosophy Department and the Dean of the McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts. See Call for Papers.
Current Graduate Students 2012-2013
(Contact Jessica at konigj@duq.edu for updates)
Name |
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Areas of Interest |
| Stephanie Adair | adairs@duq.edu | Psychoanalysis and Epistemology |
| Thomas Ball | ||
| Karim Barakat | ||
| Joel Boyer | boyerj@duq.edu | Social/Political Philosophy, Phenomenology: on Knowledge, Reason, Truth, Justice, Responsibility, Right(s). |
| Seth Christensen | ||
| Keith Crescenzi | crescenzik@duq.edu | Kierkegaard, Selfhood and Responsibility |
| Sean D'Alessio | ||
| Minglai Dong | Phenomenology, Semiotics, and Confucius Ethics | |
| Paul di Georgio | digeorgiop@duq.edu |
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| Mary Gerrety | gerretym@duq.edu | |
| Billy Dean Goehring | hoeringb@duq.edu | |
| Keith Hehr | hehrk@duq.edu | |
| Andrew Jussaume | jussaumea@duq.edu | |
| Matt Keefer | ||
| Richard King | ||
| Jessica Konig |
konigj@duq.edu | Critical race theory, feminist philosophy, women's and gender studies, existentialism. |
| Francois Kodena | ||
| Martin Krahn | krahnm@duq.edu | German Idealism, Philosophy of Nature, History and Philosophy of Science |
| Jeff Lambert | lambert2@duq.edu | Contemporary French Philosophy, Deleuze, Philosophy of Self, Philosophy of Intimacy, Philosophy and Literature |
| Peter Libbey | ||
| Hernan Martinez-Millan | martinezh@duq.edu | |
| Katie Mattix | mattixm@duq.edu | |
| Michael Mburu | ||
| Sila Ozkara | ozkaras@duq.edu | |
| Brian Pines | pinesb@duq.edu | |
| Charles Salem | salemc@duq.edu | |
| Abdi Shaari | shaaria@duq.edu | |
| Norman Schultz | ||
| Richard Sharpe | Existentialism, Phenomenology, Philosophy of Religion, 20th Century Catholic Philosophy | |
| Ellen Shuman | shumane@duq.edu | |
| Sean Skedzielewski | ||
| Bethany Somma | sommab@duq.edu | |
| Kelsey Ward | wardk1@duq.edu | |
| Bradley Van Uden |
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| Paul Zipfel | zipfelp@duq.edu | Phenomenology, Intersubjectivity, Forgiveness, and Evil |
ABD Students |
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| C. Dominic Alvarado | alvaradoc@duq.edu | |
| Jim Bahoh | bahohj@duq.edu | Deleuze, Heidegger, Contemporary Ontology, History of Philosophy. |
| Brock Bahler | bahler1517@duq.edu | Levinas, Kierkegaard, Derrida, Merleau-Ponty, Ethics, Global Justice and Continental Philosophy of Religion |
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Tiah Balcer |
balcert@duq.edu | |
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Joy Bradley |
simmonsj1799@duq.edu | |
| Joseph Cimakasky | cimakaskyj@duq.edu | |
| Patrick Craig | craigp@duq.edu | |
| William Davenport | davenportw@duq.edu | |
| Nathan Eckstrand | eckstrandn@duq.edu | Social and Political Philosophy, Contemporary Continental Philosophy |
| Derek Elliott | elliottd@duq.edu | |
| John Fritz | fritzj1605@duq.edu | The significance of character, time and place in Plato. Of particular interest is the way in which these dialogical elements are allowed to have philosophical importance for the interpretation of Plato's dialogues. |
| Jacob Greenstine | greenstinea@duq.edu | Ancient philosophy (esp. Aristotle's theoretical philosophy), German Idealism (esp. Hegel), early modern Sciences, and contemporary materialisms and realisms. |
| Justin Habash | habashj@duq.edu | |
| James Haile | hailej1@duq.edu | |
| Benjamin Hampshire | hampshireb@duq.edu | Catholic Philosophy, Critical Theory, Ethics, and History of Philosophy |
| John Harvey | harveyj@duq.edu | |
| David Hoinski | hoinskid@duq.edu | |
| Adam Hutchinson | hutchinsona@duq.edu | |
| Boram Jeong | jeongb@duq.edu | |
| Ryan Johnson | johnso43@duq.edu | History of Nothingness, Philosophy of Forgetting, Analogical Ironies, Joanism |
| Kazue Koishikawa | koishik486@duq.edu | |
| Fergus Laughland | laughlandf@duq.edu | |
| Ryan Lingo | lingor@duq.edu | |
| Matthew Lovett | lovettm@duq.edu | Deleuze, Hegel, Lacan & Psychoanalysis, German Idealism, Philosophy of Art, Women's & Gender Studies. |
| Stan Marlan | marlans@duq.edu | |
| Rev. Christopher Mbogu | mbogu887@duq.edu | |
| Eric Mohr | mohre@duq.edu | Phenomenology, Max Scheler, Ethics, Critical Theory and Social Philosophy |
| Chris Mountenay | mountenayc@duq.edu | Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, Ancient Philosophy |
| Christopher Murry | murryc@duq.edu | |
| Brandon Nelson | nelson240@duq.edu | |
| H.A. Nethery | netheryh@duq.edu | Husserl and the trajectory of phenomenology through the 20th Century. Dissertation will be on Husserl and Foucault. |
| Ryan Pfahl | pfahlr@duq.edu | |
| Ariana Ragusa | ragusaa@duq.edu | |
| Chris Rawls | rawlsc@duq.edu |
Early Modern (Spinoza), Critical Race Theory,
Philosophy of Psychology & Education,
Bergson, de Beauvoir, Deleuze
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| Adam P. Roos | roosa@duq.edu | |
| Michael Rudar | rudarm@duq.edu | |
| Natalia Rudychev | kourdou925@duq.edu | |
| Nalan Sarac | saracn@duq.edu | |
| George Shea | sheag@duq.edu | |
| Kamal Shlbei | shlbeik@duq.edu | |
| Clancy Smith | smithc4@duq.edu | Pragmatism, Critical Theory |
| James Stover | stover437@duq.edu | |
| Mark Straka | strakas@duq.edu | |
| Evan Strevell | strevelle@duq.edu | |
| James Taylor | taylorj1801@duq.edu | |
| Amy Timko | coopera@duq.edu | |
| Dana Trusso | johnsond562@duq.edu | |
| Luke Trusso | trussol@duq.edu | |
| Matt Valentine | valentine944@duq.edu | |
| Becky Vartabedian | vartabedianr@duq.edu | Contemporary Continental Philosophy Philosophy and Mathematics History of Philosophy |
| Katherine Weber | weber496@duq.edu |