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26Between disciplinary power and care of the self: A dialogue on Foucault and the psychological sciencesPhaenex 5 (2): 179-209. 2010.A Dialogue on Foucault and the Psychological Sciences
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109The subject of normalization and its relationship to sex/gender is a major one in feminist theory; Heyes' book is unique in her masterful use of Foucault; its clarity, and its sophisticated mix of the theoretical and the anecdotal. It will appeal to feminist philosophers and theorists.
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53Making Sense of Making Sense of Intersex (review)Philosophy Today 60 (3): 789-797. 2016.A contribution to a symposium on Ellen Feder's book, Making Sense of Intersex.
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41Diagnosing Culture: Body Dysmorphic Disorder and Cosmetic SurgeryBody and Society 15 (4): 73-93. 2009.A recent clinical literature on the psychology of cosmetic surgery patients is concerned with distinguishing good from bad candidates. Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) — a mental disorder marked by a pathological aversion to some aspect(s) of one’s appearance — is typically understood in this context as a contra-indication for cosmetic surgery, as it marks those with inappropriate motivation who are unlikely to be satisfied by the surgery’s outcomes. This article uses Foucault’s genealogical work …Read more
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55The grammar of politics: Wittgenstein and political philosophy (edited book)Cornell University Press. 2003.Ludwig Wittgenstein's work has been widely interpreted and appropriated by subsequent philosophers, as well as by scholars from areas as diverse as anthropology, cultural studies, literary theory, sociology, law, and medicine. The Grammar of Politics demonstrates the variety of ways political philosophers understand Wittgenstein's importance to their discipline and apply Wittgensteinian methods to their own projects. In her introduction, Cressida J. Heyes notes that Wittgenstein himself was skep…Read more
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27Ressentiment , Agency, Freedom: Reflecting on Responses to Self-Transformations (review)Hypatia 25 (1). 2010.
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298Identity politicsStanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 2020.An encyclopedia entry providing an overview of the philosophical issues entailed in the theory and practice of "identity politics." Open access and online. Regularly updated.
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1Christine Overall, A Feminist I: Reflections From Academia (review)Philosophy in Review 19 (5): 365-367. 1999.
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12Sonia Kruks, Retrieving Experience: Subjectivity and Recognition in Feminist Politics Reviewed byPhilosophy in Review 21 (5): 346-349. 2001.
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24Philosophy and gender: critical concepts in philosophy (edited book)Routledge. 2012.v. 1. "Gender" and "Philosophy": contested terms -- v. 2. Gender and the history of philosophy -- v. 3. Knowledge and reality -- v. 4. Values and society.
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36Foucault Studies Special Issue: Foucault and Feminism, September 2013Foucault Studies 16 3-14. 2013.
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16Recognition, Responsibility, and Rights: Feminist Ethics and Social TheoryRowman & Littlefield Publishers. 2002.This collection of papers by prominent feminist thinkers advances the positive feminist project of remapping the moral by developing theory that acknowledges the diversity of women
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Recognition, Responsibility, and Rights: Feminist Ethics and Social TheoryRowman & Littlefield Publishers. 2002.In the words of Catharine MacKinnon, "a woman is not yet a name for a way of being human." In other words, women are still excluded, as authors and agents, from identifying what it is to be human and what therefore violates the dignity and integrity of humans. Recognition, Responsibility, and Rights is written in response to that failure. This collection of essays by prominent feminist thinkers advances the positive feminist project of remapping the moral landscape by developing theory that ackn…Read more
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16Review of C. G. Prado (ed.), Foucault's Legacy (review)Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews 2010 (8). 2010.
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University of AlbertaRegular Faculty
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Areas of Specialization
Social and Political Philosophy |
Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality |
Areas of Interest
Applied Ethics |
Philosophy of Social Science |