•  133
    Passing as Privileged
    Ergo: An Open Access Journal of Philosophy 5. 2018.
    We pass all the time. I’m keen to maintain my standing as an oppression theorist, so I pretend I’ve read Nineteen Eighty-Four when it comes up in conversations. I’ve failed to mention my penchant for puns and my extensive board game collection on first dates, because it turns out neither of those are particularly appealing for some mysterious reason. And I trained myself out of my Minnesotan accent in graduate school, after noticing that some folks were having a little difficulty taking me serio…Read more
  •  51
    Resisting for other reasons
    Canadian Journal of Philosophy 48 (1): 18-42. 2018.
    Does a victim have to intend to resist oppression in order to discharge her obligation to do so, or is it sufficient to resist oppression intentionally in the course of pursuing other plans and projects of importance to her? I argue that resisting intentionally can be sufficient: given the ways that oppression interferes with the lives of victims, trying to counteract that interference by living the life you want is genuine resistance. Requiring that victims have justice-oriented or agency-prese…Read more
  •  51
    Rage and Virtuous Resistance
    Journal of Political Philosophy 25 (4): 461-486. 2017.
  •  16
    Resistance and Well‐being†
    Journal of Political Philosophy 21 (4): 405-425. 2013.