Peg Brand Weiser

As Laureate Professor/Research Professor of Philosophy at the University of Arizona for the past 5 years, I taught classes in Aesthetics, Philosophy of Sport, Feminist Philosophy, and Philosophy in Literature that included my recently published Oxford University Press edited volume, Camus's The Plague: Philosophical Perspectives (January 2023; see PHIL 238 Fall 2021 syllabus under Teaching Materials). I continue to work with graduate students at the University of Arizona--in both the Philosophy department and the Applied Intercultural Arts Research (AIAR) graduate program--while I transition to the University of Oregon. Returning to UO Fall 2022, I taught 2 new philosophy of sport classes in the Clark Honors College (see attached UO HC221H Phil of Sport Fall 2022 syllabus) and will teach the first Sports Ethics offering in the Philosophy department Fall, 2023. I am developing new philosophy undergrad and graduate level courses in Sports Ethics and Sports Medical Ethics as part of the UO Sport and Wellness Institute, launching Fall, 2023. Recent scholarly publications include "Pittura: A Gendered Template for Painting," "Feminist Criticism: On Disturbatory Art and Beauty," and "Changing Perceptions of Beautiful Bodies: The Athletic Agency Model." For scholars interested in studying the sports legacy of a noted philosopher of action, the late Myles Brand (1942-2009), see my co-edited special issue, "The Myles Brand Era at the NCAA: A Tribute and Scholarly Review" Journal of Intercollegiate Sport 14:3 (December, 2021) and a website with over 300 of his speeches, podcasts, and videos. Peg Brand Weiser invites submissions for the American Society for Aesthetics Feminist Essay Prize--deadline of Feb. 1, 2024--which is open to all ASA members.