I think philosophy really needs to challenges itself many different ways, both in terms of the community building work and how it more attested to what experiences students might have moving through philosophy.Dr. Helen Ngo, Deakin University
We have tended to have within the discipline, a long list of dead white men. I love the history of philosophy, but a lot of people don't see themselves represented in that history.Associate Professor Karen Jones, University of Melbourne
I am not a nationalist when it comes to thought. The thing though is I think either we are seriously trying to seriously grapple with some things in the world or we are cosplaying.Dr. Bryan Mukandi, University of Wollongong
Academic perspectives featured in this episode include:
Dr. Helen Ngo- An Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow and Lecturer in Philosophy working in phenomenology, critical philosophy of race, and feminist philosophy at Deakin University. Helen has written on topics such as racialised embodiment and temporality, antiracist activism, white privilege and white supremacy, and diasporic bilingualism. Her current research project explores phenomenological accounts of racialised alienation and the practices and tensions of diasporic home-making.
Associate Professor Karen Jones- An Associate Professor in Philosophy at the University of Melbourne. She is interested in moral psychology, ethics, feminist philosophy, and the philosophy of emotions and rationality. She has written extensively on trust, what it is and when it is justified. Much of her work is from a feminist perspective.
Dr. Bryan Mukandi- A social and political philosopher at the University of Wollongong whose work focuses on social transformation. The bulk of his current work revolves around contemporary philosophies of the Global South.
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