Kathryn T. Gines
Assistant Professor
Contact Information
Email: k.gines@vanderbilt.edu
Office: Buttrick 228
Phone: (615) 343-1755
Fax: (615) 343-7259
Degrees
Ph.D. Philosophy 2003
Research Area
Continental Philosophy, African American Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy, Race and Gender Theory.
Current Research
My research emphasizes questions of identity and authenticity (particularly in relation to race, gender, and sexuality), freedom/oppression/resistance, and language and meaning. I have a forthcoming article on "Race Thinking and Racism in Hannah Arendt's Origins of Totalitarianism" and I am working on two books - one on 19th century philosophies of race and gender, the other on women and Hip Hop.
Recent Courses
African American Philosophy
Existentialism (Existence in Black)
Introduction to African American and Diaspora Studies
Race and Sex in Contemporary Hip Hop
Hip Hop and Black Sexual Politics
Publications
- "Sex and Sexuality in Contemporary Hip Hop," in Hip Hop and Philosophy. Chicago: Open Court, 2005.
- "Sartre and Fanon: Fifty Years Later" in Sartre Studies International. Volume 9, Issue 2, 2003.
- "Sonia Kruks' Retrieving Experience: A Review" in Sartre Studies International. Volume 8, No. 2, 2002.
