Vanessa Christina Wills

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1 Vanessa Christina Wills St. Jseph s University Department f Philsphy 5600 City Avenue Philadelphia, PA vanessawills.cm vwills@sju.edu Educatin PhD in Philsphy, University f Pittsburgh, December 2011 Dissertatin: Marx and Mrality ; Cmmittee: Michael Thmpsn (Chair), Jhn McDwell, Peter Machamer, Tmmie Shelby Fulbright Schlar, Institut für Philsphie, Humbldt-Universität zu Berlin, Dissertatin Fellw, Department f Philsphy, University f Rchester, A.B. in Philsphy, Princetn University, June 2002 Current Psitin Assistant Prfessr f Philsphy, St. Jseph s University, August 2012-present Areas f Specializatin Mral Philsphy; Scial and Plitical Philsphy; 19th Century German Philsphy (especially Karl Marx); Philsphy f Race Areas f Cmpetence Publicatins Epistemlgy; Applied Ethics; German Idealism What are yu ding arund here? : Trayvn Martin and the Lgic f Black Guilt Bk chapter in eds., Janine Jnes and Gerge Yancy, Pursuing Trayvn Martin: Histrical Cntexts and Cntemprary Manifestatins f Racial Dynamics, Lanham: Lexingtn Bks, Review f Terence Irwin's The Develpment f Ethics The Philsphical Frum, Vlume 42, Issue 3, Fall (Due t the great length f Irwin's three-vlume histry f ethics, the review f his wrk was a cllabrative effrt. I reviewed Irwin's entry n Karl Marx's mral philsphy.) Papers Under Review (Drafts Available upn request) The 'White Privilege' Cncept in Marxism and in Critical Race Thery (updated Octber 9, 2014)

2 Human Rights and the Stubbrn Prblem f Mral Relativism Selected Hnrs and Awards Presentatins Saint Jseph's University Faculty Research Grant, Summer 2014 Deutsche Akademischer Austauschdienst (German Academic Exchange Service) Shrt-term Grant fr Research at Humbldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany, Summer 2012 J. William Fulbright U.S. Student Prgram Grant fr Research at Humbldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany, University f Rchester Dissertatin Fellw in the Department f Philsphy, University f Pittsburgh Prvst Develpment Fund Dissertatin Fellwship, (Declined) Department f Philsphy Departmental Fellwship, Department f Philsphy Summer Research Grant, Summer 2005 K. Lery Irvis Fund Predctral Fellwship, 'Race-Thinking' as Idelgy (Invited Keynte) Annual Meeting f the Internatinal Sciety fr MacIntyrean Enquiry, July 2015 Classism r Class Explitatin? The Pssibilities and Limits f Oppressin Thery Central Meeting f the American Philsphical Assciatin, February 2015 (Invited) Marx and Human Nature Central Meeting f the American Philsphical Assciatin (Grup Sessin f the Marx and Philsphy Assciatin), February 2015 Human Nature as an Ethical Ideal in the Thught f Frederick Duglass Annual Interdisciplinary Cnference n Frederick Duglass, Frederick Duglass Institute at West Chester University, Octber 2014 (Invited) The 'White Privilege' Cncept in Marxism and Critical Race Thery Califrnia Rundtable n the Philsphy f Race, September 2014

3 Central Meeting f the American Philsphical Assciatin (Grup Sessin f the APA Cmmittee fr the Status f Blacks in Philsphy), February 2014 What's Wrng with Human Rights Talk? Paper given in absentia at the Central Meeting f the American Philsphical Assciatin, February 2013 Human Nature, Human Rights, and the Struggle fr Human Liberatin University f Memphis Ida B. Wells Cnference, Nvember 2012 (Invited Keynte) Ethics, Essence, and Objectivity in Radical Thught Radical Philsphy Assciatin Cnference, Octber 2012 Demcracy, Leadership, and Representatin in Black Plitics Rck Ethics Institute, Pennsylvania State University, February 2012 (Invited) Cllegium f Black Wmen Philsphers Cnference V, April 2012 Freedm and Mrality in the Thught f Karl Marx University f New Mexic, Department f Philsphy, February 2012 (Invited) St. Jseph s University, Department f Philsphy, February 2012 (Invited) Indiana University f Pennsylvania, Department f Philsphy, Nvember 2011 (Invited) Marx's Mral Philsphy Humbldt-Universität zu Berlin, Scial Philsphy Research Cllquium, May 2011 (Invited) Marx's Critique f Natural Right Yrk University, Histrical Materialism Cnference, May 2010 Hegel n Aristtle's De Anima University f Pittsburgh, Department f Philsphy, Student-Faculty Cllquium Series, March 2009 Feminist Standpint Thery and Marx s Thery f the Prletarian Standpint University f Pittsburgh Department f Philsphy, Student-Faculty Cllquium Series, March 2008 Teaching Experience At St. Jseph s University German Idealism Freshman Seminar n Race and Racism

4 Philsphy f Race (Writing Intensive) Philsphy f Human Nature Philsphy f Karl Marx (Writing Intensive) At the University f Rchester Marx and Mrality (upper-level seminar fr advanced undergraduates) At the University f Pittsburgh Thesis Advisr (ne-n-ne advising f an undergraduate research prject) Directed Study n Gerg Lukács Instructr (classes designed and taught independently) Intrductin t Scial Philsphy Tpics in Scial Philsphy: Philsphy f Race Cncepts f Human Nature Intrductin t Ethics: Applied Ethics Intrductin t Ethics: Ethics and Class Sciety Intrductin t Philsphical Prblems Teaching Assistant Philsphy and Public Issues (Writing Intensive) Intrductin t Philsphical Prblems (Writing Intensive) Histry f Ancient Philsphy (Writing Intensive) Intrductin t Ethics (Writing Intensive) Cncepts f Human Nature (Writing Intensive) Intrductin t Philsphical Prblems Plitical Philsphy Prfessinal Activities and Memberships Referee (Radical Philsphy Review) Cmmittee n the Status f Blacks in Philsphy, American Philsphical Assciatin Administratr, Sciety f Yung Black Philsphers Advisry Cmmittee f the Africana Studies Prgram, St. Jseph's University Planning Cmmittee f Thea Bwman Sciety Lecture Series, St. Jseph's University Organizer, Panel Sessin n Marx and Human Nature, Central Meeting f the American Philsphical Assciatin (Grup Sessin f the Marx and Philsphy Assciatin), February 2014 Chair, Panel Sessin n Believing at Will, Eastern Meeting f the American Philsphical Assciatin, December 2012 Faculty cmmentatr, University f Pennsylvania Philsphy Graduate Student Cnference, Nvember 2012 Member, Cllegium f Black Wmen Philsphers

5 Languages Member, American Philsphical Assciatin English (native speaker); German (excellent); Spanish (gd) References available upn request.