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MEGAN BURKE, PHD

Philosopher | Social Theorist 

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ABOUT

I draw on the tools of philosophy to study and think about the meanings, structures, and norms of gender, race, sexuality, class, and nationality. I ask how these social and political phenomena are made and lived, and I am curious about how they shape one's possibilities in the world and one's relationships with others. My research interests are in the harms posed and created by racial, gendered, and sexual norms, sexual ethics, the ethics of gender affirmation, and the ethical visions crafted by marginalized groups and social movements. 

I have authored three books, and am currently working on two new projects: one on the meaning of physical strength and the other on the ethics of ethical non-monogamy. 

Megan on New Books in Philosophy

New Books in Philosophy (NBP) is a podcast where philosophers are interviewed about their

newly-published books.

PUBLIC PHILOSOPHY

#SCHOLARSTRIKE

The Lived Time of White Rape Myths

CENTER FOR ETHICS, LAW, & SOCIETY

Public/Community Lecture

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Life Without Gender: Rethinking Feminist Suspicion and Gender Neutrality

CRITICAL CONVERSATIONS

Does the Confederate flag symbolizes southern heritage or a hateful history of racism? Discussion with faculty from Oklahoma State University and Langston University.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

July 2021 to current

Department of Philosophy, Sonoma State University

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

August 2018 to June 2021

Department of Philosophy, Sonoma State University

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

August 2015-July 2018

Program of Gender and Women's Studies and the Department of Philosophy, Oklahoma State University

GRADUATE TEACHING FELLOW

September 2010-June 2015

Departments of Philosophy and Women's and Gender Studies, University of Oregon

EDUCATION

PHD

June 2015

Philosophy, University of Oregon

MA

June 2012

Philosophy, University of Oregon

MA

May 2006

Women's Studies, San Diego State University

BA

January 2004

English and Cultural Studies, George Mason University

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