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Annie Ring

Ph.D.
Hypatia Social Media Editor/Managing Editor Assistant
Philosophy
Office: 11C Susan Campbell Hall
Office Hours: Thursdays 11am-1pm
Research Interests: Feminist Philosophy, Philosophy of Race, Continental Philosophy, Philosophy of Language and Mythology, Environmental Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy

Publications

Publications

Invited Articles:

·      Under review for a special issue: co-authored with Beata Stawarska, “Black Speaking Subjects: Frantz Fanon’s Critique of Coloniality of Language in Maurice Merleau-Ponty’s Phenomenology.” Histoire Épistemologie Langage (History Epistemology Language).

·      In production: "Colonialism and Cleanliness: A Feminist and Anticolonial Critique of the Whiteness as Cleanliness Praxis." Center for the Study of Women in Society 2022 Annual Review.

·      “Nature as Interlocutor: Dialogues with Our Landscapes.” EPIS Journal of Psychoanalysis, Phenomenology & Critical Theory 1 (2018): 43–67.

 

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles:

·      Under review: “A Critique of the Whiteness as Cleanliness Mythology”

·      In production: "Fanon & Soap Advertising: The Colonial Mythology of Cleanliness." CLR James Journal 2022.

·      In production: "The Art of Interpreting Landscapes: Nature Teaching Itself Through Its Own Expression." Analecta Hermeneutica 2022.

 

Chapters:

·      Contributing author, "Chapter 2: Conceptualizing the diverse values of nature and their contributions to people," In: Methodological Assessment Report of the Diverse Values and Valuation of Nature of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), Bonn, Germany, 2022,  https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6493134

 

Blog Posts:

·      “A Critique of the Colonial Cleanliness Crusade,” American Philosophical Association, Women in Philosophy Blog Post, November 3 2021, https://blog.apaonline.org/2021/11/03/a-critique-of-the-colonial-cleanl…

 

Book Reviews:

·      Book review of Philosophy in the American West: A Geography of Thought, ed. Josh Hayes, Gerard Kuperus, and Brian Treanor, Environmental Philosophy, Fall 2021.

 

Datasets, Assessment Reports, and Literature Reviews:

·      Literature Review project member and researcher, Ch. 2 Systematic review of Indigenous and local knowledge and philosophies, IPBES values assessment 2.2, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4396278

·      Literature Review project member and researcher, Ch. 2 Systematic review of value types in academic literature, IPBES values assessment 2.3, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4396289

Honors and Awards

Fellowships, Awards, Prizes, and Grants

·      2022-2023 University of Oregon Starr Scholarship Fund, funding amount: $3,600

·      2022 Baird Society Resident Scholar, Smithsonian Libraries and Archives, Special Collections, “Whiteness as Cleanliness: A Genealogical Investigation into Cleanliness Practices Shaped By Race, Class, and Gender Discrimination” (Delayed due to COVID-19, tentative forthcoming residence: June-August 2023), funding amount: $10,500

·      2021-2022 Paideia Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, University of Oregon, Philosophy Undergraduate Studies Committee, funding amount: $300

·      2022 American Philosophical Association, “Mentoring the Mentors Workshop” participant, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation funding amount: $850

·      2022 Center for the Study of Women in Society Travel Grant, funding amount: $300

·      2021 Best Graduate Student Essay International Association for Environmental Philosophy, “Soap and the Skin Microbiome: Towards an Environmental Ethic of Cleanliness Practices,” funding amount: $300

·      2021-2022 Undergraduate Education and Student Success UO Common Reading Award, awarded for developing and teaching the teaching guide for Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass, funding amount: $250

·      2021-2022 Joseph K. Starr Scholarship, University of Oregon, funding amount: $3,000

·      2021 Philosophy Matters Prize, “Fanon & Soap Advertising: Colonial Mythologies of Cleanliness,” funding amount: $300

·      2021 Center for the Study of Women in Society Graduate Student Research Grant, University of Oregon, funding amount: $3,000

·      2021 Understories Writers’ Workshop awardee, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation & University of Oregon Center for Environmental Futures

·      2021 WriteNow Summer Session Scholarship recipient, University of Oregon Graduate School

·      2018-2019 First Year Fellowship, University of Oregon Graduate School, funding amount worth $46,660

·      2019 Creating Change Scholarship, University of Oregon LGBTESS

·      2016-2018 Peter Tripp Scholarship, Gonzaga University, funding amount worth $15,045                        

·      2017 and 2018 CURCI Scholarship, Gonzaga University, funding amount: $1,000

·      2017 Graduate Student Council Travel Grant, Gonzaga University, funding amount: $500

·      2015 Graduated Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa from University of Denver

·      2011-2013, 2014-2015 Dean’s List, University of Denver

·      2011-2012 Hornbeck Scholar, University of Denver