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Achievements
Publications and achievements submitted by our faculty, staff, and students.
Dr. Loren Cannon
Philosophy
Dr. Loren Cannon (Philosophy), was interviewed and quoted in an NPR article entitled Trump's anti-trans effort is an agenda cornerstone with echoes in history by Odette Yousef. The online version of the article was published on February 6th. Additionally, he was interviewed and quoted by French Journalist, Camille Ribot, for her article L’obsession anti-trans de Donald Trump which was published February 19th in the French publication, “La Croix.” Both journalists contacted Dr. Cannon due to his expertise in analyzing the recent politicization of trans persons and the role the current federal administration is taking in targeting this population. Dr. Cannon’s book, “The Politicization of Trans Identity: An Analysis of Backlash, Scapegoating, and Dog-whistling From Obergefell to Bostock,” published in 2022, serves as the basis of his analysis.
Loren Cannon
Philosophy
Dr. Loren Cannon, Philosophy, was recently invited to submit an essay of his newest work to the Journal, “Logos: A Journal of Modern Society and Culture.” His essay, “The Backlash Continues: How Two Recent SCOTUS Rulings Pose a Threat to LGBTQ+ and Especially Trans And Gender Non-Binary Persons” is in the newest volume of the journal In this essay, Cannon looks closely at two SCOTUS cases, 303 Creative v. Elenis and Kennedy v. Bremerton School District. Cannon concludes that these decisions legally protect religious expression, even when it is both coercive and discriminatory in the marketplace.
Loren Cannon
Philosophy
Dr. Loren Cannon of CPH Philosophy presented his essay, “Boundaries of Expression: Belief, Faith ... and Gender” at the Eastern Conference of the American Philosophical Association. This was a requested presentation, on the topic of "Fighting Anti-Transgender Legislation." This new essay from Dr. Cannon engages in a critical analysis of recent court decisions that seem to have widened the scope of religious freedom (including speech) and considers the resulting impacts on the limit of non-religious expression. The conference was held in NYC, January 15th - 18th 2024.
Loren Cannon, Christina Accomando
Philosophy
Dr. Loren Cannon's essay, "The Politicization of Trans Identities: Dog Whistling and Virtue Signaling" has been included in the 12th edition of "Race, Class, and Gender in the United States, An Intersectional Study." This is the third essay that has become anthologized into a college level textbook, and he is grateful that his work is having an increasingly broad reach. This newest volume is edited by Cal Poly Humboldt's own Professor Christina Hsu Accomando (CRGS and English) along with Professor Paula S. Rothenberg.
Loren Cannon
Philosophy
Dr. Loren Cannon's book, "The Politicization of Trans Identity: An Analysis of Backlash, Scapegoating, and Dog-Whistling from Obergefell to Bostock," will soon be available from Rowman and Littlefield Press.
From a reviewer, "Cannon’s writing is lucid, passionate, and politically grounded. And the book is a glowing example of engaged philosophy at its finest."
https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781793623812/The-Politicization-of-Trans-Ident…
Dr. Loren Cannon
Philosophy
Dr. Loren Cannon, Department of Philosophy, presented his paper "Trans Scapegoating" at the Conference "Thinking Trans and Trans Thinking Conference" in Washington DC, Oct 5 - 6th. The conference was part of the National Trans Philosophy Project with which Dr. Cannon has been a part. He also sat on two panel discussions.
https://www.american.edu/cas/philrel/trans/schedule-2018.cfm
Professor Mary I. Bockover
Philosophy
Dr. Bockover gave an invited presentation at the "Beyond Comparisons" conference held at East China Normal University in Shanghai in August 2018. The presentation was given in honor of her late teacher and mentor, Henry Rosemont, Jr.
Prof. J. W. Powell
Philosophy
Prof. J. W. Powell, Philosophy, will deliver an invited presentation to the North American Wittgenstein Society (NAWS) and the Pacific Division of the American Philosophical Association on March 28, 2018. The title is “Locke and Heraclitus on Whether Language Is Based on Convention.”
Locke says yes, “else there would be but one language amongst all humans.” Heraclitus says no, roughly because what makes sense for one must make sense for all. There is of course more to the story.
John W. Powell
Philosophy
Prof. John Powell, Philosophy, will present an invited paper 28 March in San Diego at the North American Wittgenstein Society's session of the Pacific Division American Philosophical Association. The paper aims to clarify the issue of whether language is conventional and sides with Heraclitus in claiming the currently widely-endorsed conventionalism is baseless and empty and supported by a tissue of begged questions. The paper also surveys stakes involved for current accounts of language as signs. with a fair amount of name-dropping. A draft will be posted to the APA Pacific Division Program website.
Mary I. Bockover
Philosophy
Mary I. Bockover contributed to the inaugural issue of the Journal of World Philosophies (Indiana University Press). See the Symposium on the role of gender in comparative philosophy by going to the link below.
https://scholarworks.iu.edu/iupjournals/index.php/jwp/issue/view/21