Research

I work in social and political philosophy, feminist philosophy, social epistemology, and social ontology. Most of my work is motivated by understanding the relationship between the reproduction of the social world and our epistemic and affective engagement with it. My dissertation is about ideology and social critique. It is advised by Carol C. Gould.

Publications

"Taking Feminist Pornography Seriously" (2024). Film and Philosophy.

Abstract: It has been argued that an adequate feminist response to sexist pornography demands not just efforts to eradicate sexist beliefs, but also aesthetic counter-intervention at the level of taste. This view motivates support for feminist pornography. This paper takes the feminist pornography suggestion seriously by unpacking difficulties for the project. I begin by spelling out two views about what makes feminist pornography feminist: the ‘content view,’ and the ‘context view,’ and discuss what I take to be existing arguments for the latter. I then present two objections to the context view: the first focuses on how we characteristically interact with pornography (as a masturbatory aid), the second challenges the value of authenticity upon which much feminist pornography rests. If these arguments are correct, then there are serious flaws with feminist pornography as it is commonly conceived. I close with a brief suggestion of an alternative approach rooted in feminist solidarity.

"On Connecting Dots and Keeping Your Eyes on the Power" (2024). Women's Studies Quarterly. 

Review of Laura Bates' Fix the System, Not the Women.

Talks

"What's Non-ideal about Non-ideal Social Ontology?"

• Social Ontology Conference, Trinity College Dublin, 2025

• Joint Sessions of the Aristotelian Society, University of Glasgow, 2025

"Who's Afraid of Political Realism? Realism and Moralism in Feminist Philosophy"

• Assocation for Social and Political Philosophy Annual Conference, University of Glasgow, 2025

"Interpretive Injustice and Communicative Labour"

• Understanding Value XII, University of Sheffield, 2024

• New Directions in Hermeneutical Injustice Workshop, UNED, Madrid, 2024

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Works in Progress

• A paper on different styles of social critique and their relation to internalism and externalism about reasons

• A paper launching a kind of ideology critique of traditional assumptions in epistemology of testimony

• A paper on kink-shaming