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Karl Marx once said that philosophers had only interpreted the world, but the point was to change it! I am not a Marxist, but I do agree with the sentiment. It’s a sentiment that colors my views of philosophy and my approach to teaching it.
I have lectured in the Philosophy and Modern Languages Department at CSU Stanislaus since 2019, and my areas of research include: Social & Political Philosophy, Latin American Philosophy, Indigenous Philosophy, Chicano Philosophy, Anticolonial and Critical Race Theory. In addition to teaching lower and upper division courses for the philosophy department, I often teach courses for the CSU Stanislaus Ethnic Studies department and the Office of Extended and International Education to bring college courses to local high school students.
| 2021 | Ph.D., Philosophy Texas A&M University |
| 2021 | Graduate Certificate, Latino/a and Mexican American Studies Texas A&M University |
| 2019 | M.A., Mexican American Studies, emphasis in Comparative Ethnic Studies San José State University |
| 2010 | M.A., Philosophy San José State University |
| 2008 | B.A., Philosophy San José State University |
Social and Political Philosophy, Latin American Philosophy, Chicano Studies and Thought, Anticolonialism, Critical Race Theory, Comparative Ethnic Studies
Dissertation:
Mestizaje: An Ideology in Flux?
Dissertation Committee:
Gregory F. Pappas, Texas A&M University, Philosophy (Chair)
Tommy J. Curry, Texas A&M University, Philosophy
Linda Radzik, Texas A&M University, Philosophy
Felipe Hinojosa, Texas A&M University, History
Julia Curry Rodriguez, San José State University, Chicana and Chicano Studies
Africana Philosophy, Indigenous Philosophies, Gender Theory (Intersectional and Chicana Feminism),
Ethical Theory and Applied Ethics (Business and Professional Ethics, Engineering Ethics, and Bioethics),
Critical Thinking/Logic, Phenomenology and Existentialism
| 2018-present | Lecturer, California State University, Stanislaus (Turlock, CA)
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| 2018 | Lecturer, Woodland Community College (Woodland, CA)
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| 2014-2017 | Graduate Teaching Fellow, Texas A&M University (College Station, TX)
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| 2011-2014 | Lecturer, National Hispanic University (San José, CA)
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| 2010 & 2014 | Lecturer, San José State University (San José, CA)
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| 2009 | Graduate Teaching Associate, San José State University (San José, CA)
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“The 2017 Society for Mexican American Philosophy Conference,” APA Newsletter on Hispanic/Latino Issues in Philosophy 17, no. 1 (2017): 3-4
“Comments on Cypherpunk Ethics: Radical Ethics for the Digital Age,” Radical Philosophy Association. Jacksonville, FL. November 2022. Accepted.
“Publishing Against Empire (or Why Julian Assange is Still in Jail),” (Co-presented with Patrick D. Anderson and John C. O’Day), The Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Society. New Orleans, LA, February 2022. Accepted
“Comments on The Disintegration of Community: On Jorge Portilla’s Social and Political Philosophy.” American Philosophical Association, Pacific Division, Virtual, March 2021. Invited.
“The Need for Intervention in Philosophy Education: An Inter-American, Anti-Colonial Analysis of the Ideological and Institutional Forces in Contemporary Academia,” Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy, Hacienda Santa Clara, San Miguel de Allende, MX, March 2020. Accepted.
“Roots of the Southwest: Rediscovering the Philosophical Contributions of Ernesto Galarza, Octavio Romano, and José Angel Gutíerrez,” 25th Annual Philosophy Born of Struggle Conference, Grand Rapids, MI. November 2019. Accepted.
“A Critical Examination of ‘Latinx’: A Philosophical Approach to the Concept and Its Use” (Co-presented with Andrew C. Soto), Northern California Foco of the National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies Regional Conference, San José, CA, February 2019. Accepted.
“Towards a New Chicano History: An Interrogation of the Postcolonial and Intersectional Methodologies in Chicano History,” Society for Mexican American Philosophy, College Station, TX, May 2017. Invited.
“César Chávez and his Indigenous Philosophical Roots: Combating Ideological Colonization in the 20th and 21st Centuries,” American Philosophical Association, Pacific Division, San Francisco, CA, March 2016. Invited.
“Mestizajé & Colorblind Ideology: From Bolivar to Zea and Latin@ Identity Issues in U.S.,” Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy, University of Oregon, Portland, OR, March 2016. Accepted.
“Comments on Twentieth Century Mexican Philosophy for a 21st Century Inter-American Philosophy.” Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy, Portland, OR, March 2016. Invited.
“Comments on The Bloomsbury Companion to Political Philosophy.” American Philosophical Association, Central Division, Chicago, IL, March 2016. Invited.
“A Theory of (In)Justice: Civil Disobedience, Nonviolence, and the Preservation of Oppressive Ideologies & Institutions” Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI, March 2015. Invited.
“A Theory of (In)Justice: Civil Disobedience, Nonviolence, and the Preservation of Oppressive Ideologies & Institutions” Fifth Hispanic Studies Annual Graduate Conference, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, March 2015. Accepted.
“The Death of Revolutionary Thought: What the Game of Thrones Finale Revealed About Ourselves,” op-ed featured in The Anarres Project for Alternative Futures forum. May 29, 2019. http:// www.anarresproject.org/the-death-of-revolutionary-thought-what-the-game-of-thrones-finale-revealedabout-ourselves/
President, Organization of Graduate Students in Philosophy at Texas A&M University, 2016-2017.
Vice-President, Organization of Graduate Students in Philosophy at Texas A&M University, 2015-2016.
Undergraduate Mentor, Organization of Graduate Students in Philosophy, Texas A&M University, 2015-2016.
Faculty Tutor, Trio Scholars Program, National Hispanic University, Spring 2014.
Assistant Coach, National Hispanic University Debate Team, Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl & Bio-Ethics Conference, Fall 2012-Fall 2013.
Head Coach, Latino College Preparatory Academy Debate Team, National High School Ethics Bowl, Fall 2012-Fall 2013.
American Philosophical Association, Committee on Hispanic/Latinxs Member, 2022-present
American Philosophical Association, Virtual Programming Committee Ex Officio, 2022-present
Monetary:
CSU Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Program, California State University, 2019-2020 cohort.
Graduate Essay Award, Texas A&M University, Department of Philosophy, 2015.
Graduate Diversity Fellowship, Texas A&M University, Graduate School, 2014.
The Lydia A. & George V. Pinto Scholarship, San José State University Philosophy Department, 2008.
Non-Monetary:
Distinguished Service, San José State University Philosophy Department, 2009 & 2010.
Dean’s Scholar, San José State University, 2008 & 2009.
Symposium and Small Conference Grant, Melbern G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research, Texas A&M University, Fall 2016 ($2,500)
American Philosophical Association; Philosophy Born of Struggle; Radical Philosophy Association; Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy; Society for Mexican American Philosophy; Society for Philosophy in the Contemporary World