I am a doctoral candidate in political theory at Nuffield College, University of Oxford. My primary research interests are in social and political philosophy, feminist philosophy, and methods of social critique.
My current research project explores feminist perspectives on work and the home. What, for example, is wrong with the gendered division of labour? How should reproductive labour ideally be organised? And what steps should we take to achieve this?
I completed my BA in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics in 2020 and my BPhil in Philosophy in 2022, both at the University of Oxford.
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Research
My core research interests include:
- Social and Political Philosophy
- Feminist Philosophy
- Methods of Social Critique
- Philosophy of Social Science
Publications
'Moderate Realist Ideology Critique’ (2024). In the European Journal of Philosophy.
Review of Helen Hester’s & Nick Srnicek’s After Work: A History of the Home and the Fight for Free Time (2023). In the Journal of Applied Philosophy.
Talks
‘Working-from-home and the Gendered Division of Labour'
2024 Zicklin Center Workshop in Normative Business Ethics, University of Pennsylvania
2023 Workshop: The Future of Work, LMU Munich University
2023 13th Braga Meetings on Ethics and Political Philosophy, University of Minho
2023 PPE Conference 2023: Feminist Perspectives on PPE, University of Groningen
'Moderate Realist Ideology Critique'
2024 The Britain and Ireland Association for Political Thought Conference, University of Cambridge
'Duties, Deal-Breakers, & Disclosure'
2021 Feminist Philosophy and Social Theory Arché Seminar, University of St Andrews
2021 Feminist Jurisprudence Group, University of Oxford
Invited Commentaries
2023 Commentator on Tom Parr’s 'The Future of Work: Labour Markets, Technology, and Social Justice', Centre for the Study of Social Justice, University of Oxford
2022 Commentator on Catharine MacKinnon’s ‘Rape Redefined’, Philosophy, Law and Politics Colloquium, University of Oxford
2021 Commentator on Deryn Thomas' 'Basic Income and the Goods of Work', Universal Basic Income and the Meaning of Work Workshop, University of St Andrews
Teaching
I have taught the following papers:
- Advanced Paper in Theories of Justice
- Feminist Theory
- Undergraduate Thesis
