Melinda C. Hall, PhD

Philosophy Department, Stetson University

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  • CSWIP, hosted by Mount Royal University

    Thank you to Ada Jaarsma for organizing this year’s Canadian Society for Women in Philosophy conference in Calgary over the weekend! I was glad for the opportunity to present my paper on horror television’s translation of the Robert Pickton case as part of a larger panel on crime against women with Rebecca Tuvel and Chloë…

    Melinda C. Hall

    30 Oct 2012
    Conferences
  • Kristeva Circle

    A big thank you to Fanny Söderbäck, Sarah Hansen, Kelly Oliver, and Siena College for organizing and hosting the inaugural meeting of the Kristeva Circle in New York! The conference was really stimulating and I can’t wait for the next meeting. Check out the program here. The Kristeva Circle and the Society for the Philosophy…

    Melinda C. Hall

    14 Oct 2012
    Conferences
  • Lisa Guenther on solitary confinement

    Lisa Guenther of Vanderbilt recently published an incisive column in The New York Times’ The Stone entitled “The Living Death of Solitary Confinement.” Check it out! Her book, Social Death and Its Afterlives: A Critical Phenomenology of Solitary Confinement, is forthcoming from the University of Minnesota Press. Lisa would like this post to be read…

    Melinda C. Hall

    27 Aug 2012
    News
  • editor-in-chief of JME wants to engineer “ethical” babies

    Julian Savulescu, editor-in-chief of the prestigious Journal of Medical Ethics and director of the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, has recently reiterated his argument that using genetic engineering to create morally improved babies is an ethical obligation for all parents. But how does Savulescu know that genetic intervention will improve individual morality? To Savulescu,…

    Melinda C. Hall

    18 Aug 2012
    News
  • anniversary of the passage of the ADA

    Today is the 22nd anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, an incredible law that has lost its teeth because of a lack of support in the Supreme Court. To celebrate the spirit of the ADA, take a look at this video (recently posted on Feminist Philosophers) featuring activists who talk about…

    Melinda C. Hall

    26 Jul 2012
    News
  • Medical Humanities at Western Michigan University

    This week I was really pleased to get the news that I will be participating in the Medical Humanities Conference at WMU this September. The conference is hosted by the WMU Medical Humanities workgroup, which is directed by Fritz Allhoff and David Charlton. Last year I participated in the group’s first annual conference, and it’s…

    Melinda C. Hall

    24 Jul 2012
    Conferences, News
  • a summer of bioethics in Nashville

    I had a wonderful time teaching a summer class – Intro to Medical Ethics – which I am wrapping up here in Nashville. It was very hot, and my class was very early, but my students were great! Thanks to them for making my experience so enjoyable. We talked about everything from cyrogenic freezing (an…

    Melinda C. Hall

    5 Jul 2012
    News
  • Society for Disability Studies

    Last week I had the privilege to present a paper at the annual Society for Disability Studies conference, which was held in Denver. It was so invigorating to be in attendance – SDS has a rich history (25 years worth!) and it was an honor to be there for the first time and learn something…

    Melinda C. Hall

    26 Jun 2012
    Conferences, News
  • I’m glad you’re here

    Please feel free to contact me: hall.melinda@gmail.com, or m.hall@vanderbilt.edu

    Melinda C. Hall

    11 Jun 2012
    News
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