Melinda C. Hall, PhD

Philosophy Department, Stetson University

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  • American Horror Story: Asylum

    minor spoilers… This television series set in the 70s highlights the unexpected twists and interactions–the sheer contingency of factors–that can land someone at Briarcliff, the titular asylum. It’s a thin line between normal and abnormal in this horror story. Unfortunately, in showcasing how easy it can be to be “committed” in a patriarchal, homophobic, and racist […]

    Melinda C. Hall

    15 Jun 2014
    News
  • Committee on the Status of Women: a CFP

    Originally posted on Feminist Philosophers:
    ? The APA’s Committee on the Status of Women:  Call for Papers Diversity in Philosophy May 28-30, 2015 Villanova Conference Center Villanova University The APA/CSW conference seeks to examine and address the underrepresentation of women and other marginalized groups in Philosophy. Participants are invited to focus on hurdles and best…

    Melinda C. Hall

    25 May 2014
    News
  • a summer of horror in Florida

    Let the sleepless nights begin. So far I’ve watched The Conjuring (2013), Dark Floors (2008), and am partway through American Horror Story Asylum (2012-2013). My eyes are already bloodshot! If you can recommend horror movies or novels that have themes connected to physical disability, mental illness, cognitive disability, or related subjects – please let me […]

    Melinda C. Hall

    22 May 2014
    News
    American Horror Story Asylum, horror movies
  • Kristeva Circle: In the Clinic and the Classroom

    In this video, I present recent work on Kristeva and the medical humanities. My fellow panelists present their work on Kristeva and pedagogy and Kristeva and children’s literature. (My presentation begins around the 48-minute mark). Nashville, TN, March 2014

    Melinda C. Hall

    18 Apr 2014
    News
    conferences
  • ICYMI: Philosophy is dead white – and dead wrong

    Kudos to Nathaniel Adam Tobias Coleman for this excellent article.

    Melinda C. Hall

    24 Mar 2014
    Academia, Elsewhere on the Web, News, Race
  • Feder on surgical normalization & Solomon’s *Far From the Tree*

    She writes: “We cannot decide who our children are…”  If only mainstream bioethics lit could accept this simple, yet powerful, statement. See philosopher Ellen Feder’s post here, on the IJFAB blog.

    Melinda C. Hall

    11 Mar 2014
    Elsewhere on the Web, News
  • Uses of Disability in Horror Film and Fiction

      I’m really looking forward to working on my summer project (funded by a Stetson grant), in which I will seek answers to the following questions: Why are disabled bodies so useful to the movements and patterns of horror film and fiction? Further, is it possible that there are alternatives embedded in horror for seeing […]

    Melinda C. Hall

    5 Mar 2014
    News
  • Feminist Philosophy Quarterly: coming soon to an internet near you!

    Originally posted on Feminist Philosophers:
    Feminist Philosophy Quarterly (FPQ) is an online, open access, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to promoting feminist philosophical scholarship. We welcome submissions from all areas and traditions of feminist philosophy, and our goal is to be a platform for philosophical research that engages the problems of our time in the broader world.…

    Melinda C. Hall

    4 Mar 2014
    News
  • Kristeva Circle next month in Nashville

    Looking forward to the second annual Kristeva Circle meeting next month in Nashville (March 28th-30th). The program looks fantastic; it can be found here. I’ll be presenting research, still in its early stages, on theoretical resources for the medical humanities in Kristeva’s work.

    Melinda C. Hall

    22 Feb 2014
    News
  • Spring Semester begins

    It’s the first day of classes, and I am enjoying meeting my students. I’m looking ahead to an excellent semester, including teaching an upper-division Bioethics course with the theme Medicine, Technology, and Disability with a great group of kids. Best wishes to all for a happy and productive semester!

    Melinda C. Hall

    13 Jan 2014
    News
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