I am the Programme Convener of two programmes at the University of Roehampton: The BA in English Literature and Philosophy and the MA in Environmental Humanities. I encourage anybody interested in either to contact me if they have any questions.
Courses Designed and Taught (Selected):
Courses Designed and Taught (Selected):
Popular Ecologies: Literature and Environmental Ethics
MA Module
An interdisciplinary course which examines the ways in which we experience the natural world, and also the ways in which we represent and interpret that experience in art and literature – especially as those representations of nature influence our notions of self, ethics, gender, race, environmental activism, and what we owe to other animals.
Syllabus here
MA Module
An interdisciplinary course which examines the ways in which we experience the natural world, and also the ways in which we represent and interpret that experience in art and literature – especially as those representations of nature influence our notions of self, ethics, gender, race, environmental activism, and what we owe to other animals.
Syllabus here
Beyond Profit: Responsibility and Sustainability in Business
MBA Module
In the current work environment, it is just as important for business owners and managers to have ethical knowledge as it is for them to have economic knowledge. This specialist module equips students with the knowledge and methods required to confidently analyze some of the most pressing political and ethical issues facing businesses today, including diversity, sustainability, privacy, the gig economy, and the role of technology.
Syllabus here
MBA Module
In the current work environment, it is just as important for business owners and managers to have ethical knowledge as it is for them to have economic knowledge. This specialist module equips students with the knowledge and methods required to confidently analyze some of the most pressing political and ethical issues facing businesses today, including diversity, sustainability, privacy, the gig economy, and the role of technology.
Syllabus here
Research in the History of Philosophy: American Philosophy
UG Year 3 Module
A course examining the distinctive philosophical approaches which have emerged in North America, and their historical context. In particular, the course focuses on the classical American pragmatists, and their relationship with post-Kantian thinkers in America and Europe. The course ranges from James' metaphysics of experience and Peirce's definitions of pragmatism, to Alain Locke on race and Jane Addams on democracy.
Syllabus here
UG Year 3 Module
A course examining the distinctive philosophical approaches which have emerged in North America, and their historical context. In particular, the course focuses on the classical American pragmatists, and their relationship with post-Kantian thinkers in America and Europe. The course ranges from James' metaphysics of experience and Peirce's definitions of pragmatism, to Alain Locke on race and Jane Addams on democracy.
Syllabus here
Animal Rights and Environmental Ethics: From Past to Present
UG Year 3 Module
A research-led module focusing on the nature of human relations to animals and the environment. The course explores both the philosophical arguments and the historical and political background which led to our current ideas about animal rights and environmental conservation. The second half of the course explores serious contemporary issues surrounding climate change, species extinction, and the role of technology.
Syllabus here
UG Year 3 Module
A research-led module focusing on the nature of human relations to animals and the environment. The course explores both the philosophical arguments and the historical and political background which led to our current ideas about animal rights and environmental conservation. The second half of the course explores serious contemporary issues surrounding climate change, species extinction, and the role of technology.
Syllabus here
Classical Philosophy
UG Year 1 Module
This course introduces students to the study of philosophy by exploring how the discipline arose in Ancient Greece. The course covers several aspects of these ancient thinkers, but it focuses on their answers to the following three questions: What is the nature of the world? (metaphysics); How do we come to know this nature? (epistemology); and what is the nature of human beings? (psychology).
Syllabus here
UG Year 1 Module
This course introduces students to the study of philosophy by exploring how the discipline arose in Ancient Greece. The course covers several aspects of these ancient thinkers, but it focuses on their answers to the following three questions: What is the nature of the world? (metaphysics); How do we come to know this nature? (epistemology); and what is the nature of human beings? (psychology).
Syllabus here
Ethical Theory
UG Year 1 Module
This course introduces students to the study of ethics. The course familiarizes students with the major normative theories in moral philosophy through looking at both historical figures and contemporary debates. Topics include: virtue ethics; deontology; utilitarianism; hedonism; relativism; freedom and moral responsibility; care ethics; existentialism and second-personal ethics.
Syllabus here
UG Year 1 Module
This course introduces students to the study of ethics. The course familiarizes students with the major normative theories in moral philosophy through looking at both historical figures and contemporary debates. Topics include: virtue ethics; deontology; utilitarianism; hedonism; relativism; freedom and moral responsibility; care ethics; existentialism and second-personal ethics.
Syllabus here
