Bodies That (Don't) Matter

George Yancy
Professor of Philosophy, Emory University

George Yancy is professor of philosophy at Emory University. He received his Ph.D. (with distinction) in philosophy from Duquesne University where he was the first McAnulty Fellow. He received his first M.A. in philosophy from Yale University and his second M.A. in Africana Studies from NYU, where he received the prestigious McCracken Fellowship. He received his B.A. (cum laude) in philosophy from the University of Pittsburgh. His work focuses primarily in the areas of critical philosophy of race, critical whiteness studies, and philosophy of the black experience. He has authored many academic articles and book chapters. He has authored, edited, or co-edited over 18 books, which include Exploring Race in Predominantly White Classrooms: Scholars of Color Reflect (co-edited with Maria Del Guadalupe Davidson, 2014); Pursuing Trayvon Martin: Historical Contexts and Contemporary Manifestations of Racial Dynamics (Co-edited with Janine Jones, 2013); Look, A White! Philosophical Essays on Whiteness (2012); and, Critical Perspectives on bell hooks (also co-edited with Maria Del Guadalupe Davidson, 2009). The first edition of Black Bodies, White Gazes received an honorable mention from the Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Bigotry and Human Rights and three of his edited books have received CHOICE outstanding academic book awards. Yancy’s work has been cited nationally and internationally in places like Turkey, South Africa, Sweden, and Australia. He is editor of the Philosophy of Race Book Series at Lexington Books, and is known for his influential interviews and article on the subject of race at The Stone, New York Times.

Patricia Hill Collins
Distinguished University Professor of Sociology, University of Maryland
College Park and Charles Phelps Taft Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Department of Africana Studies, University of Cincinnati

Patricia Hill Collins is Distinguished University Professor of Sociology at the University of Maryland, College Park and Charles Phelps Taft Emeritus Professor of Sociology within the Department of Africana Studies at the University of Cincinnati. Her award-winning books include Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment (1990, 2000) which received both the Jessie Bernard Award of the American Sociological Association (ASA) and the C. Wright Mills Award of the Society for the Study of Social Problems; and Black Sexual Politics: African Americans, Gender, and the New Racism (2004) which received ASA’s 2007 Distinguished Publication Award. She is also author of Fighting Words: Black Women and the Search for Justice (1998); From Black Power to Hip Hop: Racism, Nationalism, and Feminism (2005); Another Kind of Public Education: Race, Schools, the Media, and Democratic Possibilities (2009); The Handbook of Race and Ethnic Studies (2010) edited with John Solomos; and On Intellectual Activism (2013). Her anthology Race, Class, and Gender: An Anthology, 9th edition (2015), edited with Margaret Andersen, is widely used in undergraduate classrooms in over 200 colleges and universities. Professor Collins has taught at several institutions, held editorial positions with professional journals, lectured widely in the United States and internationally, served in many capacities in professional organizations, and has acted as consultant for a number of community organizations. In 2008, she became the 100th President of the American Sociological Association, the first African American woman elected to this position in the organization’s 104-year history. Her latest book, Intersectionality, co-authored with Sirma Bilge, was published in 2016 as part of Polity Press’s Key Concepts Series.

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