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Sid Simpson

Sid Simpson

Sid Simpson

Pronouns: He/Him/His

Perry-Williams Postdoctoral Fellow - Philosophy

ssimpson@wooster.edu

Phone: 330-287-1947

Office: Kauke 302

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 Degrees

  • University of Notre Dame Ph.D., Political Science, 2019
  • University of Notre Dame M.A., Political Science, 2016
  • University of Houston, B.A., Philosophy and Political Science, 2014
Areas of Interest

Sid works primarily on late modern and contemporary political thought, continental philosophy, and critical theory. His research interests include critiques of socialization, post-foundationalism, theories of subjectivity, and cultural critique, as well as the thought of Nietzsche, Rousseau, Foucault, and the Frankfurt School. Sid’s research has appeared or is forthcoming in the academic journals Constellations, Contemporary Political Theory, International Relations, and Philosophy & Literature.

Courses Taught
  • PHIL-10000-01 Ethics, Justice, and Society
  • PSCI-23911-01 Modernity and Coloniality, or, Decolonizing the Canon
  • PSCI-23910-01 Theories of Punishment
Publications
  • “Nietzsche, Irrationalism, and the Cruel Irony of Adorno and Horkheimer’s Political Quietism,” Contemporary Political Theory. Forthcoming.
  • “Frankenstein, the Frankfurt School, and the Domination of Nature,” Philosophy & Literature. Forthcoming.
  • “Making Liberal Use of Kant? Democratic Peace Theory and Perpetual Peace,” International Relations; Vol. 33, No. 1, 2019: pp. 109-128.
  • “The Gaya Scienza and the Aesthetic Ethos: Marcuse’s Appropriation of Nietzsche in An Essay on Liberation,” Constellations; Vol. 24, No. 3, 2017: pp. 356-371.
  • “‘White Bear’ and Criminal Punishment: How Far is too Far?” with contributions from Christopher Lay in Black Mirror and Philosophy, edited by David Kyle Johnson. New Jersey: Wiley-Blackwell, 2019: pp. 50-58.
Awards
  • Nominee for University of Notre Dame, Excellence in Teaching Award, Midwest Association of Graduate Schools (MAGS), 2019
  • First Honorable Mention, Outstanding Graduate Instructor Teaching Award (University-Wide), Graduate Student Union, University of Notre Dame, 2018
  • Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award (Department-Wide), Kaneb Center for Teaching and Learning & Graduate School, University of Notre Dame, 2016