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APA Newsletters NEWSLETTER on FEMINISM and PHILOSOPHY APA Newsletters NEWSLETTER ON FEMINISM AND PHILOSOPHY Volume 08, Number 1 Fall 2008 FROM THE EDITOR, SALLY J. SCHOLZ ABOUT THE NEWSLETTER ON FEMINISM AND PHILOSOPHY SUBMISSION GUIDELINES AND INFORMATION NEWS FROM THE COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN, ERIN MCKENNA ARTICLES LISA HELDKE “Knit a Bridge and Get Over It” GAILE POHLHAUS, JR. “Knitting and the Unfinished Project” DEBORAH PERRON TOLLEFSEN “Knit Two, Ponder Three: Reflections on Knitting, Philosophy, and Family” LESLIE PICKERING FRANCIS “Knitting” LISA CASSIDY “The Incorrigible Knitter Learns about Teaching” JAMI L. ANDERSON “Hegel Knits” MARIAM THALOS “The Wit of Knitting: A Philosophical Reflection on Knitting Things Aright” PATRICIA ALTENBERND JOHNSON “Thinking Gardening as Dwelling” © 2008 by The American Philosophical Association EMILY S. LEE “Ode to a Pot” ALISON REIHELD “Feminism, Food, and the Politics of Home Cookin’” ORNAITH O’DOWD “Singing Out: Making Music as a Leftist Feminist Philosopher” BOOK REVIEWS Anne Dufourmantelle, trans. Catherine Porter: Blind Date: Sex and Philosophy REVIEWED BY PATRICIA MARINO George Yancy, ed.: Philosophy in Multiple Voices REVIEWED BY MARK CHEKOLA Lori Jo Marso: Feminist Thinkers and the Demands of Feminity: The Lives and Work of Intellectual Women REVIEWED BY PENNY A. WEISS Jane Duran: Women, Philosophy, and Literature REVIEWED BY CHIELOZONA EZE Warren Farrell and James P. Sterba: Does Feminism Discriminate Against Men? REVIEWED BY GEORGE W. BOONE Judith Chelus Stark: Feminist Interpretations of Augustine REVIEWED BY JAMES WETZEL Oliva Sabuco de Nantes Barrera: New Philosophy of Human Nature REVIEWED BY INMACULADA DE MELO-MARTIN Robert Solomon: True to Our Feelings REVIEWED BY LYNN SOMERSTEIN Torin Alter and Sven Walter, eds.: Phenomenal Concepts and Phenomenal Knowledge: New Essays on Consciousness and Physicalism REVIEWED BY PAUL M. LIVINGSTON Laura Hengehold: The Body Problematic—Political Imagination in Kant and Foucault REVIEWED BY MARCELLA TAROZZI GOLDSMITH CONTRIBUTORS ANNOUNCEMENTS APA NEWSLETTER ON Feminism and Philosophy Sally J. Scholz, Editor Fall 2008 Volume 08, Number 1 FROM THE EDITOR ABOUT THE NEWSLETTER ON FEMINISM AND PHILOSOPHY I have long wanted to hear what people had to say about knitting—especially those feminist philosophers I’ve admired whenever I have seen them knitting in professional philosophy The Newsletter on Feminism and Philosophy is sponsored conferences. I am continually amazed by the beauty of their by the APA Committee on the Status of Women (CSW). The knitting projects and the intensity of their philosophical Newsletter is designed to provide an introduction to recent questions, which they often ask with hardly a pause in the philosophical work that addresses issues of gender. None of the knitting. There’s been a resurgence of sorts in knitting and, if varied philosophical views presented by authors of Newsletter one looks hard enough, there are many public knitters, guerrilla articles necessarily reflect the views of any or all of the members knitters, and knitting clubs. I even hear that knitting is “all the of the Committee on the Status of Women, including the rage” in dorms across the country. I’m a bit of a knitter myself; editor(s) of the Newsletter, nor does the committee advocate I’ve knit a few sweaters (with uneven sleeves that I wore any particular type of feminist philosophy. We advocate only proudly) and lots of scarves. I knit mostly during those periods of that serious philosophical attention be given to issues of gender my life when I needed to be creative philosophically. In a way, I and that claims of gender bias in philosophy receive full and think that doing something other than writing philosophy helps fair consideration. to write philosophy. Today, my most ambitious knitting projects are sleeping bags for my kids’ stuffed animals. But I recognize a certain pull—a desire—to express in concrete, tangible, and complete ways some sort of creative element. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES The essays gathered here pay tribute to all the nonphilosophical creativity of feminist philosophers but AND INFORMATION especially knitting. The issue came together not unlike a knitting project. I contacted the half dozen knitters I knew and asked them who they knew. They gave me further names who, in turn, 1. Purpose: The purpose of the Newsletter is to publish gave me even more names and more creative activities and information about the status of women in philosophy and more ideas. Even when I posted a general call for contributors to make the resources of feminist philosophy more widely on two prominent feminist philosophy listservs, it was evident available. The Newsletter contains discussions of recent that some social knitting was going on. My email was forwarded developments in feminist philosophy and related work in other to others and the collective project generated even more disciplines, literature overviews and book reviews, suggestions contributors. I was impressed by the enthusiasm of the response for eliminating gender bias in the traditional philosophy and the community of scholars who support each other both curriculum, and reflections on feminist pedagogy. It also in their scholarship and in their non-philosophy creative work. informs the profession about the work of the APA Committee Although ultimately not everyone was able to contribute to this on the Status of Women. Articles submitted to the Newsletter issue, I was truly inspired and I hope that we will have similar should be limited to 10 double-spaced pages and must follow opportunities to share our collective wit and wisdom. the APA guidelines for gender-neutral language. Please submit I want to thank all of the contributors to this issue—the essays electronically to the editor or send four copies of joy in writing truly comes forth in these essays—and, indeed, essays via regular mail. All manuscripts should be prepared all of the contributors to all of the issues I have edited over the for anonymous review. References should follow The Chicago last five years. This is my last issue as editor. I pass the torch Manual of Style. to Chris Bellon. The Newsletter brought me into contact with some truly wonderful people. I especially thank and praise Erin 2. Book Reviews and Reviewers: If you have published a book Shepherd, publications coordinator at the APA National Office. that is appropriate for review in the Newsletter, please have Erin is terrific to work with and brilliant at her job. She deserves a your publisher send us a copy of your book. We are always great deal of gratitude for bringing all the Newsletters to us twice seeking new book reviewers. To volunteer to review books a year. I will miss thinking about each issue and working with (or some particular book), please send the editor a CV and such great people. Nevertheless, I look forward to continuing to letter of interest, including mention of your areas of research read the Newsletter and I am confident that Chris will continue and teaching. to bring you interesting, diverse, and challenging articles on women and all things feminist. — APA Newsletter, Fall 2008, Volume 08, Number 1 — 3. Where to Send Things: Please send all articles, comments, The committee will meet again at the Eastern APA meeting. suggestions, books, and other communications to the editor: Thank you to everyone on the committee for all the work you Dr. Christina Bellon, Department of Philosophy, Sacramento have done. And thank you to everyone who supports the work State University, 6000 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95819-6033, we do. [email protected]. 4. Submission Deadlines: Submissions for Spring issues are Erin McKenna, Ph.D. due by the preceding September 1st; submissions for Fall issues Professor are due by the preceding February 1st. Chair, APA Committee on the Status of Women Pacific Lutheran University NEWS FROM THE COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN ARTICLES We look forward to another exciting year of work as the CSW Knit a Bridge and Get Over It gets ready to welcome its new members on July 1st: Lisa Schwartzman (Michigan State University), Sharyn Clough Lisa Heldke (Oregon State University), and Elizabeth Hackett (Agnes Gustavus Adolphus College Scott College). This means it is time to say goodbye to Ruth Groenhout, Christine Koggel, and Janet Kourany. I would like About fifteen years ago, a colleague showed me the gorgeous to thank them for their work and I know that we can all look sweater on which she was working. “Gee, I wish I could knit!” forward to hearing more from them in the future. I said admiringly. And then I paused. It is also a time of transition for the Newsletter. Chris Bellon I did knit—or at least I had been a knitter, way back will be the next editor. We look forward to her tenure in this before I had Become A Philosopher and put off childish things. position. Please join me in welcoming Chris to her new role. I’m What made me stop—stop knitting, that is, but also stop even sure she would be happy to hear your ideas: bellon@saclink. identifying myself as one-who-knits? What would Freud say? csus.edu. Please also join me in thanking Sally Scholz for all Forget Freud; what would Mrs. Brady say? her work on the Newsletter and on the CSW. She has simply Mrs. Brady taught me to knit in 4-H, when I was ten years done amazing work. old. Growing up in a small town in northern Wisconsin, I was We continue to be active putting together interesting sessions an active member of our local 4-H club. Indeed, our entire for the various Divisions of the APA. So far this year we had a family’s life revolved around 4-H, church (yes, yes, we were session on “Reflections on Being a Woman Philosophy Student: Lutherans), and school.
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