Amanda McMullen
312 Old Main
Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701
akmcmull@uark.edu
Assistant Professor
Department of Philosophy, University of Arkansas 2020-Present
EDUCATION
PhD in Philosophy, University of Miami (FL) 2019
Dissertation title: “Offensive Uses of Language: Slurring and Synecdochical Utterances”
Committee: Brendan Balcerak Jackson (Chair), Simon Evnine, Elisabeth Camp (Rutgers University), Mark Richard (Harvard)
BA in Philosophy, summa cum laude, Stetson University (Deland, FL) 2012
Areas of Specialization
Philosophy of Language, Feminist Philosophy
Areas of Competence
Ethics, Philosophy of Mind, History of Ancient Philosophy, Philosophy of Gender and Race
RESEARCH
Papers
“What Am I, a Piece of Meat? Synecdochical Utterances Targeting Women” Feminist Philosophy Quarterly, 2021
“Gendered Pejorative Utterances as Acts of Warning” Forthcoming
Harmful Speech and Contestation: Palgrave Studies in Pragmatics,
Language and Cognition (Book Chapter)
“Sarcasm Online” Forthcoming
Online Conversations (Book Chapter)
“Predications of Ethnic or Nationality Nouns as Acts of In Preparation
Definition”
“What’s Wrong with Using Pejoratives Ironically?” In Preparation
“What Property Does a Slur Express? The Essence Theory” In Preparation
Conference Presentations
Pacific APA 2022
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
“Predications of Ethnic and Nationality Nouns as
Acts of Definition”
Oppressive Speech, Societies and Norms 2021
Leibniz Zentrum Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft (ZAS)
Berlin, Germany
“Gendered Pejorative Utterances as Acts of Warning”
14th Annual PhiloSOPHIA 2020
Vanderbilt University, Tennessee, U.S.
“Synecdochical Utterances Targeting Women as a
Mechanism for Perpetuating Patriarchy
Applied Philosophy of Language: Politics and Power 2019
Annual Ratio Conference
“A Conversational Implicature Analysis of
Synecdochical Utterances Targeting Women”
University of Reading, United Kingdom
The Philosophical and Scientific Aspects of Veganism 2019
University of Zagreb, Croatia
“Where’s the Cow? The Referent ‘Beef’ Obscures”
SIUCC XXVII: The Philosophy of Elisabeth Camp 2018
“Can Camp’s Theory of Metaphor Be Extended to Synecdoche?”
University of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Mind, Art and Morality: Power and Language 2018
“Sexist Synecdochical Utterances as Objectifying Speech Acts”
University of Barcelona, Spain
Inclusive Philosophies 2018
“Synecdochical Utterances: A Speech Act Analysis”
Purdue University, Indiana
American Philosophical Association, Central Division 2018
“What Property Does a Slur Express? The Essence Theory”
Chicago, Illinois
Who’s Got the Power? Philosophical Critique of Social and Political Structures 2017
“Synecdochical Utterances: A Speech Act Analysis”
University of Reykjavik, Iceland
Florida Philosophical Association 2017
“What are We Doing When We Use Synecdoche?”
Ocala, Florida
Florida Philosophical Association 2016
“Slurring Utterances as Separating Speech Acts”
Melbourne, Florida
Virginia Tech Graduate Conference 2014
“The Meaning Entitlement Connection and the Problem of Slurs”
Blacksburg, Virginia
Research Experience
Department of Philosophy, University of Miami Fall 2012, Spring 2016
Editor for Prof. Amie Thomasson’s book, “Ontology Made Easy”, her SEP entry “Roman Ingarden”, and numerous of her articles.
GRANTS AND AWARDS
Connor Award 2021
TFSC New Faculty Teaching Commendation 2020
Graduate Student of the Year, University of Miami 2018
“Hatters Thanking Hatters” Outstanding Instructor, 2018
Stetson University
Kriloff Travel Student Stipend Recipient for SIUCC XXVII, Spain 2018
Summer Research Grant, University of Miami 2018
Kriloff Travel Student Stipend Recipient for Power and Language Conference, Spain 2018
APA Graduate Student Travel Grant Recipient 2018
Summer Research Grant, University of Miami 2018
Summer Research Grant, University of Miami 2017
Summer Research Grant, University of Miami 2016
Graduate Research Grant, University of Miami 2012-17
Doctoral Fellowship, University of Miami 2012-17
Ron L. Hall Award for Most Outstanding Student in Philosophy 2012
Presidential Scholarship, Stetson University 2008-2012
TEACHING & ADVISING
Assistant Professor
Department of Philosophy, University of Arkansas 2020-Present
“Philosophy of Language” Spring 2023
Spring 2021
“Speech, Power, Politics” Fall 2022
Fall 2020
“Feminist Philosophy” Spring 2022
“Expressive Speech” (Graduate Seminar) Fall 2021
“Introduction to Philosophy: Honors” Fall 2020-Spring 2023
“Introduction to Philosophy” Spring 2022
Fall 2021
Spring 2021
Summer 2020
Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of Philosophy, University of Arkansas 2019-2020
“Speech, Power, Politics” Graduate Seminar Spring 2020
“Introduction to Philosophy: Honors” Spring 2020
Fall 2019
“Introduction to Philosophy” Spring 2020
“History of Ancient Philosophy” Fall 2019
Instructor
Department of Philosophy, Stetson University 2017-2019
“Gender, Race, Class, Sexuality in a U.S. Context” Online, Summer 2019
“Ethics” Fall 2018
“Introduction to Philosophy” Spring 2018
Fall 2018
“Introduction to Logic” Summer 2018
Spring 2018
Fall 2017
“Philosophy of Mind” Fall 2017
Department of Philosophy, University of Miami 2013-17
“Speech, Power, Politics” Spring 2017
“Philosophy of Mind” Fall 2016
“Social & Ethical Issues in Computing” Spring 2016
“History of Ancient Philosophy” Fall 2015
Fall 2014
“Critical Thinking” Spring 2015
“Introduction to Philosophy” Spring 2014
Fall 2013
Teaching Mentor 2017
Department of Philosophy, University of Miami
Conducted seminars on philosophical pedagogy for new Ph.D. students in the philosophy department.
Observed the teaching of, and evaluated, new philosophy Ph. D. students.
Teaching Assistant Spring 2013
Assistant to Prof. Elijah Chudnoff for “Theory of Knowledge”
DEPARTMENTAL AND OTHER ACADEMIC SERVICE
Referee
Australasian Journal of Philosophy
Committee Service and Organizational Roles
Gender Studies Affiliated Faculty, University of Arkansas 2020-Present
Humanities Steering Committee, University of Arkansas 2020-Present
Humanities Steering Committee, Personnel Committee, 2023
University of Arkansas
Fulbright College Honors Council 2022-2023
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee, 2020-Present
Philosophy Department, University of Arkansas
Faculty Advisor, “Intersectional Feminism” (Student RSO) 2022
2nd Annual University of Miami Inclusiveness Conference 2017
Philosophy of Language Workshop, University of Miami 2015-16
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Philosophical Association (APA), 2016-present
Florida Philosophical Association (FPA), 2012-2020
REFERENCES
Brendan Balcerak Jackson, Visiting Scholar
Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf
Jennifer Saul, Professor of Philosophy
University of Sheffield
Elisabeth Camp, Professor of Philosophy, Rutgers University
(848)9329861
Elisabeth.camp@rutgers.edu
Mark Richard, Professor of Philosophy, Harvard University
(617)4950386
Simon Evnine, Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Miami
(305)2844757
sevnine@miami.edu