In year 1, I will explore the meaning of misogynistic language. The following questions will guide the research:
Are there special properties of misogynistic language as opposed to other forms of derogatory language?
Who falls/should fall under the extension of misogynistic language?
How can a semantic theory of misogynistic language sufficiently incorporate intersectional identities?
What semantic account works best? Descriptive, expressive, some sort of hybrid? Or do special misogynistic properties (if there are any) fall outside the scope of semantics?
Is there a difference between the meaning of sexist language vs misogynistic language?
September 2025:
Working to finalise details about an online Reading Group, which will deal with some of the topics discussed in the summary. Please click on the link for more details
Presented at MANCEPT workshops (Manchester, UK), Social and Political Issues in Philosophy of Language Panel, on a joint paper with Mihaela Popa-Wyatt on how online misogyny systematically silences women. My first time at MANCEPT and it was a blast!
August 2025:
Super happy to say that a co-authored paper, with Graham Stevens, on gender terms has been accepted for Hypatia. 'Gender Relativism: The Case From Retraction' will be out in a couple of months or so. In this paper, we argue for a very restricted version of relativism as it can best deal with retraction data, i.e., taking back a previously true gender utterance. We think such cases are plausible in 'Later in Life' narratives, where one changes their gender avowal later in life.