Manuel Chavez, Ph.D.
- Lecturer
- Director of Philosophy Program
Department: History and Anthropology
Office: Howard Hall 324
Phone: 732-263-5738
Email: mchavez@monmouth.edu
Education
Ph.D., Philosophy (Philosophy, Interpretation, & Culture Program), State University of New York at Binghamton
M.A., Philosophy, State University of New York at Binghamton
B.A., Philosophy and Religion, Truman State University
Research Interests
Philosophy of Race and Gender
Latinx and Latin American Philosophy
Decolonial Theory
Critical Thinking Pedagogy
Scholarly Articles
2019 – “Toward a Decolonial Ethics.” Speaking Face to Face/Hablando Cara a Cara: The Visionary Philosophy of María Lugones. Ed. Pedro DiPietro, Ed. Jennifer McWeeney, Ed. Shireen Roshanravan. Albany: SUNY Press. 175-196.
2018 – “The Chicanx Movement and Philosophy: Recovering Patrick Carey-Herrera’s Chicanismo: Hypothesis, Thesis, and Argument: Seven Essays Concerning the Essentials of Chicano Thought and Behavior.” Inter-American Journal of Philosophy. 9(2): 58-75.
Presentations/Invited Talks
2020 – Anti-Racist Pedagogy, American Association of Philosophy Teachers, July 22
2019 – Critical Thinking Educators and Administrators Academy
2019 – “Border, Race, and Ethics.” Sixth Biennial Interdisciplinary Conference on Race, November 16.
2019 – “What Does It Mean to Decolonize Masculinity?” Unveiling Inequality and Gender-Based Violence: A Global Policy Symposium, June 7.
2018 – “Teaching Political Economy and Philosophy of Liberation in Intro Classes via the Simple Corn Game.” Twenty-Second Biennial American Association of Philosophy Teachers International Workshop-Conference on Teaching Philosophy, July 28.
2018 – “The Ethics of Decoloniality.” Toward Decolonial Feminisms Conference, May 13.
2017 – “Towards an Ethics of Resistance.” Society of Mexican American Philosophy Conference, Texas A&M University, May 20.
Professional Associations
American Philosophical Association
American Association of Philosophy Teachers
American Studies Association
Society for Mexican American Philosophy
Radical Philosophy Association
National Association of Chicana and Chicano Studies
Awards
2019 – Candidate, Distinguished Teaching Award
Courses
Recently Taught Classes
2023 Spring
- Gender and Global Culture – PR 411
- Informal Logic – PL 260
- Introduction to Philosophy – PL 101
- Love, Life, and Liberty – PR 400
2022 Fall
2022 Spring
2021 Fall
2021 Summer A
2021 Spring
2020 Fall
- Ethics – PL 104
- Informal Logic – PL 260
- Introduction to Philosophy – PL 101
- Love, Life, and Liberty – PR 400, RS 400
2020 Summer A
- Love, Life, and Liberty – PR 400