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Portrait of Dr. Elias Thorne

Academic Biography

TEACHING
I believe that a diverse cultivation of the life of the mind is an integral resource for effective advocacy, democracy, conflict resolution, social reproduction, and flourishing, and the continuance of this communal possibility guides my commitment to teaching philosophy in higher education.
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Because I am invested in the possibilities of higher education and the practice of philosophy for the generation of a well lived life, I have a keen interest in making academia more accessible through respect, open-mindedness, equanimity, creativity, and excellence.
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RESEARCH

I specialize in Social Political Philosophy, with a focus in Feminist Philosophy, Philosophy of Race, Existential Phenomenology, Decolonial Thought, Frankfurt School Critical Theory, and Environmental Philosophy. I research feminist cartographies of sense constitution and representation in technoscience in an increasingly mechanized and commodified world.

Academic Journey

2022 – present    |    PhD in Philosophy, University of Oregon

2019 – 2021    |    Master of Arts in Philosophy & Social Policy, American University

2014 – 2019    |    Bachelor of Science in Philosophy and Sociology, University of Oregon

Graduate Employee, Philosophy

University of Oregon

2022 – present

Graduate Employee, Global Studies

University of Oregon

2023

Investigator

Children’s Law Center, Washington, DC

2021 – 2022

Intern

The Public Defender Service, Washington, DC

2020

Research Assistant, Philosophy

American University

2020

Teaching Assistant, Philosophy

American University

2019 – 2020

Teaching Assistant, Prison Education Program

University of Oregon

2019

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