Mirella Tranquille | College of Arts

Mirella Tranquille

Ph.D. Candidate
Philosophy
Email: 
mtranqui@uoguelph.ca
Office: 
MACK 361
Website links: 
Montreal Philosopher
Summary: 

I am interested in the moral permissibility of violence in Black American resistance. By employing a Fanonian and Afropessimist analytical framework, my objective is to establish an ethic of violence that is specifically tailored to the ongoing struggle for Black liberation in the United States. My research engages with the field of Black radical tradition studies and compares the Black liberation movements of the 1960s-1970s to those of the 2010-2020s. The project, titled "The Agency of the Freed Slaves: Ethics of Violence for Black American Resistance," is being carried out under the guidance of Professors Monique Deveaux, John Russon, and Magali Bessone.

I am also a member of the Grounded & Engaged Theory Lab

Areas of Interest: Ethics and Political Philosophy.

Education: 

MA in Philosophy, Université de Montréal

BA in Psychology, Concordia University

 

 

As a Sessional Lecturer:

F23 - PHIL3350: Selected Topics: Fanonian Practical Philosophy

As a Teaching Assistant:

W23 - PHIL1010: Introductory Philosophy: Social and Political Issues

W22 - PHIL 2060: Philosophy of Feminism I

F21 - PHIL 1010: Introductory Philosophy: Social and Political Issues

 « L’évolution du terme « illégal » dans l’histoire de l’immigration américaine selon Chomsky et Mendoza : une histoire du racisme dans les politiques d’immigration des États-Unis ». Ithaque, no 25, décembre 2019, p. 97‑128. http://hdl.handle.net/1866/22965

College of Arts Graduate Travel, Research, and Creation Fund for Winter 2024

Board of Graduate Studies Research Scholarship for Fall 2023

Board of Graduate Studies Research Scholarship for Winter 2023

Board of Graduate Studies Research Scholarship for Winter 2021

2024, September. Abstract Presentation. Pedagogical Virtues of Violence in the Fight for Black Liberation. Social and Political Thought Graduate Student Association Strategies of Critique Conference. York University, Canada.

2024, April. Abstract Presentation. The Epistemological Cost of Associating with Left-Black Coalitions: Does it Serve the greater good of Black Liberation Movements? University of Guelph Philosophy Graduate Students Association Conference. University of Guelph, Canada. 

2024, March. Abstract Presentation. The Epistemological Cost of Associating with Left-Black Coalitions: Does it Serve the greater good of Black Liberation Movements? Ethics and Public Affairs Conference. Carleton University, Canada.

2023, April. Abstract Presentation. Madness, Freedom, and Violence: Fanon's Perspective on Black Subjectivity. University of Guelph Philosophy Graduate Students Association Conference. University of Guelph, Canada.