Books: Peer-Reviewed
Margaret A. Simons, co-ed. with Sylvie Le Bon de Beauvoir. Wartime Diary by Simone de Beauvoir, trans. A.D. Cordero. Introduction by Margaret A. Simons. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 2008; 350 p.
Lucian Stone, co-editor with Rebecca Rozelle-Stone. The Relevance of the Radical: Simone Weil 100 Years Later. New York: Continuum International Publishing Group, forthcoming.
Robert Ware, Dagestan: Russian Hegemony and Islamic Resistance, (New York: M. E. Sharpe, 2009), 360 p. http://www.mesharpe.com/books.asp
Journal Articles: Peer-Reviewed
Bryan Lueck, “Expression and Obligation in Merleau-Ponty’s Prose of the World,” Semiotics 2008, forthcoming.
Lucian Stone, “Armiran: The Bio-Schizophrenia of the Armenian-Iranian-American Poet Leonardo P. Alishan,” Iran and the Caucasus, forthcoming.
Journal Articles: Invited
Robert Ware, “Chechenization: Ironies and Intricacies,” Brown Journal of World Affairs, forthcoming (Winter 2009), 18 p.
Book Chapters: Peer-Reviewed
Suzanne Cataldi: “Affect and Sensibility.” In Merleau-Ponty Key Concepts, eds., Rosalyn Duiprose & Jack Reynolds. Stocksfield: Acumen Publishing; 163-173.
Judith Crane, "Species Concepts and Natural Goodness" (with Ronald Sandler), accepted in Carving Nature at its Joints: Topics in Contemporary Philosophy. Vol. 8. Eds. J. Keim Campbell, M.O'Rourke, and M. Slater (The MIT Press), forthcoming.
Greg Littmann
1. “The Terminator Wins: Is The Extinction of the Human Race the End of People or Just the Beginning?” In Terminator and Philosophy, eds. Richard Brown and Kevin Decker. Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley, 2009; 7-20. This volume has just been reviewed in USA Today <http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2009-03-16-terminator-philosophy_N.htm>
2. “Save the World, Grab the Gils and Ride the Wild Chocobo: Final Fantasy and the Purpose of Life.” In Final Fantasy and Philosophy, ed.Dr. Jason P. Blahuta. Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley, forthcoming.
3. “God Versus The Onion: The Onion and the Problem of Evil.” In The Onion and Philosophy, ed. Dr. Sharon M. Kaye. Open Court Publishing Company Popular Culture and Philosophy Series. Chicago: Open Court, forthcoming.
4. “Just What Do You Do With the Entire Human Race Anyway? The Dune Saga and the Quest for the Good Life.” In Dune and Philosophy, ed. Dr. Jeffery Nicholas. Open Court Publishing Company Popular Culture and Philosophy Series. Chicago: Open Court, forthcoming.
Margaret Simons
1. “Du solipsism a la solidarite: la philosophie de guerre de Beauvoir.” In (Re)Découvrir l’oeuvre de Simone de Beauvoir , ed. J. Kristeva, et al (Paris: Le Bord de L’eau, 2008), 216-19.
2. with Edward Fullbrook, “Beauvoir and Sartre: The Problem of the Other.” In An Unconventional History of Western Philosophy; Conversations between Men and Women Philosophers, by Karen J. Warren. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman and Littlefield, 2008; 509-23.
Lucian Stone
1. “The War on Error: Violent Metaphor, Words with Capital Letters, and Contemporary Political Hegemony.” In The Relevance of the Radical: Simone Weil 100 Years Later, eds. Lucian Stone and Rebecca Rozelle-Stone. New York: Continuum International Publishing Group, forthcoming.
2. “Infinite Jest: A Study of Humor in the Works of Maulana Jalal-ad Din Muhammad Balkhi (Rumi).” In a collection of essays (Title To Be Announced) on the occasion of the 800th Anniversary of the birth of Maulana Jalal-ad Din Muhammad Balkhi (Rumi), a joint publication by UNESCO and the Iranian Institute of Philosophy (forthcoming). Also to be published in Persian translation as: مزاح بی پایان: مطالعه در مورد لطیفه و مزا در آثار مولانا.
This article is also being translated into Swedish by Simon Sorgenfrei and will be published in the Swedish journal Minaret.
Encyclopedia Entries: Peer-Reviewed
Judith Crane, “Species.” In The Encyclopedia of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy, Vol.2. Eds. Callicott and Frodeman. New York: Macmillan Reference, 2008; 274-277.
Book Reviews: Invited
William Larkin: “Review of Aaron Preston’s Analytic Philosophy: History of an Illusion,” Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews (on-line), April 15, 2008.
Translations: Invited
Bryan Lueck, translator [Portuguese]. “Affliction and the Option for the Poor: Simone Weil and Latin American Liberation Theology,” by Maria Clara Luccheti Bingemer. In The Relevance of the Radical: Simone Weil 100 Years Later, eds. Lucian Stone and Rebecca Rozelle-Stone, forthcoming.
Non-Refereed Publications
Robert Ware
1. “Journalism on Georgia,” Johnson’s Russia List, November 11, 2008; 1p.
2. “Isolating Russia,” Russia Today, Johnson’s Russia List, Sept. 26; 2p.
3. “South Ossetian Fallout,” Johnson’s Russia List, Sept. 11; 2p.
4. “First Fateful Shots,” Johnson’s Russia List, August 28; 1p.
5. “Our Georgian Adventure,” Russia Profile, Johnson’s Russia List, Aug. 11; 2p.
6. “After South Ossetia, Time to Restore the Prigorodny District,” Johnson’s Russia List, Sept. 18; 2p.
7. “Russia: Yevkurov Faces Challenges and Opportunities,” Oxford Analytical, December 30, 2008
8. “Russia” Journalist’s Death Fuels Ingush Discontent,” Oxford Analytical, September 11, 2008
9. “Russia: Moscow Pays Price of Kadyrov’s Rule,” Oxford Analytical, August 20, 2008
10. “Russia: Moscow Struggles to Unify Islamic Schooling,” Oxford Analytical, June 24, 2008
11. “Russia: Chechenisation Does Not Work Elsewhere,” Oxford Analytical, May 20, 2008.
Local: Peer-Reviewed
Lucian Stone, “Ghettoizing the Univers/e/ity: Avoiding Ourselves,” College of Arts and Sciences Fifth Annual Spring Colloquium: Thinking about the University, SIUE, April 2008.
Robert Ware, “Admissions and Academic Standards at SIUE,” SIUE, College of Arts and Sciences Colloquium, April 2008.
Regional: Peer-Reviewed
Judith Crane, “Biological-Mereological Coincidence," Illinois Philosophical Association 2008 Conference, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, November, 2008.
Greg Littmann
1. “Darwin’s Horrid Doubt: Evolution and Skepticism,” Central States Philosophical Association, annual meeting, St. Paul, Minnesota, Sept. 27, 2008.
2. “A Truly Interdisciplinary Course Grounded in Computer Science” co-written with Dr. Stephen Blythe of SIUE Department of Computer Science and Dr. Zixue Tai of SIUE Department of Mass Communications; presented by Dr. Blythe at the American Society for Engineering Education Illinois-Indiana Section, March 28, 2008.
Regional: Invited
Matthew Cashen, “Comment on Sharon Sytsma’s ‘Socrates, the Absurd Lover,’” annual meeting of the Illinois Philosophical Association, at the University of Northern Illinois, November 7, 2008.
Bryan Lueck, “Comments on Justin Remhof’s ‘Nietzsche’s Weapon of War: The Method of Science,’” Illinois Philosophical Association Annual Conference, DeKalb, IL, November 7, 2008.
National: Peer-Reviewed
Judith Crane, “Natural Kinds and Natural Goodness," Inland Northwest Philosophy Conference: Carving Nature at its Joints, University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho, March 2008.
Bryan Lueck, “Expression and Obligation in Merleau-Ponty’s Prose of the World,” Semiotic Society of America Annual Meeting, Houston, TX, October 17, 2008.
National: Invited
Suzanne Cataldi, “Feminism, Phenomenology and the Problem of Empathic Understanding,” Society for Interdisciplinary Feminist Phenomenology, University of Oregon, Eugene OR, May 31, 2008.
Margaret Simons
1. “Beauvoir’s Wartime Philosophy—I,” Symposium session, Central Division, American Philosophical Association, Chicago, IL, April 19, 2008.
2. “Philosophy of Simone de Beauvoir,” Women’s Studies Lecture Series, Villanova University, September 17, 2008.
Lucian Stone, “Comment on ‘Phenomenological and Metaphysical Buddhism in Scheler’ by Eugene Kelly,” The Max Scheler Society of North America session at annual meeting of the American Philosophical Association, Central Division, Chicago, IL, April 2008.
Robert Ware, “Political Islam and Imperial Expansion in Dagestan,” International Studies Association, San Francisco, March 2008.
International: Peer-Reviewed
Greg Fields, “Cowlitz Salish Language and Culture: A Report on Sources and Developments,” 43rd International Conference on Salish & Neighboring Languages, Capilano University, North Vancouver, British Columbia, July 2008.
Lucian Stone
1. “Comic Tension: Christian and Islamic Mysticism,” The Grandeur of Reason: Religion, Tradition and Universalism, hosted by the Centre of Theology and Philosophy (University of Nottingham), Rome, Italy, September 2008.
2. “Armiran: The Bio-Schizophrenia of the Armenian-Iranian-American Poet Leonardo P. Alishan,” Iran and the Caucasus: Unity and Diversity,” at Arya International University, Yerevan, Armenia, June 2008.
3. “Lighten Up: The Sense of a Sense of Humor in Weil’s Life and Works,” The American Weil Society Colloquy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, April 2008.
Robert Ware, “Islam and Political Hegemony in Russia,” Political Studies Association, Swansea, Wales, April 2008.
International: Invited
Margaret Simons
1. “Du solipsisme à la solidarité: La philosophie de guerre de Beauvoir,” Centenaire de la Naissance de Simone de Beauvoir, Colloque International, Paris, France, January 10, 2008.
2. “Beauvoir’s Wartime Philosophy—II,” International Simone de Beauvoir Society, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK, June 12, 2008.
3. “Beauvoir’s Wartime Philosophy—III,” 47th Annual SPEP Conference, Philadelphia, PA, October 18, 2008.
National/Federal
Judith Crane. ACLS Collaborative Research Award, with Ronald Sandler, on the species concept in environmental policies. Submitted 11/11/08; not funded.
Greg Fields
1. American Philosophical Society Philips Fund for Native American Research, March 2008. Status: not funded.
2. National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipend, Sept. 2008. Status: not funded.
Margaret Simons, co-director with Prof. Gerals Izenberg at Washington University, 2010 NEH Summer Seminar on “Beauvoir and Sartre: Questions of Identity and Influence,” to be held at Washington University, submitted February 2009. Status: Under consideration.
Lucian Stone, with Prof. Steve Tamari, Department of History, Fulbright Visiting Specialists Program: Direct Access to the Muslim World, to bring a Visiting Specialist in Islamic/Middle East Studies to SIUE in Fall 2009. Status: Not granted.
