Margret Grebowicz | |
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Born | Małgorzata E. Grebowicz 1973 |
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Thesis | Without a Knowing Subject: Thought, Responsibility and The “Future” of Science (2001) |
Doctoral advisor | David Carr |
Other advisors | Jean-François Lyotard |
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Margret Grebowicz (born 1973) is a Polish philosopher,author,and former jazz vocalist. She is a professor of philosophy at Missouri University of Science and Technology. [1] In addition to peer-reviewed academic publications,Grebowicz,a proponent of public humanities,also publishes many works for the lay audience.
Grebowicz is originally from Łódź,Poland [2] but was raised in Texas. In 1994,she earned a bachelor's degree in German literature,philosophy,and art history from the University of Texas at Austin. While completing her undergraduate degree,Grebowicz worked in record stores. She completed a Master of Arts degree from Emory University in 1998. In 2001,she earned a doctorate in philosophy at Emory University where she studied under Jean-François Lyotard. [3] She completed her dissertation on late 20th century French philosophy and Anglo-American philosophy of science with doctoral advisor David Carr. [4]
After her doctorate,Grebowicz taught at University of Houston–Downtown and wrote papers on feminist epistemology,radical democracy,French philosophy,and visual culture. She also translated poetry from Polish into English,including works by Ewa Lipska. [5] In September 2003,she sang in her debut performance as the lead vocalist for the bossa nova Brazilian jazz group Com Você. Grebowicz had previously not sung since she was a child. She performs songs in English and Portuguese. [6] In 2010,Grebowitz released an album called Com Você with Sunnyside Records along with musicians,Stan Killian,Ben Monder,Matvei Sigalov,Viviane Arnoux,and Scott Colley. [7]
In 2010,she was a Leverhulme Fellow at University of Dundee where she researched Internet pornography and political ontology. [8] From 2010 to 2017,Grebowicz was a jazz vocalist living in New York City and worked as an associate professor of philosophy at Goucher College, [3] and also was an affiliate faculty of the Goucher environmental studies program. In May 2018,Grebowicz announced that she was leaving Goucher. [9] Since 2020,Grebowicz has been an associate professor at the University of Silesia in Katowice,Poland. [10] Her recent essays have appeared in The Atlantic , [11] Slate , [12] and The Philosophical Salon. [13]
Grebowicz is the editor of Practices,a forthcoming book series from Duke University Press. [14] Other forthcoming publications include Lyotard and Critical Practice,(Bloomsbury Publishing,2022);and Rescue Me,a short book about dog owner culture (University of Minnesota Press,2022). [15] [16]
She serves on the executive committee of the International Association for Environmental Philosophy. [4]
From 2010 to 2017,Grebowicz resided in New York City. [3]