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Dr Anna Klieber
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Teams and roles for Anna Klieber
Overview
I am a Lecturer in Philosophy. Broadly speaking, my research focuses on political and feminist philosophy of language and social epistemology. I'm interested in philosophy of language, feminist philosophy and political philosophy more generally. Here is my website: https://annaklieber.com/
Office Hours: Office hours will be held in 1.53. Office hours will take place every Wednesday this semester, 12:00-14:30. Please sign up to my office hours via this link, which you can also find in my email signature: Anna's office hour
Publication
2024
- Klieber, A. 2024. Conversational silence, reconsidered. Theoria 90(6), pp. 652-668. (10.1111/theo.12566)
- Klieber, A. 2024. Silent dogwhistles. Journal of Social Philosophy (10.1111/josp.12597)
- González Vázquez, I., Klieber, A. and Rosola, M. 2024. Beyond pronouns. In: The Oxford Handbook of Applied Philosophy of Language. Oxford University Press, pp. 320-346., (10.1093/oxfordhb/9780192844118.013.37)
2023
- Klieber, A. 2023. Silencing conversational silences. Hypatia (10.1017/hyp.2024.18)
Articles
- Klieber, A. 2024. Conversational silence, reconsidered. Theoria 90(6), pp. 652-668. (10.1111/theo.12566)
- Klieber, A. 2024. Silent dogwhistles. Journal of Social Philosophy (10.1111/josp.12597)
- Klieber, A. 2023. Silencing conversational silences. Hypatia (10.1017/hyp.2024.18)
Book sections
- González Vázquez, I., Klieber, A. and Rosola, M. 2024. Beyond pronouns. In: The Oxford Handbook of Applied Philosophy of Language. Oxford University Press, pp. 320-346., (10.1093/oxfordhb/9780192844118.013.37)
Research
My research currently runs along two strands:
I am intersted in how we can communicate with silence and the political implications these conversational silences can have. I explore issues surrounding silence and dissent/assent, deniability, silencing and various models of how we can communicate with silence - that is, how the existing frameworks in philosophy of language can or cannot accomodate the conversational features of silence.
Further, I focus on trans equality and trans issues in relation to speech. Here, I'm specifically interested in gender neutrality across languages, including pronouns, honorifix and other gendered grammatical features. Further, I'm interested in the political and theoretical assessment of deadnames (the former names trans people have discarded). How exactly is it that calling somebody a deadname causes harm? What status do deadnames have within various theories of names?
Teaching
Autumn Semester 2024:
Meaning Through Silence (Year 3)
Telling, Believing and Knowing (MA)
Critical Thinking (Year 1, seminars)
Spring Semester 2025:
Philosophy of Feminism (Year 2)
Mind, Thought and Reality (Year 1)
Critical Thinking (Year 1, lectures and seminars)
Office Hours: Office hours will take place every Tuesday 11:30-13:00. Please sign up to my office hours via this link Anna's office hour.
Contact Details
Research themes
Specialisms
- Social and Political Philosophy of Language
- Social and Political Epistemology
- Feminist Philosophy