Danne Polk

473 Games Dr.
Reno, NV 89509

 

Phone:  775-348-8784
Email:  dpolk@erraticimpact.com 
Email:  danne.polk@crasis.com 

Websites: 
ErraticImpact.com -- Philosophy
QueerTheory.com -- Gender Studies
Crasis.com
-- Critical Theory
Harmonicity.com -- Music
Causticity.com -- Political Theory


 

Education

1989                        Humboldt State University              Arcata, CA  95521

BA Philosophy

1991                        Villanova University                        Villanova, PA 19085

MA Philosophy

John Tich Award For Excellence In The Graduate Program

 

Specialization

Philosophy:  Ethics, Environmental Ethics, Ecofeminism, Existentialism, Feminism, Phenomenology, Queer Theory

Information Technology:  MS Frontpage, Digital Photography, MS Excel, Personal Computing, MS Word, Macromedia Dreamweaver

 

Experience

2001 -2002, Education Department, Micro Electronics, Inc.

1991-2000, Philosophy Department, Villanova University

1992-Summer Session, The University of the Arts

1996-2002, Peace and Justice Department, Villanova University

 

Publications

"Good Infinity / Bad Infinity:  i ly a, apeiron and Environmental Ethics in the Philosophy of Levinas," Philosophy in the Contemporary World Vol. 7, No. 1 (Spring 2000, 35 - 40)

"Gabriel Marcel's Kinship to Ecophilosophy," Environmental Ethics 16 (Summer 1994, 173-186)

"Un-Cartesian Nature: Merleau-Ponty and Postmodern Ecology," Skepteon 1 (Fall 1993, 27-56)

"Temporal Impermanence and the Disparity of Time and Eternity," Augustinian Studies 22 (1991, 63-82)

"Descartes' Temporary Atheism," Concept 14 (Fall 1991, 51-60)

 

Conferences

"Identity Within Ecological Perspective," Queer Theory Conference at University of Nevada, Reno. October, 1998.

"Ecofeminism and Queer Identity," National Lesbian and Gay Task Force Conference, Creating Change, Pittsburgh, PA, November, 1998.

"Good Infinity / Bad Infinity:  i ly a, apeiron and environmental in the philosophy of Levinas,"  Levinas Conference, Face To Face with the Real World, Walsh University, March, 1999

"Deconstructing Origins,"  5th Annual Symposium on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues, University of Rhode Island, March, 1999

"Good Infinity / Bad Infinity:  i ly a, apeiron and environmental in the philosophy of Levinas,"  Questioning Levinas, Emery University, October, 1999

 

Websites

Philosophy Research Base - The Philosophy Research Base, categorized by history, subject and author, is an award winning web site featuring thousands of annotated links and text resources for philosophy research on the internet.

Queer Theory -- Queer Theory addresses a diverse community of interests, academic and otherwise, integrating visual, audio and textual resources with the best online resources - reaching across disciplines, including queer studies, gender studies, feminism, women's studies, bisexual, lesbian, gay, transgendered, transsexual and intersexual studies, etc.  

Panphobia -- is dedicated to exploring fears of all types and aims to celebrate the fears we love, as well as expelling the unnecessary phobias that plague our lives.  Panphobia brings together the best online resources and the best text resources for understanding a culture that thrives on fear.

Crasis -- this website aims to combine the best textual and visual resources with the best online resources in Critical Theory, Cultural Theory, Literary Theory, Feminist Theory, Post-Feminist Theory, Gender Theory, Music Theory, Queer Theory, Postmodernism, and related subjects.