Katie Stockdale

Associate Professor of Philosophy

University of Victoria

Clearihue Building B312

Victoria, British Columbia

Last Updated: June 2025

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APPOINTMENTS:​

University of Victoria (2023-present)

Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy

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University of Victoria (2019-2023)

Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy

Maternity leave 2021-2022.

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Sam Houston State University (2017-2019)

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology and Philosophy

 

Cornell University (2016-2017)

Residential Dissertation Fellow, Sage School of Philosophy

Hope & Optimism: Conceptual and Empirical Investigations Project

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EDUCATION:​

Dalhousie University:

Ph.D. in Philosophy (2017)

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Dalhousie University:

M.A. in Philosophy (2012)

 

Western University (University of Western Ontario):

B.A. in Philosophy and Sociology (2011)

Honours with Distinction

 

PUBLICATIONS:​

Book:

2021. Hope Under Oppression. New York: Oxford University Press.

Available as an audiobook on Audible.ca.

Reviews: Mind; Notre Dame Philosophical Review

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Peer-Reviewed Articles & Book Chapters:​​

1. Forthcoming. "On Being Entitled" in Journal of Moral Philosophy.

2. Forthcoming. "Despair" with Michael Milona in Ergo.

3. Forthcoming. "Resentment and Self-Respect."In The Moral Psychology of Resentment ed. Antti Kauppinen and Max Lewis. Rowman & Littlefield.

4. Forthcoming. "A Feminist Perspective on Hope." In The Oxford Compendium of Hope, ed. Anthony Scioli and Steven van den Heuvel. Oxford University Press.

5. 2024. "(Why) Do We Need a Theory of Affective Injustice?" in Philosophical Topics 51, 1: 113-134.

6. 2023. "Weapon and Shield: Apologies and the Duty to be Vulnerable" with Barrett Emerick and Audrey Yap in Feminist Philosophy Quarterly 9, 3: 1-21.

7. 2023. "How Can Hope Be Rational in the Context of Global Poverty?" in Ethical Theory and Moral Practice 26, 337: 425-430.

8. 2023. "Collective Forgiveness" in The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy and Psychology of Forgiveness, ed. Robert Enright and Glen Pettigrove. Routledge.

9. 2022. "Moral Shock" Journal of the American Philosophical Association 8, 3: 496-511.

10. 2021. "Controlling Hope" with Michael Milona in Ratio 34, 4: 345-354.

11. 2021. "Hope, Solidarity, and Justice" in Feminist Philosophy Quarterly 7, 2: 1-23.

12. 2019. “Emotional Hope" in The Moral Psychology of Hope, ed. Claudia Blöser and Titus Stahl. Rowman and Littlefield.

13. 2019. "Social and Political Dimensions of Hope" in Journal of Social Philosophy 50, 1: 28-44.

14. 2018. “A Perceptual Theory of Hope” with Michael Milona in Ergo 5, 8: 203-222.

15. 2017. “Losing Hope: Injustice and Moral Bitterness” in Hypatia 32, 2: 363-379.

16. 2017. “Whither Bioethics Now? The Promise of Relational Theory” with Susan Sherwin in International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics 10, 1: 7-29.

17. 2013. “Collective Resentment” in Social Theory and Practice 39: 501-521.

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Book Reviews & Comments:

1. 2024. Comments on Darrel Moellendorf's Mobilizing Hope: Climate Change and Global Poverty. New York: Oxford University Press. In Environmental Ethics 46, 2: 199-204.
   (Part of Author Meets Critics symposium.)

2. 2015. Shannon Sullivan’s Good White People: The Problem with Middle-Class White Anti-Racism. Albany: State University of New York Press, 2014. In Hypatia Reviews Online.

3. 2013. John Deigh’s On Emotions: Philosophical Essays. New York: Oxford University Press. In Ethics Vol. 125, 2: 576-581.​​

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Works in Progress:​​​​​

1. Freeing the Heart (book manuscript, in progress)

2. ​"Hope in a Climate of Fear" (full draft complete; under contract for The Philosophy of Climate Activism, ed. Cain Shelley, Darrel Moellendorf, and Lukas Sparenborg. Oxford University Press)

3. Paper on losing faith in humanity (early stages, invited for special issue)

4. Two papers on moral development (early stages)

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SELECTED PRESENTATIONS:

Invited talks are marked with *

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Author Meets Critics, Hope Under Oppression:

1. Book Roundtable, hosted by the Democratic Hope Research Group FU Berlin (2022, by Zoom)
   Critics: Claudia Blöser, David Owen, Antonin Lacelle-Webster

2. APA Pacific (2022, Vancouver CA)
   Critics: Barrett Emerick, Kathryn Norlock, Jack Kwong

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Conferences, Workshops, and Colloquia:​​​​​​​​

1. *"Hope in a Climate of Fear"
   Governing (With) Emotions Conference, Yale University, February 27, 2025, New Haven US

2. *"Freeing the Heart"
   Sedona Workshop hosted by the Centre for Philosophy of Religion, University of Notre Dame, May 2, 2024, Sedona US

3. *"Resentment and Self-Respect"
   Centre for Ethics, University of Toronto, April 3 2024, Toronto CA

4. *"Hope in Human Life"
   Public Lecture for the Civil Rights and Civic Virtue Society, Auburn University, December 4 2023 by Zoom

5. *"On Being Entitled"
   University of Rochester Philosophy Colloquium, March 24 2023, by Zoom

6. *Comments on Darrel Moellendorf's Mobilizing Hope: Climate Change & Global Poverty, American Philosophical Association Eastern Division Meeting, January 5 2023, Montreal CA

7. *"Hope, Solidarity, and Justice"
   Democratic Faith Working Group, December 8 2022, Brown University, Providence US

8. *"On Being Entitled"
   Eastern Michigan University Philosophy Speaker Series, November 10 2022, by Zoom

9. *"Intrinsic Faith and Resilience"
   Workshop on Resilience in Action and Belief Jointly Sponsored by the Interuniversity Research Group on Normativity and Centre de Recherche en Enthique at the Univeriste de Montreal, May 2021, by Zoom

10. *"Intrinsic Faith"
    University of British Columbia Philosophy Colloquium, April 9 2021, by Zoom

11. *"Moral Shock"
    Dalhousie University Philosophy Colloquium, June 5 2020, by Zoom

12. *"Moral Shock"
    Simon Fraser University Philosophy Colloquium, November 15 2019, Burnaby CA

13. *"The Collective Hope of Solidarity"
    New Directions in the Philosophy of Hope, June 21-22 2018, Goethe University, Frankfurt DE

14. "Collective Hope and Solidarity"
    Sam Houston State University Philosophy Colloquium, April 5 2018, Huntsville US

15. *Comments on Jennifer Szende's "Relational Value, Territorial Rights, and Climate Change" Shaping a More Just Bioethics: A Celebration of the Work of Susan Sherwin, May 26 2018, Halifax CA

16. *“Collective Hope"
    Panel on the Social and Political Dimensions of Hope at the Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Society Meeting, March 15-17 2018, New Orleans US

17. “Hope: A Feminist Perspective”
    Hope & Optimism Midpoint Conference, June 14-17 2016, Estes Park US (introduction to research project)

18. *“Hope through a Feminist Relational Lens” 
    Hope, Social and Political Perspectives Workshop, June 7-8 2016, University of Groningen, Groningen NL

19. "Losing Hope: Injustice and Moral Bitterness"
    Notre Dame Hope & Optimism Workshop, April 22-23 2016, University of Notre Dame, South Bend US 

20. *"A Feminist Relational Approach to Responsibility, Solidarity, and Social Justice" Cal Poly Pomona Philosophy Colloquium, April 5 2016, Pomona US

21. *"Losing Hope: Injustice and Moral Bitterness"
    University of Redlands Philosophy Colloquium, April 4 2016, Redlands US

22. “Blameworthiness and Blame: Reflections on Scanlon and Smith” 
    American Philosophical Association Pacific Division Meeting, March 30-April 2 2016, San Francisco US

23. “The Social and Political Dimensions of Hope”
    Dalhousie Cross-Currents Seminar, February 25 2016, Halifax CA 

24. "The Moral Emotion of Bitterness: Anger, Hope, and Agency”
    Dalhousie University Philosophy Colloquium, November 7 2014, Halifax CA

25. “The Moral Emotion of Bitterness” 
    Atlantic Region Philosophers’ Association Annual Meeting, October 24-25 2014, St. John’s CA 

26. “Who is a Settler Canadian? Race, Language, and Colonialism” 
    Atlantic Region Philosophers’ Association Annual Meeting, October 4-5 2013, Halifax CA 

27. "Who is a Settler Canadian?"
    Dalhousie University Philosophy Colloquium, July 12 2013, Halifax CA

28. “Exploring Resentments: Indigenous Expressions of Resentment in Canada” 
    29th North American Society for Social Philosophy Conference, July 26-29 2012, Boston US

29. "Exploring Resentments: Indigenous-Settler Relations in the Canadian Context"
    Dalhousie University Philosophy Colloquium, July 20 2012, Halifax CA

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PUBLIC PHILOSOPHY & OUTREACH:​​

1. 2022. "When Hope Is Irrational" in Aish.

2. 2022. "'Freedom convoy' protestors' anger is misdirected' with Barrett Emerick and Audrey Yap in The Conversation.

3. 2021. Panelist for Thomas Homer-Dixon's "Commanding Hope," John Albert Hall Lectures in collaboration between the Anglican Diocese of Islands and Inlets of British Columbia and the Centre for Studies in Religion and Society at the University of Victoria.

4. 2020. Anchor interview for "The Power and Peril of Hope", CBC Sunday Magazine with Piya Chattopadhyay.

5. 2020. "Even when optimism has been lost, hope has a role to play" with Michael Milona in Aeon.

6. 2018. "Hope" with Michael Milona in 1000-Word Philosophy.

7. 2016. Videos for the public, Hope & Optimism Project.

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TEACHING:​

University of Victoria:

Blame, Anger, and Forgiveness

Death and Dying

Feminist Ethics

Hope and Despair

Issues in Biomedical Ethics

Moral Character

Philosophy and Feminism

Philosophy of the Emotions

Research Methods Seminar (Graduate)

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​Sam Houston State University:

Feminist Philosophy

Philosophy of Science

Introduction to Philosophy

 

Dalhousie University:

Instructor:

Ethics and Health Care: Patient Care

Ethics and The Good Life 

 

Guest Teaching & Class Visits:​

1. UC Riverside
   Affective Injustice (Professor Myisha Cherry, Spring 2025)

2. Cornell University
   Feminism and Philosophy (Professor Kate Manne, Fall 2024)

3. Fresno State University
   Hope (Professor Andrew Fiala, Spring 2023)

4. St. Mary's College of Maryland
   Responsibility and Reparation (Professor Barrett Emerick, Spring 2021)

5. University of Victoria
   Politics After Hope (Professor Simon Glezos, Fall 2020)

6. University of Victoria
   Discovering Humanities Research (Professor Alex D'Arcy, Fall 2020)

7. Toronto Metropolitan University
   Philosophy of Emotions (Professor Michael Milona, Fall 2019)

8. St. Mary’s University
   Moral Responsibility (Professor Todd Calder, Winter 2015)​
    

Professional Teaching Development:

1. Inclusive Teaching Techniques Faculty Development Workshop, Sam Houston State University (2018)

2. Teaching and Learning Conference, Sam Houston State University (2017)​

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SELECTED SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS:​

1. Early Career Excellence in Research Award, Faculty of Humanities, University of Victoria

2. Excellence in Teaching Nomination, Sam Houston State University (x2)

3. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Postdoctoral Fellowship, $81,000—declined

4. Cornell University Residential Dissertation Fellowship, Hope & Optimism Project, $25,000 USD

5. Nova Scotia Research and Innovation Graduate Scholarship, $15,000—honorary

6. Michael Smith Foreign Study Grant (with Michael Cholbi), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, $6000—declined

7. Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship, $105,000

8. Outstanding GPA Award at Dalhousie University, $1000

9. Izaak Walton Killam Predoctoral Scholarship, $100,000—honorary

10. Mushkat Memorial Essay Prize, Dalhousie University, $4000

11. Douglas Butler Memorial Essay Prize, Department of Philosophy, Dalhousie University, $100

12. Rosslyn Kelly Arts Scholarship, Western University, $2000

13. Faculty of Arts Alumni Award, Western University, $1000

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SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION:​

1. Chair (2022)
   Author Meets Critics, Myisha Cherry's The Case for Rage, APA Pacific Meeting (2022)

2. Mentor (2019-2020)
   Women in Philosophy/Philosophers' Cocoon Job Market Mentoring Program

3. Co-organizer (2018-2019)
   Panel hosted by the Committee on the Status of Women at the APA Central Meeting (2019)
   (Topic: Intersectionality)

4. Co-organizer (2017-2018)
   Panel hosted by the Committee on the Status of Women at the APA Central Meeting (2018)
   (Topic: Implicit Bias in the Philosophy Classroom)

5. Member of Committee on the Status of Women (2017-2020)
   American Philosophical Association

6. Co-organizer (2017)
   Nature and Norms of Hope Conference, Cornell University

7. Co-organizer (2016-2017)
   Equity Panel, Canadian Philosophical Association annual meeting
   (Topic: Stereotype Threat and Implicit Bias)

8. Member of Equity Committee (2016-2017)
   Canadian Philosophical Association

9. Co-organizer (2015-2016)
   Equity Panel, Canadian Philosophical Association annual meeting
   (Topic: Decolonizing Philosophy)

10. Member of Quality Assurance Monitoring Committee (2015-2016)
    Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission

11. Founding Member of Equity Committee (2015-2017)
    Dalhousie Department of Philosophy

12. Graduate Contact (2015-2017)
    Minorities and Philosophy Dalhousie Chapter

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Refereeing:

Journals:

Analysis; Ergo; Ethical Theory and Moral Practice; Hypatia; International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics; Journal of the American Philosophical Association; Journal of Ethics and Social Philosophy; Journal of Medical Ethics; Journal of Moral Philosophy; Journal of Political Philosophy; Journal of Social Philosophy; Law Culture and the Humanities; Mind; Pacific Philosophical Quarterly; Pedagogy Culture and Society; Philosophers' Imprint; Philosophical Explorations; Philosophical Papers; Philosophical Quarterly; Philosophical Studies; Philosophy Compass; Synthese; Teaching Philosophy

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Academic Presses:

Oxford University Press; Bloomsbury

 

Conferences:

The Nature and Norms of Hope Conference, Cornell University (2017); The Canadian Philosophical Association; Western Canadian Philosophical Association

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ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT & EDUCATION POLICY:​

1. Research Assistant (2014)
   Equity Committee, Canadian Philosophical Association

2. Consultant (2014)
   Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission

3. Policy and Research Analyst (2013-2014)
   Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission

4. Research Assistant (2012-2013)
   Department of Bioethics, Dalhousie University

5. Social Media Manager (2012)
   Canadian Institute of Health Research funded event, “Out of the lab, on to the web?”

6. Writing Tutor (2011-2013)
   The Writing Centre, Dalhousie University

7. Research Assistant (2010)
   Faculty of Information and Media Studies, Western University

8. Editorial Assistant (2009-2010)
   Department of History, Western University

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SERVICE TO UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA:​

1. Graduate Awards Committee (2024-2025)

2. Graduate Coordinator (2023-2025)

3. Member of Chair Search Committee, Department of Philosophy (2022)

4. Minor in Applied Ethics Coordinator (2022-2024)

5. Internal Research and Creative Project Grant Committee (2021)

6. Department Secretary (2020-2021)

7. ARPT Committee (2019-present)

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SERVICE TO SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY:​​

1. Search Committee (x2) (Fall 2018 - Spring 2019)

2. Curriculum Committee (Fall 2018 - Spring 2019)

3. Scholarship Selections Committee, Philosophy Program (Summer 2018; Spring 2019)

4. Committee on Sponsoring Promising Undergraduate Research (Spring 2018 - Spring 2019)​

5. Search Committee (Fall 2017 - Spring 2018)