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Katie Stockdale
katiestockdale@uvic.ca

Updated December 2025

EMPLOYMENT:

Associate Professor, University of Victoria (2023-)
Assistant Professor, University of Victoria (2019-23)

Maternity leave (2021-22)

 

PUBLICATIONS:

Monograph:

2021. Hope Under Oppression. Oxford University Press.

Published as an audiobook by Tantor Media (narrated by Zehra Jane Naqvi).

 

Articles & Book Chapters:​​

  1. Forthcoming. “Hope in a Climate of Fear.” In The Philosophy of Climate Activism, ed. Darrel Moellendorf, Cain Shelley, and Lukas Sparenborg. Oxford University Press.

  2. Forthcoming. “Resentment and Self-Respect.” In The Moral Psychology of Resentment, ed. Antti Kauppinen and Max Lewis. Bloomsbury.

  3. Forthcoming. “On Being Entitled.” Journal of Moral Philosophy.

  4. 2025. “Despair” with Michael Milona. Ergo: An Open Access Journal of Philosophy 12, 51: 1341-1366.

  5. 2025. "Hope and Feminist Theory." In The Oxford Compendium of Hope, ed. Steven van den Heuvel and Anthony Scioli. Oxford University Press.

  6. 2023. “(Why) Do We Need a Theory of Affective Injustice?” Philosophical Topics 51, 1: 113-34.

  7. 2023. “Weapon and Shield: Apologies and the Duty to be Vulnerable” with Barrett Emerick and Audrey Yap. Feminist Philosophy Quarterly 9, 3: 1-20.

  8. 2023. “How Can Hope Be Rational in the Context of Global Poverty?” Ethical Theory and Moral Practice 26, 337: 425-30.

  9. 2023. “Collective Forgiveness.” In The Routledge Handbook of Forgiveness, ed. Robert Enright and Glen Pettigrove. Routledge.

  10. 2022. "Moral Shock." Journal of the American Philosophical Association 8, 3: 496-511.

  11. 2021. “Controlling Hope” with Michael Milona. Ratio 34, 4: 345-54.

  12. 2021. “Hope, Solidarity, and Justice.” Feminist Philosophy Quarterly 7, 2: 1-23.

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

  14. 2019. “Emotional Hope.” In The Moral Psychology of Hope, ed. Claudia Blöser and Titus Stahl. Rowman and Littlefield.

  15. 2018. “A Perceptual Theory of Hope” with Michael Milona. Ergo: An Open Access Journal of Philosophy 5, 8: 203-22. 

  16. 2017. “Losing Hope: Injustice and Moral Bitterness.” Hypatia 32, 2: 363-79.

  17. 2017. “Whither Bioethics Now? The Promise of Relational Theory” with Susan Sherwin. International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics 10, 1: 7-29.

  18. 2013. “Collective Resentment." Social Theory and Practice 39, 3: 501-21.

 

Book Reviews:

1.   2024. Darrel Moellendorf's Mobilizing Hope: Climate Change and Global Poverty. Oxford University Press. Environmental Ethics 46, 2: 199-204.
(Part of author meets critics discussion with Darrel Moellendorf’s reply)

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

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

 

Public Philosophy:

1.   2022. "When Hope Is Irrational." Aish. https://aish.com/when-hope-is-irrational/

2.   2022. "'Freedom convoy' protestors' anger is misdirected'” with Barrett Emerick and Audrey Yap. The Conversation https://theconversation.com/freedom-convoy-protesters-anger-is-misdirected-176969

3.   2020. "Even when optimism has been lost, hope has a role to play" with Michael Milona. Aeon. https://psyche.co/ideas/even-when-optimism-has-been-lost-hope-has-a-role-to-play.

4.   2018. "Hope" with Michael Milona. 1000-Word Philosophy. https://1000wordphilosophy.com/2018/08/12/hope/

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SELECTED PRESENTATIONS:

Author Meets Critics, Hope Under Oppression:

  1. Democratic Hope Research Group, Freire Universitat Berlin (2022)
    Critics: Claudia Blöser, Antonin Lacelle-Webster, David Owen​

  2. APA Pacific Division Meeting, Vancouver B.C. (2022)
    Critics: Barrett Emerick, Jack Kwong, Kathryn Norlock

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Conferences, Workshops, & Colloquia:
*Indicates invited.

  1. *Hope in a Climate of Fear
    Hope as Orientation in the Real World Conference, University of Basal, Basel CH (2025)​

  2. *Hope in a Climate of Fear
    Governing (with) Emotions Conference, Yale University, New Haven US (2025)

  3. *Freeing the Heart
    Virtue, Love, and Forgiveness Retreat, Sedona US (2024)
    Sponsored by the Center for the Philosophy of Religion, University of Notre Dame

  4. *Resentment and Self-Respect
    Centre for Ethics, University of Toronto, Toronto CA (2024)

  5. *Hope and Human Life 
    Civil Rights and Civic Virtue Speaker Series, Auburn University, Zoom (2023)

  6. *On Being Entitled 
    University of Rochester Colloquium Series, Zoom (2023)

  7. *Panelist for Darrel Moellendorf's Mobilizing Hope
    APA Eastern Division Meeting,     Montreal CA (2023)

  8. *Hope, Solidarity, and Justice
    Democratic Faith Workshop, Brown University, Providence US (2022)

  9. *Intrinsic Faith and Resilience
    Resilience in Action and Belief Workshop, Zoom (2021)
    Interuniversity Research Group on Normativity at the Univeriste de Montreal

  10. *Intrinsic Faith
    University of British Columbia Philosophy Colloquium, Zoom (2021)

  11. *Moral Shock
    Dalhousie University Philosophy Colloquium, Zoom (2020)

  12. *Moral Shock
    Simon Fraser University Philosophy Colloquium, Burnaby CA (2019)

  13. *Collective Hope and Solidarity
    New Directions in the Philosophy of Hope, Goethe University, Frankfurt DE (2018)

  14. Collective Hope and Solidarity
    Sam Houston State University Philosophy Colloquium, Huntsville US (2018)

  15. *Comments on Jennifer Szende’s Relational Value, Rights, and Climate Change 
    Shaping a More Just Bioethics: Celebration of Susan Sherwin, Halifax CA (2018)

  16. *Collective Hope
    Panel at the Politics, and Economics Society Meeting, New Orleans US (2018)

  17. *Hope through a Feminist Relational Lens
    Hope, Social and Political Perspectives Workshop, University of Groningen, Groningen NL (2016)

  18. *A Feminist Approach to Responsibility, Solidarity, and Social Justice
    Cal Poly Pomona Philosophy Colloquium, Pomona US (2016)

  19. *Losing Hope: Injustice and Moral Bitterness
    University of Redlands Philosophy Colloquium, Redlands US (2016)

  20. Blameworthiness and Blame
    APA Pacific Division Meeting, San Francisco US (2016)

  21. Social and Political Dimensions of Hope
    Dalhousie University Crosscurrents Seminar, Halifax CA (2016)

  22. The Moral Emotion of Bitterness
    Dalhousie University Philosophy Colloquium, Halifax CA (2014)

  23. The Moral Emotion of Bitterness
    Atlantic Region Philosophers Association Meeting, St. John’s CA (2014)

  24. Exploring Resentments: Indigenous-Settler Relations in Canada
    North American Society for Social Philosophy Conference, Boston US (2012)

  25. Exploring Resentments: Indigenous-Settler Relations in Canada
    Dalhousie University Philosophy Colloquium, Halifax CA

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Public Outreach:

  1. Anchor Interview for CBC Sunday Magazine with Piya Chattopadhyay (2022)
    Topic: The Power and Peril of Hope

  2. Panelist for John Albert Hall Lectures, Anglican Diocese of Islands & Inlets of British Columbia & Centre for Studies in Religion and Society, University of Victoria (2021)
    Topic: Thomas Homer-Dixon’s “Commanding Hope”

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SELECTED AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS:

​*Awards are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise specified.

  1. Early Career Excellence in Research Award (2022)
    Faculty of Humanities, University of Victoria

  2. Postdoctoral Fellowship (2017-declined)
    Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, $81,000

  3. Cornell University Residential Dissertation Fellowship (2016)
    Hope & Optimism Project, John Templeton Foundation, $25,000 USD

  4. Research and Innovation Graduate Scholarship (2016-honorary)
    Nova Scotia Graduate Scholarship, $15,000

  5. Michael Smith Foreign Study Grant (with Michael Cholbi) (2015-declined)
    Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, $6000

  6. Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship (2014)
    Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, $105,000

  7. President's Award, Dalhousie University (2014)

  8. Izaak Walton Killam Predoctoral Scholarship, $100,000 (2013-honorary)

  9. Mushkat Memorial Essay Prize, Dalhousie University, $4000 (2013)

  10. Rosslyn Kelly Arts Scholarship, Western University, $2000 (2011)

  11. Faculty of Arts Alumni Award, Western University, $1000 (2011)

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TEACHING:

University of Victoria (2019-present)

PHIL 591: Research Methods Seminar
PHIL 430/500: Feminist Ethics
PHIL 490/500: Hope & Despair
PHIL 490/500: Blame, Anger, & Forgiveness
PHIL 391: Topics in Moral Psychology
PHIL 390: Philosophy of the Emotions
PHIL 390: Moral Character
PHIL 331: Issues in Biomedical Ethics
PHIL 239: Philosophy and Feminism
PHIL 225: Death and Dying

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Sam Houston State University (2017-19)

PHIL 1301: Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 3372: Philosophy of Science
PHIL 4380: Feminist Philosophy

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Dalhousie University (2015)

PHIL 2720: Ethics and the Good Life
PHIL 2805: Ethics and Health Care: Patient Care

 

Guest Lectures & Class Visits:

  1. University of California, Riverside (2025)
    Class: Affective Injustice (Prof. Myisha Cherry)

  2. Cornell University (2024)
    Class: Feminist Philosophy of Emotion (Prof. Kate Manne)

  3. Fresno State University (2023)
    Class: Hope (Prof. Andrew Fiala)

  4. St. Mary's College of Maryland (2021)
    Class: Responsibility and Reparation (Prof. Barrett Emerick)

  5. University of Victoria (2020)
    Class: Politics After Hope (Prof. Simon Glezos)

  6. University of Victoria (2020)
    Class: Discovering Humanities Research (Prof. Alex D'Arcy)

  7. Toronto Metropolitan University (2019)
    Class: Philosophy of Emotion (Prof. Michael Milona)

  8. St. Mary's University, Halifax (2015)
    Class: Responsibility (Prof. Todd Calder)

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Graduate Student Supervision:

University of Victoria
Committee Member, Chris Maier (PhD)
Supervisor, Maya Ishikura (MA)
Co-Supervisor, Yukio Jamieson-Burns (MA)
Supervisor, Jamie Cassels Undergraduate Research Project, Eliza Musselwhite (BA)
Comprehensive Exam Committee Chair (Moral Psychology), Chris Maier (PhD)
Committee Member, Tina Huang (MA)
Supervisor, Claire Jansen-Faught (MA)
Committee Member, Bristol Hobson (MA)
Committee Member, Regan Oey (MA)

 

Ghent University, Belgium

Committee Member, Clemence Van Ginneken (PhD)

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Undergraduate Student Supervision:

Jamie Cassels Undergraduate Research Award, Eliza Musselwhite (2025)

 

UNIVERSITY SERVICE:

University of Victoria

Graduate Awards Committee, Philosophy (2024)
Graduate Coordinator, Philosophy (2023-25)
Chair Search Committee, Philosophy (2022-23)
Minor in Applied Ethics Coordinator, Philosophy (2022-24)
Internal Research/Creative Works Project Grant Committee (2021)
Secretary, Department of Philosophy (2020-21)
ARPT Committee, Department of Philosophy (2019-)

 

Sam Houston State University:
Search Committee, Philosophy (2018-19)
Curriculum Committee (2018-19)
Scholarship Selections Committee, Philosophy (2018-19)
Sponsoring Promising Undergraduate Research Committee (2018-19)
Search Committee, Philosophy (2017-18)

 

SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION:

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

  2. Mentor, Women in Philosophy/Philosophers’ Cocoon Job Mentoring Program (2019-20)

  3. Co-organizer, Panel hosted by the Committee on the Status of Women, APA Pacific Division Meeting (2020), Topic: Reflections by Senior Women in Philosophy

  4. Co-organizer, Panel hosted by the Committee on the Status of Women, APA Central Division Meeting (2019), Topic: Intersectionality

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

  6. Co-organizer, Equity Panel, Canadian Philosophical Association Annual Meeting (2017), 
    Topic: Stereotype Threat and implicit Bias

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

  8. Committee on the Status of Women, American Philosophical Association (2017-20)

  9. Co-organizer, Equity Panel, Canadian Philosophical Association Annual Meeting (2015), 
    Topic: Decolonizing Philosophy

  10. Equity Committee, Canadian Philosophical Association (2015-16)

 

REVIEWING:

Journals:
Analysis; Australasian Journal of Philosophy; Canadian Journal of Philosophy; Ergo; Ethical Theory and Moral Practice; Feminist Philosophy Quarterly; 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; Philosophy Compass; Philosophical Explorations; Philosophers’ Imprint; Philosophical Papers; Philosophical Quarterly; Philosophical Studies; Social Theory and Practice; Synthese; Teaching Philosophy

 

Academic Presses:
Bloomsbury; Oxford University Press

 

Conferences:
Western Canadian Philosophical Association; The Canadian Philosophical Association; The Nature and Norms of Hope Conference, Cornell University

 

OTHER ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT & EDUCATION POLICY:

  1. Consultant, Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission (2014)

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

  3. Policy and Research Analyst (full-time), Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission (2013-14)

  4. Research Assistant, Department of Bioethics, Dalhousie University (2012-13)

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© 2025 by Katie Stockdale

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