Teaching
Philip’s teaching practice is founded on the same critical and interdisciplinary method that informs his research and spans critical theory, human rights theory and historiography, Black diaspora studies, theoretical approaches to legal, literary, and cultural studies, and Law, Culture, and the Humanities. Philip’s teaching emphasizes questions of politics, social transformation, and the connectedness of scholarly work to the wider social world. Philip welcomes inquiries from prospective graduate students. He is especially interested in supervising projects addressed to materialist questions in Law and Literature; Law, Culture, and the Humanities; critical theory; and those bringing a materialist approach to the study of legal, literary, and filmic texts generated by the histories of African descended peoples throughout the Atlantic world.
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Image Credits
- Law & Literature image: “Roy with Dove,” framegrab from Ridley Scott (dir.), Blade Runner: The Final Cut, 2007, (fair use).
- Haiti and Rights Image: Kimathi Donkor, “Toussaint L’Ouverture at Bedourete,” (2004), courtesy of the artist and Niru Ratnam Gallery.
- Cultural Theory Image: Hélio Oiticica, Untitled, 1955, Gouache on cardboard, 47.3 x 46 cm. © César and Claudio Oiticica. Courtesy of the Projeto Hélio Oiticica and Lisson Gallery.
- Critical Theory image: Piet Mondrian, “Composition with Double Line and Yellow,” (1932), National Galleries of Scotland; Creative Commons CC by NC.