I am an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of San Diego. If you are student in one of my classes you can access the course content here.
I am interested in meaning, intentions, archaeology, and adornment. I recently published my book entitled Adorning Bodies: Meaning, Evolution, and Beauty in Humans and Animals with Bloomsbury. You can read sizable portions of the text on google books. If you are a USD student you can read the entirety of my book free through our library here. A post I wrote for Aesthetics for Birds on the book material is here. A related article on bodies and shame written for The Philosophers’ Magazine is h
ere. A video of me discussing the book at the San Diego Union-Tribune Festival of books is here.
You can see my conference presentations and other events here. You can follow me and find my work on twitter, academia.edu, and philpapers.
I received my PhD from the Graduate Center, City University of New York in August 2017. My dissertation was supervised by Noël Carroll. Prior to beginning my doctorate, I received my BA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and taught English at a lycée in the Académie de Versailles, France.
I recently wrote a piece for Aeon-Psyche about archaeological interpretation. In the piece I discuss a 10-day archaeological dig in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico I participated in through the University of Miami in 2019. Photos from that trip can be viewed here.
I participate in a weekly zoom philosophy of film club based at the University of Miami with film critics and faculty from around the world. I also participate in an interdisciplinary AI group based at the USD Humanities Center. I am a member of the Society for California Archaeology and the American Society for Aesthetics. In addition to my scholarly activities, I paint and draw. You can see my work here.
Marilynn H. Johnson, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Philosophy
University of San Diego
5998 Alcala Park
San Diego, CA 92110
Email: marilynnjohnson@sandiego.edu
Website: johnson.commons.gc.cuny.edu
Twitter @marilynnjohnsn
Office Hours: calendly.com/marilynnjohnson
University of San Diego Philosophy Department Website
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