Tristan Hedges

Tristan Hedges

Ph.d.-fellow

I am a PhD Fellow employed within the 'Who are We' research group. My research interests lie in both 'classical' and 'critical' phenomenology, social ontology, critical theory, and feminist philosophy. 

 

 

Current research

My project is (tentatively) titled Us and Them: A Phenomenological Approach to Collective Identity. In this project, I investigate different forms of collective identity, the constitutive significance of the 'Them' or the 'Third', and I explore how power relations modulate, motivate, and obscure the ways in which we identify with/against each other. Within the scope of the research group, my aim is to investigate varieties of the 'we' beyond dyadic, second-personal, and face-to-face encounters. I am also interested in critical reflections on the ways in which an experience of 'for-us-ness' or 'we-ness' is manufactured and exploited for problematic ends.

 

Besides my PhD project I am working on a phenomenological account of discrimination from the perspective of the discriminator. I want to argue that a Husserlian account of normality can help uncover the proto-normative and affective-intentional structures underlying various acts of discrimination. In addition to this, I am currently working on a paper which aims to provide a phenomenological account of affective self-doubt in relation to (queer) desires/pleasures. I hope at some point to incorporate both of these research interests into my PhD project by examining both how assumptions surrounding collective identity inform discriminatory practices, and the role of sexuality in identifying with/against others.

 

If you'd like to hear more about my work, gain access to a draft, or collaborate on a project, please don't hesitate to reach out to me!

 

 

Teaching

Fall 2023

Lecture/Seminar in Applied Phenomenology (BA Course)                   

University of Copenhagen, Denmark

 

Fall 2022

Seminar in Ethics and Meta-ethics (BA Course)

University of Copenhagen, Denmark

 

Lecture/Seminar in Applied Phenomenology (BA Course)                   

University of Copenhagen, Denmark

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