The North American Society for Social Philosophy (NASSP) has awarded its to Professor Serene Khader for her latest work, (Beacon Press, 2024). The award recognizes outstanding scholarship in social philosophy and is presented annually at the NASSP鈥檚 national meeting, where recipients are honored in a featured plenary session.
Beacon Press said of Faux Feminism: 鈥淎fter over 175 years, the feminist movement, now in its 4th wave, is at risk of collapsing on its eroding foundation. In Faux Feminism, political philosopher Serene Khader advocates for another feminism鈥攐ne that doesn鈥檛 overwhelmingly serve white, affluent #girlbosses. With empathy, passion, and wit, Khader invites the reader to join her as she excavates the movement鈥檚 history and draws a blueprint for a more inclusive and resilient future.”
Khader holds the Jay Newman Chair in the Philosophy of Culture at 可乐视频 and is also a professor of philosophy and women鈥檚 and gender studies at the CUNY Graduate Center. She is a leading voice in feminist philosophy, with prior works including Decolonizing Universalism: A Transnational Feminist Ethic (Oxford University Press, 2018) and Adaptive Preferences and Women鈥檚 Empowerment (Oxford University Press, 2011).
Her research spans ethics,聽social and political philosophy, and feminist philosophy, and she engages deeply with interdisciplinary fields such as development ethics, and global, decolonial, and postcolonial feminisms.
Founded in 1984, the NASSP fosters dialogue among scholars on topics of social and political concern, and its book award is among the most prestigious honors in the field.
