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  1. Hi Nietzxche,

     

    I thought I'd reach out to you (even though you've not been active for a while on here) to seek some advice regarding DePaul's philosophy department, which you seem to be quite familiar with. I'm applying there this PhD application round and was wondering what you thought of my fit with the program based on my interests alone.

    These are my interests are as follows: Foucault, Deleuze, post-structuralism, critical theory, Nietzsche, Marxism, and some Derrida. The main issues I want to apply these thinkers to is the historical preconditions of capitalism (esp. Christianity and chattel slavery), thus critical race theory and some political theology get mixed in.

    Thompson and Naas are two individuals I'm most interested in working with. Martin's work is interesting. Should I be interested in others? 

     

    Thanks in advance for your help.

    Best,

    T

  2. Oh my goodness. So much good news. Congrats to all of you!
  3. I can't stop laughing at: "If you are in any way unconventional or artsy, DO NOT consider DePaul as an option. You will be suicidal." The philosophy department at DePaul is one of the most rigorous and sought after program in a specific area of philosophy. Your generalizing the DePaulian body against your imposed identity of being "unconventional and artsy" is humorous at best, and stupid at least. Also, " I would argue that the typical DePaul student wouldn't think critically enough to even go on this site, so I don't really fear any backlash." ?? So where's the argument in the sentence? My goodness. Given that this is a philosophy thread that would probably be immune against imbecility, I don't even feel like I need to defend my status as a DePaulian - but I got into pretty good PhD programs by being an undergrad here. So DePaul has a really good philosophy program. As far as I know, 4 of our undergrads in philosophy this year had straight admissions into really good PhD programs in philosophy.
  4. Congrats. Now you have the enviable problem of deciding between programs. Is Buffalo providing any funding? If it were me, I think I would treat Buffalo seriously. This is especially so since Rodolphe Gasche is in Buffalo, albeit in a different department, but any chance to study Deleuze with him is always highly appreciated. James Lawler is also someone to study with for aesthetics and Marx. The rest of the faculty though, seem to be mainly geared towards analytic variations of ethics. Good luck.
  5. This isn't true given that the OP is primarily interested in continental philosophy. Having a BA means absolutely nothing but the very introduction of certain modes of thought. For Continental thought, a lot of the real work is done in graduate school. It takes a really long time and dedication to figure out what the problems are in our tradition of philosophy.
  6. I'm willing to help. I've applied to all of the strong SPEP schools, and have gotten several acceptances. We have the same AOI. Send me your stuff, I'll try to help as much as I can. Good luck. Also, turretin, the PGR ratings are absolutely stupid and close to useless when considering Continental programs, despite what Leiter claims.
  7. I'll chime in. I'm very familiar with the faculty at DePaul, so let me just push them a little. DePaul is in my opinion, one of the strongest departments to do continental philosophy, especially given your interests. Elizabeth Milan is strong in German Romanticism, Fredrich Seyler does a lot of work on Fichte and I presume he would too be very adept at Schelling. Maria Acosta, a recent hire, has published on Hegel and Schiller, amongst others within the German tradition. Kevin Thompson is a Hegelian fiend - he is amazing. Also, William McNeill is very reknowned for Heidegger and Nietzsche. Sean Kirkland also does some work on Nietzsche. Avery Goldman does work on Kant. It seems like given your interests, DePaul has a faculty that is well equipped to provide you with all of the resources that you need. Emory, on the other hand, whilst also being another equally strong department, has definitely less to offer with regards to your interests. As far as I know, Donald Verene is strong on German Idealism, and Andrew Mitchell is also highly regarded on Heidegger. Dilek does work on Kant. However, their department is very much focused on other aspects on Continental thought, like existentialism, phenomenology. Emory is also highly known for American philosophy. To sum it up, as well as provide my position on this: I believe that for your interests, DePaul would be a much better fit with regards to the faculty they have. I, too, have been accepted to both doctoral programs, amongst others. They are both equally regarded as top departments to do Continental philosophy. Good luck, pal.
  8. Can anyone claim the Villanova interviews?
  9. Missingshade, how do you know that you've been rejected due to little funding for international students? Is there really a different financial consideration from international or domestic students? I'm asking because I find this highly doubtful, even though I have nothing much to back myself up on. I'm an international student too.
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