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A platform about philosophers whose parents did not go to university. www.firstgenphilosophers.com

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#first-genphilosophers @firstgenphilos.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
NEW POST! "Staying Grounded" By @ericrwilkinson.bsky.social firstgenphilosophers.squarespace.com/contribution...
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#first-genphilosophers @firstgenphilos.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
NEW POST! "On Feeling Awkward and Finding Your People" By Arianna Falbo firstgenphilosophers.squarespace.com/contribution... #firstgenphilosophers
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#first-genphilosophers @firstgenphilos.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
NEW POST! "From North England to Newfoundland: An Immigrant Academic Story" By @samanthabrennan.bsky.social firstgenphilosophers.squarespace.com/contributions/samanthabrennan #firstgenphilosophers
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#first-genphilosophers @firstgenphilos.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
NEW POST! "Flourishing in the Academy: Complicity and Compromise" By @jennifermmorton.bsky.social www.firstgenphilosophers.com/contribution... #firstgenphilosophers
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Carol Hay (she/her) @carolhay.bsky.social · 07/09/2024
I worry that some people love rags-to-riches tales of first-generation academics because they feed the lie of meritocracy and the false promise of class mobility. So I’ll talk about how I got lucky until I’m blue in the face. www.firstgenphilosophers.com/contribution...
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Carol Hay - How I Got Lucky — First-Gen Philosophers
My experiences as a first-generation philosopher have been shot through with luck. I grew up in the middle of the Canadian prairies, in an 800-person town so remote it had neither paved roads nor st...
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#first-genphilosophers @firstgenphilos.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
A platform about philosophers from non-academic family backgrounds. Promoting diversity and inclusion in philosophy, by exploring the intersections of class with race, gender and further dimensions of equity. #firstgenphilosophers firstgenphilosophers.com
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First-Gen Philosophers
A platform about philosophers who are the first in their family to attend university
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Michela Massimi @michelamassimi.bsky.social · 16/04/2024
Check out this new site created by Simona Aimar and Daniel James with blog posts on #FirstGen philosophers. My piece is in the pipeline — there is an open call for graduate students and colleagues sharing their experiences of what is like to enter academia dailynous.com/2024/04/16/n...
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New: First Generation Philosophers
A new website features autobiographical essays by philosophers who were first-generation college students. Launched today, First Generation Philosophers already has contributions from Helen De Cruz (S...
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