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Faefyx Collington @faefyx.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

I had a truly wonderful conversation with @mburkephd.bsky.social about their book. We talked about everything from Beauvoir, to how anti-trans twist feminism for their own ends, to an ethics of affirming gendered existence. When the world is chaos, this philosophy helped me feel grounded.

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Megan Burke @mburkephd.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

given that my intellectual world is changing a lot because of getting the 🪓, i started a #layoffera Substack 😝 i’m hoping it will be a good space for conversation, even if just with myself, for a book project i’ve had in the works on ENM. memyselfandothers.substack.com

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Simone de Beauvoir fangirl, philosopher, former tenured professor, and seeker of flawless macarons. Mostly here to obsess over the ethics of ethical non-monogamy, but you might catch me musing and ran...

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Highly recommend Megan Burke’s BECOMING A WOMAN: SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR & THE POLITICS OF TRANS EXISTENCE. Burke draws on Beauvoir’s existentialist ethics of ambiguity to argue for trans first-person authority (trans FPA) & the “commitment to gender self-determination” as social practices.

BECOMING A WOMAN: SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR & THE POLITICS OF TRANS EXISTENCE by Megan Burke. Cover has a photo of Beauvoir with a trans flag draped over her shoulders like a shawl on a black background.

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Justin Weinberg @dailynous.com · 10/02/2025

"It is a common assumption in philosophy that absolutely everything is up for grabs... there is something right about that. What I am now inclined to doubt, however, is that... any one philosopher can [ethically] open a critical challenge to absolutely anything..."

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While Tables Burn: On the (Non) Existence of Trans People and the Failure of Philosophy (guest post) - Daily Nous

“There are indeed consequences when we punch down or pretend that what is, in fact, a hostile attack, is merely ‘inquiry for inquiry’s sake.’ Aside from the emotional wounds we inflict on actual peopl...

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Megan Burke @mburkephd.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Consider signing and circulating this statement of support for my department as we are facing full annihilation by the CSU. It’s a cruel move and a worrisome sign about the reality and future of higher ed. www.change.org/p/saving-ssu...

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Sonoma State Crier @sonomastatecrier.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

The #SSU cuts weren't random, but drawn from across the liberal arts and sciences. Pre-professional programs were spared. The agenda is to replace higher education with vocational education, and not just at SSU. CA Legislature: In an age of misinformation, we need higher education. #SonomaState

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Hil Malatino @hilmalatino.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Stoked for this!

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Megan Burke @mburkephd.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

according to SSU President, cutting my department (philosophy) and WGS (and many other programs) “will help us ensure long-term fiscal stability,” and will help the campus “meet the changing needs of future generations of students” …. what a sad state we’re in.

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Amy Marvin @amymarvin.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Just arrived in the mail: new book by Beauvoir scholar @mburkephd.bsky.social on becoming and the politics of trans existence!

Book on table: Becoming a Woman: Simone de Beauvoir and the Politics of Trans Existence by Megan Burke

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Megan Burke @mburkephd.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

my colleagues and collaborators in WGS at Sonoma State deserve support 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

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Megan Burke @mburkephd.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

well. today my entire department (all tenured faculty) received notice that our department was being eliminate and we were being layed off. no more philosophy at a public institution that claims to value liberal arts and social justice. not exactly how i imagined my academic career but here we are

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Megan Burke @mburkephd.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

i always look forward to reading anything by @perryzurn.bsky.social. can’t wait for this one.

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Megan Burke @mburkephd.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

I didn’t imagine thinking about post-nonmonogamy while doing that research/reading thing for a new book project on ethical nonmonogamy. But I came across Post-Nonmonogamy and Beyond by @andreazanin.bsky.social and I’m so glad I did. Voice, style, content… I felt held by it all the entire time.

Book cover of Post-Nonmonogamy and Beyond

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Megan Burke @mburkephd.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

doing a rapid 48 hour stop in London next week before 4 days in Edinburgh (never been!) food, fun, etc. recs welcome.

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Megan Burke @mburkephd.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

My new book with @politybooks on Beauvoir, trans antagonisms, and gender freedom is now out in the UK. US release is January 2025. 🏳️‍⚧️

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Polity @politybooks.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Through a careful examination of Simone de Beauvoir's philosophical and political commitments, Becoming a Woman explores the significance of her notion of becoming not only as affirmative of trans women, but also as an ethical demand to affirm trans possibilities. See more: www.politybooks.com/...

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