Curriculum Vitae
March 2008
Talia Mae Bettcher
Associate Professor
Department of Philosophy
California State University, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA 90032-8114
Office Phone: 323-343-4179
Email: tbettch@calstatela.edu
Web: www.calstatela.edu/faculty/tbettch
PERSONAL
Born: October 8, 1966, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Citizenship: Canadian
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Philosophy, UCLA; Fall 1999
C. Phil., Philosophy, UCLA; Spring 1997
B.A. Honours, Philosophy, Glendon College, York University, Canada, 1991
Doctoral Dissertation: The Spirit and the Heap: Berkeley and Hume on the Self and Self-Consciousness
Dissertation Committee: John Carriero (Chair), Tyler Burge (certifier), David Sabean (certifier), Barbara Herman, Rogers Albritton
EMPLOYMENT
Associate Professor, CSULA, Philosophy, 2006-Present
Assistant Professor, CSULA, Philosophy, 2000-2006
Visiting Professor, UCLA, LGBT Studies, Fall 2004 (one course)
Visiting Professor, UCLA, Philosophy, Spring 2003 (one course)
Visiting Professor, UCLA, Philosophy, Spring 2002 (one course)
Sessional Lecturer, University of Victoria, 1999-2000 (one year, visiting)
Part-time Instructor, CSULA, Spring 1999
Summer Instructor, UCLA, 1996-1998
Philosophy of Self, Early Modern Philosophy, Transgender Studies, Feminist Philosophy, Queer Theory
AREAS OF COMPETENCE
Contemporary Moral Issues, Critical Reasoning, Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Religion, Ancient Greek Philosophy, Logic, Philosophy of Mind, Metaphysics, Epistemology
AWARDS, GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS
Sabbatical (Fall 2006)
Distinguished Woman Award (Spring 2005)
CSULA Creative Leave (Fall 2004)
CSGS Research Release Time Award (Fall 2003)
Service Learning Curriculum Development Award (Winter 2002)
Service Learning Curriculum Development Award (Winter 2001)
Canadian Council Doctoral Fellowship (1993-96)
Mellon Fellowship in the Humanities (1991-93)
York Full Tuition Scholarship (1990)
York Entrance Scholarship (1985)
For samples of my writing, visit www.calstatela.edu/faculty/tbettch
Publications in Early Modern Philosophy
Books
Berkeley: A Guide for the Perplexed. Continuum Press. Forthcoming, scheduled publication date: 2008.
Berkeley’s Philosophy of Spirit: Consciousness, Ontology and the Elusive Subject. Continuum Press, 2007.
Articles and Entries
“Berkeley and Hume on the Self and Self-Consciousness" in Topics in Early Modern Philosophy of Mind (ed. Jon Miller), Springer Verlag. Forthcoming, 2008.
“Berkeley on Self-Consciousness” in New Interpretations of Berkeley’s Thought (ed. Stephen Daniel), Journal of the History of Philosophy Books Humanity Press. 2007.
Entries on T.E. Jessop and A.A. Luce in Thoemmes Dictionary of Twentieth Century British Philosophers (General Editor: Professor Stuart Brown), Thoemmes Continuum Press, 2005.
Under Review
“Berkeley’s Dualistic Ontology” under review for Analisis Filosofico (Note: this journal is published in Argentina, at the University of Buenos Aires). Invited by Ricardo Gomez.
In Progress
“Locke and Berkeley on Abstraction.” Paper presented at Helsinki Conference (see below). Collection of conference papers will be published.
"Berkeley on Divine Foreknowledge" Paper to be presented at Rhode Island Conference (see below).
Publications in Trans Studies
Special Issue
Currently co-editing a special issue of Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy entitled Transgender Studies and Feminism: Theory, Politics, and Gendered Realities with Ann Garry.
Articles and Entries
"Feminist Perspectives on Trans Issues" invited for Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Forthcoming (2008).
"Pretenders to the Throne" a commentary on Alice Dreger's "The controversy surrounding The Man Who Would Be Queen: A case history of the politics of science, identity, and sex in the internet age," Archives of Sexual Behavior (June 2008), forthcoming
“Evil Deceivers and Make-Believers: Transphobic Violence and the Politics of Illusion” Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy, 22:3 (2007) 43-65.
“Gender, Identity, Theory, and Action” in Gender, Identity, Equity and Violence (ed. Geraldine Stahly), monograph series Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Enduring Societal Issues, Stylus Publications, 2007.
“Appearance, Reality, and Gender Deception: Reflections on Transphobic Violence and the Politics of Pretence" in Violence, Victims, and Justifications (ed. Felix Ó Murchadha), Peter Lang Press, 2006.
"Understanding Transphobia: Authenticity and Sexual Abuse” in Trans/Forming Feminisms: Transfeminist Voices Speak Out (ed. Krista Scott-Dixon), Sumach Press, 2006.
“Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender/Transsexual Individuals” - Chapter on LGBT issues and public health (co-authored with Emilia Lombardi). Social Injustice and Public Health (eds. Barry Levy and Victor Sidel), Oxford University Press, 2005.
Under Review
“Trans Identities and First Person Authority” invited for Sex-Change and Personal Identity (ed. Laurie Shrage).
In Progress
Sex and Self. Monograph. (Some chapters written).
"Berkeley and Divine Foreknowledge," International Berkeley Conference, Newport, Rhode Island, June 26-8, 2008 (Upcoming).
"Trans Authenticity, Sexual Violence, and Race," TransSomatechnics: Theories and Practices of Transgender Embodiment, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, May 1-3 2008
“Berkeley and Divine Foreknowledge,” Department of Philosophy, Cal State Northridge, April 9, 2008.
"Trans Identities and First Person Authority," Writing in Progress Colloquium, American Communities Program, Cal State Los Angeles, March 5, 2008
“Trans Identities and First Person Authority,” Sex and Gender Research Colloquia Series, Center for Sex and Gender Research, Cal State Northridge, September 21, 2007
“Locke and Berkeley on Abstraction,” at International Berkeley Conference, Helsinki, Finland, August 7-9, 2007.
“Transphobia” (Discussion Leader), Center for Sex and Gender Research, Cal State Northridge, May 11, 2007.
Session: “Spinoza on the Intelligence of the Passions”
(Chair), APA-Pacific Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April 3- 8, 2007.
“Berkeley and Hume on the Self and Self-Consciousness” at the conference
Topics in Early Modern Philosophy of Mind
at Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada, November 3-5, 2006.
“Hallucinating in the Borderlands: Reflections on Transphobic Violence and the Politics of Illusion,” SWIP session ‘Theorizing Transgender’ at American Philosophical Association Pacific Meeting, Portland, Oregon, March 25, 2006.
"Action Research to Address Gender and Sexuality-Based Violence" First CSU Conference on Community Based Teaching and Research, CSU Long Beatch, March 4, 2006
“Berkeley on the Privacy of Ideas,” International Berkeley Conference, University of Tartu, Estonia, September 5-8, 2005.
“Transphobia and Authenticity,” Doctor of Public Health Program Series, UC Berkeley, School of Public Health, April 8, 2005. Invited.
“Authenticity, Transphobia, and Sexual Abuse," Ninth Annual Southern California Philosophy Conference, University of California, Irvine, October 30, 2004.
“Mind Dependence in Berkeley’s Philosophy,” Southeast Seminar in Early Modern Philosophy, University of Florida, April 18, 2004.
Session: “Race, Capital Punishment, and the Cost of Murder” (Chair), APA-Pacific Meeting, Pasadena, March 24, 2004.
“Philosophy, Performance, and Absolute Nonsense,” performance-piece as part of Center for the Study of Genders and Sexualities Lecture and Performance Series, California Sate University, Los Angeles, June 3, 2003.
“Philosophy, Performance, and Absolute Nonsense,” performance-piece at Society for Women in Philosophy (SWIP) Pacific Division – Southern California Meeting, May 17, 2003.
“Berkeley on Self-Consciousness,” presentation at the International Berkeley Conference, Texas A & M, April 3-5, 2003.
“Philosophy of Gender, Service Learning, and Community Partnerships,” presentation at APA Eastern Division Meeting, special session on philosophy and service-learning, December 30, 2002. Invited.
“Berkeley, Ontology, and Self-Consciousness,” The New England Seminar in the History of Early Modern Philosophy, Dartmouth College, May 31-June 2, 2002.
Commentator for “Happiness, Identity, and Well-Being” by Daniel M. Haybron, presentation for Pacific APA Meeting, Spring, 2002.
“Berkeley’s New Substance,” The Midwest Seminar in the History of Early Modern Philosophy, The University of Chicago, April 28-29, 2001.
Commentator for “Was Berkeley a Common-Sense Realist?” by Charles McCracken, presentation for the fifth annual Southern California Philosophy Conference, California State University, Long Beach, October 1, 2001.
“The Spirit and the Heap: Berkeley and Hume on the Self and Self-Consciousness”, presented at the Early Modern Studies Graduate Symposium, The Claremont Graduate University, March 6, 1999.
T and Sympathy for Los Angeles Gay Pride, June 9, 2007.
Hallucinating in the Borderlands, TransUnity (Transgender Pride), Gay and Lesbian Center, June 2, 2007.
Hallucinating in the Borderlands, Queer Cultures Night, UCLA, May 18th, 2007.
I Want A New Story, Trans/Giving, Plummer Park, November 18th, 2006.
Merryleggs Revisited, GenderQueer Revolution G.E.N.D.E.R.S. Conference, Plummer Park, July 1, 2006.
Transphobia, Trans/GenderQueer Literature Celebration, April 15, 2006.
True Story, Afternoon Delight, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives Institute, August 21, 2005.
Transphobia, Take Back the Night, CSULA, April 19, 2005.
Transdemonia, Mistress of the Borderlands, TransUnity, June 27, 2004.
The Fashion of the Christ, Trans/Giving, Fiesta Hall, Plummer Park, May 29, 2004.
Merryleggs the Magic Pony, Transgender Issues in Student Affairs Conference, UCLA, April 22, 2004.
Bitter, Trans/Giving, Family Recovery Center, November 21, 2003.
Philosophy, Performance, and Absolute Nonsense, Stages: The National Transgender Theatre Festival, New York, September, 2003.
RealityMare, Not The Vagina Monologues, Family Recovery Center, August 8, 2003.
Merryleggs the Magic Pony, Out and About: An Evening of LGBT Performance, CSULA, April, 2003.
Gender, Theory, and Performativity, LadyFest LA, November 10, 2002.
Merryleggs Gets a Reality Check, Transgressive Transactions: An Interdisciplinary Art Event, ONE Institute, October 5, 2002.
Merryleggs Gets a Reality Check, Trans/Formations, Highways Performance Space, August 30 & 31, 2002.
Merryleggs the Magic Pony, Brave, Moving & Often Hilarious, Beyond Baroque, March 23, 2002.
Unhung Triptych (written by Ilya Pearlman, performed with Ilya Pearlman and M Brauer), Max Ten, Electric Lodge, February 2002.
The Six Answers: Or Five Fingers and a Thumb, Highways Performance Space, September 24 2001.
As Visiting Professor (University of California, Los Angeles)
LGBTS 187: Introduction to Transgender Studies (Fall 2004)
Phil 100C: History of Modern Philosophy (Spring 03)
Phil C112/212: Locke and Berkeley (Spring 02)
As Assistant and Associate Professor (California State University, Los Angeles)
Phil 230: Meaning of Human Life: A Multicultural Approach (Fall 00, Spring 01, Winter 02, Winter 03, Spring 03, Fall 03, Winter 04, Spring 04, Fall 04)
Phil 313: History of Modern Philosophy (Winter 01, Winter 02, Winter 03, Winter 05, Winter 06, Winter 2007, Winter 2008)
Phil 327: Philosophy, Gender and Culture (Summer 00, Fall 00, Winter 01, Fall 01, Fall 02, Winter 03, Spring 03, Fall 03, Winter 04, Spring 06, Winter 07, Spring 07, Fall 2007, Winter 2008, Spring 2008)
Phil 413: Issues in Feminist Philosophy: Introduction to Trans Feminism (Spring 08)
Phil 458: Major Figures (The Philosophy of George Berkeley) (Spring 01, Fall 05, Spring 07, Fall 2007)
Phil 458: Major Figures (Modern Philosophy of Self) (Fall 02)
Phil 480: Philosophy of Language (Spring 04)
Phil 510: Graduate Seminar in History of Philosophy (Modern Philosophy of Self) (Fall 02, Spring 06)
Phil 510: Graduate Seminar in History of Philosophy (The British Empiricists) (Fall 04)
Phil 531: Graduate Seminar in Metaphysics (Philosophy of the Self) (Fall 01)
Phil 531: Graduate Seminar in Metaphysics (Theorizing Gender and Sexuality) (Fall 03)
Phil 531: Graduate Seminar in Metaphysics (Introduction to Trans Feminism) (Spring 08)
As Sessional Lecturer (University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada)
Phil 214: The Philosophy of Religion (April-May 2000)
Phil 100: Introduction to Philosophy (September 1999-April 2000)
Phil 310: The Empiricists and Kant (September 1999 – April 2000)
Phil 314: The Philosophy of Language (September 1999 – April 2000)
As Part-time Instructor (California State University, Los Angeles)
Phil 220: Contemporary Moral and Social Issues in a Multicultural Context (Spring 1999)
Phil 160: Critical Reasoning (Spring 1999)
As Summer Instructor (University of California, Los Angeles)
Phil 4: Contemporary Moral Issues (Focus: Ethics and Prostitution) (Summer 1996, Summer 1997, Summer 1998)
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
University
Faculty Service Learning Director (Winter – Spring 2002, Winter 2005, Fall 2005)
Ad hoc Service Learning Curriculum Development Committee (Fall 02 General
Education Subcommittee rep; Winter 02 Faculty Service Learning Director;
Winter 05 Faculty Service Learning Director; Fall 05 Faculty Service Learning
Director)
Ad hoc Service Learning Advisory Council (Chair/Faculty Service Learning
Director, Winter/Spring 2002, Winter 2005, Fall 2005)
CSGS ad hoc steering committee (Fall 02-Fall 03)
CSGS Advisory Board
Member (Fall 2003-Present)
Community-Partnerships Subcommittee Chair (Fall 2003-Summer 2005)
Chair (Fall 2007-Present)
Search Committee for American Communities Project Director (Alternate Winter-Spring 2007, Member Summer 2007-Fall 2007)
Distinguished Woman Award Selection Committee (Spring 2006)
General Education Subcommittee (Fall 02, Spring 03, Winter 04-Spring 04)
Academic Master Plan ad hoc Committee (General Education Subcommittee Rep, Fall 02)
College
Instructional and Student Affairs Committee (Fall 01- Spring 02; Winter 03-Winter
2005)
Graduate Council (Fall 2001, Winter 2004)
Departmental Committees
Chair Review Committee (Fall 2000-present)
Fiscal/Travel Committee (Fall 2000-present)
Graduate Studies Committee (Fall 2000-Spring 2004)
Undergraduate Advisor (Fall 2000-present)
Outreach & Web Page Coordinator (Fall 2000-Spring 2004)
Service Learning Coordinator (Fall 2002-present)
Instructional Affairs (Fall 2000-present, Chair Fall 2005-present)
Advisor to Student Organizations/Philosophy Club (Fall 2000-Spring 2004)
Social/Public Relations (Fall 2003- Present)
Assessment Committee (Fall 2000-Spring 2001)
CSULA Presentations and Student Related Presentations
Moderator for “Breaking Silences on Sexualities,” panel as part of CSULA’s student organized conference Gender, Sexuality, and Power, May 15, 2007.
Moderator for “Gender, Race, and Sexualities,” panel as part of CSULA’s student organized conference Gender, Sexuality, and Power, May 19, 2005.
Presenter for “Sexual Violence and LGBT Issues” as part of CSULA Violence Awareness Day, April 14, 2005.
Keynote Speaker for LGBT Student Awards Ceremony, Cal Poly Pomona, April 14, 2005.
Moderator for "Trans Identities," panel part of UCLA's LGBT QGrad: A Graduate Student Conference on Sexuality and Gender, October 16, 2004.
Organized Panel "So You're a What? A Panel of Transgender Identity,” April 22, 2004. Event was part of Pride Month at CSULA.
Presenter for “Service Learning Faculty Workshop” at CSULA, April 8, 2004.
Mistress of Ceremonies at Pride Month Kick-Off at CSULA, April 1, 2004.
“No Justice! No Peace!” (panelist presenter; topic: hate crimes) (sponsored by Cross Cultural Centers), January 24, 2003.
“The F-Word” (facilitator, topic: feminism) (sponsored by Cross Cultural Centers), January 15, 2003.
Organized CSULA Service Learning Symposium “Productive Partnerships,” May 24, 2002.
Student Recognition Event (speaker) (for Educational Participation in Communities), May 17, 2002.
Organized and Presented in Service Learning Workshop for New Faculty, as part of Faculty Development Program, CSULA, March 8, 2002).
“Philosophy, Values, Our Everyday Lives” panelist for Cal State LA Philosophers,
May 7, 2002.
“The Power of Politics” Conference: Panel: Gender Politics (Chair). (Sponsored by Cross Cultural Centers), January 19, 2002.
“Identity, Philosophy, and the Meaning of Life,” David Lawrence Memorial Lecture, GE Honors Club, March 5, 2001.
“Gay/Les/Bi/TransLife 101” panelist, part of CSULA Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Awareness Series, April 10, 2001).
“Sex Sells: The Exploitation of Women in Popular Culture” (sole panelist/discussion leader), part of “Love for Sale” Event-Series (sponsored by Cross Cultural Centers), CSULA, Nov 12, 2001.
“Anthrax, God, and Ethics: Philosophical Perspectives on Terrorism, Retaliation, and Religion,” Philosophy Club, November 1, 2001.
Additional University Contributions
Rockefeller Foundation Grant ($325, 000): “Becoming and Belonging: The Alchemy of Identity in the Multiethnic Metropolis”: Involved in preparation for grant as well as site visit (Spring 2002).
Faculty Advisor for the student organization Feminist Major Leadership Alliance [FMLA] (Winter 00-Spring 2003).
Faculty Advisor for student organization The Queer Connection (Fall 2005-Present).
OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Manuscript reviewing for Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy and Signs: A Journal of Women in Culture and Society
Professional Affiliations (American Philosophical Association, Society For Women in Philosophy, International Berkeley Society)
Member of America Philosophical Association Committee on the Status of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People in the Profession (Winter 2004-Present)
Board Member: East Los Angeles Women’s Center, Winter 2001- Present. Vice-Chair, Winter 2006-present.
Radio Interview about “Evil Deceivers and Make-Believers: On Transphobic Violence and the Politics of Illusion.” KPFK (Pacifica, Los Angeles) “Morning Review with Riku Matsuda.” July 26, 2007.
Co-Organized/Presented for panel “TransFeminisms” as part of TransUnity (Transgender Pride), June 3, 2007.
Member of LOTUS (League of Trans Unified Sisters), September 2006-Present.
Member of LGBT advisory committee for City of Los Angeles Human Relations Commission (2006-Present)
Participant in FTMLA Alliance/TG LA Center Community Clinic Campaign (Winter 2007-Present).
Organizing Committee “What does the ‘L-Word’ mean to you?” 2nd Annual L.A. Lesbian Health Conference, Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center, October 15, 2005.
Transgender Youth Research Project, member of Transgender Advisory Committee, Childrens Hospital/Transgender Youth Consortium, January 1 2005- Present.
Workshop Presentation “Transphobia and Violence” as part of LA Country Drug and Alcohol Taskforce TranSolutions Transgender Conference, May 4, 2005.
Presented on panel “On Sex,” American Values Series/Philosophers’ Café, April 4, 2005.
Presented on Panel “Morality and the State” American Values Series/Philosophers’ Café, February 7, 2005.
Panelist in City of West Hollywood Town Hall Forum, Facing Hate:
Discrimination & Hate Against the Transgender Community, June 23, 2004.
Co-Organized/Presented on panel “Transgender Issues and Domestic Violence” as part of TransUnity, June 15 2004.
Co-Organized/Presented for panel “Transgender Issues in Education” as part of TransUnity, June 15, 2004.
TransUnity Organizing Committee Member, Spring and Summer 2004.
Transgender Youth Symposium, assisted in organization, presenter, June 4, 2004.
Transgender Leadership Initiative – Curricular Development, Transgender Youth Consortium/FTM LA Alliance, Summer 2003-Summer 2004.
Member of Organizing Committee for Transgender Day of Remembrance, Nov. 20th, 2003.
Co-Organizer/Presented for Panel “TransFeminism” as part of TransUnity Event, June 14, 2003.
Panelist: “The Transgender Reality,” session of Prototypes conference Healing Our Village 2003.
Board Member: Los Angeles County Transgender Taskforce, 1998-2000.