Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò to Deliver Philosophy's 2023 Matthews Lecture

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On Friday, Nov. 3, 4-6 p.m. in South College W245, the Department of Philosophy will host a public lecture by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò from Georgetown University as part of its annual Matthews Lecture series. Táíwò's talk, "The Point is to Change It", will discuss the relationship between global and local systems of oppression. Drawing on the insights of philosopher and educator Paulo Freire, Táíwò will argue that in order to address oppression, we must change our practical realities.

Táíwò is a political philosopher with wide-ranging interests, drawing on the Black radical tradition, anti-colonial thought, German transcendental philosophy, contemporary philosophy of language, contemporary social science, and histories of activism and activist thinkers. He has written two books, "Elite Capture" and "Reconsidering Reparations", and published in academic journals on topics ranging from identity politics to racial justice to climate change.

Táíwò also regularly writes for a popular audience in outlets like The New Yorker, The Nation, and The New Republic.