Kelly Oliver grew up in the Northwest, Montana, Idaho, and Washington states. She earned her B.A. from Gonzaga University in 1979 and her Ph.D. from Northwestern University in 1987. She is a Distinguished Professor Emerita of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University where her scholarly work focused on feminist theory, political philosophy, ethics, campus rape, reproductive technologies, women and the media, film noir, and animals. Oliver notes that her scholarly and personal interest in animals and nature derives from her upbringing in the rural Northwest.
Oliver is the author of fifteen scholarly books, including,
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Derived from https://kellyoliverbooks.com/kelly/ and https://as.vanderbilt.edu/philosophy/bio/kelly-oliver in April 2024.
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This collection contains the personal and professional papers of Kelly Oliver, Distinguished Professor Emerita of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University and scholar of subjects including feminist theory, political philosophy, ethics, campus rape, reproductive technologies, women and the media, film noir, and animals. She is also a founder of the feminist philosophy journal
Series 1, PERSONAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL, 1963 – 2022, includes Oliver's CV, a statement on teaching, family and childhood photographs, photographs from professional events, as well as photographic slides. This series is arranged alphabetically by record type.
Series 2, CORRESPONDENCE, 1992 – 2023, contains professional correspondence on various topics including courses, academic memos, and thank you notes from students and scholars. Other correspondents include Jacques Derrida and Julia Kristeva. This series is arranged alphabetically by provenance and then by the correspondent's last name.
Series 3, CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP MATERIALS, 1990 – 2017, includes programs and schedules from various conferences such as "Changing the Face of Philosophy: Celebrating Charles Scott as Mentor, Teacher, and Scholar" and "The Latina Dialogues: A Conference on Latina Feminism and Other Feminisms." Of particular note is the philoSOPHIA Annual Conference file that includes founding documents of the journal. This series is arranged alphabetically by conference title.
Series 4, TEACHING MATERIALS, 1973 – 2004, primarily contains syllabi and lecture notes related to courses and topics taught by Oliver. Courses include "Feminist Theory in Context: Social, Cultural, and Legal Theory" and "Race, Gender, and Place in Film Noir." Topics address the work of Jacques Derrida, Franz Kafka, Julia Kristeva, and Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak. This series is arranged alphabetically by course title or topic.
Series 5, WRITINGS AND RELATED MATERIALS, includes offprints, printouts, typed drafts, and correspondence related to articles, books, chapters, and talks by Oliver. Titles include "Bodies Against the Law: Abu Ghraib and the War on Terror," "Death as a Penalty and the Fantasy of Instant Death,"
Series 6, PRINT MATERIALS, contains a bound newsletter series from the American Philosophical Association and postcards for a talk by Oliver. This series is arranged alphabetically by record type.
Series 7, ELECTRONIC RECORDS, 2003, n.d., contains 6 untitled 3.5" floppy disks and 1 CD labeled "Hypatia 25th Keynote" with related correspondence. This series is arranged alphabetically by record type and then by title written on the carrier when available.
Series 8, RESTRICTED, 2012 – 2018, contains letters of recommendation written by Oliver for various students and scholars. This series is closed for 50 years until January 1, 2074, after which date this series will open without restriction.
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Kelly Oliver papers, MS-2024-012, Box [#], Folder [#], Pembroke Center Archives, John Hay Library, Brown University.
This collection is arranged into 8 series.
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Gift of Kelly Oliver beginning in 2023.