Biography
Luvell Anderson is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. After completing his PhD at Rutgers University in 2011, he joined Penn State as the inaugural Alain Locke Postdoctoral Fellow, followed by faculty positions at the University of Memphis and Syracuse University. He is the co-editor of The Oxford Handbook of Applied Philosophy of Language and The Routledge Companion to the Philosophy of Race. He has published several academic articles on racial humor, racial slurs, hate speech, and hermeneutical impasses. He has also written for venues like The New York Times, Boston Review, HR.com, and Mediapost and has been interviewed on several podcasts. He is currently finishing up a book on The Ethics of Racial Humor, which will be published by Oxford University Press. He is also co-host of the podcast SNL101, a podcast for educators who want to use sketches from Saturday Night Live in the classroom. His latest book project is a philosophical meditation on Dave Chappelle, confrontation, and the relationship between humor, language, and freedom.
Education
Philosophy, PhD, Rutgers University
Additional Campus Affiliations
Professor, Philosophy
External Links
Highlighted Publications
Anderson, L., & Lepore, E. (Eds.) (2024). The Oxford Handbook of Applied Philosophy of Language. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780192844118.001.0001
Taylor, P. C., Alcoff, L. M., & Anderson, L. (Eds.) (2017). The Routledge Companion to the Philosophy of Race. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315884424
Recent Publications
Anderson, L., & Lepore, E. (2024). Introduction: Applied Philosophy of Language. In L. Anderson, & E. Lepore (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Applied Philosophy of Language (pp. 1-2). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780192844118.013.56
Anderson, L. (2024). Racial Realities. Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplement, 95, 15-31. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1358246124000031
Anderson, L. (2024). Resistance and Reclamation: Notorious Thugs. In L. Anderson, & E. Lepore (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Applied Philosophy of Language (pp. 434-450). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780192844118.013.19
Anderson, L., & Lepore, E. (Eds.) (2024). The Oxford Handbook of Applied Philosophy of Language. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780192844118.001.0001
Anderson, L., & Barnes, M. (2023). Hate Speech. In E. N. Zalta, & U. Nodelman (Eds.), The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2023 ed.). Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University. https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/fall2023/entries/hate-speech/