Margret Grebowicz (born 1973) is a Polish philosopher, author, and former jazz vocalist. She is an Associate Professor at the
University of Silesia in Katowice. In addition to peer-reviewed academic publications, Grebowicz, a proponent of
public humanities, also publishes many works for the lay audience.
Early life and education
Grebowicz is originally from
Łódź,
Poland[1] but was raised in
Texas. In 1994, she earned a bachelor's degree in German literature, philosophy, and art history from the
University of Texas at Austin. While completing her undergraduate degree, Grebowicz worked in record stores. She completed a Master of Arts degree from
Emory University in 1998. In 2001, she earned a doctorate in philosophy at Emory University where she studied under
Jean-François Lyotard.[2] She completed her dissertation on late 20th century French philosophy and Anglo-American philosophy of science with doctoral advisor
David Carr.[3]
In 2010, she was a Leverhulme Fellow at
University of Dundee where she researched
Internet pornography and political ontology.[7] From 2010 to 2017, Grebowicz was a jazz vocalist living in
New York City and worked as an associate professor of philosophy at
Goucher College,[2] and also was an affiliate faculty of the Goucher environmental studies program. In May 2018, Grebowicz announced that she was leaving Goucher.[8] Since 2020, Grebowicz has been an Associate Professor at the
University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland.[9] Her recent essays have appeared in The Atlantic,[10]Slate,[11] and The Philosophical Salon.[12]
Kinloch, Valerie; Grebowicz, Margret (2005). Still Seeking an Attitude: Critical Reflections on the Work of June Jordan. Contributed by Christina Accomando. Lexington Books.
Grebowicz, Margret, ed. (2007). Gender after Lyotard. SUNY Press.
ISBN978-0791480779.[16]
Grebowicz, Margret (2007). SciFi in the Mind's Eye: Reading Science Through Science Fiction. University of Michigan.
ISBN978-0812696301.[17]
Grebowicz, Margret (2013). Why Internet Porn Matters. Stanford University Press.
ISBN978-0804786621.[18]
Grebowicz, Margret (2013). Beyond the Cyborg: Adventures with Donna Haraway. Columbia University Press.
ISBN978-0231520737.[19]
Grebowicz, Margret (2015). The National Park to Come. Stanford University Press.
ISBN978-0804793421.[20]
Grebowicz, Margret (2017). Whale Song. Bloomsbury Publishing USA.
ISBN978-1501329265.
Grebowicz, Margret (2021). Mountains and Desire. Repeater Books.
ISBN978-1912248933.
Grebowicz, Margret and Bamford, Kiff (eds 2022) Lyotard and Critical Practice, Bloomsbury. ISBN 9781350192027. [21]
Grebowicz, Margret (2022). Rescue Me: On Dogs and Their Humans. University of Minnesota Press.
ISBN978-1517914608.
Soriel, S. (2009). "Book review: Margret Grebowicz, ed., Gender after Lyotard. Albany: State University of New York Press, 2007. 238 pp. (incl. index). ISBN 978--0--7914--6956--9, US$24.95 (pbk)". Feminist Theory. 10 (3): 381–382.
doi:
10.1177/1464700109343266.
S2CID145579222.
^Reviews of SciFi in the Mind's Eye: Reading Science Through Science Fiction:
Zinos-Amaro, Alvaro (Summer 2011). "SciFi in the Mind's Eye". Foundation. 40 (112): 106–109.
Kavetsky, Jennifer (2010). Grebowicz, Margret (ed.). "Science and Science Fiction". Science Fiction Studies. 37 (1): 124–126.
JSTOR40649595.
Leung, Y. (2016). "The national park to come". Choice. 54 (2): 224.
Wirth, Jason M.; Philosophy, International Association for Environmental (August 10, 2016). "Margret Grebowicz. The National Park to Come". Environmental Philosophy. 13 (1): 150–154.
doi:
10.5840/envirophil201613139.