My name is Penelope Haulotte. I am a recent graduate of the philosophy Ph. D. program at the University of New Mexico with a certificate in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. I work on issues in social and political philosophy from both a historical and contemporary perspective. My historical research concerns the trajectory of modern German philosophy from Leibniz to Hegel, and I am especially concerned with situating the German Idealist tradition within the Enlightenment. I also work on more contemporary topics, especially, the philosophy of gender and sex and its application to trans issues.
I was the managing editor of TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly from 2022-2023, and I am currently an associate editor at Fichteana, an annual online publication devoted to new scholarship on Johann Gottlieb Fichte founded by Daniel Breazeale. Fichteana publishes reviews and information about the latest Fichte editions, books, conferences, and calls for papers.
I am a proud gay trans Texan woman who learned to love philosophy at a small liberal arts college. We did not have specialists in my areas of interest, but I was constantly amazed by the lengths my professors would go to further my education and feed my passion. My aim in life is to continue to give to others the great gift that was given to me. I aim to be broadly educated in the history of philosophy, emulating my own very accommodating and flexible teachers.