Beata Stawarska

Beata Stawarska is a Professor of Philosophy and Director of Graduate Studies at the University of Oregon's College of Arts and Sciences. She serves on multiple committees including the Curriculum Committee, GTF Appointment Committee, and Graduate Placing Committee. Her research focuses on Contemporary European Philosophy, Phenomenology, Structuralism, and Feminism, with particular emphasis on sociality, embodiment, and linguistic phenomena.

• College of Arts and Sciences, University of Oregon
• Director of Graduate Studies
• Board of Advisors, Association for Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences
• Co-director, Society for Interdisciplinary Feminist Phenomenology

Stawarska's research combines reflective and empirical approaches, drawing on philosophers like Husserl, Merleau-Ponty, Derrida, and Saussure. Her work critiques structuralist doctrines while exploring dialogical dimensions of selfhood, gender, and language. She edited Saussure's Philosophy of Language as Phenomenology (Oxford UP, 2015) and Between You and I: Dialogical Phenomenology (Ohio UP, 2009).

Her recent publications examine topics such as feminist speech act theory, linguistic performativity, and intersections between phenomenology and cognitive science. She received the Humboldt Fellowship (2009-2011) for advanced research at the University of Heidelberg, Germany.

Scientific Awards

• Humboldt Fellowship for Advanced Researchers (2009-2011)

Stawarska teaches courses on phenomenology, philosophy of mind, feminist philosophy, and dialogical traditions. Her work bridges disciplinary boundaries through collaborations with cognitive science and feminist theory.