Justina Berskyte

Justina Berskyte is a Researcher in the Philosophy department at The University of Manchester. She holds a Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship (2025-2028) focusing on 'The Language of Misogyny: Meaning, Function, and Possible Interventions.' Her research bridges Philosophy of Language with socially impactful topics like slurs, online speech, and hegemonic masculinities.

Education: BA, MA, and PhD in Philosophy from The University of Manchester (PhD completed 2022 under supervisors Graham Stevens and Andrew Koontz-Garboden). Her doctoral work introduced 'Expressive-Relativism,' a hybrid theory analyzing predicates of personal taste.

Teaching: Lecturer for modules including 'How to Do Things with Words Today' (MA) and 'Formal Logic' (UG). Teaching Assistant roles span topics like 'Language and Oppression' and 'Critical Thinking.'

Awards:

• Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship (2025-2028)
• CDTS Seedcorn Funding (CO-I, 2023/24 and 2022/23)
• Royal Institute of Philosophy Bursary (2020/21)
• Teaching Assistant Award (2018/19)

Projects & Grants: Co-Investigator in projects addressing online misogyny and democratic discourse. Active in interdisciplinary research on misinformation dynamics (2024-2025).

Contributions: Associate Editor for Organon F. Engaged in conferences on harmful content, oppressive language, and feminist philosophy.