Dr. Tina Fernandes Botts carries on family tradition by addressing the problem of racial discrimination in ‘For Equals Only’

Book Cover. For Equals Only - Race, Equality, and the Equal Protection Clause. Portrays white and colored drinking fountains

Congratulations to Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Fresno State, Dr. Tina Fernandes Botts whose book For Equals Only: Race, Equality, and the Equal Protection Clause published by Rowman & Littlefield is available through Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Books-a-Million. “I hope people will come to understand a little more fully than they do now that color-blind jurisprudence […]

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Lecture-recital: ‘Voice and Silence: Women in Opera and Philosophy’

Voice and Silence featuring Drs. Maria Briggs and Tina Botts

“Voice and Silence: Women in Opera and Philosophy” is a lecture-recital scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13, in the Fresno State Concert Hall. In this collaboration between the Department of Music and the Department of Philosophy, soprano Dr. Maria Briggs and philosopher Dr. Tina Botts will explore the role of women in operatic dramas and philosophy.

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‘Don Giovanni’ lecture-recital brings together musical artists and humanists

From left: Dr. John Karr, Dr. Maria Briggs and Limuel Forgey at the Don Giovanni lecture/recital

Spanish and voice students took their learning outside of the traditional classroom and into Fresno State’s Concert Hall on Friday, for a cross-disciplinary lecture-recital that examined Mozart’s “Don Giovanni.”

This collaborative effort between the Department of Music and the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures combined operatic singing, lecture and a question-and-answer segment in a 50-minute class performance.

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Center for Creativity and the Arts presents its lineup for fall 2017

Woman weaving a rebozo

The Center for Creativity and the Arts 2017-18 theme will be “Voice and Silence: Expressions of the Human Spirit and Community.”

“’Voice and Silence’ will look at the various ways in which we communicate our ideas, points of views and concerns regarding current events,” said Cindy Urrutia, coordinator of the center.

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Dr. Tina Fernandes Botts publishes fifth edition of ‘Feminist Thought’

Feminist Thought book cover

~ By Taylor Blaire Mosher, student writer for the College of Arts and Humanities Dr. Tina Fernandes Botts, a Fresno State assistant professor of philosophy, has published the fifth edition of “Feminist Thought” with co-author Rosemarie Tong, professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. The book, published by Westview Press, provides a […]

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Philosophy Professor Tina Botts kicks off Women’s Studies Lunchtime Talks

~ Photo of Dr. Tina Botts, taken by Khone Saysamongdy/Courtesy of The Collegian ~ By Tom Uribes, Reprinted from FresnoStateNews.com Dr. Tina Botts, assistant professor of Philosophy at Fresno State will discuss “In Black and White: A Hermeneutic Argument against Transracialism,” kicking off theannual Women’s Studies Lunchtime Talks, part of the Women’s History Month observation at Fresno […]

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Philosophy Professor Tina Botts delivered keynote at free speech forum

~ Photo of keynote speaker Dr. Tina Botts, taken by Khone Saysamongdy/Courtesy of The Collegian Free speech and the First Amendment were in the spotlight at a forum held Nov. 1. Several hundred people attended the event, held in the North Gym.  President Joseph I. Castro opened the event by saying, “I think our campus is […]

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New Faces: Philosophy Department

Meet the 2016 New Faces in Philosophy

We have two new faculty members who will both teach philosophy and contribute to our pre-law program. Philosophy of Law Professors Dr. Tina Botts and Dr. James Rocha will become the architects of a vibrant pre-law program that will capitalize on our potential to become the premier institution in the Valley that prepares students for law school. 

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