Contact
| Dept: | Philosophy & Religious Studies |
| Email: | jkupfer@iastate.edu |
| Office: | 439 Catt 2224 Osborn Dr. Ames IA 50011-4009 |
| Phone: | 515-294-0058 |
Bio
Joseph Kupfer is University Professor of Philosophy at Iowa State University, where he teaches ethics, aesthetics, medical ethics, and philosophy of law. He has written on such topics as privacy, lying, the parent-child relationship, aesthetics of nature, and the virtues. Recent books are: Feminist Ethics in Film: Reconfiguring Care through Cinema (2012), Meta-Narrative in the Movies: Tell Me a Story (2014), and Aesthetic Violence and Women in Film: Kill Bill with Flying Daggers (2018).Research Areas
Ethics; Aesthetics; Social Philosophy; Modern Philosophy; Philosophy in Film
Education
PhD University of Rochester
BA Queens College
BA Queens College
Courses Taught
Selected Publications
Books
Virtue and Vice in Popular Film (Routledge, 2021).
Aesthetic Violence and Women in Film: Kill Bill with Flying Daggers (Routledge, 2018).
Meta-Narrative in the Movies: Tell Me a Story (Palgrave, 2014).
Journal Articles
“The Vicious Undertow of Vanity,” Film and Philosophy 25 (2021).
“Art and Integrity in The Fabulous Baker Boys,” Film and Philosophy 24 (2020).
“The Matrix of Envy in Amadeus,” Quarterly Review of Film and Video (2020).
“Creativity in the Classroom: Pedagogical Adaptation in Film,” Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice 20 (2020).
“Flimflam in Film: Con Artists’ Comeuppance,” Quarterly Review of Film and Video (2019).
“What Movies Teach us About Teaching: Excellence and Maleficence in the Classroom,” Film and Philosophy 22 (2017).
“Sainthood and the Good Life,” Journal of Value Inquiry 51 (2016).
“Care, Autonomy and Art in Frida and Camille Claudel,” Film and Philosophy 20 (2015).
Virtue and Vice in Popular Film (Routledge, 2021).
Aesthetic Violence and Women in Film: Kill Bill with Flying Daggers (Routledge, 2018).
Meta-Narrative in the Movies: Tell Me a Story (Palgrave, 2014).
Journal Articles
“The Vicious Undertow of Vanity,” Film and Philosophy 25 (2021).
“Art and Integrity in The Fabulous Baker Boys,” Film and Philosophy 24 (2020).
“The Matrix of Envy in Amadeus,” Quarterly Review of Film and Video (2020).
“Creativity in the Classroom: Pedagogical Adaptation in Film,” Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice 20 (2020).
“Flimflam in Film: Con Artists’ Comeuppance,” Quarterly Review of Film and Video (2019).
“What Movies Teach us About Teaching: Excellence and Maleficence in the Classroom,” Film and Philosophy 22 (2017).
“Sainthood and the Good Life,” Journal of Value Inquiry 51 (2016).
“Care, Autonomy and Art in Frida and Camille Claudel,” Film and Philosophy 20 (2015).
Selected Presentations
“What Movies Teach us About Teaching: Excellence and Maleficence in the Classroom,” Annual Film-Philosophy Conference, Lancaster, UK, July 4-6, 2017.
"Art and Integrity in The Fabulous Baker Boys,” Keynote Address, Arts and Humanities Conference, International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences, Barcelona, Spain, May 15-18, 2018.
"Art and Integrity in The Fabulous Baker Boys,” Keynote Address, Arts and Humanities Conference, International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences, Barcelona, Spain, May 15-18, 2018.