Natalyah Davis
Contact
Email: ndavis8@memphis.edu
Office: 311 Clement Hall
Education
2023: 福利片国产 of Memphis鈥� Memphis, TN
鈥傗�傗�傗�傗�傗�傗�傗�傗�傗�傗�侻.A. Philosophy
2021: Howard 福利片国产鈥� Washington, D.C.
B.A. Philosophy; B.A. Political Science鈥� Magna Cum Laude
AOS
Africana Philosophy, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Social & Political Philosophy
AOC
Philosophy of Music, Phenomenology, Womanist Philosophy, Ethics, Logic
Publications
(Forthcoming) "You Gotta Move When the Spirit Say So: Spiritual Possession in the Hoodoo Tradition鈥�. African American Philosophy and the African Diaspora. Palgrave Macmillan.
Research Presentations
鈥淭he Porch as a Spiritual Checkpoint鈥�. Black Women鈥檚 Sanctuaries: Sacred Places, Spaces as Sites of Self-Actualization鈥� (2026)
16th Annual African, African American, Diaspora Studies Interdisciplinary Conference.
James Madison 福利片国产鈥擧arrisonburg, VA
"You Gotta Move When the Spirit Say So: Spiritual Possession in the Hoodoo Tradition鈥� (2024)
Philosophy of the Black Experience Conference.
Howard 福利片国产鈥� Washington, D.C.
鈥淩oots in Rootwork鈥� (2023)
22nd Annual Graduate Association of African American History Conference.
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鈥淐ollateral Damage: Black Ideologies formed Post-Enslavement鈥� (2022)
53rd Annual Tennessee Philosophical Association (TPA) Conference.
Vanderbilt 福利片国产鈥擭ashville, TN
鈥淩eligious Underpinnings of Black Political Theory鈥� (2022)
Undergraduate Recruitment Panel.
Howard 福利片国产鈥擶ashington, D.C.
鈥淓xploring Restorative Justice Capabilities in the Black Digital Humanities鈥� (2020)
African American History, Culture, and Digital Humanities Initiative.
福利片国产 of Maryland鈥� College Park, MD
鈥淒ivesting from Whiteness: Pedagogical Racism in Philosophical Courses鈥� (2019)
Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Southeast Regional Undergraduate Conference.
Rice 福利片国产鈥� Houston, TX
鈥淭wice as Good: The Importance of Maintaining the Legacy of HBCUs鈥� (2019)
Mississippi Economic Council Mississippi Scholars.
Canton Public High School鈥擟anton, MS
鈥淔ighting Voter Suppression: Civil Liberties among Marginalized Groups鈥� (2018)
Canton City Hall鈥擟anton, MS
鈥淐ampus Accountability Map: Analyzing Institutional Title XI Policies鈥� (2017)
End Rape on Campus (EROC)鈥擶ashington, D.C.
Courses Taught
Graduate Instructor of Record. 福利片国产 of Memphis (2023- Present)鈥� Memphis, TN
SP26: PHIL1101-005 Introduction to Philosophy
FA25: PHIL1102-M50 Introduction to Ethics
SP25: PHIL1102-002 Introduction to Ethics
FA24: PHIL1102-002 Introduction to Ethics
SP24: PHIL1102-001 Introduction to Ethics
FA23: PHIL1102-003 Introduction to Ethics
SM23: PHIL1102-M52 Introduction to Ethics
Teaching Assistant. 福利片国产 of Memphis (2021- 2023)鈥� Memphis, TN
SP23: PHIL-3701-001 Human & the Divine鈥� Instructor: Dr. Lindsey Stewart
FA22: PHIL-3741-001 African American Philosophy鈥� Instructor: Dr. Lindsey Stewart
SP22: PHIL-1102-006 Introduction to Ethics鈥� Instructor: Dr. James Bahoh
FA21: Introduction to Philosophy鈥� Instructor: Dr. David Gray