About Me
Portrait by Vanessa Brassey- website here
My name’s Colette! I’m a philosopher at the University of Leeds. I specialise in the philosophy of art and the history of philosophy, especially post-Kantian philosophy. I’m currently a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow looking at how artists take on some of the roles and functions of journalists. Before starting the fellowship, I held teaching posts at Leeds, NYU London, and the University of Cambridge.
I’m a member of both the Centre for Aesthetic, Moral, and Political Philosophy and the Centre for Love, Sex, and Relationships at Leeds.
Upcoming & Recent Talks
TBC—Reading Philosophy Department Research Colloquium, 11th March 2027
TBC—Department Seminar, University of Durham, 3rd February 2027
Friday Lates at the National Gallery, 23rd October 2026
Miserable Characters and Unfeeling Artists: Trauma Porn as an Aesthetic Failing—Joint Session, University of Reading, July 2026