Team profile excerpted from the Project Vox FY2022 Annual Report

Project Vox seeks to highlight philosophical works of individuals traditionally excluded from the philosophical canon. Historically, women and other marginalized individuals played significant roles in the development of modern philosophy, but their contributions have often gone unnoticed or ignored. Initially focused on early modern women, Project Vox has begun including philosophers outside of the Western philosophical canon and beyond the early modern period. We are committed to expanding and challenging the history of philosophy by promoting inclusivity and diversity.

Since its inception as an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Humanities Writ Large-funded project in Fall 2014, and in partnership with an international advisory board and a diverse local team, Project Vox has grown into globally accessed and acclaimed open educational resource. As a digital humanities initiative seeking to transform the study of philosophy and as a platform for training students in collaborative and humanistic research and publishing, Project Vox is a partnership of the Duke University Libraries and Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Key Accomplishments in 2021-2022

• Publication of a new philosopher entry on Tullia d'Aragona
• Feasibility study and research for a new philosopher entry on Nísia de Floresta
• Research for a new themed entry on "Poetry and Philosophy"
• Feasibility studies for potential philosopher entries on Wilhelm Amo, Nana Asma’u, and Germaine de Staël
• Remote collaboration with international faculty, graduate, and undergraduate team members
• Experimentation with new approaches for managing and presenting research (e.g., Kumu, Airtable)
• New forms of audience outreach (e.g., LinkedIn, bilingual blog post)
• New Duke undergraduate course, “The Modern Canon,” that features Project Vox philosophers

Check out our website and read more about the people who contribute to Project Vox, the projects they undertake and the partnerships that support our work in the Behind the Scenes section of our blog.