Dr. Ryan Johnson
Research/Creative Interests
Dr. Johnson’s early work focused on 20th-century French and ancient Hellenistic philosophy – such as The Deleuze-Lucretius Encounter (2016) and Deleuze, A Stoic (2020) – and his recent work focused on the German tradition and Black Thought – including his co-written Phenomenology of Black Spirit (2023) and Three American Hegels (2024). His current projects take up the radical abolitionist John Brown as well as a project on Spinoza and Black Radicalism. He also loves trains and John Coltrane.
What types of “data” do you commonly use?
Books
What types of collaborations are you open to?
Anyone doing anything very interesting!
What agencies, organizations, or foundations do you have experience with to apply for grants?
- NEH
- DAAD
- NHC
- Etc.
Student Qualifications
- Humanities students