Alexis Shotwell

Alexis Shotwell (born 1974) is a Canadian philosopher and professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Carleton University in Ottawa. She holds a joint appointment with the Pauline Jewett Institute of Women's and Gender Studies and the Department of Philosophy. Shotwell's education includes a PhD from the University of California, Santa Cruz, an MA from Dalhousie University, and a BA from McGill University. She has previously taught at Laurentian University. Her philosophical work primarily engages with social philosophy, political theory, and feminist philosophy, with a particular interest in the concept of moral complicity. Additionally, she is the lead researcher for a project dedicated to documenting the history of AIDS activism in Canada. Her notable publications include "Against Purity: Living Ethically in Compromised Times" (2016) and "Knowing Otherwise: Race, Gender, and Implicit Understanding" (2011).