Stafford Little Lectures: Kate Manne and Tressie McMillan Cottom

Tressie McMillan Cottom is is a sociologist, professor and cultural critic known for her incisive essays on social problems. She is the author of two books: “Lower Ed: The Troubling Rise of For-Profit Colleges in the New Economy” and “Thick: And Other Essays.” Her second book was a 2019 finalist for the National Book Award for nonfiction.  She has been a New York Times Opinion columnist since 2022.  She is a Professor with the Center for Information, Technology and Public Life at UNC-Chapel Hill and the recipient of a 2020 MacArthur “genius” Fellowship.

Kate Manne is a Professor of Philosophy at Cornell University whose research focuses on feminist, moral, and social philosophy. Her books include Down Girl: the Logic of Misogyny (2017);  Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women (2020) and Unshrinking: How to Face Fatphobia (2024).  Her opinion pieces, essays, and reviews have appeared in the New York Times, the Boston Globe, and the Chronicle of Higher Education.