That’s Not My Sexual History, That’s My Oeuvre!

Georgi Gardiner is an Associate Professor of Philosophy and GESS (Gender and Sexuality Studies) at Tulane University. She specializes in epistemology, social philosophy, meta-philosophy. This includes research in evidence law, legal proof, rape accusations, self-deception, virtue epistemology, epistemic value, and the ethics of belief. Join Dr. Gardiner for a review of language. The lexicon for describing romantic and sexual relationships can feel impoverished, and many words have unduly negative connotations (“situationship”, etc.). Playing with words can help! Join us for an activity where we will creatively adapt words from the geology and art worlds to describe love, sex, and relationships. This event will help participants expand their romantic lexicon by borrowing evocative terms from other fields. This can help create a more positive, welcoming, and useful vocabulary when discussing romance, intimacy, and love. Please contact Campus Health/The Well for Health Promotion at whp@tulane.edu at least two weeks in advance of the event if you have accessibility needs and need a disability-related accommodation to participate.