Jay Dittburner
PhD Candidate
| Degrees: | B.A. (Ryerson), M.A. (Ryerson) |
Research Topic
Exploring ways of finding justice for victims of state sponsored violence through feminist care ethics, memory, and memorials
Supervisors
Dr. Christine Koggel and Dr. Audra Diptee
Research Interests
- Ethics of Care
- Critical Theory
- Transitional Justice
- South Asian Philosophy
- 20th Century History
- Ethnomusicology
- Curatorship of Difficult Knowledge
Biography
Jay is a third year PhD student in the Ethics and Public Affairs program. They received their Bachelor of Arts (Double Major) in Philosophy and History from Ryerson University, writing an undergraduate thesis on the political nature of art during the Weimar Republic. They received their Master of Arts in Philosophy from Ryerson University, focusing on trauma theory, critical theory finishing their thesis project Explorations in Trauma and Memory: The Social Dimension of Trauma looking at the traumatic effects that ongoing systemic oppression can have on a social group or community. They are currently taking a graduate diploma in curatorship and are a joint curator for the upcoming exhibition, “You, Me, and the PTSD: Unpacking Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Relationships, and Healing.” Their current research focuses on transitional justice, curating difficult knowledge, and care ethics and linking these two fields together to create a unified practical theory to help victims and survivors of state sponsored violence. Art and memory and deeply connected and can be used as a tool in seeking justice by listening to victims and survivors and interacting with their creations.