Curriculum Vitae

Paul Boshears Education 2011 M.A. Europäische Universität für Interdisziplinäre Studien/The European Graduate School (CH) Studies under Judith Butler, Michael Hardt, and Jacques Rancière 2006 B.Sci. Sociology, Kennesaw State University 2002 University of Cape Coast, Ghana, West Africa Selected Employment 2009 Kennesaw State University Research Assistant, Department of Sociology 2008 Okinawa Institute of Science & Technology (JAPAN) Research Technician, Human Developmental Neurobiology Unit 2007 Accion USA (Americorps*VISTA) Financial Literacy Coordinator/Business Development Specialist 2006 Anti-Prejudice Consortium Research Internship Editing Experience (2007-current) Editor, Georgia Philosophy Series. (2005-2006) Editor in Chief, OtherWise: Online Journal of Philosophy. (2004-2005) Editor in Chief, Share: Art & Literary Magazine of Kennesaw State University. (2004-2006) Chair, Conference Review Board. Georgia Philosophy Series. (2003-2004) Literary Editor, Share: Art & Literary Magazine of Kennesaw State University. (2003-2005) Editor in Chief, Sophia: Quarterly Newsletter of the Philosophy Student Association. (2001-2003) Copy Editor, The Sentinel: Kennesaw State University's Weekly Newspaper. Institutional Review Board Development Guidelines and Rules for the Ethical Treatment of Human Subjects. (Translation and editing supervision) Okinawa Institute of Science & Technology. Teaching Experience 2009 Cinematic Geopolitics. Teaching Assistant for Mike Shapiro. The European Graduate School. (CH) 2007 Financial Literacy Seminars, Georgia Small Business Development Centers (non-profit, adult education) Publications Books (2007). Boshears, Paul; Jones, D.; Aflague, C., eds. The Fool: Selected Proceedings of the Third North Georgia Philosophy Conference. Marietta: Luxor Media. Articles (2009) Confucian meditations on Schizophrenia and Capitalism, vols. 1 & 2. Deleuze Studies. (under revision). (2009) Harbry, L., P. BOSHEARS, M. Boeri. Addiction discourse and sociality: Perspectives from methamphetamine users in suburban USA. Addiction Research and Theory. (under revision). (2009) Suicide is painless: Naphtha, Settembrini, and Jaspers. OtherWise: Online Journal of Philosophy. (2008) Strength in cultural differences. The Japan Times. September 7, 2008. (2007) Univocity in the confucian project: Mengzi and Zisizi. Quinta Essentia: The Selected Proceedings from the North Georgia Student Philosophy Conference. (Bice, Jones, Swanson, eds.) Marietta: Luxor Media. (2006) Kudzu Kongzi: Harmonies between Deleuze & Guattari and the Zhongyong 中庸. Interplay: The Selected Proceedings from the 2006 NGSPC. (Aflague, Jones, Swanson, eds.) Marietta: Luxor Media. Paul Boshears CV Page 2 (2005) Toward a new rationality: Levinas and Marcel’s conceptions of peace and the Other. The Exquisite Corpse: The Selected Proceedings from the 2004 NGSPC. (Aflague, Jones, Sweeney, eds.) New York: Global Humanities Press. (2004) Social responsibility and the confucian li 禮: A cross-cultural investigation. Beyond the Box: The Selected Proceedings from the 2003 NGSPC. (Jones, Osoinach, Sweeney, eds.) New York: Global Humanities Press. Awards Received 2008 Segal AmeriCorps Education Award 2005 Gold Circle Award – Columbia Scholastic Student Press Perfect Ten Award – HOW Magazine’s International Graphic Design Competition 2004 Best in Show – College Media Advisers, New York Best of Collegiate Design – College Media Advisers Invited Discussant (2006) The Step Back: Ethics and Politics After Deconstruction by David Wood. Georgia Continental Philosophy. (2004) The Conspiracy of Life: Meditations on Schelling and His Time by Jason Wirth. Georgia Continental Philosophy Circle. Papers Presented (2009) Relationality and identity migration among methamphetamine users: An exploratory study. Georgia Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Morehouse College. (2009) Heavy bored cyborg: Attunement and addiction. Pacific Association for the Continental Tradition. Seattle University. (2009) Introducing identity migration. Europäische Universität für Interdisziplinäre Studien. Saas-Fee (CH). (2009) Social bonds in the initiation of methamphetamine use. Seventh Annual Suburban Studies Conference. Kennesaw State University. (2008) Graham Parkes as social philosopher. Third Annual Comparative-Continental Philosophy Circle. EastWest Center, University of Hawai`i. (2007) Univocity in the confucian project: Mengzi and Zisizi. Fifth Annual North Georgia Student Philosophy Conference. (2007) A rhizomatic Zhongyong 中庸. Thirteenth National Asian Studies Development Program. Seattle. (2007) Gender differences in response to a prejudice reduction program. Southern Sociological Society. Atlanta. (2006) Suicide is painless: Desiring human rights. Midsouth Philosophy Conference. University of Memphis. (2006) Kudzu Kongzi: Harmonies between Deleuze & Guattari and the Zhongyong 中庸. Fourth Annual North Georgia Student Philosophy Conference. (2004) Toward a new rationality: Levinas and Marcel’s conceptions of peace and the Other. Second Annual North Georgia Student Philosophy Conference. (2003) Social responsibility and the confucian li 禮: A cross-cultural investigation. First Annual North Georgia Student Philosophy Conference. (2003) Appreciating values: Weber's protestant work ethic and Master Kong's li 禮. Sociology Student Symposium. Kennesaw State University. Interviews (2008) 沖縄全島エイサ. 琉球新補 (Ryukyu Shimpo), 8/25/08. (2007) Creation from the Streets: Paul Boshears. Delayed: Live from Edge City, Public Domain, 10/26/07.