APARafael Vizcaíno Wins the 2020 Essay Prize in Latin American Thought

Rafael Vizcaíno Wins the 2020 Essay Prize in Latin American Thought

Rafael Vizcaíno Wins the 2020 Essay Prize in Latin American Thought

The American Philosophical Association is pleased to announce Rafael Vizcaíno (DePaul University) has been awarded the 2020 Essay Prize in Latin American Thought for his essay, “Which Secular Grounds? The Atheism of Liberation Philosophy.”

The selection committee has also awarded honorable mention to Mariana Gomez (California State University, Fullerton) for her essay, “Radical Pluralism and the Hispanic Identity.”

The APA committee on Hispanics sponsors the annual Essay Prize in Latin American Thought, which is awarded to the author of the best unpublished, English-language, philosophical essay in Latin American thought. The purpose of this prize is to encourage fruitful work in Latin American thought. Eligible essays must contain original arguments and broach philosophical topics clearly related to the experiences of Hispanic Americans and Latino/as. The winning essay will be published in the APA Newsletter on Hispanic/Latino Issues in Philosophy.

From the selection committee: The APA Committee on Hispanics is pleased to award the 2020 Essay Prize in Latin American Thought to Dr. Rafael Vizcaino for his essay, “Which Secular Grounds? The Atheism of Liberation Philosophy.” The Committee commends Dr. Vizcaino for his profound, rigorous, and original essay, which not only contributes to the growth and expansion of the field but also represents the best, unpublished, English-language philosophical essay in Latin American Thought.

Rafael Vizcaíno is Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at DePaul University. In 2020, he received his PhD from Rutgers University, where he was a Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellow specializing in decolonial thought and Latin American philosophy (under the supervision of Nelson Maldonado-Torres). His undergraduate studies were done at Northwestern University, where he studied continental philosophy, critical theory, and Latin American history. Rafael’s work deploys the methods and concepts of decolonial thought to examine vital components of the philosophical discourse of modernity. His first book, tentatively titled Decolonizing the Postsecular, accordingly rethinks the modern dialectics of secularization from the perspective of Latin America and the Caribbean. His work can be found in the anthology Decolonising the University, and the journals Radical Philosophy ReviewThe CLR James Journal, and Political Theology. Forthcoming work will also appear in the journals Comparative and Continental PhilosophyThe Journal of Speculative PhilosophyTransmodernity: Journal of Peripheral Cultural Production of the Luso-Hispanic World, and Philosophy and Global Affairs. Born and raised in Mexico, Rafael is committed to various service and community engagement projects that seek the advancement of underrepresented groups in higher education and the welfare of Latinx communities.

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