Michael J. Monahan earned his Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Illinois in 2003, though he wrote his dissertation, “A Theory of Racial Oppression and Liberation” while teaching at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. He is currently Assistant Professor of philosophy at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he teaches Political Philosophy, Africana Philosophy, and Feminist Philosophy. He is also a founding member of both the Caribbean Philosophical Association and the Phenomenology Roundtable. His published work includes “The Conservation of Authenticity: Political Commitment and Racial Reality” (Philosophia Africana, Volume 8:1, 2005, pp. 37-50), “Recognition Beyond Struggle:  On a Liberatory Account of Hegelian Recognition” (Social Theory and Practice, Volume 32:3, 2006, pp. 389-414), and “The Practice of Self Overcoming: Nietzschean Reflections on the Martial Arts” (The Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, Volume 34:1, 2007). His current work focuses upon the political implications of a phenomenological approach to racial ontology. By means of the support of the ISRST, he will be exploring this project through an historical analysis of Irish indentured servants in the 17th century West Indies. When not “doing philosophy”, Michael practices and teaches martial arts, builds his tolerance for bad movies, and brews his own beer.