Howdy! Welcome to my academic website.

I’m an assistant professor in Wesleyan University’s philosophy department. I recieved my PhD at the City University of New York Graduate Center. My research is focused on a cluster of interrelated questions bubbling out of philosophy of race, aesthetics, phenomenology, and metaphilosophy.

Besides my academic work, I’ve written about movies, books, blackness, and love for publications including the New York Times, the LA Review of Books, and most often, and proudly, The Point. I practice yoga, play open world video games, and collect tea.

I’ve also recently begun moonlighting as a drone musician, under the nom de plume n.pellicoro: you can find me here. An Apple Orchard (my first extended play) is out now, along with other ephemera—more to come.

My partner, Maya von Ziegesar, is an incredible philosopher and artist. Check out her page here.