Courses
- Introduction to Philosophy
- Foundations of Ethics
- Philosophy in Latin America
- Feminist Philosophy
- Philosophy of Language
Education
- Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
- B.A., California State University, Fullerton
Research Interests
- U.S. Latinx and Latin American Philosophy
- Feminist Philosophy
- Phenomenology
- Philosophy of Race
Biography
Erika Grimm, Ph.D., (she/her) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at St. Mary’s University, where she also serves as Program Director for Mexican American Studies. She holds a dual-title Ph.D. in philosophy and women’s, gender and sexuality studies from The Pennsylvania State University and a B.A. in philosophy (with a linguistics minor) from California State University, Fullerton.
A Chicana feminist philosopher, Grimm is primarily concerned with questions of linguistic identity, language use, perception and embodiment. In her work, she interrogates the ideological relationships at the nexus of race, language, gender, class, citizenship and disability that create conditions for the dis-citizenship and disenfranchisement of marginalized populations in the United States. Her current book project examines instances of what she terms ‘linguistic rupture’ in U.S. Latinx and Chicanx lived experience through the lens of Latina feminist phenomenology.
Grimm is the faculty advisor for the St. Mary’s Philosophy Society and the Texas Lambda Chapter of Phi Sigma Tau Philosophy Honor Society.
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Honors and Awards
- CAHSS Faculty Fellow, St. Mary’s University, 2026–2027
- Junior Faculty Research Mentoring Award, St. Mary’s University, 2026
- Excellence in Teaching Award, The Pennsylvania State University, 2023
Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
Grimm, Erika. “The Uses of Phenomenology for Latinx Feminisms: Developing a Phenomenological Approach Informed by Rupture.” Philosophies 9, no. 6 (2024): 165. doi.org/10.3390/philosophies9060165
Book Reviews
Grimm, Erika. “Nos/Otras: Gloria E. Anzaldúa, Multiplicitous Agency, and Resistance by Andrea J. Pitts.” PhiloSOPHIA: A Journal of transContinental Feminism 15 (2025): 141-146. doi.org/10.1353/phi.2025.a981397
Translations (Spanish to English)
Gargallo, Francesca. “Philosophical Feminism in Latin America.” Translated by Erika Grimm and Kevin Cedeño-Pacheco. In Theories of the Flesh: Latinx and Latin American Feminisms, Transformation, and Resistance, edited by Andrea J. Pitts, Mariana Ortega, and José Medina. Oxford University Press, 2020.
Recent Conference Activity
Book Session presentation on Carnalities: The Art of Living in Latinidad by Mariana Ortega. 64th Annual Conference of the Society for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy (SPEP). Chicago, IL. Nov 19–21, 2026.
“‘Really Latin:’ Sofia Vergara and Impure Logics of Linguistic Racialization.” María Lugones Archive Symposium. The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX. Oct 9–11, 2026.
“‘Really Latin:’ Sofia Vergara and Impure Logics of Linguistic Racialization.” Latina/x Feminisms Workshop. The Pennsylvania State University; University Park, PA. May 21–22, 2026.
“The Role of Accent in ‘Playing’ Latino.” Latinx Philosophy Conference. The Pennsylvania State University; University Park, PA. May 1–2, 2025.
Author-Meets-Critics presentation on A Phenomenology for Women of Color: Merleau-Ponty and Identity-in-Difference by Emily S. Lee. Session on Asian & Asian American Philosophers & Philosophies. Pacific Division Meeting of the American Philosophical Association (APA). San Francisco, CA. Apr 14–19, 2025.
“Language, Race, and Linguistic Purity.” 25th Annual Texas Language Education Research Conference. Voices Unbound: Decolonizing Futures in Language and Literacy Practices. The University of Texas at San Antonio; San Antonio, TX. Nov 9-10, 2024.
Comments on Sarah Carey, “Ways to Read Resistance: From the Coloniality of Language to Complex Communication.” Central Division Meeting of the American Philosophical Association (APA). New Orleans, LA. Feb 21-24, 2024.
“Foreign Natives / Native Foreigners: Language, Citizenship, and the Racialization of Mexicans in the U.S.” Latinx Philosophy Conference. Temple University; Philadelphia, PA. Apr 14-15, 2023.