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Irene J. Klaver

Title: Professor

Department: Philosophy and Religion

College: College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Curriculum Vitae

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Education

  • PhD, State University of New York (SUNY) at Stony Brook, 1996
    Major: Philosophy
    Dissertation: Indeterminacy in Place. Committee members: Edward S. Casey (Director), Mary Rawlinson, Anthony Weston, Peter Manchester, Stephen A.Tyler (Outside Reader: Professor of Anthropology and Linguistics, Rice University)
  • MA, New School for Social Research, New York, 1988
    Major: Philosophy
  • MA, University of Amsterdam, 1987
    Major: (Cum Laude) Political Theory/ Social Sciences/ De Moed der Wanorde: Noodzaak voor Onbepaalde Ruimte in Stadsplanning (The Courage of Chaos: Necessity of Indeterminate Space in City Planning)
  • BA, University of Amsterdam, 1984
    Major: Psychology/Philosophy

Current Scheduled Teaching

PHIL 6950.706Doctoral DissertationSpring 2025
PHIL 4650.001Philosophy of WaterSpring 2025
PHIL 6900.009Special ProblemsSpring 2025
PHIL 6250.001AestheticsFall 2024 SPOT
PHIL 6950.706Doctoral DissertationFall 2024
PHIL 6900.706Special ProblemsFall 2024
PHIL 6910.001Special ProblemsFall 2024

Previous Scheduled Teaching

PHIL 3100.001AestheticsSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 6950.706Doctoral DissertationSpring 2024
PHIL 4150.001FeminismSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 6900.009Special ProblemsSpring 2024
PHIL 6950.706Doctoral DissertationFall 2023
PHIL 4650.001Philosophy of WaterFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 6650.001Philosophy of Water IssuesFall 2023 SPOT
PHIL 6900.706Special ProblemsFall 2023
PHIL 6950.706Doctoral DissertationSpring 2023
PHIL 6950.706Doctoral DissertationFall 2022
PHIL 4150.001FeminismFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 5950.001Master's ThesisFall 2022
PHIL 4800.001PostmodernismFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 6500.001Cultural CriticismSpring 2022 SPOT
PHIL 6950.706Doctoral DissertationSpring 2022
PHIL 5950.003Master's ThesisSpring 2022
PHIL 6950.001Doctoral DissertationFall 2021
PHIL 6950.706Doctoral DissertationFall 2021
PHIL 4650.001Philosophy of WaterFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 6900.706Special ProblemsFall 2021
PHIL 6950.706Doctoral DissertationSummer 5W1 2021
PHIL 6950.005Doctoral DissertationSpring 2021
PHIL 4200.001Science, Technology, and SocietySpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 6900.007Special ProblemsSpring 2021
PHIL 6950.004Doctoral DissertationFall 2020
PHIL 6650.001Philosophy of Water IssuesFall 2020 SPOT
PHIL 6950.706Doctoral DissertationSpring 2020
PHIL 4650.001Philosophy of WaterSpring 2020 Syllabus
PHIL 6900.706Special ProblemsSpring 2020
PHIL 6250.001AestheticsFall 2019 SPOT
PHIL 6950.001Doctoral DissertationFall 2019
PHIL 6900.706Special ProblemsFall 2019
PHIL 6950.706Doctoral DissertationSpring 2019
PHIL 4951.001Honors College Capstone ThesisSpring 2019
PHIL 4200.001Science, Technology, and SocietySpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 6950.001Doctoral DissertationFall 2018
PHIL 6950.706Doctoral DissertationFall 2018
PHIL 4650.001Philosophy of WaterFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 6650.001Philosophy of Water IssuesFall 2018 SPOT
PHIL 6900.706Special ProblemsFall 2018
PHIL 6950.706Doctoral DissertationSpring 2018
PHIL 4150.001FeminismSpring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 2500.004Introduction to Contemporary Environmental IssuesSpring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 5900.706Special ProblemsSpring 2018
PHIL 6950.706Doctoral DissertationFall 2017
PHIL 2500.005Introduction to Contemporary Environmental IssuesFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 4800.001PostmodernismFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 4900.706Special ProblemsFall 2017
PHIL 5900.706Special ProblemsFall 2017
PHIL 6950.706Doctoral DissertationSpring 2017
PHIL 4150.001FeminismSpring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 2500.004Introduction to Contemporary Environmental IssuesSpring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 6900.706Special ProblemsSpring 2017
PHIL 6950.001Doctoral DissertationFall 2016
PHIL 6950.706Doctoral DissertationFall 2016
PHIL 6650.001Philosophy of Water IssuesFall 2016 SPOT
PHIL 6900.706Special ProblemsFall 2016
PHIL 6950.706Doctoral DissertationSpring 2016
PHIL 4700.001Environmental EthicsSpring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 2500.004Introduction to Contemporary Environmental IssuesSpring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 6900.706Special ProblemsSpring 2016
PHIL 6950.001Doctoral DissertationFall 2015
PHIL 6950.706Doctoral DissertationFall 2015
PHIL 2500.005Introduction to Contemporary Environmental IssuesFall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
PHIL 6900.706Special ProblemsFall 2015
PHIL 5250.001Topics in the History of PhilosophyFall 2015 SPOT
PHIL 6950.706Doctoral DissertationSpring 2015
PHIL 6950.001Doctoral DissertationFall 2014
PHIL 6950.706Doctoral DissertationFall 2014
PHIL 2500.001Introduction to Contemporary Environmental IssuesFall 2014 Syllabus
PHIL 4800.001PostmodernismFall 2014 Syllabus
PHIL 6900.706Special ProblemsFall 2014
PHIL 6950.706Doctoral DissertationSpring 2014
PHIL 2500.001Introduction to Contemporary Environmental IssuesSpring 2014 Syllabus
PHIL 6650.001Philosophy of Water IssuesSpring 2014
PHIL 6950.706Doctoral DissertationFall 2013
PHIL 2500.005Introduction to Contemporary Environmental IssuesFall 2013 Syllabus
PHIL 4650.001Philosophy of WaterFall 2013 Syllabus
PHIL 6950.706Doctoral DissertationSpring 2013
PHIL 2500.001Introduction to Contemporary Environmental IssuesSpring 2013 Syllabus
PHIL 5960.001Seminar in Problems of PhilosophySpring 2013
PHIL 4900.706Special ProblemsSpring 2013
PHIL 6900.706Special ProblemsSpring 2013
PHIL 6950.706Doctoral DissertationFall 2012
PHIL 2500.005Introduction to Contemporary Environmental IssuesFall 2012 Syllabus
PHIL 4650.001Philosophy of WaterFall 2012 Syllabus
PHIL 6900.706Special ProblemsFall 2012
PHIL 6910.706Special ProblemsSummer 10W 2012
PHIL 6950.706Doctoral DissertationSpring 2012
PHIL 4700.001Environmental EthicsSpring 2012 Syllabus
PHIL 4800.001PostmodernismSpring 2012 Syllabus
PHIL 4900.706Special ProblemsSpring 2012
PHIL 6900.706Special ProblemsSpring 2012
PHIL 2500.001Introduction to Contemporary Environmental IssuesFall 2011 Syllabus
PHIL 6650.001Philosophy of Water IssuesFall 2011
PHIL 2500.001Introduction to Contemporary Environmental IssuesSpring 2011 Syllabus
PHIL 5950.706Master's ThesisSpring 2011
PHIL 4650.001Philosophy of WaterSpring 2011 Syllabus
PHIL 4900.706Special ProblemsSpring 2011
PHIL 6500.001Cultural CriticismFall 2010
PHIL 2500.001Introduction to Contemporary Environmental IssuesFall 2010
PHIL 5950.706Master's ThesisFall 2010
PHIL 4900.706Special ProblemsFall 2010
PHIL 4900.706Special ProblemsSummer 5W1 2010
PHIL 5950.706Master's ThesisSpring 2010
PHIL 4960.001Proseminar in PhilosophySpring 2010
PHIL 4900.706Special ProblemsSpring 2010
PHIL 5900.706Special ProblemsSpring 2010
PHIL 5910.706Special ProblemsSpring 2010
PHIL 5950.706Master's ThesisFall 2009
PHIL 5960.002Seminar in Problems of PhilosophyFall 2009
PHIL 4900.706Special ProblemsFall 2009
PHIL 5900.706Special ProblemsFall 2009
PHIL 4951.001Honors College Capstone ThesisSpring 2009
PHIL 5950.706Master's ThesisSpring 2009
PHIL 4960.005Proseminar in PhilosophySpring 2009
PHIL 5900.706Special ProblemsSpring 2009
PHIL 5910.706Special ProblemsSpring 2009
PHIL 5950.706Master's ThesisFall 2008
UCRS 1980.001Experimental CourseSummer 5W2 2008
PHIL 6900.706Special ProblemsSummer 5W2 2008
PHIL 6910.706Special ProblemsSummer 5W2 2008
PHIL 5750.001Environmental Ethics and Public PolicySpring 2008
PHIL 5950.706Master's ThesisSpring 2008
PHIL 4900.706Special ProblemsSpring 2008
PHIL 5900.706Special ProblemsSpring 2008
PHIL 5950.706Master's ThesisFall 2007
PHIL 4960.001Proseminar in PhilosophyFall 2007
PHIL 5900.706Special ProblemsFall 2007
PHIL 5900.706Special ProblemsSummer 5W2 2007
PHIL 6900.706Special ProblemsSummer 5W2 2007
PHIL 6910.706Special ProblemsSummer 5W2 2007
PHIL 5950.706Master's ThesisSpring 2007
PHIL 5960.004Seminar in Problems of PhilosophySpring 2007
PHIL 6120.001Social and Political PhilosophySpring 2007
PHIL 4900.706Special ProblemsSpring 2007
PHIL 5900.706Special ProblemsSpring 2007
PHIL 5950.706Master's ThesisFall 2006
PHIL 4600.001PhenomenologyFall 2006
PHIL 5900.706Special ProblemsFall 2006
PHIL 5950.706Master's ThesisSpring 2006
PHIL 5960.001Seminar in Problems of PhilosophySpring 2006
PHIL 4900.706Special ProblemsSpring 2006
PHIL 5910.706Special ProblemsSpring 2006
PHIL 5950.706Master's ThesisFall 2005
PHIL 4960.001Proseminar in PhilosophyFall 2005
PHIL 5900.706Special ProblemsFall 2005
PHIL 5900.706Special ProblemsSummer 5W1 2005
PHIL 5910.706Special ProblemsSummer 5W1 2005
PHIL 5950.706Master's ThesisSpring 2005
PHIL 5960.002Seminar in Problems of PhilosophySpring 2005
PHIL 5950.706Master's ThesisFall 2004
PHIL 4600.001PhenomenologyFall 2004

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Abstracts and Proceedings

  • Klaver Irene J.,. (2008). "Rivers" in: Encyclopedia of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy.
  • Klaver Irene J.,. (2008). "Water" in: Encyclopedia of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy.
  • Book

  • Klaver, I.J., Rozzi, R., May, R., Gavin, T., Massardo, F., Núñez, F., Pauchard, a., Simberloff, D. (2018). From Biocultural Homogenization To Biocultural Conservation. Dordrecht, Springer.
  • Barbara Rose Johnston, Lisa Hiwasaki, Irene Klaver, Veronica Strang, Ameyali Ramos Castillo. (2012). Water, Cultural Diversity & Global Environmental Change: Emerging Trends, Sustainable Futures?.
  • Michael E Zimmerman, J. Baird Callicott, Irene J. Klaver, Karen Warren, John Clark. (2004). Environmental Philosophy: From Animal Rights to Social Ecology.
  • Book Chapter

  • Klaver, I.J., Hoeinghaus, D.J., Grossman, J.W., Frith, A.J., Atkinson, S.F., Kennedy, J.H. (2023). The Trinity River in Texas – Muddy and Emblematic. River Culture– Life as a Dance to the Rhythm of the Waters.. Pp. 447–467.. Paris, UNESCO Publishing.
  • Klaver, I.J. (2021). Radical Water. Hydrohumanities: Water Discourse and Environmental Futures. pp 64-88. Berkeley, University of California Press.
  • Klaver, I.J., Frith, A.J. (2020). Technical/political governmentality of green infrastructure and the emergence of new human-water relations. The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of the City. London,
  • Klaver, I.J. (2020). Engaging the Water Monster of Amsterdam: Meandering Towards a Fair Urban Riversphere. The Wonder of Water: Lived Experience, Policy, and Practice. 91-114. Toronto, University of Toronto Press.
  • Klaver Irene J.. (2019). "Trans-Scapes: Transitions in Transit". Philosophy, Travel, and Place, R. Scapp and B. Seitz (eds.). 19. London, New York, Palgrave.
  • Klaver, I.J., Frith, A., Meagher, S.M., Noll, S., Biehl, J.S. (2019). The endeavor to embody urban waters: Technical/political governmentality of green infrastructure and the emergence of new human-water relations. The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of the City. 13. London, Routledge.
  • Klaver Irene J.. (2018). “Re-Claiming Rivers from Homogenization: Meandering and Riverspheres.”. From Biocultural Homogenization to Biocultural Conservation. Eds. Ricardo Rozzi, May, R., Chapin, T. Gavin, M., Klaver, I., Massardo, F., Núñez, M., Pauchard, A., Simberloff, D.. 21. Dordrecht, Springer Press.
  • Klaver, I.J. (2017). “Indeterminacy in Place: Rivers as Bridge and Meandering as Metaphor.”. Phenomenology and Place, edited by Janet Donohoe. 209-225. London, Rowman and Littlefield International Limited.
  • Klaver, I.J. (2016). “Re-Rivering Environmental Imagination: Meander Movement and Merleau-Ponty.”. Nature and Experience: Phenomenological Approaches to the Environment, edited by Bryan E. Bannon.. 113-127. London, Rowman and Littlefield International Limited.
  • Klaver, I.J. (2016). “Water, Mud, and Sand: Dutch Re-scaping the Land.”. Hypernatural Landscapes in the Anthropocene.Edited by Sabine Flach and Gary Sherman.. 101-122. Peter Lang International Academic Publishers,
  • Klaver, Irene J.. (2008). "Wild: Rhythm of Appearing and Disappearing" in The Great New Wilderness Debate, Volume 2, Editors Michael P. Nelson and J. Baird Callicott.
  • Klaver, Irene J.. (2007). "Boundaries on the Edge" in Boundary Explorations in Ecological Theory and Practice, eds. Charles Brown and Ted Toadvine.
  • Klaver, Irene J. and John Donahue. (2005). "Whose Water is it Anyway? Boundary Negotiations on the Edwards Aquifer in Texas," in Globalization, Water and Health: Resource Management in Times of Scarcity.
  • Klaver, Irene J.,. (2004). "Boundary Projects Versus Border Patrol," in Nature Reconsidered: New Essays in Environmental Philosophy.
  • Klaver, Irene J.,. (2004). "Stone Worlds: Phenomenology on the Rocks," in Environmental Philosophy: From Animal Rights to Social Ecology.
  • Klaver, Irene J.,. (2004). Introduction "Environmental Continental Philosophy," part III of the Fourth Edition of Environmental Philosophy: From Animal Rights to Social Ecology.
  • D. Rothenberg,Klaver, Irene J. (1995). "Silent Wolves:  The Howl of the Implicit," .
  • Klaver, Irene L. Embree and D. Marietta. (1995). "The Implicit Practice of Environmental Philosophy,".
  • Book Review

  • Frith, A.J., Klaver, I.J. (2016). Review Unruly Waters: A Social and Environmental History of the Brazos River by Kenna Lang Archer.. 469-470. Oakland, CA, University of California Press.
  • Catalogue Essay

  • Klaver, I.J. (2018). Making the Accidental Wild Visible: Dornith Doherty’s Deluge. DELUGE, an exhibition of photographs and hydrographs by Dornith Doherty. Dalla, Texas, Holly Johnson Gallery. https://www.hollyjohnsongallery.com/exhibition/129/press_release/
  • Journal Article

  • Klaver Irene J.. (2018). “Meandering and Riversphere: The Potential of Paradox .”. http://editions.lib.umn.edu/openrivers/article/meandering-and-riversphere-the-potential-of-paradox/
  • Klaver, I.J. (2017). “Colonialism and Imperialism: Indigenous Resistance on the U.S./Mexico Border,”. Perspectives on Global Development and Technology. 16 15-33. Leiden, Brill.
  • Klaver, I.J. (2016). “Le concept de rivière-sphère au service de la reconquête de l’espace fluvial, à Amsterdam et ailleurs.”. 333 80-86. Paris, ETE - Éditions ESPACES.
  • Persic, Ana and Irene J. Klaver. (2009). " A holistic approach: the intangible mental, spiritual and cultural health benefits of protected areas,".
  • Donahue John and Irene J. Klaver. (2009). " Sharing Water Internationally, Past, Present And Future—Mexico And The United States,".
  • Walsh, Henry C., Irene J. Klaver and John Donahue. (2009). Neighborly Waters, Sharing Water Internationally between Mexico and the United States. 24 (1) 7-20. http://www.ag.auburn.edu/auxiliary/srsa/
  • Klaver, Irene J.,. (2008). Roundtable Water and Ethics.
  • Klaver, Irene J.,. (2007). "Re-vitalizing Chinese River Relations,".
  • Klaver, Irene J.,. (2007). "The Future of Environmental Philosophy,".
  • Klaver, Irene J.,. (2005). "Always Already Rhythm, Merleau-Ponty's Movement Toward Ontology".
  • Klaver, Irene J.,. (2005). "The Implicit Practice of Environmental Philosophy,".
  • Klaver, Irene J.,. (2003). "Phenomenology on (the) Rocks," in Eco-Phenomenology.
  • M. Korthals, J. Keulartz, Irene J Klaver, H. van den Belt, and B. Gremmen. (2002). "Battles of nature; the ethical side of grazing by large herbivores,".
  • Klaver, Irene J., J. Keulartz, H. van den Belt, B. Gremmen, M. Korthals. (2002). "Born to be Wild; A Pluralistic Ethic Concerning Introduced Large Herbivores,".
  • Klaver, Irene J.. (2001). "Phenomenology on (the) Rocks,".
  • Klaver, Irene J.. (2000). Casual Killing?Placing Random Violence, KRISIS, Tijdschrift voor Empirische Filosofie.
  • Klaver, Irene J., Pieter Pekelharing and Jan Flameling. (1998). "Interview with Richard Rorty,".
  • Klaver, Irene J. (1998). "Wonder van het Hollandse landschap:  Alles is eigenlijk kunstmatig" ,("Wonderful Artificiality of Dutch Landscape"), .
  • Barbara Andrew and Ellen K. Feder,Klaver, Irene J. (1994). "Cultivating a Critical Voice in Women's Studies:  A New Look at Advertising" .
  • Klaver, Irene J. and Jeroen Onstenk. (1987). "Alledaagse Kennis," ("Knowledge of Everyday Life").
  • René Boomkens, Irene J. Klaver, en Bert van der Schaaf. (1986). "Foucaults Geschiedenis van de Sexualiteit," ("Foucault's History of Sexuality") .
  • Other

  • Sarah McCall, Paul F. Hudak, and Irene Klaver. (2006). "Developing Water Resources in Rural Jamaica: A Case Study in Southern Trelawny.".
  • Popular Press Article

  • Keulartz, J., H. van den Belt, B. Gremmen, Irene J. Klaver and M. Korthals. (1998). Ethiek rondom grote grazers (Ethics around Large Herbivores in New Nature Areas.
  • Scholarly Preface

  • Klaver, I.J. (2018). . “Making the Accidental Wild Visible: Dornith Doherty’s Deluge”. Holly Johnson Gallery, Dallas DELUGE, an exhibition of photographs and hydrographs by Dornith Doherty..
  • Translation or Transcription

  • Arion Kelkel,Ellen K. Feder. (1994). "The Enigma of Art:  Phenomenology of Aesthetic Experience or Archeology of the Work of Art" .
  • Video and Audiovisual Material

  • O'Connor, B.C., Klaver, I.J., Khader, D., Perrault, J. (2017). Manchester Heartbreak. https://vimeo.com/243975857
  • Webpage

  • O'Connor, B.C., Klaver, I.J. (2014). Amoskeag Triptych. http://amoskeagtryptich.com
  • O'Connor, B.C., Klaver, I.J. (2010). Photography Changes our Environmental Awareness. Smithsonian Photography Initiative, Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution. click.si.edu/Theme.aspx?theme=2

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Way, J.E. (Co-Principal), Golden, T. (Principal), Aoyama, K. (Co-Principal), Klaver, I. (Co-Principal), "Faculty Mentoring Grant: 2016-2017 Faculty Writing Group," sponsored by Faculty Success Office of the Provost, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (2016 - 2017).
  • Klaver, I.J. (Principal), "Grant for Philosophy of Water Project," sponsored by The Dixon Water Foundation, Private, $500000.00 Funded. (2006 - 2009).
  • Klaver, I.J. (Principal), "Grant for Philosophy of Water Project," sponsored by The Dixon Water Foundation, Private, Funded. (2006 - 2009).
  • Grant - Service

  • Klaver, I.J. (Co-Principal), Kim, D. (Co-Principal), Samantha, L. (Co-Principal), Terra, R. (Co-Principal), "Women Philosophers Mentoring Group Grant," sponsored by CLASS Dean's Office, University of North Texas, $5000.00 Funded. (2018 - 2019).
  • Sponsored Research

  • Chelliah, S.L. (Principal), Klaver, I.J. (Co-Principal), "Documenting Language and Environment," sponsored by NSF Program: DLI-(Dynamic Language Infrastructure), National Endowment for the Humanitie, Dynamic Language Infrastructure – Documenting Endangered Languages grant program, part of the agency’s special initiative, American Tapestry: Weaving Together Past, Present, and Future., Federal, $377135 Funded. (2023 - 2027).
  • Way, J. (Co-Principal), Golden, T. (Principal), Aoyama, K. (Co-Principal), Klaver, I. (Co-Principal), "Faculty Mentoring: 2017-to present, UNT Faculty Writing Group," sponsored by Faculty Success (Office of the Provost), University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (2017 - 2020).
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