Daisy Dixon

Hello! I am a philosopher of art and an artist, and a Lecturer (assistant professor) in Philosophy at Cardiff University.

My philosophical work mainly focuses on 'dangerous art': art that constitutes oppression or entrenches structural injustices. Specifically, I argue that visual art is a kind of communication, or speech, and I explore the moral and political implications of this. I argue that artworks can perform (oppressive) speech acts, have propositional content, can tell lies, and their meanings are sensitive to curatorial dimensions. More broadly, I'm interested in the nature of 'aesthetic injustice' - how we might be wronged in a distinctively aesthetic way. 

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As a 'first-gen' university student, I am passionate about public engagement and outreach - alongside my teaching, I endeavour to make philosophy accessible and exciting to all. I've presented my work on BBC radio, podcasts, YouTube, and I've worked with the Sutton Trust Summer School and guest-lecture for the London Drawing Group. 

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Before Cardiff, I was a post-doctoral Research Fellow in Philosophy & Art at Peterhouse, University of Cambridge from 2018-2022. I was awarded my PhD in Philosophy by Cambridge in 2019. Before that, I received a Distinction for the MPhil in Philosophy at Cambridge, and a First Class BA (joint honours) in Fine Art & Philosophy at the University of Reading.

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I also have an art practice in painting and sonic installation. 

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