Ann J. Cahill is Professor of Philosophy at Elon University. She is the author of Overcoming Objectification: A Carnal Ethics (2010) and Rethinking Rape (2001). Her research interests lie in the intersection between feminist theory and philosophy of the body, and she has published on topics such as miscarriage, beautification, and sexual assault.

Christine Hamel currently serves as head of the BFA Acting Program at Boston University School of Theatre where she is Assistant Professor of Voice and Acting. She is a professional actor, voice/dialect coach, and director whose credits include work on Broadway, off -Broadway, and regional theatre. A Designated Linklater Voice Teacher certified in the Michael Chekhov acting technique, she founded Femina Shakes, a BU initiative committed to feminist retellings of Shakespeare exploring a wide range of gender identities unconstrained by the limitations of conventional gender narratives. Christine was recently awarded the Granada Artist Residency at University of California, Davis in Spring 2022 where she will teach, direct, and devise text-based solo performances.