Amy Gordon studied philosophy at Dominican College, where she is now working on a dissertation on the political reverberations of the capability for being saddened (with a fellowship from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada). She has recently co-authored a poverty anthology with Francis Peddle, The Poverty Paradox (2011) and facilitated a graduate seminar session on passions at Dominican College.  Gordon’s affiliations include the Human Development and Capabilities Association, Academics Stand Against Poverty, and being an active member and researcher of the global Occupy movement.  Her areas of interest include poverty; capabilities; political emotions; ethics; political economy; gender justice; continental philosophy, and ancient Greek philosophy.