Nevena Krups

Nevena Krups

PhD Candidate
Arts, Design & Architecture
School of Humanities & Languages

Supervisors: Simon Lumsden, Melissa Merritt, David Bronstein

I am originally from former Yugoslavia but have been raised and educated in Germany before relocating to Australia in 2011 where I have continued my training and education at UNSW.

  • Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics (Georg-August University, Goettingen)
  • Master of Arts in Peace and Conflict Studies (Philipps-University, Marburg)
  • Cert IV trauma-informed Yoga Therapy (Sydney, Australia)
  • Bachelor of Psychological Sciences majoring in Psychology and Philosophy (UNSW)

I have experience working for intergovernmental organisations (United Nations Development Program, Kathmandu/Nepal) and the NGO sector (Brien Holden Fundation, Yoga Impact Charity).

Research Topic:

  • Rethinking the political value of friendship with the work of Hannah Arendt

Research Areas:

  • Political Philosophy
  • Continental Philosophy
  • Moral Philosophy

Conference presentations

  • "Friendship - Preserving Humanness", March 2023, Judgment, Pluralism, and Democracy: On the Desirability of Speaking with Others, Spring Conference at Bard College, New York.
  • "Love, Friendship, and the World of Hannah Arendt", October 2023, Australasian Society for Continental Philosophy, Sydney.