Alison Assiter
Alison Assiter (born 23 October 1949),[1] FRSA, FAcSS[2] is the Professor of Feminist Theory at the University of the West of England.[3]
| Born | 23 October 1949 |
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| Alma mater | Bristol University Somerville College, Oxford University of Sussex |
| Thesis | The limits of Althusserianism (1984) |
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| Institutions | University of the West of England |
| Main interests | Feminist philosophy, feminist theory, Political philosophy |
| Notable works | Kierkegaard, Eve and Metaphors of Birth |
| Website | http://www.alisonassiter.com/ |
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Education
Assiter gained her degree from Bristol University, her B.Phil. from Somerville College, Oxford,[3] and her D.Phil. from Sussex University in 1984.[4]
Career
In the early 2000s, Assiter was the dean of the Faculty of Economics and Social Science at UWE Bristol,[5] and the London School of Economics visiting professor of sociology in January 2006.[6]
Assiter's book Kierkegaard, Eve and Metaphors of Birth was described as "an important contribution to the general subject matter of realizable well-being"[7] and "illuminating and thought-provoking".[8] It has also been reviewed by Times Higher Education.[9]
Bibliography
Books
- Assiter, Alison (1989). Pornography, feminism, and the individual. London Winchester, Mass: Pluto Press. ISBN 9780745303192.
- Assiter, Alison (1990). Althusser and feminism. London Winchester, Mass: Pluto Press. ISBN 9780745302942.
- Assiter, Alison; Shaw, Eileen (1993). Using records of achievement in higher education. London Philadelphia: Kogan Page. ISBN 9780749411114.
- Assiter, Alison; Carol, Avedon (1993). Bad girls and dirty pictures: the challenge to reclaim feminism. London Boulder, Colo: Pluto Press. ISBN 9780745305240.
- Assiter, Alison (1995). Transferable skills in higher education. London Philadelphia: Kogan Page. ISBN 9780749415501.
- Assiter, Alison (1996). Enlightened women modernist feminism in a postmodern age. London New York: Routledge. ISBN 9780415083386.
- Assiter, Alison (2003). Revisiting universalism. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire New York: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9780333984529.
- Assiter, Alison (2009). Kierkegaard, metaphysics and political theory unfinished selves. London New York: Continuum International Publishing Group. ISBN 9780826498311.
- Assiter, Alison; Tonon, Margherita (2012). Kierkegaard and the political. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Pub. ISBN 9781443840613.
- Assiter, Alison (2015). Kierkegaard, Eve, and metaphors of birth. London New York: Rowman & Littlefield International. ISBN 9781783483259.
Journal articles
- Assiter, Alison (June 1984). "Althusser and structuralism". British Journal of Sociology. 35 (2): 272–296. doi:10.2307/590235. JSTOR 590235.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Assiter, Alison (December 2000). "Feminist epistemology and value". Feminist Theory. 1 (3): 329–345. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.452.7825. doi:10.1177/1363460706053336.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Assiter, Alison (September 2005). "Informed consent: is it sacrosanct?". Research Ethics. 1 (3): 77–83. doi:10.1177/174701610500100302.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Assiter, Alison (2011). "Kierkegaard, Battersby and feminism". Women: A Cultural Review. 22 (2–3): 180–191. doi:10.1080/09574042.2011.561111.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Assiter, Alison (June 2013). "Love, Socrates, and pedagogy". Educational Theory. 63 (3): 253–263. doi:10.1111/edth.12022.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Assiter, Alison (July 2013). "Kant and Kierkegaard on freedom and evil". Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplement. 72: 275–296. doi:10.1017/S1358246113000155.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Articles
- Assiter, Alison (12 November 2012), "Code Pink, multiculturalism and relativism", openDemocracy, 50.50 inclusive democracy, London.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) Retrieved 15 July 2013.
References
- "Assiter, Alison". Library of Congress. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
data sheet (b. 10-23-49)
- Assiter, Alison. "Member Academicians (list)". Academy of Social Sciences (AcSS). Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- Assiter, Alison. "Professor Alison Assiter". University of the West of England. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
- Assiter, Alison (1984). The limits of Althusserianism (PhD thesis). University of Sussex. OCLC 223725836.
- "UWE awarded excellent results for economics and politics (press release)". info.uwe.ac.uk. University of the West of England. 21 December 2001.
- Rose, Nikolas (November 2005). "Message from the Convenor" (PDF). Sociology Research News (LSE Newsletter). London School of Economics. 4 (1): 2.
- Morgan, Jamie (2011). "Beyond the liberal self". Journal of Critical Realism. 10 (3): 392–409. doi:10.1558/jcr.v10i3.392.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Richardson, Janice (May 2011). "Book Review: Alison Assiter, Kierkegaard, Metaphysics and Political Theory: Unfinished Selves". European Journal of Women's Studies. 18 (2): 205–207. doi:10.1177/13505068110180020703.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Sands, Danielle (30 July 2015). "Kierkegaard, Eve and Metaphors of Birth, by Alison Assiter". Times Higher Education. TES Global.
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