Alison Assiter

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Alison Assiter
University of the West of England
Main interestsFeminist philosophy, feminist theory, Political philosophy
Notable worksKierkegaard, Eve and Metaphors of Birth
Websitehttp://www.alisonassiter.com/

Alison Assiter (born 23 October 1949),

University of the West of England.[3]

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]

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References

  1. ^ "Assiter, Alison". Library of Congress. Retrieved 16 March 2017. data sheet (b. 10-23-49)
  2. ^ Assiter, Alison. "Member Academicians (list)". Academy of Social Sciences (AcSS). Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  3. ^ a b Assiter, Alison. "Professor Alison Assiter". University of the West of England. Archived from the original on 9 October 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
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  5. ^ "UWE awarded excellent results for economics and politics (press release)". info.uwe.ac.uk. University of the West of England. 21 December 2001.
  6. ^ Rose, Nikolas (November 2005). "Message from the Convenor" (PDF). Sociology Research News (LSE Newsletter). 4 (1). London School of Economics: 2.
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  9. ^ Sands, Danielle (30 July 2015). "Kierkegaard, Eve and Metaphors of Birth, by Alison Assiter". Times Higher Education. TES Global.

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