Janet Ajzenstat
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Janet Ajzenstat | |
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| Born | 1936 (age 87–88) |
| Spouse | Samuel Ajzenstat (died 2013) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | |
| Thesis | The Political Thought of Lord Durham (1979) |
| Doctoral advisor | Peter H. Russell |
| Influences | Allan Bloom |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Political science |
| Institutions | McMaster University |
| Website | janetajzenstat |
Janet Ajzenstat (born 1936) is
French-Canadian assimilation was consistent with liberal
principles.
Canadian federalism
Her view of
conservative scholars, such as Barry Cooper and Stephen Harper's former chief of staff Ian Brodie.[3]
Education and family
Ajzenstat received her Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Toronto under the supervision of Peter H. Russell. While a doctoral student, she was a teaching assistant for Allan Bloom's introductory political philosophy course. She has described Bloom as a major influence on her own thought.[4]
As an undergraduate at
University College, University of Toronto, Ajzenstat majored in art and archeology. Following graduation in 1959, she worked at the Art Gallery of Ontario, only turning to political science in the mid-1960s. She is married to philosopher and fellow McMaster professor Samuel Ajzenstat. Their daughter, Oona Eisenstadt, is a professor of Jewish studies at Pomona College
. Their son, Sandor Ajzenstat, is a Canadian artist specializing in what is known as Soundsculpture.
Awards
She is a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal (2002) and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012).[citation needed]
References
- ^ Laforest, Guy (1995). Trudeau and the End of a Canadian Dream. Montreal: McGill–Queen's University Press.
- ^ Ajzenstat, Janet. The Once and Future Canadian Democracy.
- ^ "Once and Future Canadian Democracy, The | McGill-Queen's University Press". www.mqup.ca.
- ^ Ajzenstat, Janet (1979). The Political Thought of Lord Durham (PhD dissertation). Toronto: University of Toronto.
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