Peter Hallward
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Peter Hallward is a Canadian political philosopher
, best known for his work on Alain Badiou
and Gilles Deleuze
. He has also published works on post-colonialism and contemporary Haiti
. Hallward is a member of the editorial collective of the journal Radical Philosophy
and a contributing editor to Angelaki: Journal of the Theoretical Humanities.
Hallward previously taught French at King's College
in London, as well as Middlesex University
, and is now at Kingston University
.
, Graham Harman
, Gerhard Richter, John Protevi, and Étienne Balibar
, institutional bodies including the Middlesex UCU, the philosophy faculty of Cambridge University, the American Philosophical Association
, and the Parlement des Philosophes of Strasburg, and from political organisations like Abahlali baseMjondolo
. On 8 June 2010, Kingston University
announced that they would reestablish the Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy, formerly of Middlesex University, and employ Hallward, Osborne, Eric Alliez, and Stella Sandford, the four senior members of the Middlesex philosophy staff. Middlesex's MA and PhD students would also be able to transfer to Kingston.
Political philosophy
Political philosophy is the study of such topics as liberty, justice, property, rights, law, and the enforcement of a legal code by authority: what they are, why they are needed, what, if anything, makes a government legitimate, what rights and freedoms it should protect and why, what form it...
, best known for his work on Alain Badiou
Alain Badiou
Alain Badiou is a French philosopher, professor at European Graduate School, formerly chair of Philosophy at the École Normale Supérieure . Along with Giorgio Agamben and Slavoj Žižek, Badiou is a prominent figure in an anti-postmodern strand of continental philosophy...
and Gilles Deleuze
Gilles Deleuze
Gilles Deleuze , was a French philosopher who, from the early 1960s until his death, wrote influentially on philosophy, literature, film, and fine art. His most popular works were the two volumes of Capitalism and Schizophrenia: Anti-Oedipus and A Thousand Plateaus , both co-written with Félix...
. He has also published works on post-colonialism and contemporary Haiti
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
. Hallward is a member of the editorial collective of the journal Radical Philosophy
Radical Philosophy
Radical Philosophy is a British academic journal of critical theory and continental philosophy, appearing six times a year. It was established in 1972 with the purpose of providing a forum for the theoretical work which was emerging in the wake of the radical movements of the 1960s, in philosophy...
and a contributing editor to Angelaki: Journal of the Theoretical Humanities.
Hallward previously taught French at King's College
King's College London
King's College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. King's has a claim to being the third oldest university in England, having been founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, and...
in London, as well as Middlesex University
Middlesex University
Middlesex University is a university in north London, England. It is located in the historic county boundaries of Middlesex from which it takes its name. It is one of the post-1992 universities and is a member of Million+ working group...
, and is now at Kingston University
Kingston University
Kingston University is a public research university located in Kingston upon Thames, southwest London, United Kingdom. It was originally founded in 1899 as Kingston Technical Institute, a polytechnic, and became a university in 1992....
.
Middlesex University investigation
On 21 May 2010, the administration of Middlesex University suspended Hallward, along with Professor Peter Osborne, Christian Kerslake, and several students, pending an investigation into their involvement in the campaign against the decision to close the Department of Philosophy. Hallward, Osborne, and Kerslake were barred from the premises of the university, and forbidden to contact Middlesex students. These suspensions, along with the impending closure of the Department of Philosophy, have drawn international criticism from such scholars as Jean-Luc NancyJean-Luc Nancy
Jean-Luc Nancy is a French philosopher.Nancy's first book, published in 1973, was Le titre de la lettre , a reading of the work of French psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan, written in collaboration with Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe...
, Graham Harman
Graham Harman
Graham Harman is a professor at the American University in Cairo, Egypt. He is a contemporary philosopher of metaphysics, who attempts to reverse the linguistic turn of Western philosophy...
, Gerhard Richter, John Protevi, and Étienne Balibar
Étienne Balibar
Étienne Balibar is a French Marxist philosopher. After the death of his teacher Louis Althusser, Balibar quickly became the leading exponent of French Marxist philosophy.- Life and work :...
, institutional bodies including the Middlesex UCU, the philosophy faculty of Cambridge University, the American Philosophical Association
American Philosophical Association
The American Philosophical Association is the main professional organization for philosophers in the United States. Founded in 1900, its mission is to promote the exchange of ideas among philosophers, to encourage creative and scholarly activity in philosophy, to facilitate the professional work...
, and the Parlement des Philosophes of Strasburg, and from political organisations like Abahlali baseMjondolo
Abahlali baseMjondolo
Abahlali baseMjondolo , also known as AbM or the red shirts is a shack-dwellers' movement in South Africa which is well known for its campaigning for public housing. The movement grew out of a road blockade organized from the Kennedy Road shack settlement in the city of Durban in early 2005 and now...
. On 8 June 2010, Kingston University
Kingston University
Kingston University is a public research university located in Kingston upon Thames, southwest London, United Kingdom. It was originally founded in 1899 as Kingston Technical Institute, a polytechnic, and became a university in 1992....
announced that they would reestablish the Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy, formerly of Middlesex University, and employ Hallward, Osborne, Eric Alliez, and Stella Sandford, the four senior members of the Middlesex philosophy staff. Middlesex's MA and PhD students would also be able to transfer to Kingston.
Edited volumes
- The One or the Other? French Philosophy Today. Special issue of Angelaki (no. 8:2, August 2003)
- "Communism of the Intellect, Communism of the Will." (2010). in The Idea of Communism (edited by Costas Douzinas & Slavoj Žižek). London: Verso Books.