| Born | (1949-10-23) 23 October 1949 (age 74) |
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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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Major works The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State (1884) |
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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]
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]
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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