Claire Colebrook (or Claire Mary Colebrook) (born 25 October 1965), is an Australian cultural theorist, currently appointed Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of English at

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Claire Mary Colebrook Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of English She has published numerous works on Gilles Deleuze,

visual art The visual arts are art forms such as painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, photography, video, filmmaking, design, crafts and architecture. Many artistic disciplines such as performing arts, conceptual art, and textile ar ...

poetry Poetry (derived from the Greek '' poiesis'', "making"), also called verse, is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language − such as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metre − to evoke meanings ...

, queer theory,

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, cultural studies and

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. She is the editor (with

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) of the Critical Climate Change Book Series at

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Biography

Colebrook's education consists of a Bachelor of Arts taken at the

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(1987), a Bachelor of Letters at

Australian National University The Australian National University (ANU) is a public research university located in Canberra, the capital of Australia. Its main campus in Acton encompasses seven teaching and research colleges, in addition to several national academies and ...

(1989) and a Doctor of Philosophy earned at the

University of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh ( sco, University o Edinburgh, gd, Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann; abbreviated as ''Edin.'' in post-nominals) is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Granted a royal charter by King James VI in 15 ...

(1993).

Publications

;Books *New Literary Histories (1997) *Ethics and Representation (1999) *Deleuze: A Guide for the Perplexed (1997) * Gilles Deleuze (2002) *Understanding Deleuze (2002) *Irony in the Work of Philosophy (2002) *Gender (2003) *Irony (2004) *Milton, Evil and Literary History (2008) *Deleuze and the Meaning of Life (2010) *

William Blake William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his life, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual art of the Romantic Age. ...

and Digital Aesthetics (2011) ;Co-authored *Theory and the Disappearing Future with

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J. Hillis Miller Joseph Hillis Miller Jr. (March 5, 1928 – February 7, 2021) was an American literary critic and scholar who advanced theories of literary deconstruction. He was part of the Yale School along with scholars including Paul de Man, Jacques Derrid ...

(2011) ;Co-edited *Deleuze and

Feminist Theory Feminist theory is the extension of feminism into theoretical, fictional, or philosophical discourse. It aims to understand the nature of gender inequality. It examines women's and men's social roles, experiences, interests, chores, and femi ...

with

Ian Buchanan Ian Buchanan (born 16 June 1957) is a Scottish television actor who has appeared on multiple American soap operas including ''General Hospital'', '' Port Charles'', '' The Bold and the Beautiful'', ''All My Children'', and ''Days of Our Lives'' ...

(2000) *Deleuze and History with Jeff Bell (2008) *Deleuze and Gender with Jami Weinstein (2009) *Deleuze and Law with

Rosi Braidotti Rosi Braidotti (; born 28 September 1954) is a contemporary philosopher and feminist theoretician. Biography Career Braidotti, who holds Italian and Australian citizenship, was born in Italy and moved to Australia when she was 16, where she r ...

and Patrick Hanafin (2009)

Grants and awards

*British Academy Overseas Conference Award (2004) *British Academy/Australian Academy Joint Award (with Dr David Bennett) (2006) *Carnegie Trust Fund (2006) *British Academy Small Grant (2006) *Huntington Library Fellowship (2007) *Arts and Humanities Research Council Leave Scheme (2007) *Goldsmiths College (2008) *Archive and Knowledge Transfer (2008) *Distinguished Visiting Professor,

Friedrich Schlegel Karl Wilhelm Friedrich (after 1814: von) Schlegel (; ; 10 March 1772 – 12 January 1829) was a German poet, literary critic, philosopher, philologist, and Indologist. With his older brother, August Wilhelm Schlegel, he was one of the main figure ...

Graduate School, Free University, Berlin (2010)

References

External links

Claire Colebrook's e-book: Death of the PostHuman: Essays on Extinction, Vol. 1 at

Claire Colebrook's e-book: Sex After Life: Essays on Extinction, Vol. 2 at

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