Gillian Howie (4 October 1965 – 26 March 2013) was a Professor in Philosophy at the

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and Director of the

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. She is

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of ''Essential Reorientations: feminism and

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'' (2008), ''Deleuze and Spinoza: Aura of Expressionism'' (2002), editor of ''Critical Quarterly''’s special issue on higher education, ‘Universities in the UK: Drowning by numbers’ (2005) and editor of ''Women: A Cultural Review''’s special issue on ‘Gender and Philosophy’ (2003). She also co-edited ''Third Wave Feminism: A Critical Exploration'' (2007; Revised ed.). Palgrave. , with the other co-editors Stacy Gillis and Rebecca Munford. She died of cancer 26 March 2013, aged 47.

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University of Liverpool Faculty Page
British philosophers British non-fiction writers Academics of the University of Liverpool British feminists 1966 births 2013 deaths {{UK-philosopher-stub