Linda Fisher
Associate Professor
Qualifications:
Ph.D., Philosophy. The Pennsylvania State University
M.A., Philosophy. University of Ottawa
B.A. (Hons.), Philosophy and French. Wilfrid Laurier University
Academic/Professional experience, and Achievements:
Research Areas
Feminist philosophy and gender theory; 19th and 20th c. Continental philosophy, particularly phenomenology, hermeneutics, feminist phenomenology, Husserl, Merleau-Ponty, Gadamer; aesthetics; philosophy and literature.
Embodiment, multiculturalism, theories of difference and gender difference, opera, phenomenology of illness and medicine, disability.
Selected Publications
Books
Feministische Phanomenologie und Hermeneutik, co-edited with Silvia Stoller and Veronica Vasterling. Wurzburg: Konigshausen & Neumann, 2005.
Feminist Phenomenology, co-edited with Lester Embree. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000.
Good Reasoning Matters! Second Expanded Edition (with Leo Groarke and Christopher Tindale). Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1997.
Articles and Book Chapters “Feminist phenomenological voices,” Continental Philosophy Review, Vol. 43, No. 1, 2010: 83-95.
“The Other Without and the Other Within: The Alterity of Aging and the Aged,” in Age/Aging. On Simone de Beauvoir’s “The Coming of Age”, ed. Silvia Stoller. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. Forthcoming.
“Embodied Memory, Remembering Bodies,” in Time in Feminist Phenomenology, ed. Christina Schues, Dorothea Olkowski, and Helen Fielding. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. Forthcoming.
“Merleau-Ponty’s Hermeneutics of Philosophical Engagement,” Chiasmi International 6 (2005). Trilingual Studies Concerning Merleau-Ponty’s Thought: 173-190.
“Multiculturalism, Gender and Cultural Identities,” European Journal of Women’s Studies, Vol. 11 (1), 2004: 111-119.
“Play, Art, and the Question of Otherness,” in Kunst, Hermeneutik, Philosophie. Das Denken Hans-Georg Gadamers im Zusammenhang des 20. Jahrhunderts, ed. Istvan M. Feher. Heidelberg: Universitatsverlag Winter, 2003: 175-182.
“La phenomenologie feministe de Beauvoir,” in Cinquantenaire du Deuxieme sexe, ed. Christine Delphy and Sylvie Chaperon. Paris: Editions Syllepse, 2002: 130-138.
“Opera and the Musical Semiotics of Gender,” European Journal for Semiotic Studies/Revue Europeenne d’Etudes Semiotiques/Europaische Zeitschrift fur Semiotische Studien, Vol. 13 (3-4), 2001: 645-659.
“Der fundamentale Charakter der sexuellen Differenz,” in Verhandlungen des Geschlechts. Zur Konstruktivismusdebatte in der Gender-Theorie, ed. Eva Waniek and Silvia Stoller. Wien: Turia + Kant, 2001: 219-237.
“Phenomenology and Feminism: Perspectives on their Relation,” in Feminist Phenomenology, ed. Linda Fisher and Lester Embree. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000: 17-38.
“Sexual Difference, Phenomenology, and Alterity,” Philosophy Today, Vol. 43 (Supplement 1999): 68-75.
“The Shadow of the Other,” in Self-awareness, Temporality, and Alterity: Central Topics in Phenomenology, ed. Dan Zahavi. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1998: 169-192.
“Mediation, Muthos, and the Hermeneutic Circle in Ricoeur’s Narrative Theory,” in Paul Ricoeur and Narrative: Context and Contestation, ed. Morny Joy. Calgary: University of Calgary Press, 1997: 207-219.
“Canada,” in Encyclopedia of Phenomenology, ed. Lester Embree et al. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1997: 91-94.
“Gender and Other Categories,” Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy, Vol. 7, no. 3 (Summer 1992): 173-179.
“Hermeneutics of Suspicion and Postmodern Paranoia: Psychologies of Interpretation,” Philosophy and Literature, 16 (1992): 106-114.
“Feminist Theory and the Politics of Inclusion,” Journal of Social Philosophy, Vol. XXI, nos. 2 and 3 (Fall/Winter 1990): 174-183.
Research Projects
Along with writing on topics in feminism, phenomenology, and hermeneutics, much of my recent research has centered on the intersections and interactions between these areas, exploring the possibilities for collaborative and interwoven analyses, with particular focus on issues of embodiment, difference, and alterity. My work in feminist phenomenology especially has sought to demonstrate the rich potential of such an integrated approach.
I am currently working on two book projects: one on feminist phenomenology, and the other a phenomenology of voice and vocality. Lately I have also begun working in the phenomenology of illness and medicine and disability studies.
Academic/Research Areas:
Gender Studies Publications
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Orbis Phaenomenologicus : Perspektiven, Edited by S. Stoller, V. Vasterling and L. Fisher. Vol. 9. Würzburg: Königshausen & Neumann, 2005.
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Contributions to phenomenology, Edited by L. Fisher and L. Embree. Vol. 40. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000.
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"Play, Art, and the Question of Otherness." In Kunst, Hermeneutik, Philosophie : das Denken Hans-Georg Gadamers im Zusammenhang des 20. Jahrhunderts, edited by I. M. Fehér, 175-182. Heidelberg: Winter, 2003.
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"Was ist eine Europäerin / ein Europäer? Überlegungen zur europäischen Identität und “Visionen für Europa” im Zusammenhang mit der EU-Erweiterung : What is a “European”? Reflections on European Identity and “Visions of Europe” in the context of EU-Enlargem." In Grenzen überwinden : der EU-Erweiterungsprozess und Visionen für Europa aus frauenpolitischer Sicht : Dokumentation der Konferenz vom 21. – 23. Februar 2003 in der Franken-Akademie Schloss Schney : Overcoming boundaries, edited by Frauenakademie München, 131-135. München: Frauenakademie München, 2003.
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"La phénoménologie féministe de Beauvoir." In Cinquantenaire du Deuxième sexe, edited by C. Delphy and S. Chaperon, 130-138. Collection Nouvelles questions féministes. Paris: Syllepse, 2002.
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"The Character of Sexual Difference." In Wissen Macht Geschlecht : Philosophie und die Zukunft der "condition féminine" : Knowledge power gender : philosophy and the future of the "condition féminine", edited by B. Christensen, 687-695. Zürich: Chronos, 2002.
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"Der fundamentale Charakter der sexuellen Differenz." In Verhandlungen des Geschlechts : zur Konstruktivismusdebatte in der Gender-Theorie, edited by E. Waniek and S. Stoller, 219-237. Wien: Turia + Kant, 2001.
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"Phenomenology and Feminism : Perspectives on their Relation." In Feminist Phenomenology, edited by L. Fisher and L. Embree, 17-38. Vol. 40. Contributions to phenomenology 40. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000.
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"Introduction : Feminist Phenomenology." In Feminist Phenomenology, edited by L. Fisher and L. Embree, 1-15. Vol. 40. Contributions to phenomenology 40. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000.
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"The Shadow of the Other." In Self-awareness, temporality, and alterity : central topics in phenomenology, edited by D. Zahavi, 169-192. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1998.
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"Mediation, Muthos, and the hermeneutic circle in Ricoeur's narrative theory." In Paul Ricoeur and narrative : context and contestation, edited by M. Joy, 207-219. Calgary: University of Calgary Press, 1997.
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"Phänomenologie und Feminismus." In Phänomenologie und Geschlechterdifferenz, edited by S. Stoller and H. Vetter, 20-46. Wien: WUV-Universitätsverlag, 1997.
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"Good reasoning matters! : a constructive approach to critical thinking.", 362. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1997.
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"A Perspective from Philosophy." In Feminism in Academia : What Role Should it Play? : interdisciplinary perspectives, edited by B. Thomas, 39-50. Vol. 1. Occasional papers in women's studies 1. Windsor: Division of Instructional Development, University of Windsor, 1993.
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"Philosophy, ethics, and humanities in medicine." (in press/forthcoming).
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"Merleau-Ponty's Hermeneutics of Philosophical Engagement." Chiasmi international : publication trilingue autour de la pensée de Merleau-Ponty : trilingual studies concerning Merleau-Ponty’s thought 6 (2005): 173-190.
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"Multiculturalism, Gender and Cultural Identities." European Journal of Women's Studies 11, no. 1 (2004): 111-119.
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"Heidegger's Hermeneutic Circle." Eidos 17, no. 2 (2003): 99-111.
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"Opera and the Musical Semiotics of Gender." S : European journal for semiotic studies 13, no. 3-4 (2001): 645-659.
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"Sexual Difference, Phenomenology, and Alterity." Philosophy Today 43, no. 4 (1999): 68-75.
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"Heidegger's Hermeneutic Circle." Eidos 11, no. 1-2 (1993): 7-17.
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"Gender and other categories." Hypatia 4, no. 3 (1992): 173-179.
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"Hermeneutics of Suspicion and Postmodern Paranoia : Psychologies of Interpretation." Philosophy and Literature 16, no. 1 (1992): 106-114.
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"Feminist Theory and the Politics of Inclusion." Journal of Social Philosophy 21, no. 2-3 (1990): 174-183.
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The Challenges of Diversity In Contemporary Philosophy, Edited by L. M. Scarantino. Vol. 11. The proceedings of the twenty-first World Congress of Philosophy 11. Ankara: Philosophical Society of Turkey, 2007.
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Is Reasoning Gendered?, Edited by H. V. Hansen, C. W. Tindale and A. V. Colman. St. Catherines: Ontario Society for the Study of Argumentation, 1998.
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