Drucilla Cornell | |
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Born | June 16, 1950 |
Died | December 12, 2022 New York City, U.S. | (aged 72)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of California Los Angeles School of Law |
Era | Contemporary philosophy |
Institutions | Rutgers University |
Main interests | Feminist legal theory, Deconstruction, Critical theory, Psychoanalytic theory, Political philosophy |
Drucilla Cornell (June 16, 1950 – December 12, 2022),[1] was an American philosopher and feminist theorist, whose work has been influential in political and legal philosophy, ethics, deconstruction, critical theory, and feminism. Cornell was an emerita Professor of Political Science, Comparative Literature and Women's & Gender Studies at Rutgers University the State University of New Jersey; Professor Extraordinaire at the University of Pretoria, South Africa; and a visiting professor at Birkbeck College, University of London. She also taught for many years on the law faculties of the University of Pennsylvania and of Cardozo Law School of Yeshiva University.
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