Jason Barker | |
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.jpg) Jason Barker in 2008 | |
| Born | 1971 (age 52–53) London, England |
| Occupation | Professor |
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| Institutions | Kyung Hee University |
| Main interests | Karl Marx, Alain Badiou, Jacques Lacan |
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Jason Barker (born 1971) is a British theorist of contemporary French philosophy, a novelist, film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is Honorable Professor at Kyung Hee University in the College of Foreign Language and Literature,[1] where he teaches a masters course on Marxism and Literature with the British philosopher Ray Brassier.[2] He was previously a visiting professor at the European Graduate School,[3] having taught in the Faculty of Media and Communication alongside Alain Badiou, Judith Butler, Jacques Rancière, Avital Ronell, Slavoj Žižek, and others.[4]
Most notable for his translation and introductions to the philosophy of Alain Badiou, Barker draws on an eclectic range of influences including neoplatonism, Lacanian psychoanalysis, and Marxism.[5] Writing in both the English and French languages, Barker has also contributed to debates in post-Marxism.[6]
- ^ "Jason Barker". Kyung Hee University. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ "Kyung Hee BALC". Kyung Hee BALC. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ "Jason Barker - Biography". The European Graduate School. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013.
- ^ "Faculty". The European Graduate School. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ See Barker, "Topography and Structure".
- ^ See Barker, "De L'État au Maître: Badiou et le post-marxisme".