Elisabeth Paquette

PhD

Elisabeth Paquette.

Elisabeth Paquette

PhD

Elisabeth Paquette

PhD

Interests

Feminist Philosophy; Decolonial Theory; Social and Political Philosophy

Education

  • PhD, York University (2017)
  • MA, University of Guelph (2010)
  • BA, Honors, Trent University (2006)
  • International Scholar, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (2005)

Selected Publications

Professional Affiliations

  • Co-Editor, Feminist Philosophy Quarterly (Journal) 2024-present
  • Editorial Board, CR: The New Centennial Review 2023-present
  • Founder and Director: Feminist Decolonial Politics Workshop 2014-present
  • Assistant Director: philoSOPHIA conference 2024-present
  • Executive Committee Member: philoSOPHIA conference 2018-2023 
  • Editor, Women in Philosophy Series, APA Blog 2023-present

About

Elisabeth Paquette has studied in Canada and Belgium, and taught in Canada and the US. Her first book, titled Universal Emancipation: Race beyond Badiou (University of Minnesota Press, 2020), engages French political theorist Alain Badiou’s discussion of Négritude and the Haitian Revolution to develop a nuanced critique of his theory of emancipation. Currently, she is working on a monograph on the writings of decolonial theorist Sylvia Wynter, as well as an edited collection on Alain Badiou’s conception of sexual difference. She has translated several essays, including a few by Julia Kristeva. She is also the founder and co-organizer of the annual Feminist Decolonial Politics Workshop.