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Amia Srinivasan is the Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory at All Souls College, University of Oxford. She holds a Professorial Fellowship in Philosophy and previously served as an Associate Professor at St John’s College, Oxford, and a Lecturer at University College London. Her research focuses on social/political philosophy, epistemology, ethics, meta-philosophy, and feminism, with notable contributions to contemporary feminist theory and critical genealogy.
Education:
- Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Yale University
- BPhil in Philosophy, University of Oxford
- DPhil in Philosophy, University of Oxford
Research interests include the intersection of gender, power, and ethics, as well as the methodology of philosophy itself. Her book The Right to Sex: Feminism in the Twenty-first Century (2021) explores modern feminist frameworks and was widely acclaimed, winning the Blackwell’s Book of the Year and shortlisting for major awards. She is currently working on The Contingent World: Genealogy, Epistemology, Politics, examining critical genealogy’s role in shaping political thought.
Awards and Recognition:
- Sunday Times Bestseller
- Blackwell’s Book of the Year (2021)
- National Book Critics Circle Award Shortlist (2021)
- Orwell Prize Shortlist (2022)
Publications span journals like Philosophical Review, Journal of Political Philosophy, and Yale Law Journal, alongside essays in New Yorker, New York Review of Books, and Harper’s. She also contributes to the London Review of Books as a contributing editor.
Her work engages with identity-based movements, the philosophy of history, and animal ethics, reflecting her interdisciplinary approach to critical theory.
