Penelope Lisa Deutscher

Penelope Lisa Deutscher is a Professor in Philosophy and Comparative Literature at Northwestern University. Her research focuses on twentieth-century and contemporary French philosophy, particularly feminist thought, deconstruction, and the philosophy of gender. She also explores theories of genealogy and biopolitics through the works of Nietzsche, Foucault, and Agamben.

Her notable awards include the Humboldt Research Fellowship, a Distinguished Fellowship at Durham University's Institute of Advanced Study, and grants from the Australian Research Council. She has authored influential publications on feminist philosophy and deconstruction.

• Publications:
  • Yielding Gender: Feminism, Deconstruction and the History of Philosophy (Routledge, 1997)
  • A Politics of Impossible Difference: The Later Work of Luce Irigaray (Cornell University Press, 2002)
  • How to Read Derrida (Granta/Norton, 2006)
  • The Philosophy of Simone de Beauvoir (Cambridge University Press, 2008)

Scientific Awards:

• Humboldt Research Fellowship (2007-8)
• Distinguished Fellowship at Durham University's Institute of Advanced Study (2007)
• N.S.W. Residency Expatriate Scientists Award (2005)
• Australian Research Council Large Grant (1999-2001)