Nancy FraserHenry A. and Louise Loeb Professor of Political and Social Science and Department Chair
Profile:Concentrations: Social and political theory; feminist theory; contemporary French and German thought.
Recent Publications:- "Feminism, Capitalism and the Cunning of History," New Left Review 56 (March-April 2009).
- Scales of Justice: Reimagining Political Space in a Globalizing World (2008). Also in Spanish and Chinese translations.
- Adding Insult to Injury: Nancy Fraser Debates Her Critics (2008), edited by Kevin Olson. Also in Chinese, Korean and Italian translations.
- Redistribution or Recognition? A Political-Philosophical Exchange (2003), co-authored with Axel Honneth. Also published in German, Spanish, Polish, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Turkish and Czech translations.
- Mapping the Radical Imagination: Between Redistribution and Recognition (2003), in Swedish, Czech and Danish translations.
- Justice Interruptus: Critical Reflections on the "Postsocialist" Condition (1997). Also published in German, Spanish, Chinese, Italian and Japanese translations.
- Feminist Contentions: A Philosophical Exchange (1994), co-authored with Seyla Benhabib, Judith Butler, and Drucilla. Also published in German and Turkish translations.
- Unruly Practices: Power, Discourse and Gender in Contemporary Social Theory (1989). Also published in German translation.
- Qu'est-ce que la justice sociale? Reconnaissance et redistribution. Édition établie et introduction par Estelle Ferrarese (Paris: La Découverte, 2005).
- Pragmatism, Critique, Judgment: Essays for Richard J. Bernstein, co-edited with Seyla Benhabib (2004).
- Revaluing French Feminism: Critical Essays on Difference, Agency, and Culture, co-edited with Sandra Bartky (1992).
Office Location:6 East 16th Street, Room 714
New York, NY 10003
Office Hours:Email Nancy Shealy, secretary at
shealy@newschool.edu for appointment or check updated listed at Student Advisor's Office
Phone Number/Extension:212.229.5747, ext. 3090
Email:FraserN@earthlink.netResearch Interests:Book-in-progress: Abnormal Justice
An overview of the project of Abnormal Justice can be found in a recently published article: Nancy Fraser, "Abnormal Justice," Critical Inquiry, vol. 34, no.3 (2008): 393-422.
Recent Presentations/Exhibits:Appointments:
- Blaise Pascal International Research Chair, l'Ecole des hautes etudes en science sociales, Paris, 2008-2010.
- Spinoza Professor of Philosophy, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Spring 2004
- Jantina Tammes Professor of Gender Studies, University of Groningen, The Netherlands, Spring 2003
- Research Fellowship, Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin, 2004-2005
- Vice-President and Member, Conseil scientifique, College international de philosophie, Paris, 2003-present.
Endowed Lectures 2008-2010:
- Lindner Lecture in Ethics, College of Wooster, November 2009.
- Nycole Turmel Honorary Lecture, Université du Québec à Montréal, November 2009.
- Giambattista Vico Lecture, York University, November 2009.
- Messenger Lectures, Cornell University, October 2009, March 2010.
- Storrs Lectures, Yale Law School, October 2009.
- Ernst Fraenkel Lecture, John F. Kennedy-Institut, Freie Universität Berlin, May 2009.
- Jin Yuelin Lectures, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, March 2009.
- Mary Wollstonecraft Lecture, University of Hull, UK, March 2009.
- Blaise Pascal Lectures, EHESS, Paris, January 2009.
Conference sessions on Nancy Fraser's recent work:
- “Scales of Justice,” book session, with papers by Gary Minda, Jason Hill, and Ina Kerner, at Critical Theory conference, Prague, May 2009.
- “Response to Nash, Couldry, and Cammaerts” at session on “Nancy Fraser’s Transnationalizing the Public Sphere,” Goldsmiths College, London, May 2008.
- “Dilemmas of Justice in the 21st Century: Gender and Globalization,” three-day seminar on Nancy Fraser’s work, University of the Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Spain, December 2007.
Recent books about Nancy Fraser’s work:
Transnationalizing the Public Sphere: Nancy Fraser Debates Her Critics, ed. Kate Nash (Polity Press, forthcoming).
Teoría Social y Género: Nancy Fraser y los dilemas teóricos contemporáneos, ed. Adriana Boria and Patricia Morey (forthcoming).
Nancy Fraser and the Politics of Recognition: Explorations of Difference and Justice, ed. Judith Vega and Baukje Prins (Dutch University Press, forthcoming).
(Mis)recognition, Social Inequality and Social Justice: Nancy Fraser and Pierre Bourdieu, ed. Terry Lovell (Routledge, 2007).
Journal issues about Nancy Fraser's recent work:
- European Journal of Political Theory, vol. 6, no.4 (2007). Contains essays by Linda Martin Alcoff, James Bohman, Nikolas Kompridis, Rainer Forst and a reply by Nancy Fraser.
- Theory, Culture & Society, vol. 24, no. 4 (2007). Contains Nancy Fraser's essay "Transnationalizing the Public Sphere," and replies by 7 commentators. Includes an interview with Nancy Fraser, "The Politics of Framing," by Kate Nash and Vikki Bell.
Awards and Honors:- Awarded the Doctor Honoris Causa, by the National University of Cordoba (Argentina), 2006.
- Delivered the Gilbert Ryle Lectures, at Trent University, Canada in November 2007.
CV (pdf):Nancy Fraser's Curriculum Vitae