Professor Dr. Linda Zerilli

Biography

Linda Zerilli is the Charles E. Merriam Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Chicago, where she is recognized for her contributions as a leading scholar and teacher in her field. She has served as Faculty Director of the Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality from 2010 to 2016. Zerilli is the author of significant works including 'Signifying Woman' (Cornell University Press, 1994), 'Feminism and the Abyss of Freedom' (University of Chicago Press, 2005), and 'Democratic Theory and Judgment' (University of Chicago Press, 2016). Her research spans various subjects such as feminist thought, politics of language, aesthetics, democratic theory, and Continental philosophy, making her a prominent figure in contemporary philosophical discourse.

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