Fiona Jenkins

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Fiona Jenkins
Born1965
Education Balliol College, Oxford (PhD), Sussex University (MA)
Era 21st-century philosophy
Region Western philosophy
School Continental
Institutions Australian National University
Thesis Becoming What We Are: A Study of Revaluation, Realism and Self-Representation in Nietzsche's Writings  (1996)
Doctoral advisor Bernard Williams and Alan Montefiore
Main interests
Feminist Theory, Cultural Theory, Screen And Media Culture, Poststructuralism, Social Philosophy
Website https://researchers.anu.edu.au/researchers/jenkins-fk?term=fiona%20jenkins

Fiona Jenkins (born 1965) is an Australian philosopher and Associate Professor of Philosophy at the Australian National University. She is known for her works on feminist theory, the status of women in philosophy and Nietzschean philosophy. Jenkins was the convenor of the ANU Gender Institute from 2012 to 2015. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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  1. "Fiona Jenkins – Gender Equality in Higher Education 2018". genderequalityconference2018.com. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  2. Knierim, Kristian. "Prof. Fiona Jenkins". www.sowi.rub.de.
  3. O'Connor, Peg (28 April 2014). "Review of Women in Philosophy: What Needs to Change?". Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews. ISSN   1538-1617 . Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  4. Merlino, Anthony (2017). "Stifled Voices: Women in Philosophy Through the Eyes of Fiona Jenkins". Woroni . Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  5. Duffy, Leigh (17 January 2015). "Katrina Hutchison and Fiona Jenkins (eds.), Women in Philosophy: What Needs to Change?". The Journal of Value Inquiry . 50 (2): 495–500. doi:10.1007/s10790-015-9481-1. ISSN   0022-5363. S2CID   140442775.
  6. Leuschner, Anna (20 December 2014). "Katrina Hutchison and Fiona Jenkins (eds): Women in Philosophy: What Needs to Change?". Journal for General Philosophy of Science . 46 (1): 245–249. doi:10.1007/s10838-014-9282-4. ISSN   0925-4560. S2CID   142715646.