Academic rigor, journalistic flair
Lecturer in Social and Political Thought, The Open University
Dan Taylor joined The Open University in July 2020 as a Lecturer in Social and Political Thought. Prior to that, he lectured at Goldsmiths, University of London, Lawrence University, and the University of Roehampton.
He is the author of Spinoza and the Politics of Freedom, published with Edinburgh University Press in 2021. His previous book, Island Story: Journeys Through Unfamiliar Britain, was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize in 2017.
His research focuses on political theory and the history of political thought. His PhD was in the philosophy of Spinoza; his current work now explores how we might apply debates in the history of political philosophy to contemporary and future social challenges.
BBC / AHRC New Generation Thinker 2023.
Experience
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2020–presentLecturer, The Open University
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2016–2020Lecturer, Goldsmiths, University of London
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2019–2020Adjunct Professor, Lawrence University
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2013–2015Associate Lecturer, University of Roehampton
Education
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2017University of Roehampton, PhD in Philosophy
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2011Goldsmiths, University of London, MA in Cultural Studies
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2008Goldsmiths, University of London, BA (Hons) in History and History of Ideas
Publications
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2021Spinoza and the Politics of Freedom, Edinburgh University Press
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2016Island Story: Journeys Through Unfamiliar Britain, Repeater
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2013Negative Capitalism: Cynicism in the Neoliberal Era, Zero
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