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Nancy Fraser (/ ˈ f r eɪ z ər /; born May 20, 1947) is an American philosopher, critical theorist, feminist, and the Henry A. and Louise Loeb Professor of Political and Social Science and professor of philosophy at The New School in New York City.
Nancy Fraser is the Henry and Louise A. Loeb Professor of Philosophy and Politics at the New School for Social Research and a member of the Editorial Committee of New Left Review. Trained as a philosopher, she specializes in critical social theory and political philosophy.
Nancy Fraser, a prominent critical theorist and feminist thinker, discusses the history and challenges of feminism in neoliberal times. She argues that mainstream or liberal feminism has been co-opted by capitalism and that a more radical and inclusive vision of equality is needed.
Oct 4, 2022 · Alice Le Goff reviews Nancy Fraser's contributions to social and political theory, from her multidimensional approach to social justice to her project of critique of capitalism. She highlights Fraser's concepts of status, parity of participation, meta-politics, and boundary struggles.
Nov 9, 2018 · A review of Fraser's book Scales of Justice, which expands her theory of justice to include a political dimension of justice that challenges the territorial state. The review explores the implications of Fraser's theory for human rights litigators who operate in a globalizing world.
- Juliana Cesario Alvim Gomes
- 2018
May 23, 2017 · Nancy Fraser's 1990 essay "Rethinking the Public Sphere" challenged Habermas's conception of the public sphere as bourgeois, unitary, and interest-free. She argued for a plurality of publics, a focus on inequalities, and a role for self-interest and rights in deliberation.
Nancy Fraser is a professor at The New School for Social Research who examines the contradictions of capitalism through an interdisciplinary lens. She engages in theoretical debates and participates in social movements that challenge the dominant economy and its institutions.
