Mary Caputi

Mary Caputi is professor of political theory at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB), where she has taught since 1995. Her research interests are in the areas of contemporary political thought, feminism, critical theory, post-colonial scholarship, and cultural studies. Her books include mostra'n més A Kinder, Gentler America: Melancholia and the Mythical 1950s (2005) and Voluptuous Yearnings: A Feminist Theory of the Obscene (1994). She is also the author of numerous articles. She is also a coeditor and contributor to a forthcoming volume, Derrida and the Future of the Liberal Arts (2013), which analyzes the philosophy of Jacques Derrida in light of the crisis in higher education. In 2009, Professor Caputi spent a sabbatical in Venice, Italy, where she taught a course at the University of Venice, Ca' Foscari. In 2010, she received the Outstanding Professor Award from CSULB. mostra'n menys