Nathan Widder joined the Department in September 2006 as a Senior Lecturer in Political Theory, having previously taught at the University of Exeter and the London School of Economics. He has degrees from the Johns Hopkins University (U.S.A.), LSE, and the University of Essex. His teaching and research covers the history of Western political thought and philosophy, contemporary Continental philosophy, and feminist political theory. His work focuses on questions of difference, pluralism, power, identity, and knowledge, and he has drawn on ideas in contemporary thought in order to stage a re-engagement with both central and marginal figures in ancient, early Christian, and medieval philosophy. Dr. Widder has published articles in prominent journals, including Angelaki, Continental Philosophy Review, Contemporary Political Theory, European Journal of Political Theory, History of Political Thought, Parallax, Philosophy Today, Political Theory, and Theory & Event. He has also produced two major studies, Genealogies of Difference (University of Illinois Press, 2002) and Reflections on Time and Politics (Penn State University Press, 2008) and is currently working on Deleuze and Political Theory for Continuum Press.