Terrell Carver
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Terrell Foster Carver (born 4 September 1946, Boise, Idaho
) is a Professor of Political Theory at the University of Bristol
.
in 1968, Carver went on to study in England
. After finishing his BPhil (1970) and DPhil (1975) at Oxford University, he worked as a lecturer at the University of Liverpool
between 1974 and 1979. In 1980 he moved to the University of Bristol where he was a Lecturer until 1990, when he became a Reader. In 1985/86 he was Visiting Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University
. In 1991 he was both a Visiting Fellow at The Research School of Social Sciences of the Australian National University
and also at the Centre for Asian and Pacific Studies, Seikei University
, Tokyo
. In 1995 Carver was appointed Professor of Political Theory at the Department of Politics at the University of Bristol. Carver has also been Visiting Fellow sponsored by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
, Tokyo/Kyoto, in 1999; a Visiting Professor at Pitzer College
of the Claremont Colleges
in 2003; and Visiting Professor at Senshu University
, Tokyo, in 2006.
, hermeneutic and postmodern
approach to classic texts and problems. His longstanding interest is in analysis and translation of works by Karl Marx
and Friedrich Engels
, and the relation of those studies to Marxism
and the Marxist tradition in social thought and methodology of the social sciences. He has also taken an interest in feminist theories
of sex, gender and sexuality, and the relation of that work to the sociology of masculinities, using this approach to reinterpret the 'malestream' canon of classic philosophers. He pursues this range of scholarly activities in an international setting and co-general-edits a book series on Globalization. His books and articles have been translated into German, French, Japanese, Korean and Chinese.
Idaho
Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....
) is a Professor of Political Theory at the University of Bristol
University of Bristol
The University of Bristol is a public research university located in Bristol, United Kingdom. One of the so-called "red brick" universities, it received its Royal Charter in 1909, although its predecessor institution, University College, Bristol, had been in existence since 1876.The University is...
.
Career
After receiving his B.A. from Columbia UniversityColumbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
in 1968, Carver went on to study in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. After finishing his BPhil (1970) and DPhil (1975) at Oxford University, he worked as a lecturer at the University of Liverpool
University of Liverpool
The University of Liverpool is a teaching and research university in the city of Liverpool, England. It is a member of the Russell Group of large research-intensive universities and the N8 Group for research collaboration. Founded in 1881 , it is also one of the six original "red brick" civic...
between 1974 and 1979. In 1980 he moved to the University of Bristol where he was a Lecturer until 1990, when he became a Reader. In 1985/86 he was Visiting Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonwealth University is a public university located in Richmond, Virginia. It comprises two campuses in the Downtown Richmond area, the product of a merger between the Richmond Professional Institute and the Medical College of Virginia in 1968...
. In 1991 he was both a Visiting Fellow at The Research School of Social Sciences of the Australian National University
Australian National University
The Australian National University is a teaching and research university located in the Australian capital, Canberra.As of 2009, the ANU employs 3,945 administrative staff who teach approximately 10,000 undergraduates, and 7,500 postgraduate students...
and also at the Centre for Asian and Pacific Studies, Seikei University
Seikei University
is a private university in the Kichijōji neighborhood of the city of Musashino, Tokyo, Japan. Its name derives from a passage in the Records of the Grand Historian by Sima Qian. Its campus is noted for its beautiful rows of zelkova trees.- Overview :...
, Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
. In 1995 Carver was appointed Professor of Political Theory at the Department of Politics at the University of Bristol. Carver has also been Visiting Fellow sponsored by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
The is an independent administrative institution in Japan, established for the purpose of contributing to the advancement of science in all fields of the natural and social sciences and the humanities.-History:...
, Tokyo/Kyoto, in 1999; a Visiting Professor at Pitzer College
Pitzer College
Pitzer College is a private residential liberal arts college located in Claremont, California, a college town approximately east of downtown Los Angeles. Pitzer College is one of the Claremont Colleges....
of the Claremont Colleges
Claremont Colleges
The Claremont Colleges are a prestigious American consortium of five undergraduate and two graduate schools of higher education located in Claremont, California, a city east of downtown Los Angeles...
in 2003; and Visiting Professor at Senshu University
Senshu University
is a private university in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Former "Senshu College" was founded in 1880, the first school in Japan comprising Economics and Law Departments to systematically offer a specialized educational curriculum in the Japanese language....
, Tokyo, in 2006.
Research interests
Carver is a political theorist taking a textualTextuality
Textuality is a concept in linguistics and literary theory that refers to the attributes that distinguish the text as an object of study in those fields...
, hermeneutic and postmodern
Postmodernism
Postmodernism is a philosophical movement evolved in reaction to modernism, the tendency in contemporary culture to accept only objective truth and to be inherently suspicious towards a global cultural narrative or meta-narrative. Postmodernist thought is an intentional departure from the...
approach to classic texts and problems. His longstanding interest is in analysis and translation of works by Karl Marx
Karl Marx
Karl Heinrich Marx was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. His ideas played a significant role in the development of social science and the socialist political movement...
and Friedrich Engels
Friedrich Engels
Friedrich Engels was a German industrialist, social scientist, author, political theorist, philosopher, and father of Marxist theory, alongside Karl Marx. In 1845 he published The Condition of the Working Class in England, based on personal observations and research...
, and the relation of those studies to Marxism
Marxism
Marxism is an economic and sociopolitical worldview and method of socioeconomic inquiry that centers upon a materialist interpretation of history, a dialectical view of social change, and an analysis and critique of the development of capitalism. Marxism was pioneered in the early to mid 19th...
and the Marxist tradition in social thought and methodology of the social sciences. He has also taken an interest in feminist theories
Feminist theory
Feminist theory is the extension of feminism into theoretical, or philosophical discourse, it aims to understand the nature of gender inequality...
of sex, gender and sexuality, and the relation of that work to the sociology of masculinities, using this approach to reinterpret the 'malestream' canon of classic philosophers. He pursues this range of scholarly activities in an international setting and co-general-edits a book series on Globalization. His books and articles have been translated into German, French, Japanese, Korean and Chinese.
Awards and responsibilities
Since 1995 Carver has been a member of the Editorial Commission of the Marx-Engels Gesamtausgabe. Both in 1995/96 and in 2004/5 he was awarded a University of Bristol Research Fellowship. In 2002/3 he received the Arts and Humanities Research Board Research leave award, and again from the Arts and Humanities Research Council in 2005/6. Carver is also a member of the Political Studies Association Executive Committee. He served as Chair of the Publications Committee (2000-02), Chair of the Grants & Awards Committee (2003-05) and as Chair of the External Relations Committee (2005- ).Books
- Karl Marx: Texts on Method (1975)
- The Logic of Marx (ed.) (1980)
- Engels (‘Past Masters’) (1981, repr. 1991; Japanese trans. 1989; Korean trans. 2000; reissued as Engels: A Very Short Introduction, 2003)
- Marx’s Social Theory (1982)
- Marx and Engels: The Intellectual Relationship (1983; Japanese trans. 1995)
- Marx and Engels: A Conceptual Concordance (1983)
- A Marx Dictionary (1987; Japanese trans. 1991)
- Marx’s ‘Grundrisse’ and Hegel’s ‘Logic’ (ed.) (1988; German trans. 1994)
- Friedrich Engels: His Life and Thought (1989, repr. 1991)
- Cambridge Companions to Philosophy: Marx (ed.) (1991)
- Rational Choice Marxism: Assessments (ed.) (1995)
- Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought: Marx, Later Political Writings (ed.) (1996)
- Gender is not a Synonym for Woman (1996)
- Interpreting the Political: New Methodologies (ed.) (1997)
- The Postmodern Marx (1998)
- The Politics of Sexuality (ed.) (1998)
- Engels After Marx (ed.) (1999)
- Engels: A Very Short Introduction (2003)
- Men in Political Theory (2004)
- Palgrave Advances in Continental Political Thought (ed.) (2006)
- Judith Butler's Precarious Politics: Critical Reflections (ed.) (2008)
- Political Language and Metaphor: Interpreting and Changing the World (ed.) (2008))
- William E. Connolly: Democracy, Pluralism and Political Theory (ed.) (2008)