Ian Cook

Biography

I gained a PhD in Political Theory from the University of Queensland, where I taught before coming to Murdoch in 1992. I teach Australian Politics, Media Politics and Political Philosophy. I have co-authored a number of books for students on Australian politics, as well as a couple of books (not so much for students) on political philosophy. I’ve also written on online gaming and on Deleuze and education (with Dr. Greg Thompson from the School of Education at Murdoch University).

Research Interest

My current areas of research involve applying Deleuzian philosophy to the following: the various manifestations of cyberspace (in particular, to different forms of gaming), political ideas and regimes (and especially to those my collaborator, Dr. Greg Thompson from the School of Education at Murdoch University, and I refer to as ”ruling figures”) and to education (again with Dr. Greg Thompson). I am also interested in masculinity and its role in identity formation and political practice (but do not use Deleuze, as yet, for this).