Prof Aislinn O Donnell

Biography

I am Coordinator of Structured PhD and M.Litt Programmes in the Department of Education.  My academic background is multidisciplinary. I have a BA (TCD) in Politics and Sociology, an MA (UCD) and a PhD (University of Warwick) in Philosophy. I spent an ERASMUS year in the IEP, Strasbourg and a Postgraduate Scholarship year in Georgetown University. My current teaching is primarily in Philosophy of Education. My main research and writing interests are in philosophy of education, contemporary continental philosophy, and Spinoza and the Spinozist heritage. My work in philosophy of education examines the following areas: educational experience, the educational imaginary, ethics in education, and democracy and education. My recent writing has addressed themes such as: violence and curriculum; failure; mindfulness in education; education in prison; inclusive education; experimental pedagogy; and counter-terrorism in education. My philosophical work remains centred on the writings of Deleuze and Spinoza, in particular political and ethical questions in their writings, and on feminist philosophy. I am also interested in, and influenced by, decolonial theory and race theory. 

Research Interest

Education