Hanna Fenichel Pitkin
Hanna Fenichel Pitkin | |
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| Born | July 17, 1931 Berlin, Germany |
| Died | May 6, 2023 (aged 91) Berkeley, California, U.S. |
| Spouse | John Schaar (died 2011) |
| Awards | Skytte Prize (2003) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Berkeley (MA, PhD) |
| Thesis | The Theory of Political Representation (1961) |
| Influences | Karl Marx, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Stanley Cavell |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Political science |
| Sub-discipline | Political theory |
| School or tradition | Berkeley school |
| Institutions | University of California, Berkeley (PhD) |
| Doctoral students | |
| Notable works | The Concept of Representation (1967) |
| Influenced | Alice Crary |
Hanna Fenichel Pitkin (July 17, 1931 – May 6, 2023) was an American political theorist best known for her seminal study The Concept of Representation (1967).
Pitkin's diverse interests ranged from the history of European political thought from ancient to modern times, through ordinary language philosophy and textual analysis, to issues of psychoanalysis and gender in political and social theory. Due to her various publications and mentorship, Pitkin is a recipient of the Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science and has been recognized as Professor Emerita at UC Berkeley.