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Ernesto Laclau

Ernesto Laclau (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}Spanish: ; 6 October 1935 – 13 April 2014) was an Argentine political theorist and philosopher. He is often described as an 'inventor' of…

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Education
University of Buenos Aires (BA) · St Antony's College, Oxford · University of Essex (PhD)
Academic advisor
Eric Hobsbawm
Born
6 October 1935 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died
13 April 2014(2014-04-13) (aged 78) Seville, Spain
Era
Contemporary philosophy
Institutions
University of Essex · Northwestern University · University at Buffalo · University of Buenos Aires · National University of Tucumán

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Ernesto Laclau

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Ernesto Laclau → National University of Tucumán, Northwestern University, Torcuato di Tella Institute, University at Buffalo, University of Buenos Aires, University of Essex
Education · 3
Ernesto Laclau → St Antony's College, Oxford, University of Buenos Aires (BA), University of Essex (PhD)
Academic advisor · 1
Ernesto Laclau → Eric Hobsbawm
Born · 1
Ernesto Laclau → 6 October 1935 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died · 1
Ernesto Laclau → 13 April 2014(2014-04-13) (aged 78) Seville, Spain
Era · 1
Ernesto Laclau → Contemporary philosophy
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Ernesto Laclau → Hegemony · Identity politics
Notable ideas · 1
Ernesto Laclau → Criticism of Marxist economic determinism
Notable students · 1
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Ernesto LaclauAcademic advisorEric Hobsbawm1.00infobox
Ernesto LaclauBorn6 October 1935 Buenos Aires, Argentina1.00infobox
Ernesto LaclauDied13 April 2014(2014-04-13) (aged 78) Seville, Spain1.00infobox
Ernesto LaclauEducationUniversity of Buenos Aires (BA)1.00infobox
Ernesto LaclauEducationSt Antony's College, Oxford1.00infobox
Ernesto LaclauEducationUniversity of Essex (PhD)1.00infobox
Ernesto LaclauEraContemporary philosophy1.00infobox
Ernesto LaclauInstitutionsUniversity of Essex1.00infobox
Ernesto LaclauInstitutionsNorthwestern University1.00infobox
Ernesto LaclauInstitutionsUniversity at Buffalo1.00infobox
Ernesto LaclauInstitutionsUniversity of Buenos Aires1.00infobox
Ernesto LaclauInstitutionsNational University of Tucumán1.00infobox
Ernesto LaclauInstitutionsTorcuato di Tella Institute1.00infobox
Ernesto LaclauMain interestsHegemony · Identity politics1.00infobox
Ernesto LaclauNotable ideasCriticism of Marxist economic determinism1.00infobox
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Ernesto LaclauRegionWestern philosophy1.00infobox
Ernesto LaclauSchoolPost-Marxism Essex School of discourse analysis1.00infobox

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