Background

Dr. Emma Cohen de Lara is lecturer in political theory at Amsterdam University College (AUC). She holds masters' degrees in political science from Leiden University and in political theory from the London School of Economics. Emma Cohen de Lara obtained her PhD in Political Science from the University of Notre Dame (USA) in 2008 with a dissertation on the medical imagery in Plato's Laws . Before coming to AUC, Emma Cohen de Lara taught political theory at the University of Vermont (USA) and Political Science at the VU University of Amsterdam. At AUC she is a core faculty member and a tutor. She is also convener of the AUC Philosophy Brown Bag and a representative on the Works Council of the Faculty of Sciences (UvA).

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Teaching

At Amsterdam University College, Emma Cohen de Lara teaches Classical and Modern Political Thought, which is an introductory course to political theory focused on readings from Plato to Nietzsche. She also teaches Ancient Philosophical Text in the Academic Core. Over the last few years, she has also taught Politics of Modernity with a focus on continental philosophy. She has also developed a course called Political Shakespeare, together with dr. Marco de Waard in the Humanities. The course focuses on the political dimensions of Shakespeare's work by bringing it into dialogue with insights from political theory, intellectual history and comparative literature. 

Research interest

Emma Cohen de Lara's current research interest focuses on the conceptualization of citizenship in a changing world. Contemporary literature on citizenship tends to define citizenship as rights-based, that is, citizenship means political membership by means of which one is entitled to certain civic, social, and political rights. This strand of research on citizenship, however, tends to neglect the affective dimension of citizenship, or citizenship as the emotional experience of a collective bond. Emma's research currently explores this dimension of citizenship, drawing on the rich tradition of political theory. Emma Cohen de Lara is also interested in the ideal of a liberal education and the history and applicability of this ideal to Dutch higher education. She contributes to the promotion of liberal education through her teaching and conference presentations.

Publications

(2012) "De civil society als oefenplaats voor democratisch burgerschap," Christen Democratische Verkenningen, Winter, pp. 112-118.

(2012) "Burgerschap en de Rol van de Overheid: Een Kritiek op het Nederlandse Inburgeringsexamen," Recht der Werkelijkheid , vol. 33, issue 1, pp. 84-88; 95-96. 

(2011) "Publius," in Revolutionair Verval , eds. T. Baudet and M. Visser. Amsterdam: Prometheus / Bert Bakker.

(2010) "The Harmony of the Soul. Political Philosophy in a Time of Financial Crisis," in Platon na Wall Street , eds. J. Kloczkowskiego and J. Price. Krakow: Osrodek Mysli Politycznej.

(2010) "Otto Friedrich Bollnow," in Conservatieve Vooruitgang , eds. T. Baudet and M. Visser. Amsterdam: Prometheus / Bert Bakker.

(2010) "Josiah Ober's Democracy and Knowledge: book review," Acta Politica , vol. 45, issue 3, pp. 378-381.

(2008) "The Legislator and the Physician: Medical Imagery in Plato's Laws ," dissertation, Ann Arbor MI: ProQuest.

(2008) "Human Nature and Human Communities: book review of Marlene Sokolon, Political Emotions (2006) and Eugene Garver, Confronting Aristotle's Ethics (2006)," Review of Politics , vol. 70, issue 1, pp. 161-164.

(2007) "Socrates' Response to the Divine in Plato's Apology ," Polis: Journal of the Society for Greek Political Thought , vol. 24, issue 2, pp. 193-202.

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