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Peter Ives Political Theory/Political Philosophy/History of Political Thought/Feminism
Professor Ives' research interests include the role of language in political and democratic theory, cultural studies, Marxisms, critical theory and feminism. His first book, Gramsci's Politics of Language: Engaging the Bakhtin Circle and the Frankfurt School (University of Toronto Press, 2004), won the Raymond Klibansky award in 2004-5. He has also written an introduction to Gramsci's political and cultural theory, Language and Hegemony in Gramsci (Pluto Press/ Fernwood, 2004). And he is currently co-editing (with Rocco Lacorte) a collection of essays mostly translations from Italian and German on Gramsci, translation and language to be published by Lexington Press. His current research is on the politics of 'global English' and its relation to globalization and democratic theory. This includes a recent article, “’Global English’: Linguistic Imperialism or Practical Lingua Franca?” in Studies in Language and Capitalism (2006), and a book chapter entitled, "Language, Representation and Supra-State Democracy: Questions Facing the European Union," in David Laycock, ed., Representation and Democratic Theory (UBC Press, 2004). He recently received a SSHRC grant exploring the language policy of the European Union. His articles have appeared in the Critical Review of Social and Political Philosophy, Historical Materialism, Rethinking Marxism, Counter-Hegemony, and Left History as well as, James Martin, ed., Antonio Gramsci: Critical Assessments. His articles have also been translated into Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and German. Peter Ives is a member of the editorial board of ARP (Arbeiter Ring Publishing), a small, independent publisher of progressive books on culture and politics.
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