Professor Marguerite La Caze
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Marguerite La Caze

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Background

Professor Marguerite La Caze’s research interests include: European philosophy, feminist philosophy, moral psychology, especially the emotions, and aesthetics, including philosophy and film.

Professor La Caze holds a BA (UQ); MA (Melbourne); and PhD (UQ), and is an Australian Research Fellow 2003-2007. She held an ARC Discovery Grant 2015-2018 on ‘Ethical Restoration After Oppressive Violence: A Philosophical Account’ and was a visiting Fellow at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland in 2022.

Her current research projects include:

  • Film philosophy and everyday resistance
  • Ontologies of force: Violence, non-violence, and resistance
  • Conscientious objection in Terrence Malick's A Hidden Life
  • European political cinema
  • Finitude in Beauvoir's A Very Easy Death and Mia Hansen-Love's One Fine Morning

Marguerite has successfully supervised 30 PhD and Master’s students on a wide range of topics and is currently supervising students on projects including analogy and philosophical reasoning, authenticity and politics, on the work of Hannah Arendt and Simone de Beauvoir on political judgment, on the emotion of shame, on non-violence and resistance in Australian and Indian texts, on the work of Monique Wittig, critical phenomenology and abortion.

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Professor Marguerite La Caze is:
Available for supervision
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Fields of research

Philosophy

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Arts, The University of Queensland
  • Masters (Research) of Philosophy, University of Melbourne
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Research interests

  • European philosophy

    Including ethics and political philosophy, philosophy of the emotions, and philosophy and film.

  • Feminist philosophy

    Including feminist political theory and ethics.

Research impacts

Marguerite’s research in European and feminist philosophy, including her monographs, The Analytic Imaginary, Integrity and the Fragile Self, Wonder and Generosity and Ethical Restoration after Communal Violence intersect with the areas of gender studies, philosophy and film, and political science. She has a H-Index of 15 and her joint research on integrity is influential for thought on integrity in the fields of business, education, the environment, health, law, the military, and philosophy. Marguerite’s work on racism has been translated into Brazilian Portuguese and her publication in philosophy of the emotions on envy and resentment has been translated into Turkish: https://www.yapikrediyayinlari.com.tr/dergiler/hinc

Her publications on the work of Merleau-Ponty led to her participation in ‘Merleau-Ponty with an Australian Accent’ a video for the series to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the English publication of his Phenomenology of Perception in 1962 for Phenomenology of Perception Around the World, with Dr Marilyn Stendera (Deakin), Dr Ryan Gustafsson (Uni Melb), and Dr. Fiona Utley (UNE). It was curated by Prof. David Morris (Concordia University) for the International Merleau-Ponty Circle and the journal Chiasmi International and launched on the 2nd June, 2022. https://vimeo.com/phparw

In connection with her work on Simone de Beauvoir and as Book Review Editor for the journal Simone de Beauvoir Studies Marguerite moderated this diiscussion on Beauvoir as literary theorist with Toril Moi and Ashley Scheu: Youtube channel.

Search Professor Marguerite La Caze’s works on UQ eSpace

99 works between 1994 and 2025
All (99) Journal Article (57) Book Chapter (29) Conference Publication (1) Book (9) Other Outputs (3)

41 - 60 of 99 works

2017

Book Chapter

Young, Iris Marion: political philosophy

La Caze, Marguerite (2017). Young, Iris Marion: political philosophy. Encyclopedia of the philosophy of law and social philosophy. (pp. 1-5) Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer Netherlands. doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-6730-0_48-1

Young, Iris Marion: political philosophy

2017

Book Chapter

Pretending peace: provisional political trust and sincerity in Kant and Améry

La Caze, Marguerite (2017). Pretending peace: provisional political trust and sincerity in Kant and Améry. Sincerity in politics and international relations. (pp. 156-172) edited by Sorin Baiasu and Sylvie Loriaux. Abingdon, Oxon United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780203762257-11

Pretending peace: provisional political trust and sincerity in Kant and Améry

2016

Journal Article

The language of violence: chiastic encounters

La Caze, Marguerite (2016). The language of violence: chiastic encounters. Sophia, 55 (1), 115-127. doi: 10.1007/s11841-016-0519-z

The language of violence: chiastic encounters

2015

Journal Article

Hannah Arendt and self-forgiveness: in search of a magic spell

La Caze, Marguerite (2015). Hannah Arendt and self-forgiveness: in search of a magic spell. Parrhesia: A Journal of Critical Philosophy, 24, 38-63.

Hannah Arendt and self-forgiveness: in search of a magic spell

2015

Book Chapter

The time of possible and impossible reciprocity: love and hate in Simone de Beauvoir

La Caze, Marguerite (2015). The time of possible and impossible reciprocity: love and hate in Simone de Beauvoir. Thinking about love: essays in contemporary continental philosophy. (pp. 186-200) edited by Diane Enns and Antonio Calcagno. University Park, United States: Pennsylvania State University Press.

The time of possible and impossible reciprocity: love and hate in Simone de Beauvoir

2014

Journal Article

Iris Marion Young's legacy for feminist theory

La Caze, Marguerite (2014). Iris Marion Young's legacy for feminist theory. Philosophy Compass, 9 (7), 431-440. doi: 10.1111/phc3.12142

Iris Marion Young's legacy for feminist theory

2014

Book Chapter

Integrity

Cox, Damian, La Caze, Marguerite and Levine, Michael (2014). Integrity. The Handbook of Virtue Ethics. (pp. 200-209) edited by Stan van Hooft, Nafsika Athanassoulis, Jason Kawall, Justin Oakley, Nicole Saunders and Liezl Van Zyl. Durham, United Kingdom: Acumen Publishing.

Integrity

2014

Book Chapter

Promising and forgiveness

La Caze, Marguerite (2014). Promising and forgiveness. Hannah Arendt: key concepts. (pp. 209-221) edited by Patrick Hayden. Durham, United Kingdom: Acumen Publishing.

Promising and forgiveness

2013

Journal Article

The mute foundation of aesthetic experience?

La Caze, Marguerite (2013). The mute foundation of aesthetic experience?. Culture, Theory and Critique, 54 (2), 209-224. doi: 10.1080/14735784.2013.782678

The mute foundation of aesthetic experience?

2013

Book Chapter

Hope and affirmation: an ethics of reciprocity

La Caze, Marguerite (2013). Hope and affirmation: an ethics of reciprocity. Jean-Paul Sartre: key concepts. (pp. 206-212) edited by Steven Churchill and Jack Reynolds. Durham, United Kingdom: Acumen Publishing.

Hope and affirmation: an ethics of reciprocity

2013

Journal Article

At first blush: the politics of guilt and shame

La Caze, Marguerite (2013). At first blush: the politics of guilt and shame. Parrhesia: A Journal of Critical Philosophy, 18, 85-99.

At first blush: the politics of guilt and shame

2013

Book

Wonder and generosity: their role in ethics and politics

La Caze, Marguerite (2013). Wonder and generosity: their role in ethics and politics. New York, NY, United States: State University of New York Press (SUNY).

Wonder and generosity: their role in ethics and politics

2012

Journal Article

Moss, fungus, cauliflower: Sartre's critique of "human nature"

La Caze, Marguerite (2012). Moss, fungus, cauliflower: Sartre's critique of "human nature". Symposium: Canadian Journal of Continental Philosophy, 16 (1), 30-51.

Moss, fungus, cauliflower: Sartre's critique of "human nature"

2011

Journal Article

Dancing with Iris: the philosophy of Iris Marion Young

La Caze, Marguerite (2011). Dancing with Iris: the philosophy of Iris Marion Young. Social Theory and Practice, 37 (4), 697-704. doi: 10.5840/soctheorpract201137439

Dancing with Iris: the philosophy of Iris Marion Young

2011

Journal Article

Terrorism and trauma: Negotiating Derridean 'autoimmunity'

La Caze, Marguerite (2011). Terrorism and trauma: Negotiating Derridean 'autoimmunity'. Philosophy and Social Criticism, 37 (5), 605-620. doi: 10.1177/0191453711399253

Terrorism and trauma: Negotiating Derridean 'autoimmunity'

2011

Other Outputs

Simone de Beauvoir

La Caze, Marguerite (2011). Simone de Beauvoir.

Simone de Beauvoir

2011

Book Chapter

Existentialism, Feminism and sexuality

La Caze, Marguerite (2011). Existentialism, Feminism and sexuality. The Continuum companion to existentialism. (pp. 155-174) edited by Felicity Joseph, Jack Reynolds and Ashley Woodward. London, United Kingdom: Continuum.

Existentialism, Feminism and sexuality

2011

Book Chapter

The miraculous power of forgiveness and the promise

La Caze, Marguerite (2011). The miraculous power of forgiveness and the promise. Action and appearance: Ethics and the politics of writing in Hannah Arendt. (pp. 150-165) edited by Anna Yeatman, Phillip Hansen, Magdalena Zolkos and Charles Barbour. London, United Kingdom: Continuum.

The miraculous power of forgiveness and the promise

2011

Other Outputs

The look

La Caze, Marguerite (2011). The look.

The look

2011

Journal Article

Editors' introduction: Philosophy and affective turn

La Caze, Marguerite and Lloyd, Henry Martyn (2011). Editors' introduction: Philosophy and affective turn. Parrhesia, 13, 1-13.

Editors' introduction: Philosophy and affective turn

Past funding

  • 2015 - 2017
    Ethical restoration after oppressive violence: a philosophical account
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2012
    In pursuit of integrity: Emotional self-assessment in moral life
    UWA-UQ Bilateral Research Collaboration Award
    Open grant
  • 2003 - 2004
    Michele le Doeuff: History, Knowledge, Imaginary
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant
  • 2003 - 2007
    Wonder And Generosity As Guides To The Ethics And Politics Of Respect For Difference
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Marguerite La Caze is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Hannah Arendt and Simone de Beauvoir and the Failures of Political Judgement

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The Thread of Deconstruction: Coming to Monique Wittig through Derrida and Cixous

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Michelle Boulous Walker

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The Thread of Deconstruction: Coming to Monique Wittig through Derrida and Cixous

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Michelle Boulous Walker

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Inconsistent Abortion: A Critical Phenomenology

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Aurelia Armstrong

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Ontologies of Force: Violence, Non-Violence and Resistance (Studies of Indian and Australian historical contexts through philosophy, film, literature.)

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Ontologies of Force: Violence, Non-Violence and Resistance (Studies of Indian and Australian historical contexts through philosophy, film, literature.)

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Shame, Love, and Being Seen

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Aurelia Armstrong

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Bringing Arendt and Beauvoir into Conversation on Political Judgment and Violence: a response to moral and political crises today

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Shame, Love, and Being Seen

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Aurelia Armstrong

  • Doctor Philosophy

    From Shame to Love

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Aurelia Armstrong

  • Doctor Philosophy

    A Philosophical Exploration into the Ambiguity of Girlhood Friendship and the Role of Intellectual Exchange

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Michelle Boulous Walker

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The relevance of analogical reasoning in canonical philosophy and its connection to philosophical education

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The Politics of Authenticity

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The Politics of Authenticity: Between Radical Freedom and Genuine Doubt

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Investigating the Agency of Aboriginal Frontier War Memorials

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Fiona Foley

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Subject, Self, and Language: Henri Bergson and Slavoj Zizek

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Joel Katzav

Completed supervision

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  • Aesthetics
  • Ethics
  • European philosophy
  • Philosophy - feminist

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