Clifford Devin Deaton
| Ph.D. | Student |
| M.A. | University of Illinois at Chicago Political Science |
| B.A. | College of Wooster, Wooster Ohio Political Science, concentration in Political Theory |
| Fax | 312.413.0440 |
| cdeato2@uic.edu |
Fields of Interest
Major field: Political Theory
Minor field: Comparative Politics
Research Interests: critical subjectivity, the undead, revolution, globalization, rhetoric, postmodern culture, early modern economic and political history
Selected Publications
"Virtual Reality and the Avatar: Assessing Subjects and Bodies in a Virtual World" The Global Studies Journal (forthcoming 2008).
"Seeing the Specter: A Gothic Metaphor of Subjectivity, Popular Culture, and Consumerism" Gnovis Journal, Vol. 8, Issue 2. Spring 2008
Teaching Experience
Teaching Assistant, University of Illinois Chicago, Political Science 190 The Scope of Political Science Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009
Selected Conference Papers
"Bourgeois Revolution?: An Arendtian analysis of France circa 1789," presented at the Joint Illinois Political Science and Sociology Association meeting. October 2007
"Seeing the Specter: A Gothic Metaphor," presented at the Midwest Political Science Association. Chicago Il, April 2007
"Legitimating Bureaucracy, or, Structuring Bureaucracy through Lindblom and Foucault," presented at the Illinois Political Science Association. Elmhurst, IL November 2007.
Selected Activities and Honors
Web Editor. Asheville Global Report, Asheville NC - the nation's longest running weekly independent newspaper. Non-Profit position involving Internet web maintenance and proofreading. www.agrnews.org