Gillian Howie (1966 – 26 March 2013) was a Professor in
Philosophy at the
University of Liverpool and Director of the Institute for Feminist Theory and Research. She is
author of
Essential Reorientations: feminism and dialectical materialism (2008),
Deleuze and Spinoza: Aura of Expressionism (2002), editor of
Critical Quarterly’s special issue on higher education, ‘Universities in the UK: Drowning by numbers’ (2005) and editor of
Women: A Cultural Review’s special issue on ‘Gender and Philosophy’ (2003). She also co-edited
Third Wave Feminism: A Critical Exploration (2007; Revised ed.). Palgrave. ISBN 1-4039-1821-X, with the other co-editors Stacy Gillis and Rebecca Munford. She died of cancer 27 March 2013, aged 47.