Michael Hardt, Professor of Literature and Italian Studies and Chair of Literature

Office Location:	106 Friedl Bldg, East Campus
Office Phone:	(919) 684-3408
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Education:

PhD, Comparative Literature	University of Washington	1990
MA, Comparative Literature	University of Washington	1986
BS, Engineering	Swarthmore College	1983

Specialties:

Italian
European Studies
Globalization, Postmodernity, Contemporaneity
Modern and Contemporary
Marxism
Critical Theory, Philosophy
Theories of Value and the Economics of Literature

Research Interests:

Michael Hardt's recent writings deal primarily with the political, legal, economic, and social aspects of globalization. In his books with Antonio Negri he has analyzed the functioning of the current global power structure (Empire, 2000) and the possible democratic alternatives to that structure (Multitude, 2004). Many of his seminars focus on the work of important figures in the history of critical theory and political theory, such as Marx, Jefferson, Gramsci, Foucault, Deleuze, and Guattari. He also works on modern Italian literature and culture.

Representative Publications

1. with Antonio Negri, Commonwealth (2009), Cambridge: Harvard University Press
2. with Antonio Negri, Multitude (2004), New York: Penguin Press
3. with Antonio Negri, Empire (2000), Cambridge: Harvard University Press