Continental, Phenomenology, Socio-Political, Aesthetics, Deleuze, Ingarden, and Marx.
Rob Luzecky works on continental philosophy. Broadly construed, his research interests include aspects of the early phenomenological movement and post-structuralism. His primary areas of research specialization is the philosophy of Gilles Deleuze. It should also be observed that Rob has a deep affinity for the aesthetics of Roman Ingarden and the socio-political philosophy of Karl Marx. In addition, he maintains an interest in philosophy and popular culture. He received his Ph.D. from Purdue University (under the supervision of Daniel W. Smith). Rob has co-edited a popular culture and philosophy book on Amy Schumer. His most recent article was on Roman Ingarden's philosophy of film. Rob is currently working on a couple of articles on Deleuze and is co-editing a book on Deleuze's philosophy of time.
Books:
Deleuze and Time (co-editor, Daniel W. Smith), (Edinburgh University Press, 2023).
Amy Schumer and Philosophy: Brainwreck! (co-editor, Charlene Elsby), Open Court Publishing, Popular Culture and Philosophy Series, 2018).
Peer-reviewed Articles:
“Deleuze's Elaboration of Eternity: Ontogenesis and Multiplicity” Deleuze and Guattari Studies 16.1 (Forthcoming, 2022).
“A Proposed Revision to Roman Ingarden’s Concept of the Filmic Work of Art: Strata, Sound, Spectacle” Horizon; Studies in Phenomenology: Roman Ingarden’s Philosophy Reconsidered Horizon Vol. 9, No. 2 (2020).
“The Revolutionary Axiology and Non-generalizable Ontology of Kierkegaard’s Concept of Repetition” Clio Vol. 47, No. 3 (Summer, 2020).
“Oppression, Speech, and Mitsein in Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale” Clio Vol. 46, No. 3 (Summer 2017).
Promise Award Travel Grant, Winter 2020 (to present a paper at the 13th Deleuze and Guattari Studies Conference: Territorialities, Exterritorialities, Non-territorialities — cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic): $1500
Promise Award Travel Grant, Fall 2019 Travel Grant (to present a paper at Logic of Sense at 50 at Gettysburg College): $800
McBride International Travel Grant (to present a paper at the XXIV World Congress of Philosophy Beijing, China): $1000
Promise Award Travel Grant, Summer 2018 (to present a paper at the XXIV World Congress of Philosophy Beijing, China): $1500
Promise Award Travel Grant, Summer 2018 (to research at the Husserl Archive Leuven, at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven): $1500
Philosophy and Literature, Bioethics, Socio-Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Art, Existentialism.
Ph.D., Purdue University, 2021.
MA, Purdue University, 2020.
MA, Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2012.
“Aion and the Empty Form of Time”, Logic of Sense at 50, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg PA, September 21, 2019.
“The First Synthesis of Time”, 12th Annual Deleuze & Guattari Studies Conference, Royal Holloway University of London, 8 July, 2019.
“Round Table on Time and Literature”, XXIV World Congress of Philosophy Beijing, China. August 18, 2018.
“Revolutionary Feminism and Revolutionary Time in The Handmaid's Tale” North American Society for Early Phenomenology Annual Meeting, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: June 13-15, 2018.