Willow Verkerk

Areas of interest

Social and political philosophy, the history of philosophy, and feminist philosophy.

Education

• PhD, Philosophy, KU Leuven
• MA, Philosophy, KU Leuven
• MA, Philosophy, Concordia University
• BA (Honours), Philosophy, Concordia University

Biography

Willow Verkerk teaches Philosophy at the University of British Columbia's Department of Philosophy, specializing in Social and Political Philosophy, the History of Philosophy, and Feminist Philosophy. She was previously a Lecturer in Modern European Philosophy at the Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy, Kingston University, London. Her work has appeared in journals such as "Nietzsche-Studien," "Radical Philosophy," "philoSOPHIA: A Journal of Continental Feminism," "Philosophy and Literature," "Journal of Nietzsche Studies," and "Symposium: Canadian Journal for Continental Philosophy." She is the author of "Nietzsche and Friendship" (Bloomsbury, 2019).