CONTACT
Dr. Pol Vandevelde
Professor of Philosophy
Klingler College of Arts and Sciences
(414) 288-5962
pol.vandevelde@marquette.edu
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Curriculum Vitae
Areas of Specialization
Contemporary French and German Philosophy, Phenomenology, Theory of Interpretation, Critical theory, Philosophy of Literature
Areas of Competence
Aesthetics, Philosophy of Knowledge, Philosophy of language
Education
| Institution | Degree | Date | Field of Study | |
| Undergraduate | Catholic University of Louvain | “Licence” | 1982 | Romance Languages and Literatures |
| Catholic University of Louvain | “Licence” | 1984 | Philosophy | |
| Catholic University of Louvain | “Licence” | 1986 | Linguistics | |
| Graduate/Professional | Goethe-Universität Frankfurt | N/A | 1984-85 | Philosophy |
| Albert-Universität Freiburg | N/A | 1989 | Philosophy | |
| Catholic University of Louvain | “Doctorat” | 1990 | Philosophy | |
| Post Graduate | University of Pennsylvania and Temple University | N/A | 1990 (1 sem.) |
Philosophy |
Employment
| Institution | Title | Date |
| Institut de Nazareth, (Differt, Belgium) | High School teacher | 1982-1983 |
Institut Saint-Joseph (Saint-Hubert, Belgium) |
High School teacher | 1983 |
Collège Notre-Dame de Basse-Wavre (Wavre, Belgium) |
High School teacher | 1983-1984 |
Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique (Belgian National Fund for Scientific Research) |
Research Fellow | 1986-1990 |
Centre d'Études Théologiques et Pastorales Brussels (Belgium) |
Part-time instructor | 1991 |
| Marquette University | Assistant Professor | 1991-1997 |
| Associate Professor | 1997-2006 | |
| Full Professor | 2006-present |
Honors and Awards
“Prix Cardinal Mercier 2013” for my book Heidegger and the Romantics: The Literary Invention of Meaning (Routledge, 2012; paperback 2013): awarded by the Institut Supérieur de Philosophie of the Université de Louvain.
Permanent Invited Professor at Alberto Hurtado Universidad, Santiago, Chile, 2012-present
Included in Who’s Who in America, 2012-present
Associate researcher of the “Séminaire interdisciplinaire de recherche littéraire,” Facultés Universitaires Saint-Louis, Bruxelles, Belgium
Plenary Speaker at the III Congreso iberoamericano sobre el pensamiento de Paul Ricoeur: Reconocimiento, Justicia y vida buena, Santiago de Chile, March 22, 2013.
Klingler Humanities Fellowship, 2010-2013, ($60,000)
Co-director of the book series Issues in Phenomenology and Hermeneutics, Continuum Press
Associate researcher of the “Séminaire interdisciplinaire de recherche littéraire,” Facultés universitaires Saint-Louis, Bruxelles, Belgium
Keynote address at the Graduate Students Conference, Marquette University, March 2015
Keynote address at the Graduate Students Conference, University of Gonzaga, April 2008
Keynote Speaker for the Laghi Lecture, Pontifical College Josephinum, Ohio, March 2002
Grant from the Helen Way Klingler College of Arts & Sciences for organizing the Seminar on Phenomenology and Hermeneutics, 2001-2011
Marquette University Summer Fellowships: 1992, 1994, 1998, 2004.
Marquette University Regular Research Grants: 1992, 1993, 2004.
Mellon Grant, 1995, 2001
University of Wisconsin Center for International Studies Small Grant, 1995
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst Study and Research Grant for Faculty. Fink-Archiv, Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg, May-August 2002
First Prize: Concours Annuel 1993 de l’Académie Royale de Belgique for the manuscript of a monograph on Heidegger, 1993
Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique, full-time Research Fellowship, 1986-1990
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst One-year Scholarship, University of Frankfurt, Germany, 1985-1986.
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst Language Scholarship, Goethe-Institut, Freiburg, Germany, August-September 1985
Seminars and Conferences Organized
Organized the 45th Annual Conference of the Heidegger Circle at Marquette University (May 6-8, 2011).
Organized a conference on Forgiveness in a Social and Political Context at Marquette University (May 14, 2010).
Organized a conference on The Ethics of Interpretation: From Ancient to Postmodern Times at Marquette University (May 13-14, 2009) with Dr. Franco Trivigno.
Organized the 38th Annual Meeting of the Husserl Circle at Marquette University (June 26-29, 2008) with Dr. Sebastian Luft.
Organized the Seminar on Phenomenology and Hermeneutics from 2001 to 2011 (50 papers by faculty members of 20 different universities from the US and Europe. List available at http://www.sem-phen.org/PastPresentations.html).
Editorial Responsibilities
Editor (with Danielle Lories) of the journal Études phénoménologiques /Phenomenological Studies (since 2015).
Director (with Kevin Hermberg) of the series Issues in Phenomenology and Hermeneutics at Continuum and now Bloomsbury (since 2010).
Member of the Editorial Board of the Book Series Libri nigri published by Traugott Bautz Verlag
Member of the Editorial Board of the Book Series Libri virides Das Jungeforum published by Traugott Bautz Verlag
Member of the Editorial Board of the journal Gatherings. The Heidegger Circle Annual.
Member of the editorial board of the journal Phantasia (published by the Facultés universitaires Saint-Louis in Brussels).
Member of the Editorial Board of the journal Philosophy and Theology.
Associate researcher to “Séminaire interdisciplinaire de recherche littéraire,” Faculté universitaires Saint-Louis, Bruxelles, Belgium
Reviewer
Institutions:
FONDECYT (Research program of the Chilean Government), DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst), Research Council of the Académie universitaire 'Louvain' (AuL), Croatian Science Foundation (HRZZ)
Journals:
Continental Review, European Romantic Review, Gatherings, History of Philosophy Quarterly, Journal of Communication Inquiry, Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, PhaenEx: Journal of Existential and Phenomenological Theory and Culture, Revue Philosophique de Louvain, Studia Phenomenologica
Publishers:
Continuum, Bloomsbury, Marquette University Press, Northwestern University Press, Oxford University Press, Roman & Littlefield International, Routledge, Taylor & Francis
External reviewer:
University of Guelph, University of Texas at El Paso, St John’s University (Queens, NY)
Service
Besides regular university and department committee service,
Director of Student Instruction (2015-present)
Director of Graduate Studies (2009-2011)
Chair, Search Committee for a junior faculty position: a junior faculty was hired (2004)
Chair, Search Committee for a senior faculty position: a senior faculty was hired (2007)
Search committee for the Schuenke Chair (2008)
Executive Committee: 1993-95; 1998-2000; 2002-2006; 2015-2016
Graduate Committee: 1996-1998; 2000-1; 2004-2008; 2009-2011
University Assessment Committee: 2014-present
University Core Curriculum Review Committee (2005-2008)
University Research Committee: 2002-2004
Haggerty Research Award Review Committee: 2003-2005
Mentor of first and second year teaching assistants: 2007-2009
Coordinator of a workshop on research and publication for graduate students: 2009-2011.
Member of the Intercollegiate Faculty Mentoring program (2005-present)
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