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evidence: Gillian Howie -LRB- 1966 -- 26 March 2013 -RRB- was a Professor in Philosophy at the University of Liverpool and Director of the Institute for Feminist Theory and Research .. Philosophy. Philosophy. University of Liverpool. University of Liverpool. Institute for Feminist Theory and Research. Institute for Feminist Theory and Research. She is author of Essential Reorientations  : feminism and dialectical materialism -LRB- 2008 -RRB- , Deleuze and Spinoza  : Aura of Expressionism -LRB- 2002 -RRB- , editor of Critical Quarterly 's special issue on higher education , ` Universities in the UK  : Drowning by numbers ' -LRB- 2005 -RRB- and editor of Women  : A Cultural Review 's special issue on ` Gender and Philosophy ' -LRB- 2003 -RRB- .. Philosophy. Philosophy. author. author. dialectical materialism. dialectical materialism. She also co-edited Third Wave Feminism  : A Critical Exploration -LRB- 2007 ; Revised ed . -RRB-. 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 .