ROGER WHITE

CURRICULUM VITA

Loyola University New Orleans
City College
6363 St. Charles Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70118
504-865-3530



RESEARCH INTERESTS:  The relation of human consciousness to society and technology.

SCHOLARLY WORK

Refereed Journal Articles:

"Political Theory as an Object of Discourse," Social Theory and Practice, Vol. 16, No. 1 (Spring, l990) pp. 92-99.

"The Problem of Pessimism in the Ontology of Jean Paul Sartre," International Studies in Philosophy. Vol. 29, No. 4 (Fall 1997) pp. 81-95.

"Sartrian Social Theory and the Law: A Theoretical Defence of Legislative Action," The Journal of Thought. Vol. 33 (Spring 1998) pp. 41-52.

"Citizen Electronic: Marx and Gilder on Information Technology and Democracy," Journal of Information Technology Impact. Vol. 1, No. 1 (1999) pp. 20-22.

"Instrumentalism, Conflict and the Temporality of Consciousness in Sartre's Philosophy," Bulletin de la Societe Americaine de Philosophie de Langue Francaise. Vol. XI, No. 2 (Fall, 1999) pp. 52 - 63.

Research in Progress:

"Giving Advice in a Sartrean Context: Why Some Choices Are Better Than Others," Submitted to Journal of the British Society for Phenomenology. (In revision.)

"The Transfer of Human Intelligence to a Computer and The Social Context of Rules."  (Under Construction.)

Book Reviews:

The Dark Side of the Left: Illiberal Egalitarianism in America. Richard J. Ellis. (Lawrence: The University Press of Kansas, 1998.) Pp. ix, 286. for The American Review of Politics. Vol. 19, Fall & Winter, 1998.

Green Liberalism: The Free and the Green society. By Marcel Wissenburg (UCL Press, 1998. Pp. vii,246. for The Journal of Politics. Forthcoming.

Scholarly Papers:

"Political Theory as Aggression," Panel IV, Political Philosophy, Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Political Science Association, Tulane University Center, March 8-9, l991.

"Dispute Settlement Mechanisms in the North American and Canadian Free Trade Agreements," Panel on International Relations, Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Political Science Association, Centenary College, March, l993.

"Regional Co-operation and Economic Nationalism: Comparing Regional Free Trade Agreements," Panel on International Relations, Annual Meeting of the South-western Political Science Association, March, l993.

"Political Factors in Gulf Rim Trade," Panel on Regional Trade, International Studies Association, South, Annual Meeting, Air War College, Montgomery, Alabama. March, 1994.

"The Problem of Pessimism in the Ontology of Jean Paul Sartre," Presented at the Louisiana State Philosophy Convention, 27-28 October, 1995. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

"Robert Dahl and the Mixed Economy: Rethinking Government Intervention," Presented at the 1996 Meeting of the Louisiana Political Science Association, March 8-9, 1996 South-eastern Louisiana University, Hammond, Louisiana.

"Instrumentalism, Conflict, and the Swivel of Consciousness in Sartre's Philosophy," Presented at the 1997 Convention of the American Philosophy Association, Central Division, April 24 - 27, 1997. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Panels:

"Sartre and Social Justice," at the annual meeting of the Sartre Circle held in Chicago, May 7th, 1998 held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the American Philosophy Association, Central Division.

"Sartre and the Problem of Embodiment," at the annual meeting of the Sartre Circle held in New Orleans, May 6th, 1999 held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the American Philosophy Association, Central Division.

Book Refereeships:

Refereed book concerning citizenship, civic education, and Christianity for SUNY Press, October, l992.


DISSERTATION

Theoretical Sources of the New Right: Heidegger and Nietzsche
Committee Chair, Peter Merkl.
EDUCATION Ph.D., Department of Political Science, University of California at Santa Barbara. June 18, l989

Areas of Speciality: Political Theory, International Relations, Comparative Politics. Advancement to Candidacy, June, l987.

Master of Arts, University of California, Santa Barbara, June l986. Studies at University of Texas, Austin, l983.

Bachelor of Arts, University of New Orleans, August l974. Political Science and History.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE Teaching Assistantships at University of California at

Santa Barbara: 1988 - 1989.

Introduction to International Relations and Comparative Politics

Introduction to American Government

Introduction to Comparative Politics

Marxism

Teaching Positions (Teaching Evaluations available upon

request):

Adjunct Professor, University of California at Santa Barbara, Introduction to American Government, Summer Session, l989.

Extraordinary Professor, Loyola University New Orleans, City College, Academic Year l989.

Assistant Professor, Loyola University, Academic Years l990 - Present. Curriculum:

POLS C100, INTRO TO AMERICAN GOVT

POLS C110, INTRO TO POLITICAL ANALYSIS

POLS C215, INTRO TO STATE & LOC POL

POLS C289, PUBLIC POLICY

POLS C360, POLITICS AND COMMUNITY

POLS C365, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

POLS C370, GOVERNMENT ECONOMIC POLICY

POLS C375, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

POLS C376, COMPARATIVE POLITICS

POLS C377, POLITICS OF INT. TRADE

POLS C380, POLITICS OF POVERTY

POLS C385, POLITICS AND TECHNOLOGY

POLS C460, POLITICAL THEORY

POLS C489, POLITICS/CULTURE IN FILM

Faculty Co-ordinator, Academic Advising, Loyola New Orleans, City College. 1998 - Present.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Employee Relations Representative, l977-l987.