Daniel Cunningham

Biography

Dr. Cunningham is a political philosopher whose work combines political theory, social and economic history, and sociology to explore issues including the relationship between history and theory, historical transformations and contemporary manifestations of political ideology, utopianism, the politics of religion and secularization, and the theoretical specification of modernity. He joined Miami's philosophy faculty in 2024 and previously taught at Old Dominion University and Villanova University, from the latter of which he received his PhD in 2022.

Education

• Ph.D., Villanova University, 2022
• M.A., Villanova University, 2016
• B.A., Vanderbilt University, 2011

Research Interests

• The relationship between history and theory
• Class and class consciousness
• Popular Culture as ideology
• Utopianism
• Modernity and secularization
• The affective dimension of ideology

Courses Taught

• Philosophy of Law
• Social and Political Philosophy
• Ethics and Metaethics
• Introduction to Ethics
• Introduction to Philosophy
• Human Nature

Publications

• Ideology, the Affects, and the History of Modern Political Culture (forthcoming, De Gruyter-Brill)
• “Class and Class Consciousness According to EP Thompson,” History and Theory 2024
• “Utopia as Compensation for Secularization,” Thesis Eleven 2024
• “Ideology, History, and Political Affect,” Constellations 2024