Lorna Finlayson studied philosophy at the University of Cambridge and now teaches at the University of Essex. She is the author of two books, The Political Is Political: conformity and the illusion of dissent in contemporary political philosophy (Rowman & Littlefield, 2015) and An Introduction to Feminism (Cambridge University Press, 2016). She writes regularly for a general readership in outlets including The Guardian, the London Review of Books, The New Statesman, Jacobin, Tribune and Novara Media, and has appeared on broadcasts by Channel 4, BBC Radio 4 and ABC Radio Australia. Recent articles for a wider audience include ‘I was a child liberationist’ (on leaving school at thirteen), ‘Compulsory Smiling’ (on super strict schools), ‘Genuine Dissent’ (on school strikes) and most recently, ‘The case for student salaries’ (a diary piece for the New Statesman, 23/08/23). Child Liberation is her first trade book.
