Political Theory

As a departmental specialization, our offerings in political theory feature philosophical, literary, historical, and critical approaches. Drawing from diverse disciplines, including literature, geography, architecture, physics, history, film, +philosophy, and law, to interpret and challenge the conventions that sustain the political world, we deploy perspectives from feminist, queer, indigenous, and critical race theory, among others.

Core Faculty

• Kathy Ferguson
• Jonathan Goldberg-Hiller
• Jairus Grove
• Nicole Grove
• Lawrence Nitz
• Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio
• Debbie Samaniego

Related Courses

• POLS 190: Media and Politics
• POLS 200: Reading and Writing Politics
• POLS 335A: History of Political Thought
• POLS 337: American Political Theory
• POLS 338 (Alpha): Topics in Political Theory
• POLS 339: Feminist Theory
• POLS 341: The Politics of Media
• POLS 343: The Politics of Film
• POLS 366: Advanced Topics in Theory, Media, and Method
• POLS 601: Political Analysis and Theory Building
• POLS 610: Political Theory and Analysis
• POLS 611: Tradition of Political Philosophy
• POLS 615 (Alpha): Topics in Political Thought
• POLS 710: Seminar: Political Thought