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From the Body of the King to the Body of the Nation: Sovereignty, Sodomy, & the English Revolution of 1688
Modern Intellectual History (2024)
CUrrent Research
Sodomy, Equality, Fraternity:
Bodily Practice and the Rise of Modern Democracy
Teaching + Courses
Political Anatomies
of the Body-Politic
Summer 2022 — Since the Renaissance, the idea of the “body politic” has been used to describe European political communities, but the body politic is not simply a metaphor to speak about the state but also a way to make sense of and exercise political power. View Syllabus →
Advanced Theories of Gender & Sexuality with Prof. Linda Zerilli
Winter 2021 — Beginning with the “new social movements” of feminism and gay liberation, this seminar explores key debates around which gender and sexuality were articulated as tenacious but open structures of power subject to political critique and social transformation. View Syllabus →