Dr. Julie Webber
Professor
Office
SCH Schroeder Hall 425
Office Hours
Wednesdays 3-4 p.m. & by appointment
Office Phone
Email
- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Selected Research
Biography
Julie Webber is professor of Politics and Government and core faculty in Women and Gender Studies. Her main area is political theory (feminist theory, LGBTQI, modern, contemporary and American political theory. Her work ranges from school violence to comedy theory and satire in American Politics. She is currently working on a book about youth politics.
Current Courses
POL 101.001 Citizens And Governance
POL 161.001 Introduction To Political Theory
POL 461.001 Seminar In Political Thought
POL 225.001 Women In Politics
Teaching Interests & Areas
Theory POL 261: Classical Political Theory POL 262: Modern Political Theory POL 265: American Political Thought POL 461: Seminar in Political Theory POL 361: Topics in Political Theory (Theories of the Subject) POL 339: Playground to Politics (Comedy and Satire in American Politics) Feminist Theory, Gender and Sexuality POL 225: Women and Politics WGS 391: Going Global: Overcoming Violence Against Women & the Girl-child POL 338: Gender and Political Theory POL 337: Gay and Lesbian Politics and Theory
Research Interests & Areas
Political tragedy and violence; Youth Politics Political comedy & Media; Globalization & IR Theory Feminist Theory & Women and Politics: American Political Theory & Pragmatism (Intellectual history of) LGBTQI Rights, Policy, Theory; Gender and Policy
Ph D Political Theory
Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana
RISE
ISU Provost
2021
Pi Sigma Alpha Teaching award, 2006
Political Science Honorary
2006
Pi Sigma Alpha Teaching award, 2004
Political Science Honorary
2004
Grants and Contracts
Youth Politics: An Emergent Counterculture?
Julie Ann Webber.
CAS. June 2022 - August 2022
“Youth Politics: An Emergent Counterculture?”
Julie Ann Webber.
CAS. 2022 - 2022
SFF
Julie Ann Webber.
CAS. May 1 2019 - May 1 2020
Politics and Comedy
Julie Ann Webber.
Provost Office/Sabbatical. August 1 2017 - December 30 2017
Book Review
The Dark Side of Humor
Julie Ann Webber.
(2024), Humor
"Taking a Stand: Contemporary US Stand Up Comedians as Public Intellectuals"
Julie Ann Webber.
(2022), 8, 3, Studies in American Humor
Review of Uproarious
Julie Ann Webber.
(2021), Philosophy of Humor Yearbook
Book, Authored
Beyond Columbine: School Violence and the Virtual
Julie Ann Webber.
(2017), Violence Series, Peter Lang
The Cultural Set Up of Comedy
Julie Ann Webber.
(2013), Intellect/University of Chicago Press.
The Civic Gospel
Julie Ann Webber, William M. Reynols.
(2009)
Failure to Hold: The Politics of School Violence
Julie Ann Webber.
(2004)
Book, Chapter
The Achievements of Feminism in IR
Julie Ann Webber.
(2016), Modern Theory, Modern Power, World Politics: Critical Investigations
"I am the Radical Reality"
Julie Ann Webber.
(2014), Michael Weinstein: Contemplation, Vitalism, Action, Routledge
Book, Edited
The Joke Is On Us: Political Comedy in (Late) Neoliberal Times
Julie Ann Webber.
(2018), Lexington Books
Expanding Curriculum Theorizing, 2nd Edition
Julie Ann Webber, William Reynolds, .
(2016), Routledge
Charting Transnational Democracy
Julie Ann Webber, Janie Leatherman.
(2005), New York: Palgrave
Expanding Curriculum Theorizing
Julie Ann Webber, Will.
(2004)
Encyclopedia
“Resistance and Reproduction: A Starting Point for Thought.” In: Peters M.A., Heraud R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Educational Innovation. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2262-4_241-1
Julie Ann Webber.
Encyclopedia of Educational Innovation, (2021)
Journal Article
The Political Force of the Comedic
Julie Ann Webber.
Contemporary Political Theory, (2021)
Branding the Presidency
Julie Ann Webber.
The SoJo Journal: Educational Foundations and Social Justice Education, 3, (2018)
Violence Against Women
Julie Ann Webber, Margaret Anderson.
Encyclopedia of Political Theory, (2014)
Other
Pop Culture for Beginners
Julie Ann Webber, .
(2021)
Political Comedy: Critical Encounters
Julie Ann Webber.
Lexington Books, (2016)
Presentations
Project XV Museum: Resisting Right-Wing Amnesia Politics
Julie Ann Webber.
Curriculum Studies Collaborative, Savannah, GA, June 7, 2023
Youth Politics and Memes: Dissension, Drive and Disruption
Julie Ann Webber.
Curriculum Studies Summer Collaboration, Savannah, Georgia, June 8, 2022
The Self for Gen Z in TikTok: Irony as a Politics of Resistance.
Julie Ann Webber.
American Political Science Association, Seattle, OR, October 1, 2021
“Sources of Stylization: Mass Politics and Conformity in Youth Popular Culture and Politics,”
Julie Ann Webber.
Critical Studies in Curriculum, Savannah, GA, June 8, 2021
The Joke's On Us
Julie Ann Webber.
Studies in Humor, Zoom, March 12, 2021
We Gave Our Courses a Makeover; You Can Too!
Claire Lamonica, Adena Meyers, Amy Robillard, Jamie Smith, Julie Ann Webber.
CTLT Teaching and Learning Symposium, Normal IL, January 8, 2020
"Post-Ironic Youth Politics: Virality and Violence"
Julie Ann Webber.
Critical Curriculum Studies Colliquium, Savannah, GA, June 10, 2019
"Youth Politics" and "Violence against Women"
Julie Ann Webber.
Capitol Forum, Illinois Institute for Humanities, Normal IL, April 8, 2019
"Stylized Politics: Youth Movements and Critical Media Literacy"
Julie Ann Webber.
Critical Media Literacy Conference, Savannah, GA, February 22, 2019
Expert Consultant: Youth Politics & School Violence (2 panels)
Julie Ann Webber.
Capitol Forum, Normal IL/ISU, April 12, 2018
Author Meets Critics: Mind Unmasked: A Phenomenology of Consciousness
Julie Ann Webber.
Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 7, 2018
Author-meets-Critics: Julie Webber, Beyond Columbine: School Violence and the Virtual.
Julie Ann Webber.
Western Political Science Association, San Francisco, CA, April 1, 2018
Toxic Masculinity: Settled Identity or Neoliberal Compromise Formation?
Julie Ann Webber.
Western Political Science Association, San Francisco, CA, March 29, 2018
Decolonizing Political Theory
Julie Ann Webber.
Association for Political Theory, Ann Arbor, MI, October 15, 2017
Political Comedy as Cultural Text: A Critical Analysis of the Alt-Right
Julie Ann Webber.
Western Political Science Association, Vancouver, British Columbia, April 12, 2017
Women in High Office
Julie Ann Webber.
Fall International Studies Seminar Series, Normal, IL, September 7, 2016
Intellectual Portraits of Michael Weinstein
Julie Ann Webber.
Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 7, 2016
Grisly Feminism: Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party
Julie Ann Webber.
Midwest Political Science Association Meeting, Chicago, April 7, 2016
Keynote
Julie Ann Webber.
Critical Media Literacy Conference, Georgia Southern University, Savannah, March 26, 2016
Women's Suffrage in the U.S.
Julie Ann Webber.
English Language Institute, Illinois State University, October 2, 2015
Can Hillary Represent Women Against the Tea Party?
Julie Ann Webber.
Western Political Science Association, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 2, 2015
Cultural Set Up of Comedy
Julie Ann Webber.
Critical Media Literacy Conference, Online, March, 2014
Globalizing Political Comedy
Julie Ann Webber.
International Relations at the Midwest International Studies Association Conference, Online, November, 2012
Women in Higher Education Roundtable
Julie Ann Webber.
Midwest International Studies Association Conference, Online, November, 2012
Women’s Suffrage in the United States
Julie Ann Webber.
English Language Institute, Academic Lecture, Online, April 25, 2012