Dr. Julie Webber
Professor
Politics and Government
Office
Schroeder Hall - SCH 410
Office Hours
Tuesdays 5:00 p.m. -6:00 p.m. & by appointment
Office Phone
Email
- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
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Biography
Julie Webber (-Collins) 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
287.002Independent Study
262.001Modern Political Theory
225.001Women In Politics
339.001Youth Politics
337.001Gay & Lesbian Politics & Theory
400.001Independent Study
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
Pi Sigma Alpha Teaching award, 2006
Political Science Honorary
2006
Pi Sigma Alpha Teaching award, 2004
Political Science Honorary
2004
Book, Authored
Webber, J. Beyond Columbine: School Violence and the Virtual. Violence Series. Peter Lang (2017)
Webber, J. The Cultural Set Up of Comedy. Intellect/University of Chicago Press. (2013)
Webber, J., & Reynols, W. The Civic Gospel (2009)
Webber, J. Failure to Hold: The Politics of School Violence (2004)
Book, Chapter
Webber, J. The Achievements of Feminism in IR. Scott G. Nelson and Nevzat Soguk (EDs), Modern Theory, Modern Power, World Politics: Critical Investigations (2016)
Webber, J. "I am the Radical Reality". Robert Oprisko and Diane S. Rubenstein (EDs), Michael Weinstein: Contemplation, Vitalism, Action. Routledge (2014)
Book, Edited
Webber, J. The Joke Is On Us: Political Comedy in (Late) Neoliberal Times. Lexington Books (2018)
Webber, J., Reynolds, W., & . Expanding Curriculum Theorizing, 2nd Edition. Routledge (2016)
Webber, J., & Leatherman, J. Charting Transnational Democracy. New York: Palgrave (2005)
Webber, J., & , W. Expanding Curriculum Theorizing (2004)
Journal Article
Webber, J. Branding the Presidency. Bradley Porfilio (EDs). The SoJo Journal: Educational Foundations and Social Justice Education 3 (2018)
Webber, J., & Anderson, M. Violence Against Women. Diana Coole, (EDs), Encyclopedia of Political Thought. Encyclopedia of Political Theory (2014)
Presentations
We Gave Our Courses a Makeover; You Can Too!. CTLT Teaching and Learning Symposium. (2020)
"Post-Ironic Youth Politics: Virality and Violence". Critical Curriculum Studies Colliquium. Georgia Southern University. (2019)
"Stylized Politics: Youth Movements and Critical Media Literacy". Critical Media Literacy Conference. Critical Media Literacy/Georgia Southern. (2019)
"Youth Politics" and "Violence against Women". Capitol Forum, Illinois Institute for Humanities. Illinois Institute for Humanities. (2019)
Author Meets Critics: Mind Unmasked: A Phenomenology of Consciousness. Midwest Political Science Association. (2018)
Author-meets-Critics: Julie Webber, Beyond Columbine: School Violence and the Virtual.. Western Political Science Association. (2018)
Expert Consultant: Youth Politics & School Violence (2 panels). Capitol Forum. Illinois Humanities Institute. (2018)
Toxic Masculinity: Settled Identity or Neoliberal Compromise Formation?. Western Political Science Association. (2018)
Decolonizing Political Theory. Association for Political Theory. University of Michigan. (2017)
Political Comedy as Cultural Text: A Critical Analysis of the Alt-Right. Western Political Science Association. (2017)
Grants & Contracts
SFF. CAS. Illinois State University. (2019)
Politics and Comedy. Provost Office/Sabbatical. Illinois State University. (2017)
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