Dr. Julie Webber
Professor
Politics and Government
Office
Schroeder Hall - SCH 410
Office Hours
Wednesdays 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. & by appointment
Office Phone
Email
- About
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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
265American Political Theory
338Gender & Political Theory
225Women In Politics
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, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New
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, Scholarly-New
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)
Edited Book
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, Academic Journal
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
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)
Grisly Feminism: Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party. Midwest Political Science Association Meeting. (2016)
Intellectual Portraits of Michael Weinstein. Midwest Political Science Association. MPSA. (2016)
Keynote. Critical Media Literacy Conference. (2016)
Women in High Office. Fall International Studies Seminar Series. International Studies and Politics & Government. (2016)
Grants & Contracts
Politics and Comedy. Provost Office/Sabbatical. Illinois State University. (2017)
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