Dr. Juliet Hooker

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Biography

Juliet Hooker is the Merton P. Stoltz Professor of Political Science at Brown University, specializing in political theory with a focus on racial justice, Black political thought, Latin American political thought, democratic theory, and contemporary political theory. She has authored significant works, including 'Black Grief/White Grievance: Politics of Loss' (Princeton University Press, 2023), and 'Theorizing Race in the Americas: Douglass, Sarmiento, Du Bois, Vasconcelos' (Oxford, 2017), among others. Her scholarly contributions have been recognized with the American Political Science Association's Ralph Bunche Book Award for her work on ethnic and cultural pluralism. Prior to her tenure at Brown, Prof. Hooker was a faculty member at the University of Texas at Austin and served on various committees aimed at addressing racial and social class inequalities in the Americas. Her research has been supported by fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute at Harvard University. Additionally, she has received multiple awards for teaching excellence and contributions to the field of political science.

Research Interests

Awards

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Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence

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Presidential Faculty Research Award

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Co-winner, Ralph J. Bunche Book Award

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Co-Winner, Book Award

Courses

Introduction to Feminist Theory Gender, Slavery, Freedom Black Protest: Theory and Praxis Contemporary Democratic Theory Political Loss Latin American Political Thought Black Political Thought

Requirements for Brown University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GRE General
TOEFL
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in Economics or related field
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Specialization Notes

Department: Department of Economics