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Torrey Shanks is an Associate Professor in Political Science, specializing in political theory. He is broadly interested in the history of political thought, feminist theory, and language politics, with particular expertise in early modern political thought and rhetoric. His current research project, titled 'Improperty,' investigates the invocations of property in the context of political action theory, supported by a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Insight grant (2019-2022). He holds a PhD in Political Science from Northwestern University and a Bachelor's degree in Political Science and Women's Studies from the University of California, Berkeley. Previously, Shanks has held academic positions at the State University of New York, Albany, and the University of British Columbia.
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