Biography
My research and teaching aims to expand the canon of political theory, turning to understudied figures in the history of political thought to generate new insights for contemporary debates. I am particularly interested in the history of early modern women's writing and the origins of feminist thought. Before coming to 51国产视频 Allison, I was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Jyv盲skyl盲, as part of the "Gender in Renaissance and Early Modern Philosophy" project, and an associate member of the SCR at Oriel College, Oxford. I have co-founded the research network, Women in the History of Political Thought (WHPT), which has organized international conferences and workshops to share new research in this field.
Publications
Forthcoming. "Marriage as Slavery: Oroonoko, the Slave Trade, and the Origins of English Feminism" in American Political Science Review.
Forthcoming. (Co-authored with Geertje Bol) 鈥淔rom Courtiers to Courtship: Tory Feminism and the Politics of Flattery鈥 in Perspectives on Politics.
2026. 鈥淓quality, Modernity, and Inclusion in Judith Drake鈥檚 Essay in Defence of the Female Sex鈥 in Polity, 58 (1), 57-83.
2025. 鈥淎cknowledging Sexual Equality: Hobbes鈥檚 and Cavendish鈥檚 Amazons鈥 in Hobbes Studies 38 (1): 64-87.
2024. 鈥溾楶ersons of the Sex are True Wonders鈥: Gabrielle Suchon on Difference and Political Wonders鈥 in Political Theory, 52 (3): 490-516.
Education
- 2024 PHD in Political Science - University of Toronto
- 2018 MA in Philosophy - Queen's University
- 2017 BA in Political Science and Philosophy (Joint Honors) - McGill University
Teaching
Fall 2026:
POLS 3011: Modern Political Thought
POLS 4991: Special Topics course: Women in the History of Political Thought
Winter 2027:
POLS 1001: Foundations of Politics
POLS 2001: Democratic Thought
Research
I am currently working on three research projects, all of which explore early modern feminist thought.
The first project, Dangerous Equals, asks what debates about women's monstrosity can teach us about the nature of equality.
The second project, Marriage as Slavery, uncovers the relationship between early English feminism and the transatlantic slave trade.
The third project, a collaboration with Dr. Geertje Bol, looks at the tradition of Tory feminism, investigating how English feminists shaped the trajectory of the Tory party and conservative thought (and vice versa).