Gordon, Kelsey

Status

Active

Email Address

kelsey.gordon@mail.utoronto.ca

Major

Political Theory

Supervisor(s)

Rebecca E. Kingston

Gordon, Kelsey

Dissertation:

Loving Women

Biography

Kelsey Gordon is a SSHRC funded PhD Candidate in Political Theory. Her dissertation explores questions of sex, love, and labour, as theorized by women writers in the Western history of political thought; however, she explores these questions broadly across the traditional canon of political thought as well. Within this work, Kelsey is interested in the methodological challenges and opportunities that come with studying women, both as thinkers and as concepts within men’s thought. Kelsey is passionate about teaching and regards it as one of the greatest privileges of being an academic.

Research Interests

Ancient Greek political theory
French medieval political theory
Political theory of the Italian Renaissance
Political theory of Simone de Beauvoir
Moral and Aesthetic theory

Previous Degrees

M.A., University of Calgary (Political Science)
B.A., Honours, University of Calgary (Political Science)

Teaching Experience

POL303, Women in the Western History of Political Thought (Summer 2024)