Professor Clark received her PhD in Political Science from the University of Toronto, her MA in Political Science from Carleton University and her Bachelor of Environmental Studies in Geography from the University of Waterloo.
Theresa Lee
Email:
tmlee@uoguelph.ca
Field:
Political Theory
Specialization:
Contemporary Political Theory; Modern Chinese Political Thought (late 19th and early 20th century); Comparative Political Theory; Intercultural Pedagogy
Professor Lee received her B. A. (High Distinction) from the University of Toronto, majoring in Political Science, with a minor in Philosophy. She completed graduate studies at Princeton University, receiving both M. A. and Ph. D. degrees in Politics and Program in Political Philosophy. She was Visiting Scholar-in-residence at the Fairbank Center for East Asian Research, Harvard University (1997-1998); and Human Rights Research and Education Centre, University of Ottawa (2004-2005).
Current Project:
Theresa is currently engaged in a book-length study on the concept of culture in Chinese political discourse from the mid-19th century on. She is designing a collaborative research project involving scholars from other countries on curriculum internationalization in Political Theory. In addition, Lee has started to study both Indian and Islamic political thoughts. She aims to enhance her capacity to develop comparative political thought, which is a new field of specialization in Political Theory, in both research and teaching.
Teaching Interests:
Contemporary Political Theory (continental philosophy; Marxism and critical theory; feminism; postmodernism; philosophy of social science; psychoanalysis; human rights; multiculturalism); History of Political Thought; Chinese Political Thought; Comparative Political Thought; Chinese Politics
Recent Publications:
1. “Learning as an Immigrant Student; Teaching as a Naturalized Citizen,” in Immigrant Academics and Cultural Challenges in a Global Environment, ed. Femi James Kolapo (Amherst, NY: Cambria Press, 2009).
2. “Rethinking the Personal and the Political: Feminist Activism and Civic Engagement,” Hypatia, vol. 22 (fall 2007): 163-179.
3. “Liang Qichao’s Theory of Citizenship: Then and Now” History of Political Thought, vol. 28 (summer 2007): 305-327.
4. “Multicultural Citizenship: The Case of the Disabled” in Critical Disability Theory: Essays in Philosophy, Politics, Policy and Law, ed. Richard Devlin and Diane Pothier (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 2006).
5. “Intercultural Teaching in Higher Education,” Intercultural Education, vol. 16 (August 2005): 201-215.