Women's Studies
Dr. Marguerite Rivage-Seul

Phelps Stokes 206
CPO 1963
859-985-3931

Contact:

Shauna L. Shames

Instructor in Women's Studies

Phelps-Stokes, Room 201
CPO 2104

Office Hours: M 4-5 p.m., W 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. and 4-5 p.m., and by appt.

Phone: 859-985-3763
Fax: none

E-Mail:

http://www.gov.harvard.edu/people/shauna-shames

At Berea College since 2009

Degrees
  • Honors B.A., Harvard College, 2001
  • Ph.D. Candidate, Georgetown University, 2006
  • Ph.D. Candidate, Harvard University, in progress
Courses
  • WST 124 Intro to Women's Studies
  • WST 186 Riding the Waves: U.S. Feminist Movements
  • GSTR 110 ZC Futuristic Fiction
Special Interests
  • bikeriding
  • hiking
  • reading mysteries
  • making beaded jewelery
  • theatre
  • dance
 
Affiliations
  • National Organization for Women
  • American Political Science Association
Papers and Publications
  • “Toward a Theory of Backlash: Dynamic Resistance and the Central Role of Power,” co-authored with Jane Mansbridge, Politics & Gender Journal (winter 2008/9).
  • “The Status of Women in Leadership in Political Science,” chapter in edited volume on women’s leadership, editor Karen O’Connor, Sage Press (forthcoming 2010).
  • “Culture War?: A Closer Look at the Role of Religion, Denomination, and Religiosity in U.S. Public Opinion on Multiple Sexualities,” co-authored with Didi Kuo and Katie Levine, chapter in The Politics of Multiple Sexualities in the U.S. and Canada, edited by David Rayside and Clyde Wilcox, forthcoming.
  • “The Gender Basis of Public Opinion,” co-authored with Virginia Sapiro, chapter in Understanding Public Opinion, 3rd Edition, eds. Barbara Norrander and Clyde Wilcox, CQ Press, forthcoming 2009.
  • “At the Intersection of Inequalities,” short essay in The Future of Political Science: 100 Perspectives, forthcoming in 2009 from Routledge Taylor Frances press.
  • “Benchmarking Women’s Leadership,” forthcoming report on the status of women in leadership across ten fields (law, academia, journalism, sports, film, religion, military, politics, business, and nonprofit), to be published in 2009 by The White House Project (women’s leadership nonprofit).
  • “Pathways to Child Care Policy,” co-authored chapter with Kristin Goss, chapter in Women and Politics Around the World, edited by Joyce Gelb and Marian Lief Palley, ABC-CLIO Press, 2008.
  • “Backlash & the Faultlines of Masculinity,” paper delivered at Berea College, Kentucky, March 2008. Forthcoming in Breaking Bread Across Difference: Peanut Butter & Gender,” edited by Marguerite Rivage-Seul of Berea College Women’s Studies Department.
  • “Mother’s Dreams: Abortion & the High Price of Motherhood,” co-authored with Joan Williams, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, v. 6, issue 4, 2003.
  • “’If I Bend This Far I Will Break?': Public Opinion on Same-Sex Marriage," co-authored chapter w/ Clyde Wilcox, Paul Brewer. in The Politics of Same-Sex Marriage, edited by Clyde Wilcox and Craig Rimmerman, University of Chicago Press, 2007.
  • "Gender Politics in the United States: A Paradox,” co-authored with Clyde Wilcox. In Gender Law and Policy Annual Review, 2005: 111-132.
  • “The Un-Candidates: Gender & Outsider Signals in Women’s Political Commercials,” Women & Politics Journal, Vol. 25 (1/2), 2003: 115-146.
  • “Women, Politics, & News,” research report and background conference materials for the Shorenstein Center, Kennedy School of Government, 2007; available online at: http://www.hks.harvard.edu/presspol/news_events/Women_News_Narrative_Fact_Sheet.pdf
  • “Ending Discrimination Against Family Caregivers: A Report for the Work/Life Law Center,” co-Authored with Joan Williams and Raja Kudchadkar, published by the Work/Life Law Center, a program of the Washington College of Law of American University, 2004.
  • “The Un-Candidates: Gender & Commercialism in Political Advertising, 1968-1998.” Women & Public Policy Program at the Kennedy School of Government Working Paper, Series AA, 2001. Available at http://www.hks.harvard.edu/wappp/research/working/shames.pdf
  • “Losing Ground,” a two-act play, performed at the Trilogy Theatre in New York City, July 2003. Produced by Odyssey Theatre Ensemble: http://www.odysseyensemble.com.
  • “Barriers & Opportunities to Women’s Executive Leadership,” as part of the research and writing team. Published by The White House Project, 2002. http://www.thewhitehouseproject.org/culture/researchandpolls/Barriers.php
  • “Who’s Talking? An Analysis of Sunday Morning Talk Shows,” as part of the research and writing team. Published by The White House Project, 2001. http://www.thewhitehouseproject.org/culture/researchandpolls/WhosTalking01.php