Susan McWilliams Barndt explained

Susan McWilliams Barndt (; born January 6, 1977) is an American political theorist. She is the co-editor of the peer-reviewed academic journal American Political Thought and chairs the politics department at Pomona College.

Early life and education

McWilliams was born on January 6, 1977, and grew up in central New Jersey. Her father was political scientist Wilson Carey McWilliams, and her grandfather was political journalist Carey McWilliams. She became interested in politics from a young age.^[1] She attended Amherst College and subsequently received her doctorate in politics from Princeton University.^[2]

Career

McWilliams began teaching at Pomona College in 2006, having been drawn to the college as a "dream school" by professor John Seery.^[1] She chairs its politics department.

She was the co-editor of the peer-reviewed academic journal American Political Thought. She is an advocate for the small liberal arts college model of higher education, and co-edited a book with Seery on the topic.^[3]

Works

• Book: McWilliams Barndt . Susan . 0 . Traveling Back: Toward a Global Political Theory . February 14, 2014 . . 9780199329687. ^[4]
• Book: McWilliams Barndt . Susan . 0. The American Road Trip and American Political Thought . July 6, 2020 . . Lanham, Maryland . 9781498556880. ^[5]
• Book: McWilliams Barndt . Susan . 0 . A Political Companion to James Baldwin. Lexington, Kentucky. . 2017 . 978-0-8131-6991-0.
• Book: McWilliams Barndt . Susan . With . The Best Kind of College: An Insider's Guide to America's Small Liberal Arts Colleges . Seery . John . John Seery . . 2015 . 978-1-4384-5772-7.

External links

• Pomona College faculty page
• 2018 convocation address

Notes and References

1. A Political Road Trip with Professor Susan McWilliams Barndt . Pomona College Sagecast . Pomona College . Wood, Mark . Vest, Patty . 3 March 2021 . 4 March 2021. Transcript.
2. Web site: May 29, 2015 . Susan McWilliams Barndt . 18 January 2021 . Pomona College . en.
3. Book: McWilliams . Susan . Seery . John E. . The Best Kind of College: An Insiders' Guide to America's Small Liberal Arts Colleges . September 2015 . . 978-1-4384-5771-0.
4. Schlosser . Joel Alden . Review of Traveling Back: Toward a Global Political Theory . . 2015 . 77 . 1 . 146–149 . 10.1017/S003467051400093X . 43671047. 144122171 .
5. LaRocca . David . Review of The American Road Trip and American Political Thought . . 2019 . 81 . 3 . 529–532 . 10.1017/S0034670519000159 . 26751976. 200078982 .