Mary Jo Mac Donald
I am a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with Extending New Narratives in the History of Philosophy at the University of Jyväskylä. In December 2023, I successfully defended my PhD dissertation at the University of Toronto.
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I am a political theorist who brings historical perspectives to bear on present-day political issues. My current research turns to early modern women's political writings to generate new insights for contemporary debates about equality. My published writing has appeared, or is forthcoming, in Political Theory, Polity, Hobbes Studies, as well as Politics and Gender.
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I received my MA in Philosophy from Queen's University (2018) and a BA in Political Science and Philosophy from McGill University (2017). My doctoral work has won competitive funding from Ontario Graduate Council, the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada, and the Sansom Scholarship for the History of Ideas.
