July 2011 Curriculum Vitae COURTNEY PAIGE SMITH 131 SE 30 th Place, Unit B Phone: 760-822-9264 Portland, Oregon 97214 Email: courtneypaigesmith@gmail.com EDUCATION 2009 Ph.D., Political Science, University of Oregon The Politics of the Marked Body: An Examination of Female Genital Cutting and Breast Implantation Committee: Dennis Galvan, Julie Novkov, Leonard Feldman, Stephen Wooten 2005 M.A., Political Science, University of Oregon 2001 B.A., French, University of Oregon, Departmental Honors 2001 B.A., Political Science, University of Oregon, Phi Beta Kappa RESEARCH AND TEACHING AREAS Feminist Theory Sexuality Studies United States Politics Gender Politics Transnational Feminism African Politics PUBLICATIONS 2010 Smith, Courtney. Who Defines Mutilation?: Challenging Imperialism in the Discourse of Female Genital Cutting. Feminist Formations, the Journal of the National Women s Studies Association, 23:1, Spring 2011 25-45. 2008 Smith, Courtney. Creating Spaces: Challenging Conventional Discursive Norms Surrounding the Markings of Women s Bodies. The Finnish Journal of Ethnicity and Migration, 3:2,2 54-64. 2007 Southwell, Priscilla and Courtney Smith. Equality of Recruitment: Gender Parity in French National Assembly Elections. Social Science Journal 44:1, 83-90. 2009 Smith, Courtney. Book Review: Three Generations, No Imbeciles: Eugenics, The Supreme Court, and Buck v. Bell, in Law and Society Review 43:4, 947-949. 1
2009 Smith, Courtney. Encyclopedia Entry: Andrea Dworkin. In Encyclopedia of the Culture Wars: Issues, Voices, and Viewpoints, edited by Roger Chapman. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe. WORK UNDER REVIEW Lee, Micky and Courtney Smith. The Bodies of Chinese Women Gymnasts in the Beijing Olympics. [Article Submitted for Review] Submitted September 2010 WORK IN PROGRESS Smith, Courtney. Applying Iris Marion Young s The Breasted Experience to Contemporary Women s Experiences. Smith, Courtney. Deconstructing the Rhetoric of Choice: Women s Bodies, Sexed Normalcy, and Choice Feminism. Smith, Courtney. Transnational Bodies and Sex Identity: Female Genital Cutting in Local and Global Dialogical Communities. Book Manuscript. GRANTS, AWARDS, and FELLOWSHIPS 2010 American Political Science Association, Women and Politics Dissertation Award Competition Finalist 2009 University of Oregon, Hovet Teaching Award 2007 Center for the Study of Women in Society, Jane Grant Dissertation Writing Grant 2007 University of Oregon Department of Political Science, Graduate Student Research Grant 2007 University of Oregon, Hovet Teaching Award 2006 University of Oregon, Hovet Teaching Award 2005 Center on Diversity and Community, Graduate Student Research Award 2005 Center for the Study of Women and Society, Graduate Student Research Support Grant 2001-09 Department of Political Science, Graduate Teaching Fellowship 2
TEACHING EXPERIENCE 2011 Classics in Feminist Thought, Women and Gender Studies Program, Hunter College of the City University of New York. 2010/11 Introduction to Women and Gender Studies, Women and Gender Studies Program, Hunter College of the City University of New York. [5 courses] 2009 Women and Politics Around the Globe, Department of Political Science, University of Oregon. 2009 Politics of Africa, Department of Political Science, University of Oregon. 2008/09 Politics of Sex and the Body, Department of Political Science, University of Oregon. [2 courses] 2006/07 Women and Politics, Department of Political Science, University of Oregon. [2 courses] 2006/07 Feminist Political Theory, Department of Political Science, University of Oregon. [2 courses] TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIPS Introduction to Political Theory, Department of Political Science Legal Process, Department of Political Science Introduction to US Politics, Department of Political Science European Union, Department of Political Science Political Ideologies, Department of Political Science Film and Politics, Department of Political Science Mass Media and US Politics, Department of Political Science Marxism and Radical Thought, Department of Political Science US Foreign Policy, Department of Political Science PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS 2011 Transnational Feminist Consciousness-Raising through the Deconstruction of Female Genital Cutting Discourse. Presentation at the Western Political Science Association Annual Conference. San Antonio, Texas. 3
2010 The Wings at Hooters Actually Aren t All That Great : The Normalization and Regulation of Women s Bodies in a Phallocratic Society. Presentation at the Women and Popular Culture: Of Social Justice, Sexual Politics, and the Status Quo Conference. South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, South Carolina. 2009 Female Genital Cutting as an Act of Motherly Responsibility. Presentation at the Philosophical Inquiries into Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Mothering Conference. Eugene, Oregon. 2009 The Normalizing Power of Plastic Surgery on the Female Body. Presentation at the Western Political Science Association Annual Conference. Vancouver, British Columbia. 2008 Private Parts in the Public Sphere: Opening the Discussion on Sex-Based Body Modification Practices. Presentation at the Great Lakes College Association Conference on Transnational Feminisms. Transnational Dialogues: De-Centering the Academic Debate on Global Feminisms. Gambier, Ohio. 2007 The Politics of the Marked Body: An Examination of Female Genital Cutting and Breast Implantation. Presentation at the Finnish League for Human Rights 4 th Annual Conference. Female Genital Cutting in the Past and Today. Helsinki, Finland. 2007 Creating Spaces: Challenging Conventional Discursive Norms Surrounding the Marking of Women s Bodies. Presentation at the International Studies Association Annual Conference. Chicago, Illinois. 2006 Theoretical Frameworks for Understanding Female Genital Cutting. Presentation at the African Studies Association Annual Conference. San Francisco, California. 2005 Women, Ritual and Identity: Challenging Ideological Hegemony. Presentation at the University of Missouri Gender and Development Conference. Kansas City, Missouri. 2004 Transforming Cultural Identities: The Eradication of Female Genital Cutting. Presentation at the Association for Political Theory Annual Conference. Colorado Springs, Colorado. 2003 Equality of Recruitment: Gender Parity in French Elections. Presentation at the Western Political Science Association Conference. Denver, Colorado. 4
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE 2009 Honors College Thesis Committee Member Robyn Singleton. Triple Jeopardy and Reproductive Justice: Black Women s Contribution to US Reproductive Rights Discourse, late 1960s 70s. Passed with Honors. 2008 Honors College Thesis Committee Member Amy Brewer. A Right Without Access is No Right at All : Complicating Notions of Womanhood and Reproductive Rights post Roe v. Wade. Passed with Honors. 2006 Conference Planning Assistant, Race and American Political Development Conference. Department of Political Science. 2003-09 Founder and Participant, Plato Political Theory Reading Group, University of Oregon Department of Political Science. 2003-08 Academic Advisor, University of Oregon Department of Academic Advising. 2003-05 Graduate Council Representative, University of Oregon Department of Political Science. ACTIVIST EXPERIENCE 2007 University of Oregon Women s Center. Invited Speaker at International Women s Day Event. Eugene, Oregon. 2007 American Federation of Teachers Winter School. Representative of the Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation. Newport, Oregon. 2006-09 Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon. Volunteer. Eugene, Oregon. 2006-07 Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation AFT/AFL-CIO Local 3544. President of 1,300-Member Employee Union. Eugene, Oregon. 2006 American Federation of Teachers Presidents Conference. Representative of the Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation. Portland, Oregon. 2005 Tostan, Non-Governmental Organization Dedicated to the Informal Education of Women and Girls. Intern. Thiès, Senegal. 5
2003-06 American Federation of Teachers Alliance of Graduate Employee Locals Conferences. Representative of the Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Columbus, Ohio; Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 2002-05 Vice-President, Organizing, Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation AFT/AFL-CIO Local 3544. INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION 2005 Five Week Wolof Language & Senegalese Culture Course. Université Chiekh Anta Diop Dakar, Senegal. 1999 Four Month French Language & Politics Program. Université Catholique de l Ouest Angers, France. PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES Dr. Julie Novkov State University of New York at Albany Professor of Political Science and Women s Studies jnovkov@albany.edu (518) 442-5279 Dr. Deborah Baumgold University of Oregon Professor of Political Science baumgold@uoregon.edu (541) 346-4884 Dr. Leonard Feldman Hunter College of the City University of New York Associate Professor of Political Science lfeldman@hunter.cuny.edu (212) 396-6246 Dr. Dennis Galvan University of Oregon Associate Professor of Political Science Director of International Studies dgalvan@uoregon.edu (541) 346-2851 6