Cynthia Enloe
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Cynthia Enloe

Research professor and professor emerita, Clark University
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Cynthia Enloe is an American political theorist and feminist writer, professor emerita at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts. Born in New York City in 1938, she studied at Connecticut College and earned her PhD in political science at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1967 with a dissertation on ethnic politics in Malaysia. She is best known for her work on gender and militarism and for shaping feminist international relations. Her books include Does Khaki Become You?, Bananas, Beaches and Bases, Maneuvers, Nimo's War, Emma's War and Twelve Feminist Lessons of War. She holds honorary doctorates from several universities.

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Born1938 · New York City, USA
Notable works Ethnic SoldiersPolice, Military and EthnicityDoes Khaki Become You?Bananas, Beaches and BasesManeuversTwelve Feminist Lessons of War
HonoursSusan Strange Award (2007); honorary doctorates incl. SOAS (2009), Lund (2012), Clark (2014)
Feminism is the pursuit of deep, deep justice for women in ways that change the behaviors of both women and men.— 2012 interview, Waging Nonviolence (as quoted on Wikipedia; original not opened)

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