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Department of Political Science

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Margaret Denike

Associate Professor - on sabbatical

Margaret
Department of Political Science , Law, Justice and Society , Gender and Women's Studies

Email: M.Denike@dal.ca
Phone: (902) 494-6298
Mailing Address: 
Department of Political Science Rm 364, 3rd Floor, Henry Hicks Bldg ±«Óătv University, 6283 Alumni Crescent, PO Box 15000 Halifax, NS B3H 4R2
 
Research Topics:
  • Biopolitics and genealogical inquiry
  • Feminist and queer philosophies
  • Human rights (theory, institutions, politics)
  • Political activism of sexual and racial minorities
  • Politics of terror
  • State-sanctioned discrimination

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Education:

  • Simon Fraser University (Honours B.A. English Literature and Humanities)
  • University of British Columbia (M.A. English Literature)
  • Queen's University (LL.M. International Human Rights Law)
  • York University (Ph.D. Social and Political Thought)

Currently the coordinator of the Law, Justice and Society Program, Dr. Denike is formerly a professor and Program Co-ordinator in International Human Rights at Carleton University. Her teaching, research and writing cover topics such as theories of human rights; feminist and queer philosophies; the political activism of sexual and racial minorities; constitutional equality jurisprudence; state-sanctioned discrimination and persecution; biopolitics and genealogical inquiry; and the politics of terror and security

Selected Publications:

  • Denike, M. “’â¶Äť International Journal of Political Theory 11 (February 2015), pp. 111-127.
  • Denike, M. “” in Gillian Calder and Lori Beaman, eds. Polygamy’s Rights and Wrongs. UBC Press, 2014, pp. 142-169.
  • Denike, M.Ěý “,” in Maria Drakopoulou, Feminist Encounters with Legal Philosophy. Routledge, 2013, pp.
  • Denike, M. “,” Hypatia, Vol. 28 no 2 (Spring 2013): 395-399.
  • Denike, M., et al. “The Promise of Happiness,” by Sara Ahmed (Durham: Duke University Press, 2010). Canadian Journal of Women and the Law Vol. 24 no 12 (Spring 2012): 240-256.
  • Denike, M. “Homonormative Collusions and the Subject of Rights: Reading Terrorist Assemblages,” Feminist Legal Studies: Special Issue on Markets and Sexualities 18 (Spring 2010), pp. 85-100.
  • Denike, M. “,” Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy--25th Anniversary Special Issue. (Summer 2010): 852-874
  • Denike, M. “What’s Queer about Polygamy?” in Robert Lecky and Kim Brooks, eds. . Routledge 2010, pp. 137-154.
  • Denike, M. “,” Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy. Vol. 23, no. 2 (April-June 2008), pp. 95-121.
  • Denike, M. 2008. “Engendering [In]Security and Terror: On the Protection racket of Security States,” in Ann Ferguson and Mecke Nagel, eds. . Oxford University Press.
  • Denike, M. “” Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy. Vol. 22, no. 1 (Winter 2007), pp. 71-91.
  • Denike, M. “Introduction: The Politics of Inclusion and Exclusion” in , ed. Krista Scott-Dixon. Toronto: Sumach Press, 2006, pp. 136-144.
  • Denike, M. "The Devil's Insatiable Sex: Toward a Genealogy of Evil", in Robin May Shott, ed. Indiana University Press, 2006

Service and Activity:

Dr. DenikeĚýhas long been active in non-government organizations and services that engage in legal education, social justice advocacy, and law reform initiatives to advance sexual and racial equality.