Jessica Blatt
Associate Professor of Political Science
Chair, Department of Politics and Human Rights
Jessica Blatt joined Marymount Manhattan College in 2010. Before coming to the College, she taught American politics at Sarah Lawrence College.
Professor Blatt’s research focuses on American political thought and particularly how ideas about difference—race, gender, class, and other categories—interact with political discourse and public policy. She is working on a book on racial thought and the origins of the discipline of political science in America. She teaches courses on media and politics, public policy, American electoral politics, and race, among other topics.
Title/Position
Chair, Department of Politics and Human Rights
Department
Phone
Degree(s)
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
M.A., New School for Social Research
Ph.D., New School for Social Research
Office Hours
Spring 2018
Mondays and Wednesdays, 10:00-11:30am
& by appointment