Cynthia Enloe

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Cynthia H. Enloe is a pioneer in the feminist study of international relations. She's theorized connections between gender and militarization. After graduating from Connecticut College in 1960, she received an M.A. and Ph.D. in political science from the University of California, Berkeley in 1963 and 1967 respectively. She is a research professor at Clark University, Worcester. She also has spoke at various colleges across the country and given lectures worldwide, such as in Japan

Alongside fellow feminist author J. Ann Tickner, Enloe was named by Martin Griffths as one of the '50 key thinkers' in International Relations.

[edit] Writings (selection)

Does Khaki Become You? The Militarization of Women's Lives , London, Pandora Press; San Francisco, Harper\Collins, 1988
Maneuvers: The International Politics of Militarizing Women’s Lives, 2000.
Bananas, Beaches and Bases: Making Feminist Sense of International Politics , University of California Press, 1990, New edition 2000
Maneuvers: The International Politics of Militarizing Women’s Lives, 2000.
The Curious Feminist: Searching for Women in The New Age of Empire, University of California Press, 2004.