Sam Galloway
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Sam Galloway, Ph. D. (they/them) teaches courses in political theory and American politics. Dr. Galloway is also a member of the interdisciplinary Gender Studies and Global Black Studies programs.
Their courses explore topics such as protest, media, biopolitics, law, cultural aesthetics, and ideology at the intersections of race, sexuality, gender, class, ability, and citizenship.
Dr. Galloway’s research examines questions of democracy, affect, and sovereignty in contemporary and canonical political thought and practice. Their first book, Cruising Politics: Affect, Assemblage, Agonism, offers a queer critical theoretical account of how 21st century politics is being shaped by the fleeting, anonymous, and public affairs of agonistic democrats.
Their next project looks at political responses to feelings of despair. Concurrently, with Danielle Hanley (Clark University), they are developing an edited volume on Lauren Berlant’s legacy in the field of political theory.
For fun, they enjoy dancing, hiking, birdwatching, and writing songs on their guitar (which they play poorly).
Representative Courses
- Intro to Political Theory (POL2110)
- Environmental Justice (POL2080)
- Politics and Social Media (POL2210)
- America on Film (POL2610)
- America Constitutional Law (POL3050)
- Political Protest and Ideology (POL3290)
- The Art of (Culture) War in American Politics (POL3530)
- Queer Politics in the US (POL3095)
Publications
- Cohen, Aylon, and Samuel R. Galloway. “Grooming Authoritarianism: Anti-Trans/Queer Panic as Pedagogy for Democratic Decline.” PS: Political Science & Politics 58, no. 3 (2025): 456–60. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049096524001197.
- Galloway, Samuel, Ali Aslam, Ashleigh Campi, and Hagar Kotef. “Lauren Berlant’s legacy in contemporary political theory.” Contemporary Political Theory 22, no. 1 (2023): 118-142. doi.org/10.1057/s41296-022-00584-3
- Galloway, Samuel. “Queering Amor mundi: Love, Loss, and Democratic Politics.” Theory & Event 24, no. 3 (2021): 758-786. https://dx.doi.org/10.1353/tae.2021.0042.