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When people hear that I have written a book on the problems with parenthood as a political identity, they often ask if I am a parent myself. I am not. There are a number of people who deserve some credit for that, I suppose, though mostly it’s on me. But here I would like to acknowledge and thank those people whose help has been invaluable along the way to the birth of this book.
My interest in political theory was spurred by several inspiring mentors at the University of North Carolina, especially Stephen Leonard and the late Jeffrey Obler. That early fortune was multiplied when I arrived at the University of California, Berkeley, where I was lucky to find a group of colleagues full of humor and encouragement (and allergic to gradschool malarkey), especially Robin Brooks, Laura Henry, Jill Hargis, Sara Rushing, Cara Wong, Jake Bowers, Shalini Satkunanandan, and Michael Swaine. My Berkeley-born friendship with Maria Rosales has profoundly affected my ideas about politics and family. I am indebted to many scholars at Berkeley for their guidance during the early stages of this project: Laura Stoker likes to insist that she is “not a theorist,” but her insight and advice were as invaluable as her humor and encouragement were welcome. The late Mike Rogin was a challenging, kind, and thoughtful advisor who taught me that we can enrich our care for the world if we engage what is disturbing in it. Wendy Brown is the sort of mentor that every scholar hopes for and too few encounter; one would think it impossible to feel supported and encouraged by someone who gives you comments so uncompromisingly tough-minded, but Wendy pulls it off with grace. Hanna Pitkin, Jack Citrin, Fred Dolan, and Shannon Stimson all offered valuable advice and guidance.
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