Democratic Theory:Theories of Justice and Freedom:Women and Politics:Ancient Political Thought:Animal Rights:Virtue Ethics

Bio

Hollie Sue Mann, Ph.D., is an interdisciplinary political theorist, educator, and yoga and mindfulness teacher whose work bridges democratic theory, ethics, feminist and ancient political thought, and embodied practice. With a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, she has taught at UNC Chapel Hill for over a decade and served as an adjunct instructor at William & Mary, cultivating rich classroom experiences in courses ranging from democratic theory and feminist political theory to classical political thought and politics and animal life. At Virginia Commonwealth University, where she is Assistant Professor of Political Science and Experiential Learning Coordinator, her research explores justice, freedom, virtue ethics, animal rights, and the ethical dimensions of care, reflected in publications spanning academic journals and reflective essays on the discipline and lived practice of yoga. Complementing her academic career, Hollie has long taught yoga philosophy, meditation, Sanskrit, and embodied practices that integrate physical, spiritual, and cognitive dimensions of learning, bringing mindfulness, ethical inquiry, and deliberate living into both her yoga classrooms and university seminars. Whether in lecture halls, yoga studios, or community spaces, her teaching is animated by a commitment to deep thinking, compassionate engagement, and helping students and practitioners alike to connect theory with life. 

Education

• Ph.D., Political Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• M.A., Political Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• B.S., Political Science, Virginia Commonwealth University

Select Publications

• “The Practice of Kindness and the Discipline of Yoga,” December 2013, Elephant Journal.
• “Ancient Virtues, Contemporary Practice: An Aristotelian Approach to Embodied Care,” April 2012 Political Theory.
• “John Stuart Mill's Feminism: On Progress, the State, and the Path to Justice,” with Jeff Spinner-Halev. April 2010, Polity.
• “Gender Anarchy and the Future of Feminisms in PA,” with Janet R. Hutchinson, 2006. Administrative Theory & Practice, 28(3): 399-417.
• “Feminist Praxis: Administering for a Multicultural, Multigendered Public,” with Janet R. Hutchinson, 2004. Administrative Theory & Praxis 26(1): 79-95.

Courses

• Ancient Political Thought
• Democratic Theory
• Introduction of Political Thought
• Feminist Political Theory
• Women and the Law