Samuel Piccolo
Asst Professor
Weissman School of Arts and Sciences
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Samuel Piccolo is a political theorist and Assistant Professor of Political Science at Baruch College, CUNY. His research and teaching cover a range of contemporary and historical issues, from Native American political traditions and Classical political thought, to liberalism and technology.
His peer-reviewed work has been published in venues including American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, American Political Thought, European Journal of Political Theory, and Security Studies. He's also the co-editor (with A. James McAdams) of the volume Far-Right Newspeak and the Future of Liberal Democracy.
His book, Instruments of the Soul: A New Encounter with Native American Thought, will be published by Stanford University Press in 2026.
More information can be found at samuelpiccolo.com
Education
Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
M.A., University of Notre Dame
B.A. (Hons), Brock University
| Semester | Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | POL | 3336 | Modern Political Theory |
| Fall 2025 | POL | 2332 | American Political Thought |
Journal Articles
(2025). The Transhumanist Challenge to Liberal Individuals. Politics & Poetics,
(2025). Plagues and Pantheism. History of European Ideas,
(2024). Nature in Native American Political Thinking. American Political Thought,
(2023). Critical Theory and North American Indigenous Thinking. European Journal of Political Theory,
(2023). From Navajo ‘Holy Wind’ to Spinoza’s Divine Nature: Viola Cordova’s ComparativeApproach to Indigenous Thought. Journal of Politics,
(2023). Modern Constitutionalism, Treaty Federalism, Indigenous Peoples, and the Problem of Envy. Politics & Poetics,
(2023). Indigenous Sovereignty, Common Law, and Natural Law. American Journal of Political Science,
(2022). “Nothing Short of Murder”: How Civilian Leaders Can Diminish Military Capacity. Security Studies,
(2022). To Hell with Both of You: the Dantean Roots of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Political Science Reviewer,
(2021). Petites Histoires, Meta-perspective: Meaning and Narrative in Julian Barnes. Papers on Language and Literature,
(2020). Coming into the Country: An Arendtian Analysis of Nationalism and Narrative. Arendt Studies,
Book Chapters
(2024). Liberalism’s Vulnerabilities and Two Paths for the Future. Far-Right Newspeak and the Future of Liberal Democracy (pp. 233-259). London. Routledge.