Lois McNay
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Lois McNay is a British academic and a professor of political theory at the University of Oxford. She is a Shirley Williams fellow and a tutor in politics at Somerville College.{{Cite web |last=Evans |first=Jack |date=2021-06-10 |title=Lois McNay - Somerville College Oxford |url=https://www.some.ox.ac.uk/our-people/lois-mcnay/ |access-date=2025-02-16 |website=www.some.ox.ac.uk |language=en-GB}} She is also currently the Vice-Principal of Somerville.{{Cite web |last=Evans |first=Jack |date=2021-06-10 |title=Lois McNay - Somerville College Oxford |url=https://www.some.ox.ac.uk/our-people/lois-mcnay/ |access-date=2025-02-16 |website=www.some.ox.ac.uk |language=en-GB}}
Academic interests
Along with political and social theory, McNay also has an interest in feminist theory, and oftentimes has a particular focus on Michel Foucault, Pierre Bourdieau and the Frankfurt School. She has authored numerous books and articles and is well known for her work on social, political, critical, and gender theory.{{Cite web |last=Wong |first=Ming Kit |date=2022-05-15 |title=Interview with Lois McNay: The Gender of Critical Theory {{!}} Ming Kit Wong {{!}} Oxford Political Review |url=https://oxfordpoliticalreview.com/2022/05/15/interview-with-lois-mcnay-the-gender-of-critical-theory/ |access-date=2025-02-16 |website=oxfordpoliticalreview.com |language=en-US}}