Silvia Fedi works at the intersection of feminist political theory, ancient Greek political thought, and democratic theory. Her first book project, Ruled by Women: Gynocracy In and Out of Classical Greek Political Thought, considers figures of gynocracy, literally the rule (kratos) of women (gynē), in ancient and contemporary times. Reading political, historical, and poetic texts, she contends that figurations of women’s rule inspire political anxieties by recognizing how, in stepping out from their reproductive role, women threaten to upend the mechanisms through which established (male) political power functions, such as the orderly transmission of property and citizenship.

Silvia holds a Ph.D. (2024) and an M.A. (2019) in Political Science from the University of Chicago, as well as a B.A. in Political Science and Economics from Trinity College (2017). Before returning to the University of Chicago, she was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry at Emory University. Her research has been supported by the University of Chicago Social Sciences Division and Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality . Her writing is forthcoming in Polity. You can find out more about her research and teaching at fedisilvia.com