Category Archives: academic

Decolonising Palestine Book Talk with Dr. Somdeep Sen

I had the great privilege to sit down with Dr. Somdeep Sen, author of Decolonising Palestine: Hamas between the anticolonial and the postcolonial for the purposes of posing some questions to him that emerged from seminar discussions with my students in INTD 4005: The Praxis of Encampment: Settler Colonialisms in Turtle Island and Palestine. ThisContinue reading “Decolonising Palestine Book Talk with Dr. Somdeep Sen”

Faculty members strongly condemn the forced removal of the Al Zeitoun University encampment

In the early hours of the morning on Monday, July 29, university security moved to destroy the camp that has peacefully used the space outside the Henry Hicks building at Dalhousie University for nearly three months. After months of communications re-iterating the rights of students under the code of conduct to engage in peaceful demonstrationContinue reading “Faculty members strongly condemn the forced removal of the Al Zeitoun University encampment”

DFA Motions on Gaza, including BDS

I’m happy to share and enter into the public record that the Dalhousie Faculty Association has now passed all three motions my colleagues and I (many many more than who are listed as movers and seconders in the motions). Here is the text of the three motions, for any other organizations that would like toContinue reading “DFA Motions on Gaza, including BDS”

Convocation Address, Dal Faculty of Arts & Social Science May 28, 2024

I was honoured to be invited to address the graduating class of 2024, including bringing greetings from the student encampment of Al Zeitoun University on the Dalhousie quad. Below I post the text of my speech, and a link to the YouTube recording of the full convocation. The address falls between time 2:20 – 2:32,Continue reading “Convocation Address, Dal Faculty of Arts & Social Science May 28, 2024”

A Global History of Capitalism

Big thanks to the dozens and dozens and dozens of humans I discussed developing this class with over the last 12 – 15 months. And a very special thanks to the 9 colleagues and friends who sat down with me for interviews to create the “Talking Capitalism” series within the class. This first kick atContinue reading “A Global History of Capitalism”

Are Universities Doing Enough to Support Outspoken Racialized Faculty?

This panel conversation was organized by Max Haiven and Sarah Olutola from Lakehead University. It was a very frank and direct discussion drawing on experience from “outspoken” racialized faculty members in Canadian universities, including Dean Lily Cho (York), Dr. El Jones (MSVU), Dr. Lana Ray (Lakehead), and myself, moderated by Dr. Olutola. The panel discussionContinue reading “Are Universities Doing Enough to Support Outspoken Racialized Faculty?”

Colouring In “The Pearl Fishers”

I’ve been working with a small group of people trying to workshop the problematic aspects Bizet’s “other” opera, “The Pearl Fishers” for the last couple of months. I’ll be giving some pre-show lectures ahead of the Vancouver Opera’s presentation this month (Oct. 2022) of the piece, and wrote this short essay for their website. CheckContinue reading “Colouring In “The Pearl Fishers””

Sovereignty Beyond Eurocentricity

I wrote a short chapter of this name for the Open Source book, edited by P. Ballamingie & D. Szanto ,Showing Theory to Know Theory Understanding Social Science Concepts through Illustrative Vignettes. Showing Theory Press, 2022. https://doi.org/10.22215/sktk/pa45 The purpose of the book is to take complex ideas in social science theory and make it accessibleContinue reading “Sovereignty Beyond Eurocentricity”

Why Islamophobia is Normalized

I was asked by the Sinai Health Authority to answer this question as part of their “Systemic Bias and Racism” Speaker Series. This is a recording of my answer, with sincere thanks and to Tina Changoor, for the initiative and many generative exchanges leading up to the talk on April 12th.