Category Archives: political economy

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”

Imperial Afterlives: Citizenship and Racial/Caste Fragility in Canada and India

Ajay Parasram and Nissim Mannathukkaren, 2021. “Imperial Afterlives: Citizenship and Racial/Caste Fragility in Canada and India” Citizenship Studies online in advance, Oct. 8. This paper looks to the historical imbrication of racial and caste supremacy with citizenship, drawing attention to the inherent coloniality of citizenship in post-imperial Canada and India. We examine the transition from explicit toContinue reading “Imperial Afterlives: Citizenship and Racial/Caste Fragility in Canada and India”

Decolonial Jam Session

In this Keynote workshop with Dr. Jon Langdon (St. FX) delivered to the Tobias Centre For Innovation in International Development, we explore the value of radical music for the method and teaching of international development studies.

Interview with Dr. Lynn Gehl

I had the honour of interviewing Dr. Lynn Gehl on the subject The Truth that Wampum Tells: My Debwewin on the Algonquin Land Claims Process published with Fernwood Publishing in 2014. Note that around the 16 minute mark I accidentally confate Mr. Justice James B. Macaulay with Thomas Babington Macaulay. The prior was relevant toContinue reading “Interview with Dr. Lynn Gehl”

Engaging Capitalism and Slavery as Decolonial Text

Ajay Parasram, 2019. “Engaging Capitalism and Slavery as Decolonial Text” in Reading the Post War Future: Textual Turning Points from 1944 edited by John Munro and Kirrily Freeman. London: Bloomsbury, 113 – 128.