Yesterday, I was identified by a worker at one of my fav Indian take-out places here in Halifax as having a Hindu name, which shouldn’t be a very surprising thing given that I have one of the most common Hindu names imaginable. (If you ask a Hindu if their name is Ajay, if they sayContinue reading “A Gift of a Samosa”
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Racial Fragility: A Problem of White Supremacy
I wrote a short chapter 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 accessible in creative ways.Continue reading “Racial Fragility: A Problem of White Supremacy”
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.
Faculty of Medicine Invites Visiting Scholars To Guide Anti‑Oppressive Practice
I was interviewed recently alongside my wonderful colleagues Eli Manning and Gaynor Watson-Creed about our anti-oppression work in the Faculty of Medicine. You can read the copy here.
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”
Strategies for Dismantling Racial Fragility In Public Institutions
I organized and moderated this public panel following a public policy roundtable session as part of my work with the MacEachen Institute. The insights from Professor Cristina Rojas, Professor Alex Khasnabish, Dr. Gaynor Watson-Creed, and Dr. Rachel Zellers helped to catalyze and fuel much work on the question in the years following this roundtable.
Ajay Parasram 