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Denise Ferreira da Silva on e-flux: 1 (life) ÷ 0 (blackness) = ∞ − ∞ or ∞ / ∞: On Matter Beyond the Equation of Value
What if blackness referred to rare and obsolete definitions of matter: respectively, “substance … of which something consists” and “substance without form”? How would this affect the question of value? What would become of the economic value of things if they were read as expressions of our modern grammar and its defining logic of obliteration? Would this expose […]
What if blackness referred to rare and obsolete definitions of matter: respectively, “substance … of which something consists” and “substance without form”? How would this affect the question of value? What would become of the economic value of things if they were read as expressions of our modern grammar and its defining logic of obliteration? Would this expose […]
Reaffirming GRSJ principles amid emboldened public white supremacy
By: Emmanuelle Andrews and JP Catungal September 7, 2017 In light of recent, highly publicized declarations of white supremacy, in Coast Salish territories as in Charlottesville, we at the Social Justice Institute affirm our commitment to anti-racist, feminist, trans, queer and anti-colonial politics, placemaking and knowledge production. We firmly denounce the violent, misogynistic, settler colonial, […]
By: Emmanuelle Andrews and JP Catungal September 7, 2017 In light of recent, highly publicized declarations of white supremacy, in Coast Salish territories as in Charlottesville, we at the Social Justice Institute affirm our commitment to anti-racist, feminist, trans, queer and anti-colonial politics, placemaking and knowledge production. We firmly denounce the violent, misogynistic, settler colonial, […]
Channels of Change in South Sudan: Youth Civil Society Organizations and Critical Empathy in Nation-Building
By: Amel Eldihaib. In a context of ethnically divided society, where state is under formation and nation-building is still in the making (like in South Sudan), political and ethnic violence become the order that threat the body politics of the nation. Youth in south Sudan who are always mobilized and labelled by politicians as “defenders […]
By: Amel Eldihaib. In a context of ethnically divided society, where state is under formation and nation-building is still in the making (like in South Sudan), political and ethnic violence become the order that threat the body politics of the nation. Youth in south Sudan who are always mobilized and labelled by politicians as “defenders […]
Dr. JP Catungal quoted in Macleans article: Same-sex marriages triple in decade since legalization, census finds
While same-sex marriage has been legal in Canada for more than 10 years, it’s still relatively new, which may partly explain its growth, said John Paul Catungal, an instructor at the University of British Columbia’s Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice. It has also been a touchstone in the fight for lesbian and […]
While same-sex marriage has been legal in Canada for more than 10 years, it’s still relatively new, which may partly explain its growth, said John Paul Catungal, an instructor at the University of British Columbia’s Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice. It has also been a touchstone in the fight for lesbian and […]
Banting Postdoctoral Fellow Spotlight: MAYURI SENGUPTA
In many developing countries, national governments have encouraged local management of natural resources, especially forests, with the goal of alleviating poverty and promoting gender equality in local development. However, local participation isn’t always democratic participation, particularly when it comes to gender. 2016-2017 Banting Postdoctoral Fellow Mayuri Sengupta is exploring the particular power hierarchies that women […]
In many developing countries, national governments have encouraged local management of natural resources, especially forests, with the goal of alleviating poverty and promoting gender equality in local development. However, local participation isn’t always democratic participation, particularly when it comes to gender. 2016-2017 Banting Postdoctoral Fellow Mayuri Sengupta is exploring the particular power hierarchies that women […]
Mayuri Sengupta receives 2016-17 Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship
June 6, 2017 Please congratulate Mayuri Sengupta for receiving the 2016-17 Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship. Ten postdoctoral fellows from the University of British Columbia have received the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships this year, out of seventy fellowships awarded nationally. These prestigious fellowships provide each researcher with $70,000 each year for two years, to support research that will […]
June 6, 2017 Please congratulate Mayuri Sengupta for receiving the 2016-17 Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship. Ten postdoctoral fellows from the University of British Columbia have received the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships this year, out of seventy fellowships awarded nationally. These prestigious fellowships provide each researcher with $70,000 each year for two years, to support research that will […]
