Why gender essentialism is a white supremacist ideology

I am posting this on the International Trans Day of Visibility 2023 in love and solidarity with all people resisting the violences of gender,…

The Limitations of ‘White Privilege’ with Khadijah Diskin

I was delighted that PhD researcher, Black Studies scholar and all round legend, Khadijah Diskin agreed to do a short interview with me about…

Week 1: Race & Power

Interactive presentation Tutorial activity: Conversations about race bingo I updated my introductory lecture to The Racial State. I welcome you to share the slides…

The Racial State 2023

Another year, another litany of racisms, so time to update my course, The Racial State. I’ll be posting some new content for this course,…

Week 11: The Punishing State

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that the lecture slides I provide below contain images and names of people who have died.…

Week 9: Gender & Power

After mid-semester break, this week we looked at gender and power mainly through the lens of social reproduction and the colonialist of gender. The…

Week 7: Anti-Poverty Activism

This week we were joined by Kristin O’Connell of the Antipoverty Centre. Kristin gave us an extremely informative and searing lecture about the corruption…

Week 6: Stigma Power

This week we have been reading segments from Imogen Tyler‘s fantastic book, Stigma: The Machinery of Inequality. I invite you to explore Imogen’s website…

Week 4: Global Health Inequities

This week, we were honoured to have a guest lecture from Dr Chris Lemoh. Dr Lemoh focused on the impacts of Covid-19 on health…

Week 3: The Coloniality of Power

This week’s focus is the Coloniality of Power. I begin by establishing what is at stake using Russia’s current war on Ukraine as an…
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