Postcolonial / Decolonial Studies Reading Group

• In-person event
• 1212, Dunton Tower, Carleton University
• 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6

Please join us for the first Postcolonial/Decolonial Studies Reading Group of the fall term. The first gathering of the reading group will address two essays by Achille Mbembe:

• “Necropolitics” from Public Culture, Volume 15, Number 1, 2003, pp. 11-40.
• “The Subject of Race,” Chapter 1 from The Critique of Black Reason, Duke University Press, 2017.

The reason for these selections is to begin a reflection on the possibility of thinking across seemingly separated struggles in order to develop a greater understanding of their relationality. Mbembe’s reflections on Blackness and Modernity give us a powerful and expansive starting point from which to enter the type of reflection we are proposing. From these readings we can decide where to go in our next gathering according to the needs of participants.

All those interested are invited to attend. Snacks and refreshments will be served. For further information and to RSVP, please contact William Felepchuk WilliamFelepchuk@cmail.carleton.ca or Cristina Rojas CristinaRojas@Cunet.Carleton.Ca