Institute of Political Economy Annual Graduate Conference – Hyper-Politics and Anxious Identities

• In-person event
• 482 , MacOdrum Library , Carleton University
• 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6

Join us for the 25th Annual Graduate Conference, “Hyper-politics and Anxious Identities: Seeking Solidarity in Volatile Times,” hosted by the Institute of Political Economy in 482 MacOdrum Library, Carleton University on Friday, March 21, 2025. Register here for free!

This event has exciting panel discussions taking place throughout the day, allowing attendees to drop-in for the panels that best fit their schedule. A full conference schedule has been attached to this email.

This event will feature:

• Five thought-provoking panel discussions:
  • Panel 1: Exploring shifting political narratives, this panel highlights how exclusion, labour exploitation, environmental (mis)regulation, and institutional distrust shape Canadian governance. The papers critically assess populist rhetoric, conspiracy movements, and settler-class consciousness.
  • Panel 2: Digital spaces mediate political, social, and economic relations in ways that extend beyond traditional structures of power. This panel explores the tensions between digital control and liberation, questioning whether online technologies serve as tools of empowerment or entrapment.
  • Panel 3: How can we move beyond an alienated relationship with nature? This panel explores philosophical and legal perspectives on nature’s rights, from critical theory to Indigenous legal traditions, offering insights into ecological justice.
  • Panel 4: Exploring the intersections of migration, citizenship, and resistance, this panel highlights how individuals and communities assert their identities in response to exclusion and cultural expectations which distort them.
  • Panel 5: From digital frontlines to revolutionary hauntings, this panel examines alienation as both a condition of crisis and a catalyst for resistance, asking: what futures can be reclaimed from the wreckage of capitalism and colonialism?
• Inspirational keynote address from:
  • Dr. Rebecca Schein, an Associate Professor for the Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies and cross-appointed with the Institute of Political Economy and the Department of Sociology, has a broad spectrum of research interests. These include Marxist political economy and cultural studies, the commodification and decommodification of public goods and services, rights, commons, citizenship, and moral claims, mutual aid and social movement dynamics, social movement or community unionism, and political cultures of solidarity.

You can attend in person or join us virtually to participate from anywhere.

Don’t miss the opportunity to engage with cutting-edge ideas and connect with scholars from various disciplines!

Register today through this link. For questions, contact us at ipegradconf@gmail.com.

We hope to see you there!