Owen Cober

Critical criminology, Indigenous hypercriminalization, income assistance/welfare and crime, decommodification, settler colonialism, addiction and mental health policy, cycles of poverty, neoliberal discourses of race and crime.

• Master of Arts
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Before beginning your studies at the Institute of Political Economy where did you study and what program(s) were you enrolled in?

University of Guelph, Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics
Honours Bachelor of Commerce in Management Economics and Finance, specialization in Managerial Economics

What is it specifically that attracted you to study Political Economy at Carleton?

I was mainly drawn to the interdisciplinary nature of the program. I felt that my undergrad degree stayed inside a very specific box, so I was excited about the opportunity to push my learning in new directions.

My areas of research interest include…

Critical criminology, Indigenous hypercriminalization, income assistance/welfare and crime, decommodification, settler colonialism, addiction and mental health policy, cycles of poverty, neoliberal discourses of race and crime.

What activities have you been involved in lately?

IPE Graduate Conference planning team

What advice would you give to a prospective Political Economy graduate student?

1. Do NOT talk yourself out of reaching out if you have questions
2. Prepare yourself for a lot of work
3. Embrace the process of applying & transitioning to grad school!