{"id":3112,"date":"2018-10-02T21:18:41","date_gmt":"2018-10-03T01:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicaleconomy\/?post_type=cu_people&#038;p=3112"},"modified":"2025-04-29T11:13:50","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T15:13:50","slug":"relationships-between-indigenous-and-non-indigenous-peoples-postcolonial-studies-critical-race-theory-canadian-life-and-identity","status":"publish","type":"cu_people","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicaleconomy\/people\/relationships-between-indigenous-and-non-indigenous-peoples-postcolonial-studies-critical-race-theory-canadian-life-and-identity\/","title":{"rendered":"Jesse Whattam"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12\">\n    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 pb-5 after:w-10 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px\">\n                    \n             \n                \n            <\/h1>\n\n    \n    <\/header>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Before beginning your studies at the Institute of Political Economy where did you study and what program(s) were you enrolled in?<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I completed my undergrad at Trent University where I studied International Development Studies. I stuck around Trent after I graduated and worked in the Gender and Women Studies department as a research assistant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>What is it specifically that attracted you to study Political Economy at Carleton?<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was the Institute of Political Economy\u2019s reputation of being a critical program that facilitated interdisciplinary learning and emphasized the importance of looking from and at diverse perspectives. I had a feeling I would be able to explore my interest in understanding power relations that shape our reality- I was not wrong!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>My areas of research interest include\u2026<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My list of research interests is long, but for my time at Carleton I am focusing on how communities are building honest and equitable relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples. <span lang=\"EN-US\">Research in postcolonial studies and critical race theory recognizes that in order to disrupt the hegemony of settler colonialism, non-Indigenous Canadians need to see their complicity in the perpetuation of settler colonial structures. I am interested in the ways that settler Canadians&#8217; understanding of nationhood, Canadian life and identity\u2014their consciousness\u2014 is deeply intertwined with the structures of settler colonialism. <\/span>As a settler-Canadian, my thesis project will seek to gain a <span lang=\"EN-US\">greater understanding of which strategies and practices non-Indigenous people of Canada are engaging in to challenge hegemonic settler colonial structures.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>What activities have you been involved in lately?&nbsp;<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through the Institute of&nbsp;Political Economy, I worked at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives as a research assistant. Working at a progressive think tank was a great was to see the political economic theory we study in the classroom, playing out through policy and politics. Since arriving in Ottawa I have been working with the Fight for $15 and Fairness, which works to mobilize communities and advocate for&nbsp;workers rights.&nbsp;Also biking! 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