{"id":3482,"date":"2019-11-04T18:59:51","date_gmt":"2019-11-04T23:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicaleconomy\/?post_type=cu_people&#038;p=3482"},"modified":"2025-04-29T11:13:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T15:13:49","slug":"abram-lutes","status":"publish","type":"cu_people","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicaleconomy\/people\/abram-lutes\/","title":{"rendered":"Abram Lutes"},"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><strong>Before beginning your studies at the Institute of Political Economy where did you study and what program(s) were you enrolled in?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I completed the interdisciplinary Bachelor of Philosophy program at Renaissance College, University of New Brunswick with minors in Anthropology and International Development Studies. I also completed two certificate programs, one in Teaching English as a Second Language through Oxford seminars services, and one in Pedagogy and Popular Education through the Center for Solidarity and Exchange<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What is it specifically that attracted you to study Political Economy at Carleton?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was drawn to the critical and interdisciplinary nature of a degree in Political Economy and the opportunity to mix and match a variety of questions and methodologies from across the social sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>My areas of research interest include\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dependency theory, Latin American studies, social movements, hegemony and counter-hegemony, and political anthropology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What activities have you been involved in lately? (work placement, work experience, Undergraduate research, research positions, volunteer work, awards, travel, favourite books)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am a Teaching Assistant for the Faculty of Public Affairs and am the union steward for CUPE 4600 for TAs working in Public Affairs. When I\u2019m not working or organizing, I enjoy going to the gym, playing a match of chess, or cozying up with a good book or film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I recently lived and worked in El Salvador with the Center for the Solidarity and Exchange where I was an English teacher, studied Spanish, and completed a certificate program in Pedagogy and Popular Education. 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