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Beyond Gender: Towards A Feminist Analysis of Humanitarianism and Development in Sri Lanka

Separation or Permeability? Bordered States, Transnational Relations, Transcultural Lives

Acting in a Tight Spot: Homi Bhabha’s Postcolonial Politics

Homi Bhabha’s writing on postcolonial agency foregrounds discursive subjection, yet retrieves subaltern subterfuge. It reconstructs a critical politics despite and because of hegemonic and orientalist representational systems. And it demonstrates the (im)possibility of a stable subject, but still manages to assert creative and performative agency. The article endeavours to analyse these feats and paradoxes, relying … Seguir leyendo Acting in a Tight Spot: Homi Bhabha’s Postcolonial Politics

Capitalism, Culture, Agency: Dependency Versus Postcolonial Theory

This article reads dependency alongside and against postcolonial theory in an attempt to reinvigorate and re-validate some of the insights of the former while at the same time supporting the latter’s current ascendancy in the field of Third World politics. It is argued that although dependency and post- colonial theory share some common territory — … Seguir leyendo Capitalism, Culture, Agency: Dependency Versus Postcolonial Theory

“Feminist Geopolitics Revisited: Body Counts in Iraq”

Feminist geography and political geography still represent two solitudes within the discipline. While increased traffic between these different parts of the discipline points to a degree of intellectual engagement, there remains a paucity of feminist thought in political geography. This article examines recent scholarship on feminist political geography, with a view to applying its insights … Seguir leyendo “Feminist Geopolitics Revisited: Body Counts in Iraq”

Leave to Appeal and Leave to Commence Judicial Review in Canada’s Refugee-Determination System: Is the Process Fair?