For the European Relations blog, I wrote about anti-immigrant ideology and how international students became targets for deportation because of protests against Israel's invasion of Gaza. europeanrelations.com/gaza-and-the...

I think many of us grew up thinking that the very act of documenting atrocity was a key form of resistance and integral for provoking justice, even if it was delayed. But now, from Gaza to ICE raids, the will to document feels less potent when the perpetrators revel in the cruelty they display.

Moving and settling in Europe is enormously difficult, so this potential Aussie-EU mobility scheme is HUGE. Canada should look to find a similar deal.
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It's unfortunate that political rhetoric today has become so diluted, because there's really no denying that ICE exhibits the hallmarks of a fascist organization: a federal police force with 'absolute immunity' and unchecked authority at the beck and call of unelected far-right political appointees.

Maduro's kidnapping by U.S. forces is unsurprising for those familiar with the long history of U.S. imperialism in South America--a history that predates CIA-backed coups and extends to the early 1800s when American leaders began viewing the world hemispherically, situating the south as "theirs."

My latest fiction is now out in Issue 38 of @nffr.bsky.social! Read (or listen 🔊) below. Check out of the full issue to see more great writing as well as interviews with the contributors.
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New flash fiction from me coming in September! 👀 Keep your eyes on the New Flash Fiction Review (@nffr.bsky.social)‬.

My first article for the European Relations Association is now out! Confused over what Trump means for Canada and the EU? I breakdown how tariffs, annexation, and Mark Carney are bringing the two regions closer together -- sort of. europeanrelations.com/canada-wants... #TariffWar #tariff

I return to this poem about once a week. On the surface, Shelley's emphasis on inevitable decay suggests an element of nihilism, but I think instead the poem is an invitation to think about what's truly valuable. Material legacies are fleeting, so what then is left?

Finally found the time to punch out a short story, which is now free to read in Quibble Lit. It's a story born from my childhood growing up in Northern Ontario. Click below and support indie publishers!
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Recently re-read Joan Didion's novel PLAY IT AS IT LAYS (1970). Was struck at how contemporary it continues to feel; a deeply nihilistic story that manages to capture the way American culture seems to be constantly spinning towards self-destruction. An enduringly relevant novel. #books #reading

Went to a fantastic lecture and chat today by Prof. Dr. Karsten Fitz (Universität Passau) who talked about Indigenous Futurisms and Ryan Singer, a Navajo painter who blends pop culture iconography like Star Wars with contemporary landscapes. Definitely an artist that deserves more attention.

Reading Jameson's oft-cited review of DOG DAY AFTERNOON (1975). Interesting point about class consciousness arising from various national traumas, explains middle class sympathy for Al Pacino's character. But the larger issue is the movement towards a different kind of politics and the consumer.

Fantastic breakdown by Ben Laude on Glenn Gould. Not just for classical music lovers, this is a meditation on how we engage with art in general.
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Been chipping away at this over the last few months. Sprawling book (perhaps even too ambitious of a project) but very revealing of how the complexity of Indigenous presence has been obscured by simplistic histories of conquest.

It's surprising/not surprising that 19th-century American imperialism, which treated its sphere of influence as hemispheric, is still relevant for understanding why mainstream narratives of South America treat it as America's "backyard."