Postcolonial/Decolonization Reading Group Meeting

Friday, February 28, 2025 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EST

The Postcolonial/Decolonization Reading Group sees itself as a community of scholars interested in engaging in conversation on topics pertaining to the history of colonialism, the work of decolonization, forms of empire, imperialism, and neo-colonial experiences. We hope to look at the theoretical, political, economic, and cultural intersections within postcolonial theory and decolonization movements found in texts, media, and the arts and how to apply that knowledge to teaching, scholarship and activism.

If you’d like more information about the group, want to be added to our online forum, or attend a meeting, contact Shauna Rigaud (srigaud2@gmu.edu). 

For the meeting on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, the group will be reading Mark Rifkin, Beyond Settler Time: Temporal Sovereignty and Indigenous Self-Determination (Duke UP, 2017), chapters 1 and 2.