Playing catch up: syllabi, articles & even (my first) book!
I am so very behind in keeping this blog current and for that I have my regrets. When I set it up I imagined it as a play-by-play of my work, updated as often as I published, but as I have learned, the clock never stops to allow us to take stock of what we’ve … Continue reading
Summer Lovin’ [why ‘time off’ is never ‘time off’]
So it’s officially the summer, and while some may assume that this grants us in the academic trenches some relief, I’d beg to differ. For me, the summer means not having to commute to Miami University, but I am still designing and teaching for Georgetown University’s Intersections program, and catching up on the many, many projects … Continue reading
[New video] Two talks at the Peace & Justice Studies Association conference
It has been a little over two months since I returned from the picturesque hideaway of Neslon, BC, the site of the 2016 Peace and Justice Studies Association conference. While it was my first conference as the Executive Director of PJSA, we got off to a running start. Besides the usual tasks that fall upon … Continue reading
[New publication] Activism, Terrorism, and Social Movements: The “Green Scare” as Monarchical Power
I am happy to report that another one of my articles has made its way to the great wide world. Though this was originally written a few years back, re-editing it for publication allowed me to make a whole host of new connections between the Green Scare, and the more current wave of right-wing violence … Continue reading
Updates from a manic writer
For a great many of us who work on an academic calendar, this week tastes especially sweet. For me, it means that my work load goes from heavy to light as students depart campuses and the year winds down. For those outside of the September-May work cycle, this may not be immediately apparent, but those … Continue reading
[New publication]: Sexuality, Assault, Police Infiltration and Foucault: Notes for Further Inquiry
This is the 3rd part of my ongoing research focused on the role played by sexuality and sexual violence in police infiltration of radical social movements. My partner and I have been investigating these cases for some time now and regularly present our research. The most recent article is included in a book entitled New … Continue reading
[New publication] Eco-Terrorism? Countering Dominant Narratives of Securitisation: a Critical, Quantitative History of the Earth Liberation Front (1996-2009)
Way back in 2009 I was a graduate student at the Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence at the University of St Andrews in Scotland, UK. Though this program is rather orthodox in its approach, I carved out my own little philosophical and methodological niche based in my ongoing (critical) study of … Continue reading
[New publication] When cops “go native”: policing revolution through sexual infiltration and panopticonism
This article, published in a special edition of Critical Studies on Terrorism, is the first ‘deliverable’ from my rather lengthy exploration into the role of sexuality in the infiltration of radical social movements. I became interested in this topic when the story broke in the UK press some time ago and have been researching, writing … Continue reading
[New publication] Latch Key Prometheus: How I Became the First ELF Cell…a non-admission of guilt
…I know I say this a lot but I am super excited about this finally coming out. What began as a night of creative writing has turned into a rather fun piece of writing recently published in “Earth First!: The Journal of Ecological Resistance” has been proudly published quarterly since 1980! I have been a dedicated reader for about the past … Continue reading
[New publication] Days of War, Knights of Tempeh: Anarchism, Animal Liberation & A History of Social War
I am excited to announce the completed first draft of a book chapter to be included in “No Bosses, No Masters: Anarchist Perspectives on Animal Liberation” edited by Erika Cudworth, Anthony Nocella and Richard White. The chapter traces the intersection between contemporary insurrectionary anarchism (e.g. Informal Anarchist Federation, Conspiracy of Cells of Fire…) and direct action animal liberation movements (e.g. … Continue reading
