TOPIA

TOPIA 50 is a special issue titled Beyond Homonationalisms: Queer(er) Possibilities of Elsewhere and Imagining Otherwise, exploring new and renewed formations of “queer” and calling for the imagination of new #QueerPossibilities. Read more: bit.ly/topia50 @JRJCHAIR

Delve into the new issue of TOPIA 50 for a roundtable with contributors reflecting on the evolution of #QueerActivism and their thoughts on homonationalism over the past decade. Read more: bit.ly/topia50-b @GaryWKinsman @Carleton_FIST @JRJCHAIR #CulturalStudies

TOPIA 50 explores the relationship between queerness and Indigeneity within Niitsítapi (Blackfoot) territory, centering the experiences of Niitsitapi women and 2SLGBTQI+ members engaged in queering approaches to #GenderJustice. Read more: bit.ly/topia50-c @UCalgaryPoliSci

The latest issue of TOPIA: Canadian Journal of Cultural Studies explores the impacts of western #activist ideals on the subjectivities of queer and trans of colour organizers within Toronto, Ontario. Read “I don’t feel like an activist" in TOPIA 50: bit.ly/topia50-e

New research in TOPIA 50 reflects on the liberatory possibilities of hope, speculative fiction and creative practice to mobilize communities to worldbuild a better future. Read the full article today: bit.ly/topia50-f @syrusmarcusware #CulturalStudies

Explore the new issue of TOPIA! Volume 50 is a special issue that delves into new and renewed formations of “queer,” and calls for the imagination of new queer possibilities beyond the binaries of inclusion and exclusion. Read the issue: bit.ly/topia50 @JRJCHAIR

In the latest issue of TOPIA, Victoria Sands of @TorontoMet explores how the “girl-oriented intimacy” of popular UK influencer channel FreddyMyLove “might have been challenged and/or (re)negotiated in response to the Black Lives Matter protests”: bit.ly/TOPIA48h

In recognition of National Indigenous History Month (#NIHM2024), a selection of @utpjournals articles are #FreeToRead until the end of June, including Leanne Betasamosake Simpson’s “Pinery Road and Concession 11” from TOPIA 46. Read the article online: bit.ly/3RrG1Ll

“Platforms are no longer things outside of or adjacent to us, whether hand-held or screen-mediated; instead, they are now embedded, both literally and figuratively, in our lives and bodies.” Read more from @LindsayAnneB in TOPIA 48: bit.ly/TOPIA48d @utpjournals @utpress

Read Leanne Betasamosake Simpson’s “Pinery Road and Concession 11,” which reflects on Dionne Brand’s A Map to the Door of No Return, considering place, belonging, and diaspora. Available #FreeToRead until the end of June: bit.ly/3RrG1Ll

In “The Spook Who Sat by the Door: Creating Black Studies in the Canadian Academy,” @afuacooper explores the issues with developing Black studies programs in Canadian universities. The article is #FreeToRead until June 23: bit.ly/TOPIA-AC

“Is the Canadian academy committed to making Black studies central to its curricula, or will it continue to marginalize and tokenize this branch of knowledge?” Read more in @afuacooper’s article in TOPIA 44, #FreeToRead until June 23: bit.ly/TOPIA-AC

In recognition of National Indigenous History Month (#NIHM2024), a selection of @utpjournals articles are #FreeToRead until the end of June, including Leanne Betasamosake Simpson’s “Pinery Road and Concession 11” from TOPIA 46. Read the article online: bit.ly/3RrG1Ll

New on the @utpjournals blog, TOPIA contributor @afuacooper describes her current research creating a biography of Thomas Peters. Read “The Thomas Peters Project: The Life and Journey of a Black Atlantic Revolutionary”: bit.ly/TOPIA-AC

Dr. Afua Cooper has been travelling around the world, tracing the journey of Thomas Peters, a Black revolutionary who escaped slavery in 1776, fought for the British army, and campaigned for the rights of Black people. Read more on the @utpjournals blog: bit.ly/TOPIA-AC

Read Leanne Betasamosake Simpson’s “Pinery Road and Concession 11,” which reflects on Dionne Brand’s A Map to the Door of No Return, considering place, belonging, and diaspora. Available #FreeToRead until the end of June: bit.ly/3RrG1Ll

“Is the Canadian academy committed to making Black studies central to its curricula, or will it continue to marginalize and tokenize this branch of knowledge?” Read more in @afuacooper’s article in TOPIA 44, #FreeToRead until June 23: bit.ly/TOPIA-AC

In recognition of National Indigenous History Month (#NIHM2024), a selection of @utpjournals articles are #FreeToRead until the end of June, including Leanne Betasamosake Simpson’s “Pinery Road and Concession 11” from TOPIA 46. Read the article online: bit.ly/3RrG1Ll

In “The Spook Who Sat by the Door: Creating Black Studies in the Canadian Academy,” @afuacooper explores the issues with developing Black studies programs in Canadian universities. The article is #FreeToRead until June 23: bit.ly/TOPIA-AC

In the latest issue of TOPIA, Rebecca Noone (@rebnoone) and Arun Jacob (@arungapatchka) explore how location data and #geofences are used to target abortion seekers and accelerate tenant evictions in the US. Read more in TOPIA 48: bit.ly/TOPIA48e @utpjournals @utpress