Glen Coulthard
PhD Poli. Sci. (U. of Victoria)
Glen Coulthard joined the First Nations Studies Program in August 2008. Glen comes by way of the University of Victoria's Department of Political Science. Specializing in Indigenous political theory, Glen holds a joint position with UBC's Department of Political Science.
Dr. Coulthard, in his role as Coordinator for the FNSP Approved Course List (ACL), oversees the development of the ACL. If you should have any questions specifically regarding the ACL, the courses listed therein, or courses which you do not see listed, please contact Dr. Coulthard.
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Glen's Contact Info
Room: BUCH E-263, 1866 Main Mall
(604) 822-2880
gsc(at)interchange.ubc.ca
Glen's Courses
For the winter session of 2012/13, Glen will be instructing the following courses:
Glen's brief biography
Glen Coulthard (PhD - University of Victoria) is a member of the Yellowknives Dene First Nation and an assistant professor in the First Nations Studies Program and the Department of Political Science. Glen has written and published numerous articles and chapters in the areas of indigenous thought and politics, contemporary political theory, and radical social and political thought. Glen is currently writing a book on Indigenous peoples and recognition politics in Canada. He lives in Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories.
Glen's Recent Publications
Co-edited with Andrée Boisselle, Avigail Eisenberg, and Jeremy Webber. Recognition and Self-Determination. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, forthcoming.
“Indigenous Peoples and the Politics of Recognition.” Frances Negron- Muntaner (ed.) Sovereign Acts. Boston: South End Press, 2009. (Revised reprint of “Subjects of Empire” Contemporary Political Theory 6:4, 2007).
“Resisting Culture: Seyla Benhabib’s Deliberative Approach to the Politics of Recognition in Colonial Contexts.” David Kahane, Dominique Leydet, Daniel Weinstock, and Melissa Williams (eds.) Realizing Deliberative Democracy. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 2009.
“Beyond Recognition: Indigenous Self-Determination as Prefigurative Practice.” Leanne Simpson (ed.) Lighting the Eighth Fire: The Liberation, Resurgence, and Protection of Indigenous Nations. Winnipeg: Arbeiter Ring Press, 2008.
“Review: Dale Turner, This is Not a Peace Pipe: Towards a Critical Indigenous Philosophy.” University of Toronto Quarterly (2008).
“Subjects of Empire: Indigenous Peoples and the ‘Politics of Recognition’ in Canada.” (Feature Article: Theory and Practice) Contemporary Political Theory 6:4, 2007. Winner of the Contemporary Political Theory Prize for Best Article of the Year, 2007.
Co-edited with Gerald Taiaiake Alfred and Deborah Simmons. New Socialist: Special Issue on Indigenous Resurgence. Issue no. 5.