I shared airtime with Erica Ifill on CBC Maritime Noon to talk about the rising tide of violence and harassment directed at public figures. We ended up talking about the failures of liberal democracy, the […]
Author: Alex Khasnabish
Researcher, writer, teacher
Hot off the presses!
I’m thrilled to announce that Making Sense of Society: Power and Possibility, my latest book, has been released by Fernwood Publishing and is now available for purchase.
Listening to convoy protesters is the best deradicalization approach, professor says
Scott Costen from The Sidebar asked me to talk with him about the “Freedom Convoy” in Canada, the Emergencies Act, Covid mandates, far right incursions, and what we can do about it all. Check out […]
emergencies act
I was a guest on CBC Maritime Noon with Bob Murphy talking about anti-mandate protests, the occupation of Ottawa, far right extremism, and the invocation of the Emergencies Act in Canada. Give this hour long […]
wrong road to be going down
I was invited on to CBC Information Morning – NS to talk about the so-called “Freedom Convoy,” rising fascism, and the Emergencies Act. Give this short interview a listen here.
the state, the virus, the far right: how can anti-authoritarians intervene?
I had the great privilege of being invited on to From Embers, a show about anarchist and anti-authoritarian politics in so-called Canada, to discuss the pandemic, ruling class responses to it, the opportunism of the […]
election extremism
I was invited on to CBC Maritime Noon with Bob Murphy to talk about the 2021 Canadian federal election and the surge in violence, harassment, and right wing extremism. Check out the show here.
Why the world needs anthropologists
In advance of the Why the World Needs Anthropologists Conference (September 10-12, 2021), I was invited on to the Human Show Podcast to talk about my genesis as a researcher, social research, and social movements. […]
CFP: Beyond the Echo Chamber – The Tactical Use of Social Media in Social Movements (new deadline!)
Call for Papers South Atlantic Quarterly 122 (4) “Beyond the Echo Chamber – The Tactical Use of Social Media in Social Movements” Editors: Alex Khasnabish, PhD, Associate Professor, Sociology & Anthropology, Mount Saint Vincent University, […]
Federal leaders asked to reconsider fighting racism with expanded anti-terror network
I spoke with Scott Costen of The Sidebar about the open letter sent to the leaders of the five major Canadian federal political parties opposing the expansion of the “war on terror” to include white […]
Alex Khasnabish 