On April 8th, we’ll be joined by Dr. Max Liboiron to discuss their book, Pollution is Colonialism. Centring on research about the production and disposal of plastics, Dr. Liboiron suggests pollution is an enactment of ongoing colonial relations that assumes entitlement to Indigenous Land. The book showcases research methodologies as ways of being in good relation. Through their work with colleagues at CLEAR, Dr. Liboiron offers feminist and anticolonial scientific research methods that have broad and significant implications for labs and scientific workplaces. The work of CLEAR demonstrates a research practice that can be deeply entangled in obligation rather than continued extraction.
Max Liboiron
Dr. Max Liboiron is Professor in Geography at Memorial University in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, where they direct the Civic Laboratory for Environmental Action Research (CLEAR). They were formerly the Associate Vice-President (Indigenous Research). Dr. Liboiron has played leading roles in the establishment of the field of Discard Studies (the social study of waste and wasting) and c0-authored Discard Studies: Systems, Wasting, and Power. Liboiron is Red River Métis/Michif and settler raised in Lac la Biche, Treaty 6 territory. Pronouns: they/them. Liboiron is pronounced: Lee-Bwah-rohn.
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