About
Biography
Leslie Thielen-Wilson works in the areas of critical race theory, anti-colonial/settler studies, critical race feminism, and socio-legal studies. Leslie’s research focuses on racialized violence within contemporary white settler states and neoliberal economies (such as Canada and the USA). In particular, Leslie is interested in the intimate connections between various forms of racialized/gendered violence; white collective identity; property; and, law.
Positions
Full-time Faculty
Faculty of Arts and Science - Social and Cultural Studies - Sociology
Education
BA, University of Lethbridge
MA, Dalhousie University
PhD, University of Toronto
Research Interests / Areas
Areas of Specialization:
Critical Race Theory; Critical race feminism, Anti-colonial/ settler colonial studies; socio-legal studies; critical pedagogies.
About
Publications
Thielen-Wilson, L. (2014) Troubling the Path to Decolonization: Indian Residential School Case Law, Genocide, and Settler Illegitimacy. Canadian Journal of Law and Society 29.2: 181-197.