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Levi Gahman

Professor Levi Gahman
PhD (Interdisciplinary); MA (Dist); BA (Hons); BSc (summa cum laude); FHEA

Professor of Emancipatory Politics & Global Challenges
Geography and Planning

Publications

Selected publications

  1. Building Better Worlds: Ideas and Inspiration from the Zapatistas (Book - 2022)
  2. Land, God, and Guns: Settler Colonialism and Masculinity in the American Heartland (Book - 2020)
  3. Alienation Flows through the Barrel of a Gun: Despair, Mass Shootings, and Suicide in an American Settler Colony (Journal article - 2024)
  4. Sowing Seeds of Change, Empire be Damned: Paying Homage to Fanon's The Wretched of the Earth and International Peasant Struggle (Internet publication - 2023)
  5. Feminist Development Justice as Emancipatory Praxis: Recognising the Knowledge of Social Movements "From Below" (Journal article - 2024)
  6. Environmental defenders and social movements: The violent realities of resisting extractivism (Chapter - 2023)
  7. Land, Race, and (Slow) Violence: Indigenous Resistance to Racial Capitalism and the Coloniality of Development in the Caribbean (Journal article - 2022)
  8. Contra plantation, prison, and capitalist annihilation: collective struggle, social reproduction, and the co-creation of lifegiving worlds (Journal article - 2020)
  9. Development Justice, a Proposal: Reckoning with Disaster, Catastrophe, and Climate Change in the Caribbean (Journal article - 2020)
  10. Border Imperialism, Racial Capitalism, Geographies of Deracination (Journal article - 2019)
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2024

“There Will Be a Time…”: Confronting the Colonial-Health-Climate Crisis through Participatory Action Research by and for Youth

Gahman, L., Penados, F., & Smith, S. -J. (2024). “There Will Be a Time…”: Confronting the Colonial-Health-Climate Crisis through Participatory Action Research by and for Youth. Retrieved from https://www.isrf.org/

Report

Feminist Development Justice as Emancipatory Praxis: Recognising the Knowledge of Social Movements "From Below"

Mohamed, N., Chattopadhyay, S., & Gahman, L. (2024). Feminist Development Justice as Emancipatory Praxis. Meridians, 23(2), 306-331. doi:10.1215/15366936-11266444

DOI
10.1215/15366936-11266444
Journal article

Caribbean street vending experiences: Guyanese migrant women in Trinidad and Tobago

Collins, T., & Gahman, L. (n.d.). Caribbean street vending experiences: Guyanese migrant women in Trinidad and Tobago. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 1-18. doi:10.1080/1369183x.2024.2395391

DOI
10.1080/1369183x.2024.2395391
Journal article

The Crucible of Modernity: Struggles for Land, Life, and Liberation in the Caribbean (Surviving Society Productions - Podcast Series)

Gahman, L., Reyes, J. -R., Greenidge, A., Lewis, C. J., & Ofori-Addo, G. A. (2024). The Crucible of Modernity: Struggles for Land, Life, and Liberation in the Caribbean (Surviving Society Productions - Podcast Series). Retrieved from https://survivingsociety.co.uk/

Media

Toward Grassroots Autonomy and Research "Accompliceship": Building Solidarity with the Maya Struggle of Southern Belize

Gahman, L., Penados, F., Smith, S. -J., & Mattu, C. (n.d.). Toward Grassroots Autonomy and Research"Accompliceship": Building Solidarity with the Maya Struggle of Southern Belize. In M. York, & M. Sitrin (Eds.), Deep Commons: Cultivating Ecologies of Solidarityand Care Beyond Capitalism, Anthroparchy, Patriarchy, Racism, and the State. SUNY (State University of New York) Press.

Chapter

Imperialism

Mallick, A., & Gahman, L. (2024). Imperialism. In The Encyclopedia of Human Geography (pp. 1-7). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-25900-5_314-1

DOI
10.1007/978-3-031-25900-5_314-1
Chapter

Review of Raúl Zibechi's Constructing Worlds Otherwise (AK Press)

Gahman, L. (2024). Review of Raúl Zibechi's Constructing Worlds Otherwise (AK Press). NACLA Report on the Americas, 56(3), 347-350. doi:10.1080/10714839.2024.2388392

DOI
10.1080/10714839.2024.2388392
Book Review

2023

Hidden Histories: Resistance and Restoration in Black Liverpool (Surviving Society Productions - Podcast Series)

Smith, S. J., Lewis, C. J., Ofori-Addo, G. A., & Gahman, L. (2023). Hidden Histories: Resistance and Restoration in Black Liverpool (Surviving Society Productions - Podcast Series). Retrieved from https://survivingsociety.co.uk/portfolio/hidden-histories/

Media

Zapatista Stories for Dreaming An-Other World By Subcomandante Marcos, Translation by The Lightning Collective

Gahman, L. (2024). Zapatista Stories for Dreaming An-Other World By Subcomandante Marcos, Translation by The Lightning Collective. Canadian Geographies / Géographies Canadiennes. doi:10.1111/cag.12918

DOI
10.1111/cag.12918
Book Review

Snapshots of Maya Self-determination in Southern Belize (Special Issue: Afterlives of Empire)

Kus, R., Gahman, L., Greenidge, A., Penados, F., & Smith, S. J. (n.d.). Snapshots of Maya Self-determination in Southern Belize (Special Issue: Afterlives of Empire). NACLA Report on the Americas, 55(3), 294-304. doi:10.1080/10714839.2023.2247761

DOI
10.1080/10714839.2023.2247761
Journal article

Sowing Seeds of Change, Empire be Damned: Paying Homage to Fanon's The Wretched of the Earth and International Peasant Struggle

Gahman, L., & Reyes, J. -R. (2023). Sowing Seeds of Change, Empire be Damned: Paying Homage to Fanon's The Wretched of the Earth and International Peasant Struggle. Verso. Retrieved from https://www.versobooks.com/blogs/news/sowing-seeds-of-change-empire-be-damned

Internet publication

Gender, Environmental Conflict, and Direct Action: The Pivotal Role of Women in Struggles for Land and Life

McGrane, C., Mohamed, N., & Gahman, L. (n.d.). Gender, Environmental Conflict, and Direct Action: The Pivotal Role of Women in Struggles for Land and Life. In The Palgrave Handbook of Global Social Change. Springer Nature: Palgrave Macmillan. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-87624-1_16-1

DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-87624-1_16-1
Chapter

2022

Building Better Worlds: Ideas and Inspiration from the Zapatistas

Gahman, L., Smith, S. -J., Penados, F., Mohamed, N., Reyes, J. -R., & Mohamed, A. (2022). Building Better Worlds: Ideas and Inspiration from the Zapatistas. Bristol University Press.

Book

Bad Faith and Betrayal in Belize: Maya Governance Attacked and Disavowed in the Name of "Development"

Gahman, L., Penados, F., & Smith, S. -J. (2022). Bad Faith and Betrayal in Belize: Maya Governance Attacked and Disavowed in the Name of "Development". ROAR (Reflections On A Revolution) Online Journal. Retrieved from https://roarmag.org/essays/belize-maya-land-struggle/

Internet publication

2021

"The Future We Dream:" Unsettling Impact and Knowledge Production as We Know It

Gahman, L., Penados, F., & Smith, S. -J. (2021). "The Future We Dream:" Unsettling Impact and Knowledge Production as We Know It. Transforming Society: An Online Publication of Bristol University Press. Retrieved from https://www.transformingsociety.co.uk/

Internet publication

From “Caliban” to “Cockroaches”: The Construction of Profane Space, Wretched Others, and Political Agency in a Postcolonial “Ghetto”

Reyes, J. -R., & Gahman, L. (2021). From “Caliban” to “Cockroaches”: The Construction of Profane Space, Wretched Others, and Political Agency in a Postcolonial “Ghetto”. In N. Gibson (Ed.), Fanon Today: The Revolt and Reason of the Wretched of the Earth. Daraja Press.

Chapter

Joy Against the (Colonial) Machine, Building Better Futures

Miss, S., Kus, R., Penados, F., & Gahman, L. (2021). Joy Against the (Colonial) Machine, Building Better Futures. Peace Review: A Journal of Social Justice, 33(1), 140-148. doi:10.1080/10402659.2021.1956147

DOI
10.1080/10402659.2021.1956147
Journal article

Maya Communities Respond to Land Predation and Violations of Free, Prior, and Informed Consent in Belize

Gahman, L., Penados, F., & Smith, S. -J. (2021). Maya Communities Respond to Land Predation and Violations of Free, Prior, and Informed Consent in Belize. NACLA: North American Congress on Latin America. Retrieved from https://nacla.org/news/2020/12/13/maya-land-fpic-belize

Internet publication

“I Keep’em Around Just in Case”: Understanding Gun Ownership in the U.S. from an Intersectional Perspective

Gahman, L. (2021). “I Keep’em Around Just in Case”: Understanding Gun Ownership in the U.S. from an Intersectional Perspective. In C. H. Harris, & S. M. McClure (Eds.), Getting Real About Inequality.. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications..

Chapter

2020

Land, God, and Guns: Settler Colonialism and Masculinity in the American Heartland

Gahman, L. (2020). Land, God, and Guns: Settler Colonialism and Masculinity in the American Heartland. ZED Books (ZED Scholar). Retrieved from https://www.zedbooks.net/shop/book/land-god-and-guns/forthcoming/

Book

Conjunctural Insurrections: Persistent Coloniality, Profane Space, and Purported Impact in the Caribbean

Gahman, L., & Reyes, J. -R. (2020). Conjunctural Insurrections: Persistent Coloniality, Profane Space, and Purported Impact in the Caribbean. Antipode: A Radical Journal of Geography. Retrieved from https://antipodeonline.org/

Internet publication

Violence in the Time of COVID: Dispatches on State Violence and Police Brutality from the Caribbean

Gahman, L., & Reyes, J. -R. (2020). Violence in the Time of COVID: Dispatches on State Violence and Police Brutality from the Caribbean. Discover Society: Social Research Publications. Retrieved from https://archive.discoversociety.org/

Internet publication

Dear Geography, Fail Better. Why Climate and Disaster Studies must take Colonialism and Race Seriously

Gahman, L., & Thongs, G. (2020). Dear Geography, Fail Better. Why Climate and Disaster Studies must take Colonialism and Race Seriously. Geography Directions: Royal Geographical Society with IBG. Retrieved from https://blog.geographydirections.com/

Internet publication

2019

Border Imperialism, Racial Capitalism, Geographies of Deracination

Gahman, L., & Hjalmarson, E. (2019). Border imperialism, racial capitalism, and geographies of deracination. ACME, 18(1), 107-129.

Journal article

Activist Geographies (International Encyclopedia of Human Geography, 2nd Edition)

Gahman, L., Reyes, J. -R., Miller, T., Gibbings, R., Cohen, A., Greenidge, A., & Chattopadhyay, S. (2020). Activist Geographies. In International Encyclopedia of Human Geography (pp. 23-31). Elsevier. doi:10.1016/b978-0-08-102295-5.10798-x

DOI
10.1016/B978-0-08-102295-5.10798-X
Chapter

2018

Special Issue: Border Imperialism

Gahman, L. (Ed.) (2018). Special Issue: Border Imperialism (Vol. 18). ACME: An International Journal for Critical Geographies. Retrieved from https://acme-journal.org/index.php/acme/issue/view/112

Edited special journal issue

Special Issue: Ecosocialist Pedagogies

Chattopadhyay, S., Gahman, L., & Watson, J. (Eds.) (2018). Special Issue: Ecosocialist Pedagogies (Vol. 30). Capitalism, Nature, Socialism. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1080/10455752.2019.1587241

Edited special journal issue

Gender, Neoliberalism, and Embodiment: A Social Geography of Rural, Working-Class Masculinity in Southeast Kansas

Gahman, L. (2018). Gender, Neoliberalism, and Embodiment: A Social Geography of Rural, Working-Class Masculinity in Southeast Kansas. In Masculinity, Labour, and Neoliberalism (pp. 243-264). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-63172-1_11

DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-63172-1_11
Chapter

2017

Towards a Politics of Accountability: Caribbean Feminisms, Indigenous Geographies, Common Struggles

Gahman, L., & Hosein, G. (2017). Towards a Politics of Accountability: Caribbean Feminisms, Indigenous Geographies, Common Struggles. Antipode: A Radical Journal of Geography. Retrieved from https://antipodeonline.org/201516-recipients-2/iwa-1516-gahman/

Internet publication

Building ‘A World Where Many Worlds Fit’: An (Anti-Capitalist) Moral Economy of the (Rebel) Peasant

Gahman, L. (2017). Building ‘A World Where Many Worlds Fit’: An (Anti-Capitalist) Moral Economy of the (Rebel) Peasant. In J. Duncan, & M. Bailey (Eds.), Sustainable Food Futures: Multidisciplinary Solutions (pp. 235-264). Abingdon: Routledge.

Chapter

In the Caribbean, Colonialism and Inequality Mean Hurricanes Hit Harder

Gahman, L., & Thongs, G. (2017). In the Caribbean, Colonialism and Inequality Mean Hurricanes Hit Harder. The Conversation: An Independent Source of Analysis and Informed Comment. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/

Internet publication

2016

Dismantling Neoliberal Education: A Lesson in Dignity and Non-hierarchical Education from the Zapatistas

Gahman, L. (2016). Dismantling Neoliberal Education: A Lesson in Dignity and Non-hierarchical Education from the Zapatistas. ROAR (Reflections On A Revolution) Online Journal. Retrieved from https://roarmag.org/essays/neoliberal-education-zapatista-pedagogy/

Internet publication

2015

Death of a Zapatista: Neoliberalism's Assault on Indigenous Autonomy

Gahman, L. (2015). Death of a Zapatista: Neoliberalism's Assault on Indigenous Autonomy. Americas Program: Action and Communication for Social Change. Retrieved from https://web.archive.org/

Internet publication

Locked Arms and Open Hearts: Students from the Okanagan Valley Send Solidarity to Ayotzinapa

Gahman, L. (2015). Locked Arms and Open Hearts: Students from the Okanagan Valley Send Solidarity to Ayotzinapa. Briarpatch Magazine: Analysis from a Grassroots Perspective. Retrieved from https://briarpatchmagazine.com/

Internet publication

Neoliberalism, Masculinities and Academic Knowledge Production: Towards a Theory of "Academic Masculinities"

Gahman, L., Berg, L., & Nunn, N. (2015). Neoliberalism, Masculinities and Academic Knowledge Production: Towards a Theory of "Academic Masculinities". In A. Gorman-Murray, & P. Hopkins (Eds.), Masculinities and Place. (pp. 57-74). Abingdon: Routledge.

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