Glen Coulthard | |
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![]() Coulthard in 2013 | |
Born | Glen Sean Coulthard 1974 (age 49–50) |
Nationality | Canadian |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | University of Victoria |
Thesis | Subjects of Empire? (2009) |
Doctoral advisor | James Tully |
Other advisors | Taiaiake Alfred |
Influences | Frantz Fanon |
Academic work | |
Discipline | |
School or tradition | Marxism |
Main interests | |
Notable works | Red Skin, White Masks (2014) |
Notable ideas | Grounded normativity |
Glen Sean Coulthard (born 1974) is a Canadian scholar of Indigenous studies who serves as an associate professor in the political science department at the University of British Columbia. A member of the Yellowknives Dene First Nation, he is also a co-founder, educator, and on the board of directors at Dechinta: Centre for Research and Learning.[1][2][3] He is best known for his 2014 book, Red Skin, White Masks: Rejecting the Colonial Politics of Recognition, which has been released in both English and French.[4][5]