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Assistant Professor in Political Science at the University of Toronto. Studying popular movements, nation-building, Indigenous politics, and race in the Americas. https://www.arturochang.com/

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Thanks for reading, Aaron!

18.02.2026 20:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for reading Amelia!

18.02.2026 20:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

How did Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show tap into a 200-year old tradition of elevating hemisphere over nation in the struggle against imperial rule? Read this fascinating @myhnn.bsky.social piece by @arturochang.bsky.social, author of the forthcoming A New World of Revolutions:

18.02.2026 17:28 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Bad Bunny Doctrine The Superbowl LX halftime show tapped into a 200-year old tradition of elevating hemisphere over nation in the struggle against imperial rule.

Read @arturochang.bsky.social on the history behind Bad Bunny’s statement that America, as an identity and a community, need not be confined to the zero-sum politics of nationalism and the nation-state system. www.hnn.us/article/the-...

13.02.2026 20:10 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks so much for sharing, David!

13.02.2026 18:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Bad Bunny Doctrine The Superbowl LX halftime show tapped into a 200-year old tradition of elevating hemisphere over nation in the struggle against imperial rule.

I wrote a short article for @myhnn.bsky.social analyzing the hemispheric histories behind Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime shown. I show that hemispheric discourses have long been used to combat the politics of empire. Link below!

www.hnn.us/article/the-...

13.02.2026 16:46 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3

Excited to discuss my forthcoming book with the Latin American Studies Association on Feb. 27th. Also looking forward to learning more about @hypervic.bsky.social's exciting new book. Follow the link on the poster for registration.

10.02.2026 20:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A New World of Revolutions The hemispheric politics that shaped popular revolutions against European colonial rule

Very happy to share that my book, A New World of Revolutoins, now has a cover and page with @princetonupress.bsky.social. Many thanks to the editorial team for coming up with a great design!

press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

19.11.2025 19:04 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Join us in Vancouver for a conversation on Anna’s exciting new book. Congrats again @annajurkevics.bsky.social!

10.09.2025 14:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Abstract of an International Theory article discussing the need for reevaluating agency and resistance in the context of empire and colonisation, mentioning specific historical examples such as the Black Loyalists and Indigenous colonists of New Granada.

Abstract of an International Theory article discussing the need for reevaluating agency and resistance in the context of empire and colonisation, mentioning specific historical examples such as the Black Loyalists and Indigenous colonists of New Granada.

#OpenAccess from our latest issue -

Negotiating racial subjection: analysing Black and Indigenous resistance from within colonial orders - cup.org/3F8FkmN

- @obrown.bsky.social & @arturochang.bsky.social

27.08.2025 20:40 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for sharing, Joel!

18.08.2025 13:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A New World of Revolutions The hemispheric politics that shaped popular revolutions against European colonial rule

Excited to see that A New World of Revolutions has a page up now @princetonupress.bsky.social! Thanks to the editors and reviewers for what proved to be a very constructive editorial process.

press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

18.08.2025 12:47 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Thanks Ani! Hope to see you sometime soon!

18.08.2025 12:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for sharing, David! Excited to see this project out in the world soon.

18.08.2025 12:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Abstract of an International Theory article discussing the need for reevaluating agency and resistance in the context of empire and colonisation, mentioning specific historical examples such as the Black Loyalists and Indigenous colonists of New Granada.

Abstract of an International Theory article discussing the need for reevaluating agency and resistance in the context of empire and colonisation, mentioning specific historical examples such as the Black Loyalists and Indigenous colonists of New Granada.

#OpenAccess from our new issue -

Negotiating racial subjection: analysing Black and Indigenous resistance from within colonial orders - cup.org/3F8FkmN

- @obrown.bsky.social & @arturochang.bsky.social

13.08.2025 13:20 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

For decades marginalized communities warned about the militarization of law enforcement too. Is the literal military being deployed on protestors bad? Yes. But the police have tanks, y’all.

09.06.2025 02:37 πŸ‘ 54 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

cops doing crime on camera. as @chadloder.bsky.social has been pointing out all day, this is totally illegal. cops doing crime. on camera. adjust your stupid headlines accordingly.

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I’d be happy to send you a pdf if you send me your email. Thanks for the interest!

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Rousseau and Tlaxcala: Indigenous Transfigurations, Republican Liberty, and the Transimperial Politics of the New World | Polity Rousseau’s reference to Tlaxcala, an Indigenous nation located in current-day central Mexico, appears in a footnote to Book 2, chapter 10 of The Social Contract as proof that virtuous republics could ...

1) Very pleased with this new piece co-authored with @arturochang.bsky.social in @polityalsberuf.bsky.social. In one respect, it's an exercise in the academic esoteric: an essay on a single footnote in Rousseau's Social Contract. But in another respect . . .
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

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Many thanks to the editors @polityalsberuf.bsky.social for their very constructive review and publication process.

28.05.2025 22:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In this project we analyze why, how, and through which interlocutors Rousseau might have turned to Tlaxcala as his only relatively contemporary example for a virtuous republic. We also analyze Tlaxcala's anti-imperial politics on its own terms, via primary texts in Tlaxcalan political thought.

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Rousseau and Tlaxcala: Indigenous Transfigurations, Republican Liberty, and the Transimperial Politics of the New World | Polity Rousseau’s reference to Tlaxcala, an Indigenous nation located in current-day central Mexico, appears in a footnote to Book 2, chapter 10 of The Social Contract as proof that virtuous republics could ...

Very happy to see this article with @laywilliams.bsky.social out online at @polityalsberuf.bsky.social. Link. below.

Rousseau and Tlaxcala: Indigenous Transfigurations, Republican Liberty, and the Transimperial Politics of the New World | Polity www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...

28.05.2025 22:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats Ely!! Looking forward to reading the final version.

14.05.2025 20:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Very excited to share the program of the upcoming WHPT conference! It promises to be a wonderful couple of days, and we cannot wait!

@maryjomacdonald.bsky.social @sophiecardin.bsky.social @abbsleblanc.bsky.social @rosscarroll.bsky.social @tmbejan.bsky.social

03.04.2025 18:24 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Welp.

03.04.2025 10:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Excited for this conversation at @royalholloway.bsky.social later today. Thanks @rhulpir.bsky.social for the invitation!

02.04.2025 09:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Empire and Emancipation Panel + Spring Social The London Political Theory Network will host scholars to explore themes of colonialism, imperial legacy, and anticolonial resistance.

I will be in London next week to participate in a panel on imperial legacies and emancipatory politics. Thanks to the London Political Theory Network for the invitation. I'm excited for the conversation. Event/RSVP info below:

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/empire-and...

28.03.2025 14:13 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Demands Major Changes in Columbia Discipline and Admissions Rules A letter outlining β€œimmediate next steps” arrived less than a week after the administration said it was canceling $400 million in grants and contracts.

The subjugation of universities to official power is a hallmark of autocracy. No one should be under any illusions about what’s going on here. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/n...

14.03.2025 11:56 πŸ‘ 1780 πŸ” 724 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 42
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Factionalized Mobilization: Development Paradigm Shifts and Marginalization in Colombia - Studies in Comparative International Development Under which conditions do social movement coalitions factionalize under parallel, and possibly contending, frames? We argue that social movements split along opposing collective action frames when dev...

Excited to see this article with @isabelguiza.bsky.social and Laura GarcΓ­a Montoya now out with @scidjournal.bsky.social. Many thanks to the editors and reviewers for their constructive feedback during the revision process. Access the paper here: rdcu.be/ecZL3

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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