Decolonizing Energy
This project interprets decolonial and anticolonial texts through an energy humanities framework in order to develop a strategy for practicing critical energy humanities oriented toward and located in the Global South.
Featured Projects
Hiwaraat Conference | Decolonizing Energy: The Past, Present and Future of Energy Justice
By revisiting the decolonial project through the perspective of energy, this symposium on October 4-5, 2025, addresses the colonial legacies of energy systems while also considering historical and contemporary visions of “taking back power” and energy justice.
Special Issue
Following a call for papers, an in-progress special issue of South Atlantic Quarterly is planned for January 2027. The issue lays the groundwork for a new intellectual history of energetic liberation, by inviting energy-focused readings of influential keystone decolonial texts.
A Conversation with Omar El Akkad Podcast
In this Energy Studies at GU-Q podcast, award-winning author Omar El Akkad discusses his unique approach to storytelling, the intersection of fiction and reality, and the themes behind his book, American War, and his upcoming non-fiction debut, One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This.