Paul db Watkins
@paulwatkins.bsky.social
✍️🎥 Writer, English Lit, and Film Professor pauldbwatkins.com (he/him)
🎵Vinyl Aficionado and DJ
📚 Author: 𝕊𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕚𝕟’ ℂ𝕒𝕟𝕒𝕒𝕟: 𝔹𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕜 ℂ𝕒𝕟𝕒𝕕𝕚𝕒𝕟 ℙ𝕠𝕖𝕥𝕣𝕪, 𝕄𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕔, 𝕒𝕟𝕕 ℂ𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕫𝕖𝕟𝕤𝕙𝕚𝕡 (WLU Press)
SoundinCanaan.com
🍉 "Now’s the Time” (MLK/Parker/Basquiat).
🎵Vinyl Aficionado and DJ
📚 Author: 𝕊𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕚𝕟’ ℂ𝕒𝕟𝕒𝕒𝕟: 𝔹𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕜 ℂ𝕒𝕟𝕒𝕕𝕚𝕒𝕟 ℙ𝕠𝕖𝕥𝕣𝕪, 𝕄𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕔, 𝕒𝕟𝕕 ℂ𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕫𝕖𝕟𝕤𝕙𝕚𝕡 (WLU Press)
SoundinCanaan.com
🍉 "Now’s the Time” (MLK/Parker/Basquiat).
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𝕊𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕚𝕟’ ℂ𝕒𝕟𝕒𝕒𝕟: 𝔹𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕜 ℂ𝕒𝕟𝕒𝕕𝕚𝕒𝕟 ℙ𝕠𝕖𝕥𝕣𝕪, 𝕄𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕔, 𝕒𝕟𝕕 ℂ𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕫𝕖𝕟𝕤𝕙𝕚𝕡 is officially out! Seeing it in physical form is truly special. Music weaves through the book—just in the Prelude, I reference Gaye’s “What’s Going On,” Simone’s “Mississippi G**dam,” & Peterson’s “Hymn to Freedom.” Get your copy today!
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The entire right-wing propaganda machine came after Zohran Mamdani.
The president and his allies came after him.
Democratic leaders, by and large, did not have his back until the last minute.
He still won, turning out historic numbers and inspiring young voters.
His politics can win anywhere.
The president and his allies came after him.
Democratic leaders, by and large, did not have his back until the last minute.
He still won, turning out historic numbers and inspiring young voters.
His politics can win anywhere.
November 5, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The entire right-wing propaganda machine came after Zohran Mamdani.
The president and his allies came after him.
Democratic leaders, by and large, did not have his back until the last minute.
He still won, turning out historic numbers and inspiring young voters.
His politics can win anywhere.
The president and his allies came after him.
Democratic leaders, by and large, did not have his back until the last minute.
He still won, turning out historic numbers and inspiring young voters.
His politics can win anywhere.
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Catch Ep 447 of #TheAuthorityFile
In the final episode of this four-part series, Paul db Watkins, Professor of English at Vancouver Island University and author of Soundin’ Canaan, reflects on the power of remixing: ow.ly/bCws50Xk1e2 @wlupress.bsky.social #Canadianpoetry
In the final episode of this four-part series, Paul db Watkins, Professor of English at Vancouver Island University and author of Soundin’ Canaan, reflects on the power of remixing: ow.ly/bCws50Xk1e2 @wlupress.bsky.social #Canadianpoetry
October 31, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Catch Ep 447 of #TheAuthorityFile
In the final episode of this four-part series, Paul db Watkins, Professor of English at Vancouver Island University and author of Soundin’ Canaan, reflects on the power of remixing: ow.ly/bCws50Xk1e2 @wlupress.bsky.social #Canadianpoetry
In the final episode of this four-part series, Paul db Watkins, Professor of English at Vancouver Island University and author of Soundin’ Canaan, reflects on the power of remixing: ow.ly/bCws50Xk1e2 @wlupress.bsky.social #Canadianpoetry
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Catch Ep 446 of #TheAuthorityFile
In the third episode of this series, @paulwatkins.bsky.social, author of Soundin’ Canaan: Black Canadian Poetry, Music, and Citizenship, discusses themes of citizenship and multiculturalism examined in his book: ow.ly/sJW650XgvBo @wlupress.bsky.social
In the third episode of this series, @paulwatkins.bsky.social, author of Soundin’ Canaan: Black Canadian Poetry, Music, and Citizenship, discusses themes of citizenship and multiculturalism examined in his book: ow.ly/sJW650XgvBo @wlupress.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Catch Ep 446 of #TheAuthorityFile
In the third episode of this series, @paulwatkins.bsky.social, author of Soundin’ Canaan: Black Canadian Poetry, Music, and Citizenship, discusses themes of citizenship and multiculturalism examined in his book: ow.ly/sJW650XgvBo @wlupress.bsky.social
In the third episode of this series, @paulwatkins.bsky.social, author of Soundin’ Canaan: Black Canadian Poetry, Music, and Citizenship, discusses themes of citizenship and multiculturalism examined in his book: ow.ly/sJW650XgvBo @wlupress.bsky.social
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Catch Ep 445 of #TheAuthorityFile
In the second episode of this series, @paulwatkins.bsky.social, Professor of English at Vancouver Island University and author of Soundin’ Canaan: Black Canadian Poetry, Music, and Citizenship, expands on his writing process ow.ly/Fxjv50Xe5Q7 @wlupress.bsky.social
In the second episode of this series, @paulwatkins.bsky.social, Professor of English at Vancouver Island University and author of Soundin’ Canaan: Black Canadian Poetry, Music, and Citizenship, expands on his writing process ow.ly/Fxjv50Xe5Q7 @wlupress.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Catch Ep 445 of #TheAuthorityFile
In the second episode of this series, @paulwatkins.bsky.social, Professor of English at Vancouver Island University and author of Soundin’ Canaan: Black Canadian Poetry, Music, and Citizenship, expands on his writing process ow.ly/Fxjv50Xe5Q7 @wlupress.bsky.social
In the second episode of this series, @paulwatkins.bsky.social, Professor of English at Vancouver Island University and author of Soundin’ Canaan: Black Canadian Poetry, Music, and Citizenship, expands on his writing process ow.ly/Fxjv50Xe5Q7 @wlupress.bsky.social
Oh no — rest in power, D’Angelo. You were a truly singular talent. 🕊️
October 14, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Oh no — rest in power, D’Angelo. You were a truly singular talent. 🕊️
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Catch Ep 444 of #TheAuthorityFile podcast
In this episode, Paul db Watkins, Prof of English at Vancouver Island U & author of Soundin’ Canaan: Black #Canadian Poetry, Music, and Citizenship, discusses the themes of his book ow.ly/vGw150X9qlO @wlupress.bsky.social #Poetry @paulwatkins.bsky.social
In this episode, Paul db Watkins, Prof of English at Vancouver Island U & author of Soundin’ Canaan: Black #Canadian Poetry, Music, and Citizenship, discusses the themes of his book ow.ly/vGw150X9qlO @wlupress.bsky.social #Poetry @paulwatkins.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Catch Ep 444 of #TheAuthorityFile podcast
In this episode, Paul db Watkins, Prof of English at Vancouver Island U & author of Soundin’ Canaan: Black #Canadian Poetry, Music, and Citizenship, discusses the themes of his book ow.ly/vGw150X9qlO @wlupress.bsky.social #Poetry @paulwatkins.bsky.social
In this episode, Paul db Watkins, Prof of English at Vancouver Island U & author of Soundin’ Canaan: Black #Canadian Poetry, Music, and Citizenship, discusses the themes of his book ow.ly/vGw150X9qlO @wlupress.bsky.social #Poetry @paulwatkins.bsky.social
“The truth and reconciliation committees are coming. The land acknowledgements are coming. The very sorry descendants are coming.”
October 9, 2025 at 5:25 PM
“The truth and reconciliation committees are coming. The land acknowledgements are coming. The very sorry descendants are coming.”
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This is a professor at Rutgers who teaches a class on the history of anti-fascism. He also teaches about human rights. He has received multiple death threats and been doxed. He is relocating to Europe for his safety. This is where we are in the US now. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
October 7, 2025 at 3:47 PM
This is a professor at Rutgers who teaches a class on the history of anti-fascism. He also teaches about human rights. He has received multiple death threats and been doxed. He is relocating to Europe for his safety. This is where we are in the US now. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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NEW: Extraordinary scenes in Amsterdam this afternoon (Sunday, Oct 5).
An estimated 250,000 bring the city to a standstill; people all wearing red to show solidarity with Palestine 🇵🇸
(🎥 Ahmed Zantac)
An estimated 250,000 bring the city to a standstill; people all wearing red to show solidarity with Palestine 🇵🇸
(🎥 Ahmed Zantac)
October 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
NEW: Extraordinary scenes in Amsterdam this afternoon (Sunday, Oct 5).
An estimated 250,000 bring the city to a standstill; people all wearing red to show solidarity with Palestine 🇵🇸
(🎥 Ahmed Zantac)
An estimated 250,000 bring the city to a standstill; people all wearing red to show solidarity with Palestine 🇵🇸
(🎥 Ahmed Zantac)
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Global Sumud Flotilla is live as Israel threatens to stop them from breaking the starvation siege of Gaza.
A reminder that they are not entering Israeli waters, but Palestinian waters.
Israel intends to violate international law once again.
www.youtube.com/live/uEN2bWF...
A reminder that they are not entering Israeli waters, but Palestinian waters.
Israel intends to violate international law once again.
www.youtube.com/live/uEN2bWF...
24/7 LIVESTREAM OF GLOBAL SUMUD FLOTILLA
YouTube video by Global Sumud Flotilla
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October 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Global Sumud Flotilla is live as Israel threatens to stop them from breaking the starvation siege of Gaza.
A reminder that they are not entering Israeli waters, but Palestinian waters.
Israel intends to violate international law once again.
www.youtube.com/live/uEN2bWF...
A reminder that they are not entering Israeli waters, but Palestinian waters.
Israel intends to violate international law once again.
www.youtube.com/live/uEN2bWF...
Rest in Power, Jane Goodall. Photo from 2019.
October 1, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Rest in Power, Jane Goodall. Photo from 2019.
Upcoming readings! ✊🍉
September 25, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Upcoming readings! ✊🍉
This is wild.
UC Berkeley shares 160 names with Trump administration in ‘McCarthy era’ move
Prominent professor Judith Butler among students and faculty investigated for ‘alleged antisemitic incidents’
www.theguardian.com
September 12, 2025 at 11:00 PM
This is wild.
I enjoyed the generative questions I received for this interview: victoriafestivalofauthors.ca/2025/09/08/q...
Q&A with Paul db Watkins
Paul db Watkins is a professor of English at VIU. He is also a research team member with the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation (IICSI). He has published widely on multic…
victoriafestivalofauthors.ca
September 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I enjoyed the generative questions I received for this interview: victoriafestivalofauthors.ca/2025/09/08/q...
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RIP Graham Greene. Every time he popped up on screen when I was a kid, my mom would excitedly point him out for being an actual Native on the screen. Able to be deadly serious and infinitely hilarious (even in smaller roles like Last of Us), he ate up the screen. Nʌki’wah brother.
September 1, 2025 at 10:42 PM
RIP Graham Greene. Every time he popped up on screen when I was a kid, my mom would excitedly point him out for being an actual Native on the screen. Able to be deadly serious and infinitely hilarious (even in smaller roles like Last of Us), he ate up the screen. Nʌki’wah brother.
A really interesting (and disturbing) read.
Gaza and the CBC: The Public Broadcaster Betrays Its Mandate
The CBC has consistently failed to provide accurate coverage of Israel’s assault on Gaza, withholding crucial information that could motivate Canadians to take action. As a public broadcaster, it shou...
open.substack.com
September 3, 2025 at 7:27 PM
A really interesting (and disturbing) read.
Shuhada’ Sadaqat (Sinéad O’Connor) left this world on this day in 2023. Her music and legacy remain a powerful testament of speaking truth to power. Today I’m spinning 𝕌𝕟𝕚𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕒𝕝 𝕄𝕠𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 (1994), which includes the devastating “Famine.”
July 26, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Shuhada’ Sadaqat (Sinéad O’Connor) left this world on this day in 2023. Her music and legacy remain a powerful testament of speaking truth to power. Today I’m spinning 𝕌𝕟𝕚𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕒𝕝 𝕄𝕠𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 (1994), which includes the devastating “Famine.”
“‘In Brand’s work, the political cannot be separated from the aesthetic,’ the scholar Saidiya Hartman, a friend of Brand’s, explained to me … Brand probes our habits of arrangement, and rejects the customary conflation between dominance and rightness.”
Dionne Brand is one our greatest literary thinkers, and this profile of her is a great read.
jewishcurrents.org/the-measure-...
jewishcurrents.org/the-measure-...
The Measure of the World
By attending to the vibrant specificity of Black life, poet Dionne Brand contests the cruel mathematics of empire.
jewishcurrents.org
July 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
“‘In Brand’s work, the political cannot be separated from the aesthetic,’ the scholar Saidiya Hartman, a friend of Brand’s, explained to me … Brand probes our habits of arrangement, and rejects the customary conflation between dominance and rightness.”
I love trains, so travelling through Japan by rail was delightful. I want to go back already.
July 21, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I love trains, so travelling through Japan by rail was delightful. I want to go back already.
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Pope condemns ‘barbarity’ of Israel’s war in Gaza
Pope condemns ‘barbarity’ of Israel’s war in Gaza
After pontiff calls for peace, Gaza’s health ministry says 73 Palestinians waiting for aid have been killed
Pope Leo XIV has condemned the “barbarity” of the war in Gaza and the “indiscriminate use of force” as Gaza’s health ministry said at least 73 Palestinians had been killed queueing for food.
The Hamas-run ministry said on Sunday that the victims had been killed in different locations, mostly in northern Gaza. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
July 20, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Pope condemns ‘barbarity’ of Israel’s war in Gaza
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I think this is the most horrifying post I have ever read.
July 19, 2025 at 4:17 AM
I think this is the most horrifying post I have ever read.
Happy to share this great review of Soundin’ Canaan in The Malahat Review: "Soundin’ Canaan is a wholly moving creation. This is what committed scholarship and critical artistry can be: meditative, far-reaching, humming, love-centred:" @wlupress.bsky.social Review: soundincanaan.com/wp-content/u...
soundincanaan.com
July 12, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Happy to share this great review of Soundin’ Canaan in The Malahat Review: "Soundin’ Canaan is a wholly moving creation. This is what committed scholarship and critical artistry can be: meditative, far-reaching, humming, love-centred:" @wlupress.bsky.social Review: soundincanaan.com/wp-content/u...
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Fuck this, absolutely fuck this, everyone who loves audiobooks loves their favourite narrators because they are great at their jobs and interpreting the author's words and they make the experience what it is www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
Audible unveils plans to use AI voices to narrate audiobooks
Amazon brand will offer more than 100 artificial intelligence-generated voices in English and other languages
www.theguardian.com
May 15, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Fuck this, absolutely fuck this, everyone who loves audiobooks loves their favourite narrators because they are great at their jobs and interpreting the author's words and they make the experience what it is www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...