Ashwini Vasanthakumar
ashwinivasantha.bsky.social
Ashwini Vasanthakumar
@ashwinivasantha.bsky.social
Legal and political theory | migration, authority, obligation, oppression and the ethics of resistance | writing a book on why immigrants should not 'integrate'

www.ashwinivasanthakumar.com
Reading this book made me hopeful about egalitarianism and place-making in cities; re-reading it gave me a deeper appreciation of its technical achievements: drawing on different disciplines and interviews while reading like a thoughtful conversation over a pint.

And it's open access!
October 2, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Israel is still shooting the civilians it is starving after enticing them to come for aid. The air drops and pauses don’t change the pitiless calculus of genocide.
July 28, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Who is writing these headlines for the CBC??
June 13, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Yeah, gays, can’t you just be gay quietly?

One of the strongest arguments against conservatives remains the people supporting them.
April 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
What is a Labour Party for, apart 546.
March 18, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Wtf is this bullshit. I thought Kendrick’s performance was going to save us from this.
February 11, 2025 at 2:10 AM
February 7, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Thrilled to be included in this important conversation. Who knows what things will be like in a month., but chances are protest will be more important than ever.
February 4, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Are my feelings of rejection generated by fake AI profiles real? In this paper, I will….

New vistas in the ethics of AI, courtesy of the “realest” Liv.
January 3, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Utterly blown away by "Lethal Immigration" by Abel Rodriguez, which develops the concept of 'lethal immigration enforcement.' Legal scholarship sometimes persuade; this article moves.

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December 21, 2024 at 3:55 AM
Going crazy this Christmas.
December 16, 2024 at 6:28 PM
Amazed that the police were honest about how superfluous they were here.
December 9, 2024 at 7:36 PM
Clive, defying the snow.
December 7, 2024 at 4:45 PM
The saddest “Congratulations” email I’ve received, although I suppose my teeth will be pleased.
November 25, 2024 at 1:39 PM
And I am interested in all things pertaining to politics and transitional justice, especially in Sri Lanka, where I was born.
November 10, 2024 at 10:34 PM
A quick introduction to new followers: I am a political and legal philosopher working on diasporas and transnationalism, the ethics of immigration control, victims' duties, and transitional justice.

My first monograph looked at exile politics,
November 10, 2024 at 10:34 PM
Too much for HLS, I guess, since it might make racists feel unsafe.
November 10, 2024 at 2:10 AM