Volume Introduction

Dr. Lucie Robathan recently received her PhD from McGill University, Tiohtà:ke (Montréal). Her dissertation, which examines the ethico-political notion of ‘Epistemic Injustice,’ considers how truth is produced within political institutions. In particular, she looks at the process of claiming asylum, and the significance of credibility in determining the status of a refugee claimant. She draws upon philosophical hermeneutics to diagnose the ethical implications of this process, in which legitimate claimants might find themselves having to lie in order to appear credible to decision-makers.

She, along with Jordan Molot, organized the Decolonization and the Study of Religion Worksop Series, the first in North American to engage with decolonization, Indigenization, and decoloniality as practical concerns for the study of religion.

She is currently a Professor of Theology and Philosophy at St. Paul's, London.

Jordan Molot (he/him) is a PhD student at the Department of Religions and Cultures at Concordia University, Tiohtià:ke (Montréal). He has presented papers in Canada, the United States, and Germany on topics related to Jewish history and culture, with an emphasis on the Canadian-Jewish context. Molot served as Co-Chair for the Annual Graduate Interdisciplinary Conference at Concordia in 2021 and 2022; and as Co-Chair for the joint Decolonization and the Study of Religion Workshop (DSRW) series at Concordia and McGill Universities.

His forthcoming dissertation (funded by SSHRC and FRQSC) examines 18th century Jewish life in Canada, with a particular focus on the entanglements of family, religion, and labour across a wider Atlantic world.