Tamanisha J. John
Assistant Professor
Office: Ross Building, S606
Email: tjjohn@yorku.ca
Attached CV
Dr. Tamanisha J. John is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Politics.
Dr. John joined York University's Department of Politics in July 2023 from Clark Atlanta University, where, since 2021, she held the position of Assistant Professor of International Political Economy in the Mack H. Jones Department of Political Science.
Dr. John studies Caribbean development, sovereignty and politics, as well as Canadian foreign policy, economic imperialism, financial exclusion, and corporate power. She has published in leading peer-reviewed journals, including Class, Race and Corporate Power, the Review of Radical Political Economy, and Social and Economic Studies.
Degrees
Ph.D. in International Relations, Florida International UniversityM.A. in Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Florida International University
B.A. in International Relations, Beloit College
- UNCF/Mellon - 2023
- Caribbean Studies Association, "Best Dissertation" - 2022
John, Tamanisha J. (2024) "Capitalism, Global Militarism, and Canada’s Investment in the Caribbean," Class, Race and Corporate Power: Vol. 12: Iss. 1, Article 1.
John, Tamanisha J. (2024). Guyana: Myth of Capitalist Resource Extraction as Development. The Extractive Industries and Society, 17.
John, T. J. (2024, February 14). Exercise Tradewinds: 40 years of U.S. Counterinsurgency in the Caribbean. Black Agenda Report.
John, T. J. (2023, November 29). Guyana and Venezuela: The Crisis of Imperialism Currently Unfolding on South America’s Caribbean Coast. Black Agenda Report.
John, T. J. (2023, July 30). US Moves to Curtail China’s Economic Investment in the Caribbean. Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA).
John, T. J. (2022, November 23). Haiti in the Caribbean: A Political Economy Perspective on the Urgent Crisis of Imperialism. Black Agenda Report.
John, T. (2021, May 10). Haitians protest their president in English as well as Creole, indicting US for its role in country’s political crisis. The Conversation.
John, T. J. (2021, March 2). Haiti’s Ongoing Struggle for Uninterrupted Democracy against International Interventionism. Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA).
Current Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2024 | AP/POLS4250 3.0 | A | Canadian Foreign Policy | SEMR |
| Fall/Winter 2024 | AP/GLBL1000 6.0 | A | Introduction to Global Political Studies | LECT |
Upcoming Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter 2025 | AP/POLS4108 3.0 | M | Canada and the Global South | SEMR |
| Fall/Winter 2024 | AP/GLBL1000 6.0 | A | Introduction to Global Political Studies | LECT |
Dr. Tamanisha J. John is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Politics.
Dr. John joined York University's Department of Politics in July 2023 from Clark Atlanta University, where, since 2021, she held the position of Assistant Professor of International Political Economy in the Mack H. Jones Department of Political Science.
Dr. John studies Caribbean development, sovereignty and politics, as well as Canadian foreign policy, economic imperialism, financial exclusion, and corporate power. She has published in leading peer-reviewed journals, including Class, Race and Corporate Power, the Review of Radical Political Economy, and Social and Economic Studies.
Degrees
Ph.D. in International Relations, Florida International UniversityM.A. in Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Florida International University
B.A. in International Relations, Beloit College
Awards
- UNCF/Mellon - 2023
- Caribbean Studies Association, "Best Dissertation" - 2022
All Publications
John, Tamanisha J. (2024) "Capitalism, Global Militarism, and Canada’s Investment in the Caribbean," Class, Race and Corporate Power: Vol. 12: Iss. 1, Article 1.
John, Tamanisha J. (2024). Guyana: Myth of Capitalist Resource Extraction as Development. The Extractive Industries and Society, 17.
John, T. J. (2024, February 14). Exercise Tradewinds: 40 years of U.S. Counterinsurgency in the Caribbean. Black Agenda Report.
John, T. J. (2023, November 29). Guyana and Venezuela: The Crisis of Imperialism Currently Unfolding on South America’s Caribbean Coast. Black Agenda Report.
John, T. J. (2023, July 30). US Moves to Curtail China’s Economic Investment in the Caribbean. Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA).
John, T. J. (2022, November 23). Haiti in the Caribbean: A Political Economy Perspective on the Urgent Crisis of Imperialism. Black Agenda Report.
John, T. (2021, May 10). Haitians protest their president in English as well as Creole, indicting US for its role in country’s political crisis. The Conversation.
John, T. J. (2021, March 2). Haiti’s Ongoing Struggle for Uninterrupted Democracy against International Interventionism. Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA).
Current Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2024 | AP/POLS4250 3.0 | A | Canadian Foreign Policy | SEMR |
| Fall/Winter 2024 | AP/GLBL1000 6.0 | A | Introduction to Global Political Studies | LECT |
Upcoming Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter 2025 | AP/POLS4108 3.0 | M | Canada and the Global South | SEMR |
| Fall/Winter 2024 | AP/GLBL1000 6.0 | A | Introduction to Global Political Studies | LECT |
