J. Moufawad-Paul

Joshua Moufawad-Paul
Philosophy career
EducationYork University Ph.D. Philosophy
Era21st-century philosophy
SchoolMarxism–Leninism–Maoism
InstitutionsYork University
Main interests
Political philosophy, Maoism
Notable ideas
Continuity and rupture

Joshua Moufawad-Paul is a Canadian academic and writer from Toronto, Canada. He is a professor of philosophy at York University. A Maoist philosopher, Moufawad-Paul has written several works on the topic and regularly posts on his blog M-L-M Mayhem which focuses on his conception of the philosophy of Maoism.[1][2]

In 2020, Moufawad-Paul received media attention when he started a petition in response to publisher Rowman & Littlefield's planned "Problems in Anti-Colonialism" series. The petition urged the publisher to withdraw Bruce Gilley's book The Last Imperialist: Sir Alan Burns’ Epic Defense of the British Empire, claiming the book endorsed a "white nationalist perspective" and that the publisher was giving academic credibility to "settler-colonial propaganda". Gilley had earlier written a controversial essay entitled The Case for Colonialism.[3][4] While some critics accused Moufawad-Paul of censorship and "cancel culture", the publisher ultimately scrapped the series,[5] and Gilley's own book was published by Regnery Gateway instead.[6]

  1. ^ "Joshua Moufawad-Paul - York University - Academia.edu". Yorku.academia.edu. York University. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  2. ^ "J. Moufawad-Paul -- Zero Books -- Author Profile". Zero Books. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  3. ^ "The Case for Colonialism", Bruce Gilley, Academic Questions, June 2018, Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 167–185.
  4. ^ "Author Asks Journal to Pull Pro-Colonial Essay". Inside Higher Ed. September 22, 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
  5. ^ Bridge, Mark (October 9, 2020). "Bruce Gilley's biography of imperialist Sir Alan Burns cancelled after petition". The Times (London). Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  6. ^ Bruce Gilley (September 21, 2021). The Last Imperialist: Sir Alan Burns's Epic Defense of the British Empire. Gateway Editions. ISBN 978-1-68451-217-1.