Education Research Current About VU Amsterdam NL
Login as
Prospective student Student Employee
Bachelor Master VU for Professionals
Exchange programme VU Amsterdam Summer School Honours programme VU-NT2 Semester in Amsterdam
PhD at VU Amsterdam Research highlights Prizes and distinctions
Research institutes Our scientists Research Impact Support Portal Creating impact
News Events calendar Biodiversity at VU Amsterdam
Israël and Palestinian regions Culture on campus
Practical matters Mission and core values Entrepreneurship on VU Campus
Governance Partnerships Alumni University Library Working at VU Amsterdam
Sorry! De informatie die je zoekt, is enkel beschikbaar in het Engels.
This programme is saved in My Study Choice.
Something went wrong with processing the request.
Something went wrong with processing the request.

Taariq Ali Sheik


External PhD Candidate, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Art and Culture, History, Antiquity

Personal information

I am a transdisciplinary researcher and educator at the intersection of archaeology, history, and ecology embedded within decolonial and Black Radical traditions. Having begun my (post-secondary) education in the natural sciences I came to the realisation that contemporary challenges, including the climatic and ecological crises, are the products of carceral, colonial, and racial capitalist systems, which need to be confronted with radical political imaginaries. It is the realisation of these imaginaries, informed and fuelled by Global South critiques, which underpin my ethical, epistemological, and pedagogical approaches.

Research

I am currently a PhD candidate within the NWO funded project 'What went into the melting pot? Land-use, agriculture, and craft production as indicators for the contributions of Greek migrants and local inhabitants to the so-called Greek colonization in Italy (ca. 800-550 BC). The working title of my project is 'A political ecology of Greek colonisation in Southern Italy and Sicily.'

My other research delves deeper into the imbrication of institutions of knowledge production within racial capitalist and colonial systems. I embrace Black Radical and decolonial and explore the ways in which affirmative refusal and an imagination towards the end of these institutions open pathways towards liberation. 

Ancillary activities

No ancillary activities

Ancillary activities are updated daily

Taariq Ali Sheik

Research and Publications VU

Research/publications Amsterdam UMC

Quick links

Homepage Culture on campus VU Sports Centre Dashboard

Study

Academic calendar Study guide Timetable Canvas

Featured

VUfonds VU Magazine Ad Valvas Digital accessibility

About VU

Contact us Working at VU Amsterdam Faculties Divisions
Privacy Disclaimer Safety Web Colophon Cookie Settings Web Archive

Copyright © 2025 - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam