The decolonial power of metaphors: Lorenzo Veracini, ‘Colonialist and Decolonial Metaphors’, Law Text Culture, 26, 2002, pp. 21-35 | settler colonial studies blog

The decolonial power of metaphors: Lorenzo Veracini, ‘Colonialist and Decolonial Metaphors’, Law Text Culture, 26, 2002, pp. 21-35

13Dec22

Abstract: This paper argues that metaphors and colonial phenomena are related. It focuses in particular on the implications of metaphor for the study of colonialism and for the struggle against it. The aim is to harness metaphor’s power for decolonial rather than colonial uses.

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Settler colonialism is a global and transnational phenomenon, and as much a thing of the past as a thing of the present. Settlers 'come to stay': they are founders of political orders who carry with them a distinct sovereign capacity.
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