Domestic resistance against settler colonialism: Umayma Diaba, Amal Jamal, ‘Homemaking as everyday resistance: the settler colonial context of Palestinians in Israel’, Ethnic and Racial Studies, 2025 | settler colonial studies blog

Domestic resistance against settler colonialism: Umayma Diaba, Amal Jamal, ‘Homemaking as everyday resistance: the settler colonial context of Palestinians in Israel’, Ethnic and Racial Studies, 2025

19Aug25

Abstract: This article examines homemaking as an important, yet understudied, response to settler colonialism. While there is growing interest in settler colonialism, defined by the colonial settlers’ drive to replace the Indigenous population, existing literature does not adequately address the response of its victims. This article highlights the resistance patterns of an Indigenous society facing a unique form of differential settler colonialism. Settler colonial projects adapt to their contexts, employing various means to facilitate the replacement of the Indigenous society. Exploring how Indigenous peoples engage in homemaking provides valuable insights into their resistance strategies. We outline three dimensions of homemaking as resistance: Return versus Displacement, Preservation versus Erasure, and Authentication versus Appropriation of Indigeneity. These dimensions do not encompass all strategies of resistance to all forms of settler colonialism. However, they contribute to a deeper understanding of its dynamics and promote a new theoretical model of homemaking as a resistance strategy.

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