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 […]

Abstract: This essay addresses the objectification facing the Central Valley region of California in the context of settler colonialism and of native ways of life which characterized it prior to settlement. The region was once famous for its wetland ecosystem and has since seen the entirety of its water rerouted for agricultural use. Environmental and […]

Abstract: Organised under the aegis of New Zealand Premier Richard Seddon (1845–1906), the 19061907 New Zealand International Exhibition was held to demonstrate the colony’s progress to the world and its achievements as a ‘Better Britain’. There were many different facets to the Exhibition, however this thesis examines the British Art Section, an art exhibit arranged […]

Excerpt: White frontier heroism was defined through opposition to racial and cultural otherness throughout the process of settlement. Kyle T. Mays establishes that “the foundations of the United States, its current power and wealth, were built on enslaved African labor and the expropriation of Indigenous land” (19). This position raises the question of how to […]

Abstract: Does decolonisation in the contemporary liberal settler colony depend on the delegitimation of the prevailing political order? If, politically, decolonisation requires more than Indigenous autonomy within the context of a sovereign settler state, other associated rights and statuses, recognition of historical injustice, and programmes to address continuing inequality — which is to say, if […]

Excerpt: In today’s political climate—dominated by division, privatization of public goods, and deepening distrust—what alternatives do we Americans have? An enduring answer lies in our own civic history: commonwealth politics—a tradition rooted in the idea that citizens are central in caring for the public good, also known as “the commons.” Defending the Commons: A Republican […]

Abstract: This article explores the colonization of northern Cyprus by Turkey after the 1974 war through the analytical lens of settler colonialism. Drawing on comparative frameworks, it investigates whether Cyprus represents a classical case of settler colonialism or a hybrid model combining elements of both settler and traditional colonial strategies. The analysis foregrounds Turkey’s systematic […]

Abstract: In this perspective piece, we review the history of eugenics and its impacts on Indigenous peoples of North America. The perspective outlines historical policies, such as forced sterilization and immigration efforts targeting Indigenous populations. We explore how science is intertwined with eugenics and how eugenic ideologies continue to negatively impact Indigenous communities and science […]

Abstract: This essay explores the history of the Crimean Tatars, from their origins as a Turkic-speaking people in medieval Crimea to their significant political and cultural role under the Crimean Khanate. The impact of Russian imperialism, Soviet repression, forced deportation in 1944, and struggles faced upon their return to Crimea after the collapse of the […]

Abstract: This paper analyzes Donald Trump’s political rhetoric and strategy through the lens of revanchism, settler colonialism, and racial capitalism. Focusing specifically on Trump’s declared intent for retribution, it situates his discourse within a longstanding geographical imagination embedded in settlercolonial logics. The paper illustrates how this rhetoric intensifies existing social inequalities and fuels reactionary political […]