Abstract: In 1880, the British and Canadian governments proposed a trial colonization scheme to transplant western Irish crofters to Manitoba. Proponents initially viewed these immigrants as idealized Britons whose traditional agrarian values would redeem the West from the perceived threats of modernization, socialism, and ethnic heterogeneity. However, as the “New Ireland” project was debated, perceptions […]

Abstract: It has long been recognized that the “Irish Question” was also an imperial question. The vast Irish diaspora in the settler colonies ensured that Home Rule had enormous consequences for the wider empire. But scholars have yet fully to appreciate the part that political elites in the self-governing Dominions played in this story. This […]

Abstract: This article investigates the capacity for genre fiction to function as a site for decolonial and politically transgressive storytelling through an examination of the emergence and evolution of “Indigenous Gothic” and “Indigenous Futurisms.” I trace the definition and development of each genre and interrogate how these labels arise through an active dialogue shaped by […]

Excerpt: How can people be so insensitive to the dignity and independence of landscape?” author John O’Donahue asked (2010: 134). By people, he did not mean all human beings nor was he calling our attention to human nature. O’Donahue was talking about the human as “lord of creation” possessed by “luciferian pride” (ibid.). He was […]

Abstract: Background: Cultural connectedness–the extent to which individuals feel connected to their culture through practices, language, traditions, and identity– is increasingly recognized as a key determinant of health among Indigenous peoples across the life course. High levels of cultural connectedness have been associated with improved health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Although several studies have examined […]

Abstract: Background: Children’s development is dependent on a range of factors influencing their life course outcomes. Protective and challenging social and cultural determinants impact how Indigenous families support their children’s developmental foundations. However, there is a lack of international evidence investigating Indigenous child development interventions. To gain a perspective across nations with comparable settler-colonial histories, […]

Description: A study of the role of the Western film genre in Australia’s changing political and cultural landscape. Focusing on the influence of the cinematic Western in Australian cinema history, Outback explores how the American genre has been adapted to the changing Australian social, political, and cultural contexts of their production, including the shifting emphases in the […]

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Excerpt: While film and photography have traditionally played a part in the extermination of Indigenous peoples and in their misleading representations, Indigenous filmmaking (also known as Fourth Cinema) activates a gaze that centers on Native perspectives, brings awareness to imbalanced filmic practices, and contributes to projects of sovereignty.

Abstract: Environmental devastation in occupied Palestine is a direct outcome of settler colonialism, which systematically dispossesses Indigenous Palestinians of land, resources, and sovereignty. Land confiscation, water diversion, and the deliberate destruction of native species constitute forms of ecocide that exacerbates economic inequality and worsen public health crises, including food and water insecurity, toxic exposure, disease, […]