Description: In early America, interracial homicide—whites killing Native Americans, Native Americans killing whites—might result in a massive war on the frontier; or, if properly mediated, it might actually facilitate diplomatic relations, at least for a time. In Killing over Land, Robert M. Owens explores why and how such murders once played a key role in Indian […]

Excerpt: This article engages with this critique, outlines a protracted tradition of Marxian, Marxist and communist reflection on settler colonialism, notes that analyses of settler colonialism and class are not mutually exclusive, and argues that settler-colonial studies is ‘indigenous’ to Marxism and socialist traditions.

Abstract: Western universities continue to produce ethnic inequities in educational outcomes within settler colonial contexts. Juxtaposed are Indigenous and tribal universities, producing thousands of graduates despite a challenging environment. This conceptual paper critically examines teaching practices to encourage reflection and action from white and/or racialised teachers. Drawing on the lived experiences of Indigenous and non-Indigenous […]

Abstract: Mainstream media in countries like Australia often perpetuate dominant narratives rooted in settler-coloniser culture, legitimising existing power dynamics and reinforcing inequities. However, in recent decades as the media landscape has fragmented, control over the dominant narrative has loosened and independent podcasters have emerged as powerful agents of narrative change. Narrative change is an emerging […]

Abstract: Indigenous Children in the United States have disproportionately experienced child welfare involvement since the early 20th century. State-sanctioned child removals occur within a broader historical pattern of US-Indigenous policies aimed at erasing Indigenous Peoples to acquire land. Although the child welfare system was not explicitly designed for that purpose, its outcomes nonetheless perpetuate erasure […]

Abstract: This paper explores the role of polar meteorological stations in Soviet colonial ambitions during the Arctic geopolitical competition of the 1920s and 1930s, examining their enduring legacies in contemporary Russian Arctic policy. Amidst growing geopolitical interest in the Arctic, these stations became essential tools for asserting territorial sovereignty, collecting data crucial to the development […]

Abstract: Research has been critical of photography as a patriarchal and colonial tool while also focusing on representation of outdoor spaces as white. While research has examined patriarchy and colonialism in visual historical practice, it has not explicitly addressed the connections between US landscape photography and the foundations of national parks and public lands. This […]

Abstract: There are inequities for Māori (Indigenous peoples of New Zealand) in relation to chronic pain, including a disproportionate prevalence of chronic pain, a greater impact of pain, and reduced long-term benefit from chronic pain services. This likely arises from impacts of colonisation and racism within health services. The study aimed to determine the experience […]

Abstract: Thomas Paine has long been heralded as a voice of universal egalitarianism. That representation proceeds from wishful misattributions of antislavery writings and concerted misreadings of the existing archive that continue to this day. Building on insights from critical race theory, Black Marxism, settler colonial theory, and Indigenous studies, this article reveals a consistent pattern […]

Abstract: South African Irma Stern (1894–1966), Canadian Emily Carr (1871–1945), and Australian Margaret Preston (1875–1963) all attained iconic status as artists in their respective countries. Early appraisers commended their incorporation of Indigenous and Black peoples in a national modernist canon through the use of post-impressionistic sensibilities. Despite notable similarities in biography, vision and oeuvre, these […]