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Abstract: In this chapter, we offer our reflections on navigating grief and loss within our research about reproductive (in)justice(s) with Indigenous Peoples. We start by introducing ourselves and our relationships to this work. We share our reflections about grief and loss, and how settler-colonialism and other intersecting forms of structural violence are implicated in loss […]
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Abstract: This article introduces the concept of “speculative expropriation” to reframe Marx’s analysis of expropriation in the context of settler colonialism and capitalism in the West. I begin by examining Marx’s ideas of primitive accumulation and original expropriation, showing how his incomplete analysis of social relations to land can be extended to the transAtlantic context. […]
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Abstract: This article offers a novel framing for enquiring the deep entanglement between Israel and Western-led global centers of domination. Moving beyond geopolitical reasonings and historical analogies, it locates this relationship within a dynamic space of homological correspondence, positioning Israel as its frontier. This space refers to a historicized relationship binding Israel and global centers […]
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Abstract: The review essay discusses recent scholarly contributions on the entanglements between settler colonialism and imperialism in East Central Europe. Three recent publications inform the analysis: Robert Nelson, Frontiers of Empire: Max Sering, Inner Colonization, and the German East, 1871-1945 (Cambridge University Press, 2024), Bogdan G. Popescu, Imperial Borderlands: Institutions and Legacies of the Habsburg Military Frontier (Cambridge […]
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Abstract: This article examines the endurance of white Afrikaners in postcolonial Namibia. It advances two theoretical hypotheses: first, that settler projects in territories contiguous to metropoles follow distinct dynamics, introducing the concept of contiguous settler colonialism; second, that settlers’ vulnerability in postcolonial states tend to generate a strong sense of place, encouraging their persistence. Based on […]
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Abstract: Attention to New Materialist theories transforms how we engage with the political-material effects of religion, including the intersections of white supremacy, fossil fascism, settler colonialism, and climate catastrophe. Climate change apocalypse is both a material and a spiritual concern, especially for those left on the margins. For Judaism, what lessons can we learn from […]
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Abstract: British Columbia (BC), Canada is repeatedly identified as ‘ground zero’ for climate injustices. These impacts are seen internationally and experienced locally through increased severity and intensity of wildfires. What international audiences do not see, however, is the role that insurance plays in the aftermath of wildfires—particularly the ways that insurance widens pre-existing social and […]
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Description: The second edition of Being Indigenous presents perspectives from 24 Indigenous scholars who share their knowledge on the interconnected fabric of activism, culture, language, and identity that defines Indigenous existence in the twenty-first century. The book explores personal narratives, cultural traditions, and resistance strategies of Indigenous peoples from 11 countries. This expanded edition features significant updates […]
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Abstract: This article advocates for Indigenous-led mobile experiences in teacher education as an effective strategy for preparing teachers to disrupt settler colonialism. Using qualitative methods, we analyze a summer institute that took 25 in-service teachers on a journey led by Indigenous educators along the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail. The teachers’ embodied movement across […]
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