Abstract: This chapter explores the notion of ‘being in common’ in the drama classroom after quarantine, (re)finding collectivity through drama pedagogies, and reckoning with socio-ecological justice in local sites of learning. Using moving through place, writing-in-role, and found pedagogies as frameworks for learning, the chapter examines how collective explorations of local public places can instigate […]

Abstract: Geography scholarship about Indigenous politics in Canada frequently draws upon ideas from the field of settler colonial studies (SCS). Yet, criticisms of SCS and the application of its concepts to Canadian contexts are becoming increasingly common. Such criticisms include: an overly rigid distinction between settler colonialism and so-called ‘franchise’ colonialism, a tendency to rely […]

Abstract: Germany’s criminalisation of Palestine-solidarity intensified further after the7 October 2023 attack. Given Germany’s historical responsibility for the Holocaust and its commitment to reconcile this history, many attribute Germany’s relation to Israel to that of historical guilt. Considering the event cancellations of academics, artists and activists in Germany who criticise Israel’s settler colonialism of Palestine, […]

Abstract: Since the Catastrophe (al-Nakba) of 1948, the Palestinian population has been subjected to persistent and permanent displacements. This research delves into the historical context of Zionism and its role in the creation of Israel, highlighting the establishment of an ethnocratic state that prioritizes Jewish identity. Additionally, it explores settler colonialism as a key strategy […]

Abstract: Globally, soil contamination threatens ecosystems and food security. This study examines the contamination of soils intended for agri-food initiatives by Indigenous communities across New South Wales and Queensland, Australia, and Newfoundland and subarctic Ontario, Canada. Soils from 47 sites were tested for metals, metalloids, organochlorine (OC) pesticides, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) to assess ecological […]

Abstract: This chapter argues that despite numerous strategies, reports, and scholarship, Australian universities are still largely based on White Western worldviews and as a result continue to perpetrate and perpetuate settler colonial epistemic violence. To overcome the current settler colonial epistemic violence exerted by tertiary education providers, genuine relationships with First Nation peoples and communities […]

Abstract: Generated by the movement of waste materials from their point of origin or dispersal, a plumescape is an eco-social landscape resulting from the integration of waste materials into interconnected ecosystems and bodies, which hold or circulate those materials for varying periods of time. These contamination geographies may be produced, described, or altered by human […]

Excerpt: The emergence of literary regionalism toward the final quarter of the nineteenth century was largely coterminous with the discovery of what we now call deep time. It might seem ironic that just as theories of evolution started to situate human history within larger temporal scales, the literary imagination appeared to contract, both temporally and […]

Abstract: The Indigenous Peoples of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States have faced a shared history of disenfranchisement under settler-colonial paradigms. One consequence of this marginalization has been the widespread deprivation of secure access to safe drinking water in Indigenous communities. To date, much of the literature on Indigenous drinking water access has […]

Abstract: In this chapter, Richard A. Davis, a Pakeha New Zealander, navigates the terrain of decolonization and reconciliation in the context of Aotearoa New Zealand’s settler colonialism. He examines the allure of reconciliation to Christians and the critical challenges it faces, particularly in resistance from indigenous communities. From the perspective of Decolonial Settler Theology, Davis […]