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 […]

Abstract: Applying an anthropology of ethics approach to the study of settler-colonialism, this article discloses the settler-colonial ethical outlook that animates the most activist circles in West Bank settlement society. By “settler-colonial ethical outlook” I mean the set of proper and improper motivations for appropriating land (according to the settlers). Such an analysis reveals how […]

Abstract: The persistence of race thinking and racial violence toward Palestinians is inextricably linked to a century-long imperial and settler-colonial project. Yet, state-centered conceptions of anti-racism have seldom been the formative grammar upon which Palestinian sovereignty struggles are waged. Inspired by pedagogical encounters teaching critical race studies in Palestine, the author asks: What do divergent […]

Abstract: Northern Canada, like the rest of Canada, is a space established and reproduced through processes of settler colonialism. With a focus on the Northwest Territories, this piece examines the relationship between two arenas of dispossession: welfare colonialism and resource colonialism. While these two branches of colonialism are often articulated as distinct, we ask, how […]

Abstract: Settler colonialism has become an increasingly important concept over the past decade, and while geographers typically think about it from a white/native perspective, I explore how ethnic studies, specifically, Chicana/o studies, has responded to it. For different reasons both disciplines have hesitated to fully interrogate the significance of the concept. In the case of […]

Abstract: There is a movement across settler–colonial institutions of education and research to engage with Indigenous Peoples and Knowledges. Many settler and Indigenous governments are pursuing pathways to move forward together to address global problems such as climate change. However, given the pervasive history of exploitation and displacement of Indigenous communities, this development has caused […]

Description: In this compelling study, Anna Johnston shows how colonial knowledge from Australia influenced global thinking about convicts, natural history and humanitarian concerns about Indigenous peoples. These were fascinating topics for British readers, and influenced government policies in fields such as prison reform, the history of science, and humanitarian and religious campaigns. Using a rich […]

Excerpt: Space is one of the few remaining commons of humanity protected by international law, thanks to the 1967 Outer Space Treaty. Outer space is a rare case where a legal and institutional infrastructure of common ownership and commoning of resources already exists. Today, this status of space is under threat. It is increasingly eroded […]

Abstract: Māori wisdom revolutionized the child welfare system through the now manualized Family Group Conferencing method. The global trend of adopting and adapting this culturally grounded child welfare practice has been well documented. However, as this service model is adapted and imported to other countries, so is its legacy of settler colonialism. This qualitative case […]

Abstract: This article examines the activities of Robert Wilmot-Horton as Under-Secretary in the Colonial Office (1821–1828). His support for emigration policies has been the subject of classic scholarship in the history of economic ideas and policy-making. By emphasising the relevance of Thomas Robert Malthus’s intellectual achievements on the relationship between poverty, emigration and capital accumulation […]