Settler colonialism

The articulations of custom, tradition and culture have been posited against discourses of rights in terms of British Colonial rule in India. These distinctions emerged alongside the British ‘civilizing mission’ in which the question of rights came to the forefront of the discourse and were matched with the invention of culture. Edmond Burke’s analysis of rights in the context of the French revolution reveals that natural rights are inherited and passed down from generation to generation, as…

wary of the settlers who kept coming in droves by ship. Disease, hunger, and natural calamities wiped out many of the pioneer settlers. Infighting and unclear leadership structures weakened the collective economic and entrepreneurial exploits…

Catan—More than a Board Game Tensions are high and everyone is extremely focused, which simply means everyone is close to winning the game. Relief hits me as I roll a 3 and acquire the ore resource card I’ve been patiently waiting to pick up for 3 rounds. I combine that ore with a wool and grain resource and draw a development card. As I look at the card, my heart begins to race. While keeping a poker face, I pass the dice to the next player knowing I can win on my next turn if nobody else…

Economic and social inequality today can be traced back to settler colonialism. Settler colonialism originated from English colonies which ventured to the Americas. Settlers established colonies there to farm the land and produce raw materials. Raw materials were then exported back to England where they were refined for exporting once more. However, the profit was limited so expansion was necessary. Thus, colonists were required to find more land to use for their colonies. However, there was a…

by Lorenzo Vercini, “[settler colonialism] is characterized by a persistent drive to ultimately supersede the conditions of its operation”. It will not stop until it absorbs Indigenous sovereignty within it. As previously mentioned the legislative control over Indigenous sovereignty is an obvious indicator that assimilation practices are ongoing. However, I found hope in the article “Imaginary Spaces of Conciliation and Reconciliation”. As David Garneau noted, “Settlers visiting these…

For week eleven, the topic for the set of readings was based upon how nationalism is formed in countries as well as several factors that go into modern state building, post-colonialism. The 1950s seemed to be an era where several European countries were letting go many of their colonies, especially in Africa. Relationship between these states seems to be one where it has left a significant impression on the colonized, affecting not only their history but how these states would develop their own…

Colonization and settler colonialism are both the violence ways to set colonies. They are both with blood and the reason are both including wealth. In the other hand, they are both the motivation of the colonies, both of them motive the economic, regime to be modern. The difference is that colonization is just to establish a colony, but keep the native people, culture and beliefs. But settler colonialism is that the colonist negates the indigenous people of that place. In my view, settler…

countries, and Japan and France are not exceptions. While a bunch of parallel can be drawn between the French and Japanese colonialism in terms of colonial foodways, the measurements adopted by Japan and France in colonial dietary practices were not on par with each other. In particular, the keywords are divergent - while superiority was an essential term to French colonialism in Equatorial Africa, sacrifice was hugely accentuated in Japanese…

struggle over the Dakota Access Pipeline emphasizes a longstanding history of colonialism and demonstrates threats to environmental justice. Struggles to overcome colonialism and exploitation characterize the history of many indigenous populations, such as the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. In his essay, Kyle Powys Whyte analyzes the impacts of colonialism in relation to the Dakota Access Pipeline controversy and defines colonialism as “a “complex social process in which at least one society seeks…

which tie together some key course themes, in an attempt to have a deeper exploration of the ideas they present. Barry Morris’ “Frontier colonialism as a culture of terror” explores the often-difficult relationship between the settler and the indigenous inhabitants, by examining the fictional realities and “otherness” created around the Aboriginal people by the settlers. Secondly, Russell McGregor’s “Assimilationists Contest Assimilation: TGH Strehlow and AP Elkin on Aboriginal Policy” explores…