Collective on Anti-Racism
2. Settler Colonialism
I barely have a hold on what colonialism is, what is settler-colonialism?
Colonialism itself is a huge, complex beast. Its effects, we know, are far and wide and deep and strong. Settler-colonialism adds an extra layer to that. What is settler-colonialism? How have settler colonies such as Australia come to create their own nation-statehood by eliminating Indigenous people? How does this form of colonisation differ (if at all) from the colonial project? In other words, what happens when the invaders come and never leave?
Articles:
“Writing as a Sovereign Act" by Melissa Lucashenko
"Australia is not a multicultural country" by Luke Pearson
"A change of date will do nothing to shake Australia from its colonial-settler triumphalism" by Tony Birch
“The infantilisation of Indigenous Australians: A problem for democracy” by Sana Nakata
Books:
“I Still Call Australia Home: Indigenous Belonging and Place in a White Postcolonizing Society” by Aileen Moreton-Robinson, 2003
“Indigenous Self-Determination in Australia: Histories and Historiography” ed. Laura Rademaker & Tim Rowse, 2020
Song:
Video:
What is Settler Colonialism? - by Sarah Perdiguerra an Indigenous American (USA)
Settler Colonialism Is Behind Climate Denial - by Novara Media
Feel free to watch whole video but see time 2:55 for settler colonial definition in Australian context
Colonialism: Crash Course Geography #39
Academic Articles:
“Discourse, Deficit and Identity: Aboriginality, the Race Paradigm and the Language of Representation in Contemporary Australia” by Fforde, C., Bamblett, L., Lovett, R., Gorringe, S., & Fogarty, B. (2013)
“Country: Being and belonging on aboriginal lands" by Melissa Lucashenko, 2005