Settler : identity and colonialism / written by Emma Battell Lowman & Adam J. Barker.

Author/creator Battell Lowman, Emma, 1980- author.
Other author Barker, Adam J., 1980- author.
Format Book
Edition2nd edition.
PublicationHalifax ; Winnipeg : Fernwood Publishing, [2025]
Descriptionxi, 221 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents Forever (a poem by January Rogers) -- 1 Why say Settler? -- Understanding and avoidance -- Asserting the Settler identity -- On being and knowing: notes on ontology and relationship -- Toward decolonization -- Notes -- 2 Canada and Settler Colonialism -- Beyond binaries -- Spaces, systems, stories: structures of invasion at work in Canada -- Whiteness and capitalism -- Settler colonization and the Settler identity -- Being Settler Canadian -- Looking to the land -- Notes -- 3 It's always all about the land -- Identity and the land -- Settler Colonialism, identity, and the land -- Belonging through treaty? -- Notes -- 4 "Settling" our differences -- Settler Colonial complicity -- Becoming Settler people -- Settler benefits: mobility and comfortable ignorance -- Notes -- 5 Fear, complicity, and productive discomfort -- Settler fear -- Moves to comfort -- Beyond Settler certainty -- Notes -- 6 Decolonization and dangerous freedom -- Decolonization: from awareness to responsibility -- Always in relationship -- Entering the space of dangerous freedom -- Notes.
Abstract "A decade ago, the first edition of this defining book explained what it meant to be Settler -- acknowledging that Canada has been forged through ongoing violence, displacement, and assimilation of Indigenous communities and Nations -- and argued that accepting this identity is an important first step towards changing relationships with Indigenous Peoples. The national conversation about settler colonialism has advanced significantly since that time, thanks to Indigenous struggles that have resulted in high-profile official apologies and inquiries into the devastating inequity between Indigenous and Settler lives in Canada. However, this progress is not enough -- many of the same problems persist due to the underlying inequities at the core of Canadian identity, politics, and society. In this revised second edition, Battell Lowman and Barker reflect on the term's changing, more nuanced, and continued importance. Touching on the rise of right-wing nationalism, the power and limitations of social media, and ten years of federal Liberal government, this new edition of Settler considers the successes and failures of Settler Canadians in supporting decolonization and charting our next steps towards transformative change."-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN9781773637341
ISBN1773637347 paperback
ISBNelectronic book

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