“A Structure, Not an Event”: Settler Colonialism and Enduring Indigeneity

A response to the forum, “Emergent Critical Analytics for Alternative Humanities,” edited by Chris A. Eng and Amy K. King. J. Kēhaulani Kauanui discusses the distinctive shifts toward examining Patrick Wolfe’s theory of settler colonialism as 'a structure, not an event.' Kauanui argues tha...

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Main Author: J Kehaulani Kauanui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cultural Studies Association 2016-05-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.25158/L5.1.7
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description A response to the forum, “Emergent Critical Analytics for Alternative Humanities,” edited by Chris A. Eng and Amy K. King. J. Kēhaulani Kauanui discusses the distinctive shifts toward examining Patrick Wolfe’s theory of settler colonialism as 'a structure, not an event.' Kauanui argues that a substantive engagement with settler colonialism also demands a deep rethinking of the associated concept of indigeneity–distinct from race, ethnicity, culture, and nation(ality)–along with the field of Native American and Indigenous Studies.
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spelling doaj.art-573919ab4a144e38a8cce6e6bd40f75e2022-12-22T00:21:30ZengCultural Studies AssociationLateral2469-40532016-05-015110.25158/L5.1.7http://csalateral.org/issue/5-1/forum-alt-humanities-settler-colonialism-enduring-indigeneity-kauanui/“A Structure, Not an Event”: Settler Colonialism and Enduring IndigeneityJ Kehaulani KauanuiA response to the forum, “Emergent Critical Analytics for Alternative Humanities,” edited by Chris A. Eng and Amy K. King. J. Kēhaulani Kauanui discusses the distinctive shifts toward examining Patrick Wolfe’s theory of settler colonialism as 'a structure, not an event.' Kauanui argues that a substantive engagement with settler colonialism also demands a deep rethinking of the associated concept of indigeneity–distinct from race, ethnicity, culture, and nation(ality)–along with the field of Native American and Indigenous Studies.https://doi.org/10.25158/L5.1.7colonialismhumanitiesindigenous
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title “A Structure, Not an Event”: Settler Colonialism and Enduring Indigeneity
title_full “A Structure, Not an Event”: Settler Colonialism and Enduring Indigeneity
title_fullStr “A Structure, Not an Event”: Settler Colonialism and Enduring Indigeneity
title_full_unstemmed “A Structure, Not an Event”: Settler Colonialism and Enduring Indigeneity
title_short “A Structure, Not an Event”: Settler Colonialism and Enduring Indigeneity
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humanities
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