The AAG Review of Books· 2016
Red Skin, White Masks: Rejecting the Colonial Politics of Recognition
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Short summary
This book critiques the "politics of recognition" as a colonial tool that perpetuates Indigenous subjugation by focusing on symbolic gestures rather than substantive decolonization.
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Key points
- Critiques the "politics of recognition" as a colonial mechanism.
- Argues recognition efforts often mask deeper structural inequalities.
- Advocates for Indigenous resurgence and self-determination over symbolic gestures.
- Challenges the efficacy of liberal multiculturalism in addressing Indigenous issues.
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Abstract
Glen Sean Coulthard. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press, 2014. 256 pp., index, notes. $22.50 paper (ISBN 978-0-8166-7965-2); $67.50 cloth (ISBN 978-0-8166-7964-5).Red Skin, White Masks ...
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Field: Anthropology
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