Podcast, Social Justice
Episode 173: Settler Memory: The Disavowal of Indigeneity and the Politics of Race
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Settler Memory: The Disavowal of Indigeneity and the Politics of Race in the United States (University of North Carolina Press 2021) is about the displacement of Indigeneity in the discourse around race in American political theory.
The book specifically touches on settler memory and acknowledging the history of Indigenous peoples in colonialism, and then disavowing the active presence of settler colonialism and Indigenous politics in the present.
Am and Kevin discuss how Black theorists, like James Baldwin, discuss indigeneity in their politics, and how tensions can arise between different conceptions of land, history, and identity. Kevin’s overall project is to link antiracism with anticolonialism, which shows through in the conversation.
Mentioned Scholars & Artists
- Bacon's Rebellion
- W.E.B. Du Bois
- James Baldwin
- Layli Long Soldier
- Dr. Kim TallBear
- Cristina Sharpe
- Cedric Robinson
- Kyle Mays
- Frank Wilderson
- Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
- Robyn Maynard
- Stuart Hall
- Kēhaulani Kauanui
- Jean M. O’Brien
- Lee Maracle
- Jodi Byrd
- Malinda Maynor Lowery
- Stephen Kantrowitz
- Alyssa Mt. Pleasant
About Our Guest
Kevin Bruyneel
Kevin Bruyneel is Professor of Politics at Babson College, teaching about race, colonialism and collective memory.
He wrote the books, Settler Memory: The Disavowal of Indigeneity and the Politics of Race in the United States (University of North Carolina Press 2021) and The Third Space of Sovereignty: The Postcolonial Politics of U.S.-Indigenous Relations (University of Minnesota Press 2007). Kevin was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, studied at Simon Fraser University and the New School for Social Research in New York City, and now lives and teaches in Massachusetts.
Cite This Episode
Chicago Style
Johal, Am. “Settler Memory: The Disavowal of Indigeneity and the Politics of Race — with Kevin Bruyneel” Below the Radar, SFU’s Vancity Office of Community Engagement. Podcast audio, May 17, 2022. https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/episodes/173-kevin-bruyneel.html.
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