Euro-Settler Place Naming Practices for North America through a Gendered and Racialized Lens

Beck, Lauren

doi:10.1080/00822884.2021.1893046

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“…The colonial process of renaming exhibits a range of meanings for settlers, the first of which is to strip the colonized of memories and histories and (re)construct colonial stories about the colonized culture, land, and inhabitants (see Mohammadpour and Soleimani, 2022). Therefore, naming serves as a powerful vehicle for (re)narrating history and inscribing cultural and natural landscapes with desired meanings and reminders (see Ashcroft et al, 2002;Beck, 2021). Indigenous/colonized nations have resisted such colonial constructs by reverting the imposed names to set a boundary between their home and the world of outsiders/colonizers (see Young, 2016).…”

Section: (Re)claiming a Name: Jîna Versus Mahsamentioning

confidence: 99%

Decolonizing Voices From Rojhelat: Gender-Othering, Ethnic Erasure, and the Politics of Intersectionality in Iran

Mohammadpour

2023

Critical Sociology

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The state murder of Jîna Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman in Tehran on 16 September 2022, while in custody of the Islamic Republic’s morality police, prompted a widespread uprising across Iran unprecedented in scale since the popular 1979 revolution. Adopting the Kurdish catchphrase ‘Jin, Jîyan, Azadî’ (Woman, Life, Freedom), this movement was largely centered in Kurdistan (known as Rojhelat) and Balochistan, two ethnically minoritized and economically de-developed regions, where the state deployed deadly violence and brutality to crush the protests. This article juxtaposes two competing narratives of this uprising. The first insists on branding the movement as a singular ‘national’ uprising of ‘Iranian women’. The second recognizes a plurality of women, particularly those from marginalized nations, such as Kurdish and Balochi women, and underlines the structural national, ethnoreligious, and linguistic oppression elided in the narrative of undifferentiated Iranian womanhood. Drawing on the notion of intersectionality, I argue that the elite nationalist discourse of Iranian womanhood reproduces the state’s ethnoreligious and linguistic suppression of non-Persian-speaking marginalized communities. Moreover, such a selective reading of gender inequality in Iran is unable and/or unwilling to embrace the intersectionality and multiplicity of women’s life experiences in Iran, particularly in its ethnic peripheries. This article offers a critical reassessment of Iranian feminism and its methodology of privilege, proposing instead a decolonized approach that invites nationalist Persian/Iranian activists to interrogate Persianness as a marker of official national identity and institutionalized supremacy.

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Section: (Re)claiming a Name: Jîna Versus Mahsamentioning

confidence: 99%

Decolonizing Voices From Rojhelat: Gender-Othering, Ethnic Erasure, and the Politics of Intersectionality in Iran

Mohammadpour

2023

Critical Sociology

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“…Geography emerged as the science of European imperialism, in regards to exploration and colonial geography (De Rugy, 2020). Implicit racism can come from the observation in class that Europeans "discovered" lands and naming it their territory, without regard for the native inhabitants (Beck, 2021). The curriculum makes no effort to delve deeper into the ethics and consequences of this.…”

Section: Decolonising the Uk Secondary School Curriculum To Tackle Ra...mentioning

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Reflecting on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among South Asian communities in the UK: A learning curve to decolonising the secondary school curriculum

Nissan²,

Pranjol³

2023

Front. Educ.

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COVID-19 has brought to light the systemic racism faced by ethnic minorities in the UK. During the pandemic, we saw an increase in anti-Asian hate crimes and a lack of support from the government given to both patients and healthcare workers from minority backgrounds on the front lines. This lack of support potentially contributed to the increased susceptibility of ethnic minorities to COVID-19 and also their hesitancy toward the vaccine, particularly the south Asian communities. In this paper we discuss potential reasons for COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among south Asian groups. Additionally, we propose that introducing a decolonised curriculum in secondary school may enhance cultural awareness with historical context among the white British populations, allowing for more inclusion for south Asian communities. By exploring ways to decolonise specific subjects in the secondary curriculum, this paper aims to set out a guideline for teachers and education professionals on expanding secondary school pupils’ knowledge of racial issues and equality, to start the process of educating a new generation appropriately. We propose that decolonising the secondary school curriculum is a potential long-term solution to eradicating racism and discrimination.

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“…The relationship Indigenous communities have with the environment surrounding them is often captured within the nomenclature of lands, villages, valleys, rivers, and other surroundings, inscribing both ecological and biological information. Lauren Beck (2021) drawing on the work of Gwilym Lucas Eades argues that Indigenous processes of place naming exhibit high degrees of complexity, providing details about "the nature of the landscape and the abundance of its contents" (Beck, 2021, p.8) and offering information about the climate, the flora, and the fauna of the lands.…”

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“…Place names are to be understood as sites around which communities construct national memory and identity at the individual and collective levels (Masalha, 2015). In this way, toponymic memory functions as a signifier of culture, with significance that extends beyond the realms of solely the geographical or the spatial (Beck, 2021). Masalha (2012; has argued that the power and importance of toponymy is also recognized by settlers, though in a different way.…”

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Toward Indigenous Ultimate Permanence: Examining Settler Colonialism and Genocidal Elimination in Canada and Israel

Rasmussen¹

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This thesis critically compares technologies of settler colonialism and genocidal elimination in Canada and Israel. Keeping with the argument that recognizes settler colonialism as an entity that destroys to replace, genocide is taken up as a theoretical framing device that addresses comparable methods of both the material and discursive elimination of Indigenous peoples in Canada and Palestinians within and outside of Israel. At the same time as the two settler states continue to commit genocide against the original inhabitants of the lands they have stolen, Canada and Israel utilize similar selfpromotion strategies that present themselves as humanitarian and democratic, a specific tool used to wash away the sins of settler colonialism and genocide. While no two settler regimes are exactly the same, this thesis identifies key structural similarities between the two states and makes the case for an international solidarity movement rooted in principles of anti-colonialism and Indigenous ultimate permanence. I am incredibly grateful for the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at CarletonUniversity, without which this thesis would never have been conceived, written, tirelessly edited, defended, and accepted. The material and intellectual supports I have received as a graduate student have been of the utmost help throughout these unconventional two years, and I am proud to continue on the academic journey that I first began in 2014 as an undergraduate student, the spirit of which continues to inspire me eight years later.I am indebted to my supervisor, Dr. Nahla Abdo, for her immense scholarly contributions, the wealth of knowledge and guidance she provided me with as I completed this thesis, and her knack for pushing me to challenge myself and recognize my intellectual capabilities. On more than one occasion I have succumbed to the overwhelming tendencies of imposter syndrome and procrastination that are so typical of graduate students, and on each occasion Nahla firmly, yet kindly, reminded me to simply keep going, advice that will remain with me long after this thesis has been tucked away in the Carleton archives. Nahla, your support and advocacy has meant the world to me throughout this entire process.I must emphasize the tremendous support I received from Dr. Amina Mire throughout this past year, both in the classroom and as part of my committee. Amina, I will forever value the many conversations we have had which have left me feeling inspired, challenged, and wholeheartedly supported. You have truly helped to instill a great deal of confidence in me, which, despite my better efforts, was often lacking. Every student would be better off having you in their corner, whether inside or outside of the classroom. I will always be grateful for having gotten to know you.To my friends who have been along for the entire ride, thank you for boosting me, for listening to me, for encouraging me. Dani and Janelle, I'd be lost without the two of you.Thank you for being the Best Bens I could ever ask for. To the Crew, tha...

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Euro-Settler Place Naming Practices for North America through a Gendered and Racialized Lens

Cited by 7 publications

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Decolonizing Voices From Rojhelat: Gender-Othering, Ethnic Erasure, and the Politics of Intersectionality in Iran

Decolonizing Voices From Rojhelat: Gender-Othering, Ethnic Erasure, and the Politics of Intersectionality in Iran

Reflecting on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among South Asian communities in the UK: A learning curve to decolonising the secondary school curriculum

Toward Indigenous Ultimate Permanence: Examining Settler Colonialism and Genocidal Elimination in Canada and Israel

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