Feminist Theorizing of Patriarchal Colonialism, Power Dynamics, and Social Agency Materialized in Colonial Institutions

Spencer‐Wood, Suzanne M.

doi:10.1007/s10761-016-0356-3

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“…Feminist theorists have therefore pointed out that processes supporting patriarchal authority led, concurrently, to widening gender inequalities and to colonial visions of indigenous people as less than human, as well as introducing greater division in humannon-human relations (Mies, 1986;Spencer-Wood, 2016; see also Meillassoux, 1981). Although there is insufficient space here to discuss the gender and colonial issues that run parallel with this article, I do want to note that just as inter-human inequalities have emerged with the changes I have described, feminism has long been central to social and ecological countermovements seeking to re-establish more equitable interspecies relations (Gaard, 2017).…”

Section: Living Kindsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Living kindness: Re-imagining kinship for a more humane future

Strang

2023

Critique of Anthropology

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As environmental change and mass extinctions underline an urgent need to establish more humane relationships with non-human beings, there is a creative opportunity to reimagine concepts of kinship to promote the collective well-being of all living kinds. Anthropology draws on culturally diverse interspecies relations: some locate human and other species within distinctive and hierarchical categories, while others have more fluid and egalitarian notions of personhood. Engagements with non-human species therefore range from objectifying and exploiting them, to their acceptance as kin, as persons, and as reciprocal co-creative partners in the composition of shared lifeworlds. Though the concept of kinship is conventionally used to illuminate inter-human relations, this article suggests that it has further potential to raise key questions about how societies engage with non-human beings, and our ethical responsibilities towards them. These questions might usefully inform contemporary debates about non-human rights, and how these might be upheld by state and/or international legislation.

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Section: Living Kindsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Living kindness: Re-imagining kinship for a more humane future

Strang

2023

Critique of Anthropology

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“…However, with the advent of colonialism in Africa, male-dominated government structures were introduced that did not recognise women's role in governance. Additionally, the colonial forms of religion, education, and economy which they introduced heightened patriarchy by undermining women's indigenous sources of power and further isolated them from active participation in the socio-economic and political activities of their societies (Anunobi, 2002;Jaiyeola & Aladegbola, 2020;Spencer-Wood, 2016).…”

Section: History Textbooks and Gendermentioning

confidence: 99%

Silenced and Invisible Historical Figures in Zambia: An Analysis of the Visual Portrayal of Women in Senior Secondary School History Textbooks

Mboyonga

2021

Y&T n.

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Despite their significant contribution to the country's historical development, women's influence is commonly underestimated and ignored in Zambian history literature. Subsequently, their role remains undocumented in secondary school textbooks to the extent that the sex blindness of traditional historiography, which sustains male dominance in history, remains unchallenged in the books. Through a qualitative approach and purposive sampling of two Zambian secondary school Grade 12 learners' history textbooks, the study examined the portrayal of women. Located within the decoloniality paradigm, it counters the coloniality of power manifested through the insularity of dominant patriarchal historical narratives entrenched in the secondary school history curriculum, largely reflecting the remnants of colonial epistemologies and historiographical traditions. The findings in both textbooks reveal that the female characters are silenced and invisible compared to their male counterparts, reflecting the patriarchy hegemony in the secondary school Zambian history curriculum. In decolonising colonial power manifested in the curriculum, the study recommends mainstreaming gender equality in the history curricula and teaching and learning materials, mainly the learners' textbooks, to reflect women's achievements. Keywords: Decoloniality; Visual images; Gender; History textbooks; Secondary school; Women; Zambia.

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“…Because colonization greatly impacted gender dynamics across tribes in the United States, gender roles in contemporary NA families must be situated within this historical context. “Patriarchal colonialism” refers to the imposition of patriarchal values (that position women as inferior to men) and Eurocentric notions (that position non-white people as inferior to white people) as part of the colonial project (Guerrero, 2003; Spencer-Wood, 2016). It was through patriarchal colonialism that traditional NA gender relations were replaced with patriarchal family and social arrangements (Guerrero, 2003; Klein & Ackerman, 2000; Weaver, 2009).…”

Section: Patriarchal Colonialism Through the Lens Of The Fhortmentioning

confidence: 99%

“When You Come Together and Do Everything, It’ll be Better for Everybody”: Exploring Gender Relations Among Two Southeastern Native American Tribes

Lilly

McKinley

Knipp

et al. 2021

Journal of Family Issues

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Prior to the imposition of patriarchal colonial norms, Native American (NA) gender relations were characterized as complementary and egalitarian; however, little research has explored gender relations within NA communities today. This study used a community-based critical ethnography to explore contemporary NA gender relations with a purposive sample of 208 individuals from the “Coastal Tribe” and 228 participants from the “Inland Tribe.” After participant observation, interviews, and focus groups were conducted, a collaborative approach to reconstructive analysis was used to identify themes in the data. Within these communities, gender relations tended to reflect egalitarian and cooperative but gendered norms, and participants provided examples of how tribal members are transcending patriarchal colonialism. Through the lens of the Framework of Historical Oppression, Resilience, and Transcendence, we theorize how these gender norms may protect families from risks associated with historical oppression and promote family resilience with implications for research, practice, and policy.

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Feminist Theorizing of Patriarchal Colonialism, Power Dynamics, and Social Agency Materialized in Colonial Institutions

Cited by 27 publications

References 19 publications

Living kindness: Re-imagining kinship for a more humane future

Living kindness: Re-imagining kinship for a more humane future

Silenced and Invisible Historical Figures in Zambia: An Analysis of the Visual Portrayal of Women in Senior Secondary School History Textbooks

“When You Come Together and Do Everything, It’ll be Better for Everybody”: Exploring Gender Relations Among Two Southeastern Native American Tribes

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