From Woman, Native, Other (1989)

Developing mahi-toi theory and analysis

“…Many Indigenous peoples are still affected by colonisation, which-for many of us-thwarts the post-ness of the theory. Despite this, post-colonial theory has led to some exceptionally provocative Indigenous screen scholarship (Chow, 1991(Chow, , 1993(Chow, , 1994(Chow, , 2000Hall, 1980aHall, , 1980bHall, , 1996aHall, , 1996bMcClintock, 1992;Minh-Ha, 1989, 2014Auode, 2004;Shaheen 2001;Shohat, 1992Shohat, , 2006Shohat & Stam, 1994;Singh, 2001;Mishra, 1989;Mishra & Hodge, 2008). Postcolonial theorist Edward Said (1993) borrowed contrapuntalism (also known as polyphony) from music, his creative outlet, and used it as a framework to analyse literature.…”

Teach With Me: The Promise of a Raced Politic for Social Justice in College Classrooms

“…I watched them display an almost illogical commitment to not understanding the impact difference could have on one's life experiences. These seemingly bright, intelligent, for all accounts smart White students were trapped in their own worlds and the figments of their imaginations about Other people's worlds (Minh-ha, 1989). This, however, was not the most disturbing revelation.…”

Multiples: On the contemporary politics of subjectivity

“…In this disrupted moment, the ability to tolerate and the will to encourage fluid and multiple forms of subjectivity is an imperative and fully ethical position. Giddings (1985), Nye (1988), Collins (1989), Minh-ha (1989), Pateman and Gross (1986), Spelman (1988), Jagger and Bordo (1989), and Gilligan (1982). 8.…”