Settler Shock: Colonial Fetishism and the Disavowal of Violence in Contemporary Canada.

This article draws on an analysis of the consistent phenomenon of "settler shock"—the persistent invocations of surprise expressed by settler Canadians whenever there are reports of historical or ongoing violence against Indigenous Peoples—to articulate the dynamics of colonial fetishism and settler...

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Published in:Public Culture Vol. 36; no. 1; pp. 75 - 96
Main Author: Weiss, Joseph
Format: Article
Published: Duke University Press Jan2024
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