"Decolonization is not a metaphor"
An exploration of the distinction between settler colonialism and decolonization, arguing that decolonization is not a metaphor and should not be reduced to social justice initiatives.
clas.osu.edu"Decolonization is not a metaphor"
When metaphor invades decolonization, it kills the v ery possibility of decolonization; it recenters whiteness, it resettles theory, it extends innocence to the settler, it entertains a settler future. Decolonize (a verb) and decolonization (a noun) cannot easily be grafted onto pre -existing discourses/frame works, even if they are critical, even ... See more
Eve Tuck and K. Wayne Yang • "Decolonization is not a metaphor"
From “Decolonization is not a metaphor” by Eve Turk and K. Wayne Yang