Being colonial: colonial mentalities in Canadian settler society and political theory
| dc.contributor.author | Barker, Adam Joseph | |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Alfred, Taiaiake | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2010-03-31T22:45:18Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2010-03-31T22:45:18Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2006 | en |
| dc.date.issued | 2010-03-31T22:45:18Z | |
| dc.degree.department | Faculty of Human and Social Development | en |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Arts M.A. | en |
| dc.description.abstract | Taking the stance that, in order to combat colonization at a fundamental level, it is necessary to understand the social and personal motivations behind colonial actions, this thesis is an explicit study of the hidden psycho-social workings of the colonial members of Settler Canada. This thesis, through an examination of literature critically engaged with historic and contemporary imperialism and colonialism, attempts to develop a description of the "colonial mentality" within the Settler society of contemporary Canada. Having developed this description. this thesis explores the existence of these colonial mentalities in the works of several prominent Canadian political theorists - Alan Cairns, Will Kymlicka, and Patrick Macklem - in order to demonstrate that these theories are motivated by and reinforce colonial and imperial thought. Finally, this thesis will synthesize the works of several radical Settler theorists, including Richard Day and Paulette Regan, in order to demonstrate that alternatives to the colonial project can and do exist for Settler peoples. | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1828/2418 | |
| dc.language | English | eng |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.rights | Available to the World Wide Web | en |
| dc.subject | Imperialism | en |
| dc.subject | colonization | en |
| dc.subject | Canada | en |
| dc.subject | Indigenous Governance Program | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | UVic Subject Index::Humanities and Social Sciences | en |
| dc.title | Being colonial: colonial mentalities in Canadian settler society and political theory | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |