Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples - Couverture souple

Smith, Linda Tuhiwai

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1877133671 ISBN 13 : 9781877133671

Editeur : OTAGO UNIV PR, 1999

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

To the colonized, the term 'research' is conflated with European colonialism; the ways in which scientific research has been implicated in the throes of imperialism remains a painful memory for many of the world's colonized peoples. Here, an indigenous researcher issues a clarion call for the decolonization of research methods in an attempt to reclaim control over indigenous ways of knowing and being. Now in its second edition, this book critically examines the bases of Western research, while also suggesting literature which validates one's frustrations in dealing with western methodologies, all of which position the indigenous as 'Other.' The author explores the intersections of imperialism and research - specifically, the ways in which imperialism is embedded in disciplines of knowledge and tradition as 'regimes of truth.' Concepts such as 'discovery' and 'claiming' are discussed, explicitly in terms of how the west has consistently incorporated the indigenous world within its own web. This book sets a standard for emancipatory research, brilliantly demonstrating that 'when indigenous peoples become the researchers and not merely the researched, the activity of research is transformed.'

Revue de presse

'We have needed this book. Academic research facilitates diverse forms of economic and cultural imperialism by shaping and legitimating policies which entrench existing unjust power relations. Linda Tuhiwai Smith's powerful critique of dominant research methodologies is eloquent, informed and timely. Her distinctive proposals for an indigenous research agenda are especially valuable. Decolonization, she reminds us, cannot be limited to deconstructing the dominant story and revealing underlying texts, for none of that helps people improve their current conditions or prevents them from dying. This careful articulation of a range of research methodologies is vital, welcome and full of promise.' --Laurie Anne Whitt, Professor of Philosophy, Michigan Technological University

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: OTAGO UNIV PR
• Date d'édition: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1877133671
• ISBN 13: 9781877133671
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 208
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible