The Political Theory Colloquium will host the first of their grad student-led reading groups Friday, October 4th in Lippincott--social science 1314 from 1:30-3:00. Their discussion this week will focus on settler colonialism and the dynamics of settler-Indigenous conflict within our broader thematic of "disordering empire." David Temin will open up the meeting and conversation.
The discussion this week will focus on settler colonialism and the dynamics of settler-Indigenous conflict within our broader thematic of "disordering empire." They will be reading the below texts as a way of guiding the conversation, so for those who plan to attend, please have these read by the meeting.
David Temin will open up the meeting and conversation with a few brief remarks on settler colonialism as a framework for investigating different imperial-settler sites and the diverse set of questions such a lens helps us to raise about power, Indigeneity, empire, democracy, and decolonization. Then we'll focus our discussion on the following texts suggested by Adam Dahl on settler colonialism in New Zealand:
The Treaty of Waitangi: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/politics/treaty/read-the-treaty/english-text. Please read the treaty, as well as the following sketch of the differences between the Maori and English versions of the treaty: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/politics/treaty/read-the-Treaty/differences-between-the-texts
JGA Pocock, "Law, Sovereignty, and History in a Divided Culture: The Case of New Zealand and The Treaty of Waitangi" from The Discovery of Islands (please find attached)
J._G._A._Pocock_The_Discovery_of_Islands__2005.pdf
They look forward to a productive discussion as we kick off their reading groups this semester and continue our conversation about empire.
As usual, fresh-brewed coffee will be served.
