In this post, I briefly explore the ways in which settler colonialism shaped relations between tribes and how relations between American colonizers and Indigenous communities changed during the American Revolution. This short case study also exposes Indigenous dispossession and the establishment of hierarchical relations between imperial agents and those they…
Colonialism Through the Veil Posts
Why Constantine?
Posted in Percolating Ideas
What was the big deal about Constantine? Why was France willing to expend thousands of French lives in two separate campaigns (1836 and 1837) to take the city? Prior to the first French military campaign to conquer the province of Constantine in 1836, parts of Captain Saint-Hippolyte’s notes about Constantine…
Settler Colonialism Uncovered: A New DH Project on the Horizon
Posted in Digital Humanities, and News and Notes
As a Cultural Heritage Informatics fellow, I am taking the first step toward making information about two prototypes of settler colonization – the United States and French Algeria – available for high school and undergraduate students and educators, as well as early-stage researchers and the general public through a website,…
Setting up a Comparison: Settler Colonization in the American Midwest and French Algeria
Posted in Percolating Ideas
Why do a comparative study? Why choose these two very different and seemingly unrelated regions? I’ve received these questions often enough that they merit an explanation. Please bear with me as my response is a little lengthy. This is a complex project! I’ve added subheadings to make navigating this post…
As you begin a project, consider what your goals and target audience(s) are. What story do you want to tell with your data or material? A project’s goals should motivate next steps and the decision about which tools to employ rather than tools driving the work. That being said, here…
What is “civilization”?
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Today one often hears talk about “civilized” conduct or standards of civilization, but what do we mean by these terms and ideas? When and how did come about? and why? More importantly, why does it matter? First, I should clarify that there are two distinct meanings of “civilization”: It is…
Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, François Mitterrand Site There are several sites of the Bibliothèque Nationale: François Mitterrand Richelieu-Louvois Musée de l’Opéra Arsenal La Maison Jean Vilar To get to the François Mitterrand site, take Line 14 on the Metro toward Olympiads. Get off and follow the signs toward the Bibliothèque. When…
An article worth checking out: Mounira M. Charrad, “Gender in the Middle East: Islam, State, Agency,” Annual Review of Sociology. Vol. 37: 417-437 (Volume publication date August 2011) First published online as a Review in Advance on May 3, 2011 Abstract: The scholarship on gender in the Middle East takes…
Very briefly, this post will summarize scholars’ current understanding of what settler colonialism is and characteristics of settler colonies. Examples will be drawn from the two case studies I examine in my comparative research on the development of settler colonies in the American Midwest and French colonial Algeria. Please Note:…