Desettlering as re-subjectification of the settler subject towards alternative traditions and identity / Kathleen S.G. Skott-Myhre, Hans A. Skott-Myhre, Jeff Smith, Scott Kouri.

Author/creator Skott-Myhre, Kathleen
Other author Skott-Myhre, Hans Arthur.
Other author Smith, Jeff (Consultant)
Other author Kouri, Scott.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York, NY : Routledge, 2024.
Descriptionpages cm.
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Subjects

SeriesExplorations in mental health
Contents Introduction: logics of subjectification -- Desettlering -- Philosophy: dismantling colonial logics and providing alternatives -- Intersections of social identity -- Political activism and common reconciliation -- The university and the settler professor -- Desettlering counseling and therapy -- Spirituality: lineages, traditions, ceremony, and shamanism -- Desettlering redux.
Abstract "This book offers an intervention into the process of decolonization through the re-subjectification of the settler subject. The authors draw on what Deleuze and Guattari call minor threads of philosophy, pedagogy, spirituality, and healing practices rooted in neglected lineages of European thought and ceremony. The book proposes a methodology for unontologizing the settler subject, which they term 'desettlering.' Rather than fetishizing indigenous theory and practice as a mode for resubjectifying settlers to facilitate land-based decolonization, it offers a fresh approach by looking towards alternative sets of traditions and identity. These alternatives are used to interrogate minoritarian European philosophies, practices, and beliefs, which the authors propose could be deployed to unontologize the settler within current historical conditions. Asserting that such a process is not volitional but a historical necessity, the book offers a novel and timely investigation into who settlers become if they intend to engage seriously in decolonization. It will appeal to an interdisciplinary audience of scholars and researchers in psychological science, social psychology, counseling, philosophy, indigenous studies, and sociology"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2023025227
ISBN9781032395678 (hardback)
ISBN9781032411132 (paperback)
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