A Decolonial and Anti-Racist Transformative Autoethnographic Journey toward Reconciliation: A Racialized Immigrant Womanâ s Empowering Stories (Decolonial Options for the Social Sciences)

Chapola, Jebunnessa

ISBN 10: 1666972657 / ISBN 13: 9781666972658

Published by Lexington Books, 2024

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Decolonial and Anti-Racist Transformative Autoethnographic Journey toward Reconciliation: A Racialized Immigrant Womanâ s Empowering Stories (Decolonial Options for the Social Sciences)
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1666972657
• ISBN 13: 9781666972658
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

While many non-Indigenous academic researchers have introduced the concept of reconciliation in their work, they have not adequately explored what it means for transnational immigrants and refugee communities to view reconciliation as a source of knowledge and understanding. How can assuming responsibility for reconciliation empower immigrant and refugee women communities? Why should immigrant and refugee communities embrace decolonial and anti-racist ways of knowing and acting to foster meaningful relationships with Indigenous communities? What does it entail to comprehend 'decolonial and anti-racist learning and practice'―as a system of reciprocal social relations and ethical practices―as a framework for reconciliation? Decolonial and Anti-racist Transformative Autoethnographic Journey toward Reconciliation: A Racialized Immigrant Woman’s Empowering Stories aims to address these interdisciplinary questions. It endeavors not only to challenge our static comprehension of reconciliation but also to demonstrate how assuming responsibility for relearning decolonial and anti-racist meanings in our everyday practices is essential. These include: cultivating respectful relationships with Indigenous peoples, honoring Indigenous Treaties, taking steps to decolonize our ways of knowing and acting, understanding the impacts of colonial education processes, preserving our Land and environment, ensuring food security and nutritional adequacy, fostering intercultural spaces for social interactions, and promoting transnational empowerment.

About the Author

Jebunnessa Chapola is postdoctoral fellow at the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Regina.