Open AccessFour Winds, Colonialism, and Educative Practice: The Deconstructive Perspective of Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
Author(s) -
Paul Kolenick
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
in education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1927-6117
DOI - 10.37119/ojs2013.v19i1.120
Subject(s) - indigenous , colonialism , perspective (graphical) , sociology , deconstruction (building) , aesthetics , gender studies , social science , epistemology , anthropology , political science , art , visual arts , philosophy , law , ecology , biology
This essay draws upon the Four Directions of the Indigenous Medicine Wheel in an investigation of colonialism and its implications for educative and academic practice. The deconstructive perspective of Gayatri Spivak is highlighted through an examination of the educative practice of the academy in relationship with Indigenous peoples and communities.