Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples
London; New York: Zed Books, 2nd ed. (2012), xv, 240 pp.
Contains index
ISBN 978-1-84813-952-7
Other editions: 1st ed. 1999, 3rd ed. 2021
"To the colonized, the term 'research' is conflated with European colonialism; the ways in which academic research has been implicated in the throes of imperialism remains a painful memory. This essential volume explores intersections of imperialism and research - specifically, the ways in which imperialism is embedded in disciplines of knowledge and tradition as 'regimes of truth.' Concepts such as 'discovery' and 'claiming' are discussed and an argument presented that the decolonization of research methods will help to reclaim control over indigenous ways of knowing and being. This eagerly awaited second edition includes substantial revisions, with important additions on new indigenous literature and the role of research in indigenous struggles for social justice." (Back cover)
Introduction, 1
1 Imperialism, History, Writing and Theory, 20
2 Research Through Imperial Eyes, 44
3 Colonizing Knowledges, 61
4 Research Adventures on Indigenous Lands, 81
5 Notes from Down Under, 98
6 The Indigenous People's Project: Setting a New Agenda, 111
7 Articulating an Indigenous Research Agenda, 127
8 Twenty-five Indigenous Projects, 143
Claiming -- Testimonies -- Story-telling -- Celebrating survival -- Remembering -- Indigenizing -- Intervening -- Revitalizing -- Connecting -- Reading -- Writing -- Representing -- Gendering -- Envisioning -- Reframing -- Restoring -- Returning -- Democratizing -- Networking -- Naming -- Protecting -- Creating -- Negotiating -- Discovering -- Sharing
9 Responding to the Imperatives of an Indigenous Agenda: A Case Study of Maori, 165
10 Towards Developing Indigenous Methodologies: Kaupapa Maori Research, 185
11 Choosing the Margins: The Role of Research in Indigenous Struggles for Social Justice, 198
12 Getting the Story Right, Telling the Story Well: Indigenous Activism, Indigenous Research, 217
Conclusion: A Personal Joumey, 196
1 Imperialism, History, Writing and Theory, 20
2 Research Through Imperial Eyes, 44
3 Colonizing Knowledges, 61
4 Research Adventures on Indigenous Lands, 81
5 Notes from Down Under, 98
6 The Indigenous People's Project: Setting a New Agenda, 111
7 Articulating an Indigenous Research Agenda, 127
8 Twenty-five Indigenous Projects, 143
Claiming -- Testimonies -- Story-telling -- Celebrating survival -- Remembering -- Indigenizing -- Intervening -- Revitalizing -- Connecting -- Reading -- Writing -- Representing -- Gendering -- Envisioning -- Reframing -- Restoring -- Returning -- Democratizing -- Networking -- Naming -- Protecting -- Creating -- Negotiating -- Discovering -- Sharing
9 Responding to the Imperatives of an Indigenous Agenda: A Case Study of Maori, 165
10 Towards Developing Indigenous Methodologies: Kaupapa Maori Research, 185
11 Choosing the Margins: The Role of Research in Indigenous Struggles for Social Justice, 198
12 Getting the Story Right, Telling the Story Well: Indigenous Activism, Indigenous Research, 217
Conclusion: A Personal Joumey, 196
