In this episode, host Mishuana Goeman interviews Manu Karuka, an expert in settler colonialism, Imperialism, and Indigenous studies. They discuss the importance of settler colonialism in gender and sexuality studies and the relationship between settler colonialism, the African diaspora, and Indigenous Studies. They also explore the concept of imagining alternative histories and the role of feminism in understanding and challenging settler colonial structures. The conversation highlights the complexity of land and labor in settler colonialism and the need for collective action and relationships in decolonization efforts.
Manu Karuka is Assistant Professor of American Studies at Barnard College.
Dr. Mishuana Goeman, daughter of enrolled Tonawanda Band of Seneca, Hawk Clan, is currently a Professor of Indigenous Studies at University of Buffalo (on leave from UCLA's Gender Studies and American Indian Studies) and President - elect of the American Studies Association.
