Book
Invested indifference : how violence persists in settler colonial society / Kara Granzow.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780774837439 (Hardcover)
- ISBN: 0774837438 (Hardcover)
- Physical Description: xvii, 265 pages ; 23 cm
- Publisher: Vancouver, BC : UBC Press, [2020]
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | A history of the present: methodology -- "It in no way makes you safer" Contemporary policing and remaking the city -- "All they could to help" Imaging, diagnosing, and transforming Indian tuberculosis and the city -- "All traces of his footsteps are fast being obliterated" Fictioning and controlling land and life -- "Just bury them and be done with it" Managing affect and producing the past. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Indigenous women > Violence against > Alberta > Edmonton. Indigenous women > Alberta > Edmonton > Social conditions. Violence > Alberta > Edmonton. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Vancouver Community College.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadway Library | E 98 W8 G73 2020 (Text) | 33109010374064 | Stacks | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Book News : Book News Reviews
Author Kara Granzow (sociology, University of Lethbridge, Alberta) takes up the concept of societal indifference and probes the notion of indifference in relation to violence and mistreatment of Indigenous peoples in Canada. Employing the framework of settler colonialism and the statements on Canadian Indigenous rights made by Amnesty International in 2004, the book examines conditions in Edmonton during three time periods. It draws on primary sources such as documents from the Charles Camsell Indian Hospital and contemporary police sources to expose problems surrounding the diagnosis and treatment of Indian tuberculosis and violence against Indigenous women and girls. Annotation ©2020 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com) - Choice Reviews : Choice Reviews 2021 January
Granzow (Univ. of Lethbridge, Canada) has produced a must-read book on Canada's murdered and disappeared indigenous women. It examines the phenomenon of social indifference regarding violence against Indigenous people, especially Indigenous women. The author uses her examination of this indifference to investigate a theory claiming that colonization is ongoing, requiring the death and disappearance of Indigenous women to continue to legitimize and uphold Canadian sovereignty. As Granzow argues, colonization and the continued domination of aboriginal people requires the government to be complicit in the murder and disappearance of these women insofar as it fails to acknowledge and respond to these cases and does not provide adequate resources to render justice in their aftermath. While Granzow focuses on the Canadian system, her argument also holds true for the US response to murdered and disappeared Native women. This book is highly recommended, as it will surely lead to excellent discussions and insights into issues of continued colonization. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All levels.
--L. L. Lovern, Valdosta State University
Lavonna Lea Lovern
Valdosta State University
Lavonna Lea Lovern Choice Reviews 58:05 January 2021 Copyright 2020 American Library Association.
