Lateral violence stems from the colonial system
Settler-colonialism and lateral violence in Aboriginal Australians
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5122075 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Theoni Whyman (0000-0002-5665-6506, Monash University, corresponding author), Cammi Murrup-Stewart (0000-0002-4442-3238, Monash University), Michael Young (0000-0001-7549-9449, Monash University), Michael G Young (Monash University), A Carter (0000-0002-3593-0772, Monash University), Laura Jobson (0000-0002-1534-897X, Monash University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 183-201 |
| Publication date | 2023-04-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Postcolonial Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1368-8790 • E-ISSN: 1466-1888 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13688790.2021.2009213 |
| OpenAlex | W4200122563 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
The tendency of Indigenous people to direct their frustration and anger, due to oppression, toward members of their own group is known as lateral violence. While settler-colonization is often attributed as the main cause of lateral violence, research has not examined what specific aspects lead to lateral violence in Aboriginal communities. In a qualitative study, using yarning and thematic analysis, 17 Aboriginal Australians (53% male, 47% female) ranging in age from 18 to over 60, discussed what they believed to be the causes of lateral violence. Knowledge holders identified historical and contemporary causes and perpetuating factors of lateral violence, all of which were related to settler-colonialism. These causes included living in a colonial society, native title, access and competition for limited resources, the process of obtaining confirmation of Aboriginality certificate, identity issues and internalized racism, past traumas, and returning back to traditional lands. Settler-colonialism is a structure through which lateral violence was, and is, allowed to flourish. Challenges to the settler-colonial system need to be made to effectively combat lateral violence
Aesthetics · Art · Colonialism · Criminology · Indigenous · Oppression · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Structural violence · Child Abuse and Trauma · Gender Studies · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Law · Ecology
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |