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Journal article
Double perspective in the Colonial present
Social Theory & Health, Vol.20(2), pp.215-236
2022
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Abstract
This paper will explain the concept of double perspective and the impact that this cultural understanding may have on the health of the Indigenous peoples of Scan-dinavia. In inter-cultural communication, one set of meanings may be discernible to the outsider while a whole extra set of restricted or underlying meanings are only accessible for those people who have the cultural knowledge to discern them. These different sets of meanings embody a double perspective. It is not dual perspectives on the same reality but rather seeing two separate but overlapping realities. We will discuss the layers of meaning which are involved in the interactions between public healthcare institutions, clinicians and staff, and Indigenous people including the Sámi. These interactions are influenced by the impact of colonization and the ongoing epistemicide of Indigenous thought. By realising the improved resilience that a double perspective brings to Indigenous peoples, an awareness of the inclusion and exclusion of Indigenous persons, cultures and histories should become established in public institutions and in everyday life. A double perspective carries Sámi resilience , and should be understood as a key to support individual health, and also the collective wellbeing of a people living on their traditional yet colonized land.
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- Title
- Double perspective in the Colonial present
- Creators
- Anna Lydia Svalastog - Østfold University CollegeShawn Wilson - Østfold University CollegeHarald Gaski - UiT The Arctic University of NorwayKate Senior - University of NewcastleRichard Chenhall - University of Melbourne
- Publication Details
- Social Theory & Health, Vol.20(2), pp.215-236
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan Ltd.
- Number of pages
- 22
- Grant note
- Melbourne University; University of Melbourne Ostfold University College Norwegian Non Fiction Writers' and Translators' Organisation Dyason Fellowships Australian Research Council Future Fellowship; Australian Research Council University of Wollongong Internationalisation Grant.
- Identifiers
- 991012934097902368
- Copyright
- © The Author(s) 2021 Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
- Academic Unit
- Gnibi College of Indigenous Australian Peoples
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article