There is little question that the worldwide rise of capitalism relied on colonial expansion and that, in turn, the perpetuation of colonialism has been directly enabled by the structures of capital’ (Roth 2019, 307). Within the framework of a Western onto-epistemology then, colonization is undeniably linked to the advance of capitalism – both as an ideology and as an economic system.
Kategori: public speaking
I am a Sámi woman, and so I am strong!
«Appealing to the notion of the strong Sámi women is not, however, a simple compliment on the inborn strength of my people. Though it is true that the legacy of colonialism and the trauma it implies, have forced upon us a greater fortitude, the insidious rationality to the strong Sámi woman is that it silences us.»
Liisa-Rávná Finbog 