Double perspective in the colonial present
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 Scandinavia. In inter-cultural communication, one set of meanings may be discernible to the outsider while a whole extra set of restricted or...
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ftunivtroemsoe:oai:munin.uit.no:10037/22068 2023-05-15T18:14:50+02:00 Double perspective in the colonial present Svalastog, Anna Lydia Wilson, Shawn Gaski, Harald Senior, Kate Chenhall, Richard 2021-01-26 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/22068 https://doi.org/10.1057/s41285-020-00156-8 eng eng Springer Social Theory & Health Svalastog, Wilson, Gaski, Senior, Chenhall. Double perspective in the colonial present. Social Theory & Health. 2021:1-22 FRIDAID 1906527 doi:10.1057/s41285-020-00156-8 1477-8211 1477-822X https://hdl.handle.net/10037/22068 openAccess Copyright 2021 The Author(s) VDP::Humanities: 000::Cultural science: 060 VDP::Humaniora: 000::Kulturvitenskap: 060 Journal article Tidsskriftartikkel Peer reviewed publishedVersion 2021 ftunivtroemsoe https://doi.org/10.1057/s41285-020-00156-8 2021-08-18T22:53:41Z 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 Scandinavia. 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper Sámi University of Tromsø: Munin Open Research Archive Social Theory & Health |
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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 Scandinavia. 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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