‘Canada and Colonial Genocide’

Guest Editors: Andrew Woolford (University of Manitoba) and Jeff Benvenuto (Rutgers University). Please address any questions to Andrew Woolford at Andrew.Woolford@ad.umanitoba.ca

Settler colonialism in Canada has traditionally been portrayed as a
gentler, if not benevolent, colonialism—especially in contrast to the
Indian Wars in the United States. This national mythology has penetrated into comparative genocide studies, where Canadian case studies are rarely discussed in edited volumes, genocide journals, or multi-national studies.
Indeed, much of the extant literature on genocide in Canada rests at the level of self-justification, whereby authors draw on the U.N Genocide Convention or some other rubric to demonstrate that Canadian genocides are a legitimate topic of scholarly concern.

To advance the discussion of genocide in Canada, the Journal of Genocide Research invites contributions that investigate dimensions or processes of colonial destruction and their aftermaths in Canada. Research articles that cover specific actions (e.g. forced removals, land appropriation, massacres and warfare, disease spread, residential schools, species and ecological destruction, and repressive legal or governmental controls), Indigenous groups, regions, or periods, are particularly welcome. In addition, we invite submissions that draw comparisons to patterns of
colonial destruction in other contexts, examine the ways in which Canada has sought to redress and commemorate colonial harms, or present novel theoretical or conceptual insights on colonial/settler genocides in Canada.

Please send proposals of 200-300 words and a short c.v. to:
Andrew.Woolford@ad.umanitoba.ca

The deadline for proposals is 1 May 2013, and submissions are due on 1 July 2014.

Jeff Benvenuto
Center for the Study of Genocide, Conflict Resolution, and Human Rights
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
360 Martin Luther King Blvd.
Hill Hall 703
Newark, NJ 07102, USA
jmbenven@pegasus.rutgers.edu