Jodi A Byrd: 1 book
The Transit of Empire
Indigenous Critiques of Colonialism
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2011
In 1761 and again in 1768, European scientists raced around the world to observe the transit of Venus, a rare astronomical event in which the planet Venus passes in front of the sun. In The Transit of Empire, Jodi A. Byrd explores how indigeneity functions as transit, a trajectory of movement that serves...
