Moving beyond the “exotic”: applying postcolonial theory in health research.
Authors: Mohammed SA
Publication Year: 2006
Last Updated: 2010-01-21 08:14:08
Journal: Advances in Nursing Science
Keywords: culture; urban American Indians; diabetes; methodology; postcolonialism; social justice; stereotypes
Short Abstract: Postcolonialism offers nursing scholarship a framework for understanding culture and identity as fluid and complex, historically situated, and discursively contructed. This article describes one version of implementing postcolonial theory, using examples from a research project conducted with urban American Indians on the topic of diabetes.
Abstract: Postcolonialism offers nursing scholarship a framework for understanding culture and identity as fluid and complex, historically situated, and discursively constructed. This article describes one version of implementing postcolonial theory, using examples from a research project conducted with urban American Indians on the topic of diabetes. I demonstrate the influence and value of postcolonialism throughout the research process. A postcolonial approach can help nursing researchers and practitioners avoid reproducing injustices and stereotypes, illuminate the complexities of life at the intersections, and contribute to the construction of a more socially just world.
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