Toward decolonizing nursing : the colonization of nursing and strategies for increasing the counter-narrative

dc.contributor.authorMcGibbon, Elizabeth
dc.contributor.authorMulaudzi, Fhumulani Mavis
dc.contributor.authorDidham, Paula
dc.contributor.authorBarton, Sylvia
dc.contributor.authorSochan, Ann
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-13T06:14:54Z
dc.date.available2015-08-13T06:14:54Z
dc.date.issued2014-09
dc.description.abstractAlthough there are notable exceptions, examination of nursing’s participation in colonizing processes and practices has not taken hold in nursing’s consciousness or political agenda. Critical analyses, based on the examination of politics and power of the structural determinants of health, continue to be marginalized in the profession. The goals of this discussion article are to underscore the urgent need to further articulate postcolonial theory in nursing and to contribute to nursing knowledge about paths to work toward decolonizing the profession. The authors begin with a description of unifying themes in postcolonial theory, with an emphasis on colonized subjectivities and imperialism; the application of a critical social science perspective, including postcolonial feminist theory; and the project of working toward decolonization. Processes involved in the colonization of nursing are described in detail, including colonization of nursing’s intellectual development and the white privilege and racism that sustain colonizing thinking and action in nursing. The authors conclude with strategies to increase the counter-narrative to continued colonization, with a focus on critical social justice, human rights and the structural determinants of health.en_ZA
dc.description.embargo2015-09-30en_ZA
dc.description.librarianhb2015en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1440-1800en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMcGibbon, E, Mulaudzi, FM, Didham, P, Barton, S & Sochan, A 2014, 'Toward decolonizing nursing : the colonization of nursing and strategies for increasing the counter-narrative', Nursing Inquiry, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 179-191.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1320-7881 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1440-1800 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1111/nin.12042
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/49265
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherWileyen_ZA
dc.rights© 2013 John Wiley and Sons Ltd. This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article : Toward decolonizing nursing : the colonization of nursing and strategies for increasing the counter-narrative, Nursing Inquiry, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 179-191, 2014. doi :10.1111/nin.12042. The definite version is available at : http://onlinelibrary.wiley.coma/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1440-1800.en_ZA
dc.subjectColonialismen_ZA
dc.subjectCritical social science perspectivesen_ZA
dc.subjectDecolonizationen_ZA
dc.subjectFeminist postcolonial theoryen_ZA
dc.subjectNursingen_ZA
dc.subjectStructural determinants of healthen_ZA
dc.titleToward decolonizing nursing : the colonization of nursing and strategies for increasing the counter-narrativeen_ZA
dc.typePostprint Articleen_ZA

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