Spectral geographies: haunting and everyday state practices in colonial and present-day Alaska

Coddington, K.

Abstract

Haunting is an analytic that foregrounds connections between the past and the present day. I employ haunting to analyze everyday practices of the colonial state in Alaska, thereby reinforcing the material connections between everyday activities and narratives and the imaginaries they create, questioning the timeless character of many studies of everyday geographies, and demanding attention to justice. A case study from Alaska involving federal non-recognition of the Qutekcak tribe demonstrates connections between colonial histories and present-day practices of the state, connections that take shape as a ‘spectral geography.’

Citation

Coddington, K. (2011). Spectral geographies: haunting and everyday state practices in colonial and present-day Alaska. Social and Cultural Geography, 12(7), 743-756. https://doi.org/10.1080/14649365.2011.609411

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: May 27, 2015
• Publication Date: Nov 1, 2011
• Deposit Date: May 27, 2015
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 14, 2016
• Journal: Social and Cultural Geography
• Print ISSN: 1464-9365
• Electronic ISSN: 1470-1197
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 7
• Pages: 743-756
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14649365.2011.609411
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1407417