Scales of Resistance

"In Scales of Resistance, Blackwell rethinks scale beyond solely its colonial and masculinist forms by centering Indigenous women’s organizing and geographies. By highlighting the work that Indigenous women (sometimes migrants) do at varying scales, as well as the creation of new scales based on their readings of power in different places and their own cosmovisions, Blackwell’s book is an important corrective to scalar analyses that invisibilize marginalized actors." -- Rebekah Kartal * Antipode *
"Overall, Scales of Resistance is an invaluable contribution to social science and humanities literature. Blackwell’s rigorous analyses and insightful observations provide amuch-needed account of the vital roles of Indigenous women’s agency and activism in the Americas and in what will always be their forever home. Highly recommended. Advanced undergraduates through faculty; professionals." -- T. M. Montoya * Choice *

"The strength of the theoretical argument lies in the interaction between the various case studies explored in the chapters, as well as in their interrelation among struggles, allowing for an exploration of the different scales of indigenous women’s organization and considering them as interconnected rather than separated by national or political borders. ... While the opening up of the concepts of scale and boundary remains a major theoretical contribution, [Scales of Resistance] also subtly showcases the strength of indigenous women’s movements and their repertoire of rich, diverse, and unique actions, constituting an equally important empirical contribution."

-- Andreanne Brunet-Belanger * Journal of Borderlands Studies *
“Scales of Resistance is a powerful work that unpacks the intricate dynamics of Indigenous women’s activism across, within, and through a myriad of scales. The book has con­tributed powerfully to a feminist geographic lens by providing a needed critical per­spective on decolonial understandings of space.” -- Lucas Belury * Gender, Place & Culture *
“Maylei Blackwell’s Scales of Resistance is a monumental intellectual contribution to community-based collaborative research in Indigenous studies and critical race studies. Theoretically complex and complete, as well as full of heart, this book asks to be read in small increments, digested, then revisited, then reflected upon to arrive at a full recognition of its singular impact.” -- Gayatri Devi * Resources for Gender and Women's Studies *
"The book will appeal to researchers in both social movements and those working on transborder issues. However, just like its concept of scale, the author broadens the scope of the term 'transborder' to challenge colonial borders, colonial power systems, and settler colonial
structures aimed at eliminating indigenous populations. Therefore, it could also be of interest in the field of critical indigenous studies." -- Andreanne Brunet-Belanger * Journal of Borderlands Studies *