Rita Theresa Kopp

Associate Fellow

Foto von Rita Kopp vor weißem Hintergrund
Foto: Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF)

My research is focused on historical colonial violence in Canada.

I take into account how this violence is addressed in the modern, postcolonial settler state. Specifically, I am interested in Indigenous women who live at an intersection of multiple dimensions of violence, particularly in relation to gender and race. I study the impact that the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People (UNDRIP) renders on political discourse, how it affects legal and policy processes, and if — or to what extent — the realities of Indigenous women change as a result.

Research Area Interpretations: 3.1 Interpretation of Violence