Imperialism and the Morality of its Implication Imperialism; what is it? It consists of exploitation‚ submission‚ manipulation‚ and influence of a powerful nation on another one that is not necessarily less powerful‚ but simply different. But none of these explain what it is. To put it simply‚ it is a shortcut. Instead of trying to understand and work with different cultures who are seen as inferior‚ wouldn’t it just be easier and simpler to forget that they are a nation like everyone else? By all
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an extensive set of literature existing in the murkily identified field of folklore studies‚ which at times has an anthropological lean‚ but can none the less be taken up in a sociological framework. It is in this fringe field that ideas around colonialism and indigenous/minority bodies are contested‚ inverted and reclaimed. In this review I shall break down eight separate articles into three general themes‚ each with a brief discussion on the articles relevance to that theme‚ and then to how the
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A Far Cry from Africa By Derek Walcott Derek Walcott was a black poet writing from within both the English tradition and the history of his people. The speaker is conflicted‚ on the one hand he loves his native homeland in Kenya and he does not want to see his people being slaughtered and treated the way they are now. He also loves his English home‚ but if he stays in Britain‚ He feels that he is letting down his people by not going back to his native homeland to help with defending Kenya from
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and offer a sacrifice to . . . ( 39)” [italics added] What is the “sentimental pretence” that Marlow alludes to dismissively? What is the “idea” that can redeem “the conquest‚” according to Marlow? Can anything ultimately “redeem” conquest and colonialism? Give reasons for your answer based on Heart of Darkness? “Heart of Destruction” Within every human there exists a degree of darkness that is concealed unless presented with the correct environment to surface. Darkness being defined as potential
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Background: King Leopold’s Ghost this book is talking about Belgium’s king Leopold II and tyranny of his African colonies. For this story it happened in the later 19th century to the 20th century‚ Belgium’s king Leopold II have huge power to control Congo‚ he want his country become to more powerful and he want became to more rich ‚ than rough use forced labor in his Congo to create wealth for their personal and country used. Two main aggressos The first
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SYDNEY STUDIES The Tempest and the Discourse of Colonialism G. A. WILKES If the study of Shakespeare itself can be viewed as an act of cultural imperialism‚ a play like The Tempest can readily be seen as a text which is complicit with colonial power. Prospero is the usurping invader‚ nervous about the legitimacy of his rule‚ and Caliban is the representative of the subjugated race‚ his language lessons seen as an attempt to eradicate his own culture‚ or to bring it under imperialist
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Discuss the issues of heritage and culture in the Lusophone post-colonial world‚ referring to at least two of the following: Cape Verde‚ Goa‚ Macau‚ East Timor. Within the Lusophone post-colonial world the Portuguese have left their mark on both heritage and culture‚ be it significant or unsubstantial. The manner in which Portugal went about imposing its culture on the indigenous populations of the places it colonised‚ had mostly negative consequences and more often than not strangled native cultures
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international strategies‚ globalization is a process that aims to expand business operations on a worldwide level. (“How Globalization Affects Developed Countries”-Investopia) The purpose of colonization was “...to open markets and obtain raw materials…” (“Colonialism”- International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences); the British Empire first became involved with India because of trade. (Rees‚ pg. 1) The aims of colonization and globalization are similar‚ as they are two forms of being involved with trading
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was controversial and an understanding of these attitudes is reflective of the overall response to the growth of Western dominance in the Eastern world. Jules Ferry‚ French Prime Minister‚ gives an account in his 1884 speech of the value of colonialism and the justification of the ideology of imperialism based on political and economic necessity. He argues that colonial expansion is necessary‚ for the “crying need‚ or our industrial population” as there is a need for outlets for exports and that
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Homeland and Migration‚ either as a theme or sub-theme‚ reappears regularly in postcolonial literature. The foremost Nigerian poet‚ Odia Ofeimun‚ is notable for his reiterative exploration of these themes in his London Letter and Other Poems (2010). Ofeimun’s concern in London Letter is mainly on how the persona views his homeland from the diaspora‚ more so‚ the relationships that exist between Lagos and other cities he travelled to during his sojourn in Europe. This study‚ therefore‚ examines the
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