four key concepts in the realm of Post colonialism will be elaborated‚ namely: Identity‚ Otherness‚ Racism‚ and finally‚ Hybridity. However‚ before that a brief introduction to the emergence of postists like modernism‚ postmodernism and finally postcolonialism will be presented to analyze the application of these concepts in the two mentioned plays. The Rise of the Postists “What I detested above all was Hegelianism and the dialectic.” (Deleuze 110) What is quoted from Deleuze is in fact
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[pic]Postcolonialism Postcolonialism (also Post-colonial theory‚ Postcolonial studies‚ and Post-colonialism) comprises methods of intellectual discourse that present analyses of‚ and responses to‚ the cultural legacies of colonialism and of imperialism‚ which draw from different post-modern schools of thought‚ such as critical theory. In the field of anthropology‚ post-colonial studies record the human relations among the colonial nations and the peoples of the colonies they had ruled and exploited
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desirability of the acquisition of colonies and dependencies‚ or the extension of a country’s influence through trade‚ diplomacy‚ etc.” Many of these practices were justified by Social Darwinism. In the age of postcolonialism‚ history has taken a new look at this period. Wikipedia defines postcolonialism as‚ “a set of theories in philosophy and literature that grapple with the legacy of colonial rule. In this sense‚ postcolonial literature may be considered a branch of postmodern literature concerned
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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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We have come a long way towards accepting cultural differences since the old colonial days. We have finally relinquished ‘the whiteman’s burden’. During the discovery era‚ the dominant attitude of Western culture towards the colonised people was one of arrogance and superiority. They believed themselves superior due to advanced technology and being easily able to subdue resistance with force. These actions were justified as the bringing of civilisation to primitive and undeveloped cultures.
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The Ambiguity of Bertha Mason in Jane Eyre In Jane Eyre‚ Rochester ’s mad Creole wife Bertha Mason is described as nothing less than a creature of sorts; a human-like existence‚ but‚ as it appears in Jane ’s narration‚ bereft of all humanity. That is to say‚ the humanity as defined by the European standards which Jane and Rochester represents. The sounds Bertha produces – the laughter of the insane – suggests a looming‚ unsettling och threatening presence‚ which is confirmed by her violent acts
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The Post-colonial experiences have made the relationships of families much more difficult due to the fragmentation throughout the country. Children and adults lost their home and the struggles and troublesome difficulties they had in their homeland. The development of the colonizer’s land‚ made them to become confused with where their loyalties should lie. In Arundhati Roy’s novel ‘The God of Small Things’‚ the Kochamma family is a family of tragic people. It is their own cultural traditions that
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Merina Henam Term paper: Eurocentrism Then and Now West is considered to be the pioneer of the modern world. West itself considered to be grand‚ superior and pristine than the rest of the world. This notion brings in the concept of Eurocentrism. Though the term was coined much later in the late
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Gaby Pailer (University of British Columbia) Gender‚ Cultural Diversity‚ and the Comic Notes and Quotes for Discussion At the first workshop in Bronnbach‚ the group decided‚ that Andreas Böhn and I shall provide a theoretical framework for the initial session of the second workshop in Vancouver. What follows here‚ is less a concise argument than a patchwork of theories from gender studies‚ cultural and postcolonial studies as well as theories of the comic‚ which I would suggest to employ.
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Proposed Title of the Thesis Struggle over Identity: Colonialist Ideology in Kipling’s Kim. Statement of the Problem Is Kim white or is he a native? While Kim insists that he is an Indian‚ the narrator adamantly asserts Kim’s British origins. This struggle between Kim and the narrator continues throughout the novel. The struggle over the inheritance is resolved through a bifurcation of the paternal function: on the one hand‚ Kim’s personal and emotional allegiance to the Indians and‚ on the
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