| The Imperial Archive Key Concepts in Postcolonial Studies | | | | | | | | | | | Navigation * Home * Key Concepts * African continent * Australia * Canada * Caribbean * India * Ireland * Nigeria * Transnational p-c Themes * Postcolonial Links | | | | | | | | | | Feminism and post-colonialism Feminist discourse shares many similarities with post-colonial theory and for this reason the two fields have long been thought of as associative
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One method commonly used to analyze literature is postcolonial theory. Through this type of analysis‚ the reader can obtain a profound understanding of the literature. Although not the original intent‚ literature from various time periods can be analyzed‚ not just those from the post-colonial era. For example‚ works ranging from the common era to present day can be interpreted using this method. Additionally‚ postcolonial theory consists of multiple interconnected themes. Otherness is one such theme
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Religion is ignorance? For many years‚ the various religions of the world have been of great importance as identity markers among a number of different cultures. There are many ways to practice one’s values and beliefs‚ and religion has‚ quite obvious‚ not just been the root of solidarity and intellectual fellowship. In the bigger perspective‚ religious differences have led to war and other severe disagreements. Gradually as the world has become globalized‚ people‚ and especially Muslims‚ are immigrating
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Post-colonialism is an ‘after the events’ analysis detailing the impacts of colonialism and imperialism‚ putting an emphasis on the voice of those who were colonized‚ yet also involving the voice of the colonisers. The 2009 South African‚ science-fiction‚ mock-documentary film ‘District 9’ is about an alien ship running out of fuel and becoming stranded over the city of Johannesburg. The extraterrestrials are forced to live in slum-like conditions and are not allowed the same rights as humans
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Simplified Millennial Views Table of Contents Thesis Statement and Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 2 Dispensational Premillennialism. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 3 Historic Premillennialism. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 4 Postmillennialism. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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keep it from European rule and pushed Siam into a period of modernization. • Spanish-American War – a struggle between the United States and Spain over the independence of Cuba. Was significant in the US’s ability to win and take control of Cuba. • Liliuokalani – the queen of Hawaii had attempted to resist foreign influences but did not succeed as the United States overpowered her. Led to the imperialism of all Pacific islands by European powers. 2. Reading
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the fact that the writer states in the article that " Zanda’s love of being in the Navy fuels her commitment and willingness to serve ". As well as representing her as an enthusiastic sailor‚ the writer has depicted Zanda as a loving and caring mother. This is shown by the fact that the writer states in the article that when " Zanda saw her daughter after six months‚ her heart skipped a beat and she was amazed at how beautiful her daughter was ". The writer also states that as much as Zanda enjoyed
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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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imperialism is important in many ways. Imperialism creates a great cultural diffusion‚ which allows for an exchange of ideas. Due to colonization‚ education methods were adopted and medical care improved. Better methods of sanitization improved the state
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Myles Martin Post-Colonial Literature March 5‚ 2014 Term Paper The Effects of Post-Colonialism and Hybridity in a Culture Post-Colonialism is how a culture changes after ideas are dominated by new beliefs on how ways life should be. Hybridity‚ when talking about post-colonialism‚ can be described in two different ways. Hybridity can be viewed as a mixture of groups or cultures in which one then compliments the other so that a new group or culture is formed. Either group or culture will
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