A Critical Commentary of Homi Bhabha’s ‘Of Mimicry and Man: The ambivalence of Colonial discourse’ Homi Bhabha explains the weaknesses of colonial discourse by suggesting that the techniques which ‘broadcast the dominance and impenetrability’ (Kumar-Das 1992:362) of the subject causes its weaknesses to arise. Bhabha makes a psychoanalytic analysis based on the work of Jacques Lacan and Frantz Fanon‚ among several authors. His definition of colonial mimicry takes the form of discussing the issues
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characteristics such as knowledge and activism‚ she possesses which support and enable her to be a public intellect. One of the key characteristics of a public intellect is the knowledge they possess and how they use it to incorporate change. According to Said (1993) a public intellects mission is to advance human freedom and Knowledge (Lightman‚ undated). Even though she was a college lecturer‚ disciplined within sociology‚ English and history‚ Dianne was also able to talk about a wide range of subjects
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Postcoloniality and Subaltern Studies Postcoloniality and subaltern studies are studies done regarding a specific culture influenced by colonialism but the perspective in which they are done is different. Postcoloniality study by definition is a specifically post-modern intellectual dissertation that consists of reactions to‚ and analysis of‚ the cultural effects of colonialism. Subaltern studies on the other hand is the analysis of the dimensions of colonialism and how it affected cultures but
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A brief summary of “Occidentalism: A Short History of Anti-Westernism” by Ian Buruma and Avishai Margalit A brief summary of “Occidentalism: A Short History of Anti-Westernism” by Ian Buruma and Avishai Margalit The authors‚ through their book: “Occidentalism: A history of Anti-Westernism” tried to give explanation to anti-western attitudes. The book discusses an disturbing thinking that imagines the West to be devoid of any virtues‚ believes that it is the symbol of sins and
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immigrants‚ the colonized‚ and the oppressed that are suffering from the loss of true self and identity. Therefore‚ it is demonstrated that colonialism will continue its banal effects on individual’s lives and identities by entangling them in an unhealthy state of mind like double consciousness. In the novel‚ In the Skin of a Lion‚ Patrick who is the main character finds himself an outsider in the society and tries to measure himself through the other’s look -------------------------------------------------
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My paper was on Understanding Post-Colonial Hybridization and Syncretization in Literature and that not only do we need to understand the meanings of these words but we also need to understand the authors background and how these terms give feeling and emotion on the subject matter they are writing about. Did the author grow up on the colonizers side or the colonized? This impacts the way he/she views both sides and their surroundings. I also talk about the meaning of diaspora and orientalism
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Critical Thought Paper 1: Orientalism In Orientalism‚ Edward Said discusses the many aspects of the term “Orientalism‚” including its origins‚ the primary ideas and arguments behind Orientalism‚ and the impact that Orientalism has had on the relationship between the West and the East. He quotes Joseph Conrad for the proposition that conquering people who are different from us is “not a pretty thing.” It needs an “idea” to “redeem” it. Said’s concept of Orientalism helps define the “idea” that
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individuals identity” Research Paper by: Nicole Y. Herma Compare and Contrast: This paper will discuss how Eastern civilization has affected the Western culture and how they differ in society. Also discussed will be how orientalism‚ by Edward Said‚ has played a role in cultural studies in which he has challenged the idea of orientalism. Discuss the future of eastern and western societies and where the American culture stands today. Also discussions on how this effects our individual
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internationally. A nation or land is where people have established their life‚ their culture and their heart; sadly it has happened where people have been forced out of their homeland. Great opening sentences. Mary Louise Pratt‚ Kenji Yoshino and Edward Said all present very good methods of maintaining one’s national identity in their essays. In Mary Louise Pratt’s essay Arts of the Contact Zone she gives examples of people who are in a contact zone. Contact zones are where people are meeting other
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ANALYSIS PAPER Orientalism In his introduction to the term “Orientalism‚” Edward Said begins by paraphrasing the writing of a French journalist’s view of the present-day Orient in order to express the major common Western misconception about the East. This misconception exists in the Western mind‚ according to Said‚ as if it were irrelevant that the Orient itself was actually sociologically affected. He then goes on to describe the basis of Orientalism‚ as it is rooted
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