look at how they survive and carve out a new way of creating and understanding the world. Edward Said was instrumental in the transfer of colonial discourse into the first world academy and into literary and cultural theory. He coined the term Orientalism to describe the binary between the Orient and the Occident. When Said published his path-breaking book
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A film titled‚ Life in Sacramento-1950’s‚ used propaganda to persuade people to move to Sacramento after World World War II. The film imagined Sacramento as metropolis for jobs‚ housing‚ life‚ and work. Sacramento was also promoted as a progressive and community oriented town with a great night and day life. This was targeted a white audience because of the characters depicted in the show were predominately white living in the suburbs. This propaganda promoted an imaginary of a great place for specific
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Introduction to Postcolonial Theory By Dr. Dawn Duncan Having worked with Postcolonial Theory for well over a decade now‚ I recognize that not all postcolonialists are on the same page when it comes to the theoretical definition or practice. However‚ as a teacher it is important to me both to teach my students the history of Postcolonial Theory with all its permutations and to articulate my own approach as clearly as possible. To that end‚ over the past few years I have proposed a flexible
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Blackboard. Key Terms (50 pts): You will be asked to identify 5 of 8 terms which will be chosen from among the following‚ providing appropriate historical context and explaining why each is important to the broader themes of our course. Orientalism “Scramble for Africa” Opium War Usman dan Fodio Mfecane Wahhabism Simon Bolívar Sino-Japanese War Muhammad Ali Toussaint L’Ouverture Social Darwinism “The Wealth of Nations” Tabula Rasa Karl Marx Taiping Rebellion Miguel Hidalgo
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Ministry Of Higher Education and Scientific Research University Mohamed Lamine Debbaghine-Setif Faculty of Letters and Languages Department of English Language and Literature An MA Research Proposal in Anglo American Studies Field of Study: British civilization and literature. Title: “The Other” Name of the student: Haddad Amel Name of the supervisor: Bennani Soumia
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Paper I : Poetry-I Unit 1 : Explanations with reference to the context from the starred texts Geoffrey Chaucer : “General Prologue”* to The Canterbury Tales The Nun’s Priest’s Tale John Donne : “The Canonization* “A Valediction:Forbidding Mourning” “The Sunne Rising” “The Ecstasie”* : Paradise Lost‚ Book I : Essay on Man* : “Introduction” “Earth’s Answer” “The Tyger”* “London” (from Songs of Experience) Unit 2 : Unit 3 : John Milton Unit 4 : Alexander Pope William Blake
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ASAM 30: Asian American Issues Through Film City College of San Francisco Instructor: Roger Chung Summer 2014 Location: MUB 150‚ TWR 6:00-9:15pm Email: rogervietchung@gmail.com Office Hours: 5-6pm‚ Thursday‚ MUB 150 CATALOG DESCRIPTION: This course will explore both historical and contemporary themes in Asian American film. Beginning chronologically with early representations of race‚ gender and sexuality‚ the course will move towards new representations in films made by and about Asian
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Asians in society to their placement today‚ there is a coherent change in their experience. The history of Asian-Americans has helped them to succeed in the future. Asians have always been categorized under one spectrum: Oriental. In the book Orientalism‚ Edward Said explains the likeness of the images Americans and Europeans have constructed to ensure their domination over all that fall under the category.
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“Hybrid theory” What is colonialism? Slavery & subordination The roman concept of “Colonia” The colonial Rationale The “Other” as uncivilized Colonial power as superior Subaltern consciousness/ culture is misguided/inferior Colonial power as a civilizing force Subaltern: the “OTHER” Colonial and imperial rule was legitimized by anthropological theories which increasingly portrayed the peoples of the colonized world as inferior‚ feminine‚ childlike‚ incapable of looking after themselves
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