Spivak borrows the term ‘subaltern’ from Antonio Gramsci who initially used it in to refer to persons of lower rank (Gramsci 55) and it has its roots in Post Colonial theory. Spivak used it to refer to the marginalized‚ downtrodden or those who were outside the “hegemonic power structure(s)” (Singh 113) of the society. They are discriminated on multiple grounds and denied the rights‚ freedom and opportunities in society. Singh suggests that in recent times it is used to refer to “those who lack
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Postcolonial theory arose from the dissatisfaction arising out of the imperial accounts of the natives by the colonial people. It re-examines history and attempts to incorporate the perspectives of the colonized. But what is the consequence of the discontent resulting from the accounts of the natives by fellow countrymen ? My paper seeks to examine how relevant is the question of postcolonialism in those locations whose inhabitants
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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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Naafey Sardar 15020567 POL 3212: RRR; Islamic Movements since 1800 Ali Usman Qasmi Islam & Pakistan: Post-Colonial Era Soon after the inception of Pakistan as an independent country in 1947‚ the revival of squabbles between the religious and the secular led to a sharp cleavage between State and Religion. In other words‚ the dispute was essentially between the modernizing educated elite and the Islamist groups which includethe Ulema as well. First‚ we need to know what we mean by ‘modernizing
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Dead Man (1995): A Post Colonial Analysis America the land of opulence and opportunity. A haven for glittering fantasies of stardom and fortune. Fast cars‚ fast food and fast affairs; Tight skirts and loose morals. The home to Hollywood. Where Beatniks and hipsters march alongside tuxedo wearing millionaires in their Maseratis. Birthplace of the atom bomb and perhaps the equally significant Coca cola. Doesn’t matter which part of the world one lives in‚ everyone has a their own idea of what we call
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A Post-colonial Analysis of a Changing Society in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart (1958) The desire to conquer land that was previously unexplored has existed throughout history. This desire forced many indigenous societies‚ who were usually dominated technologically‚ to adapt to the teachings and overall system of the ‘superior’ conqueror nation with destruction as the only alternative. This causes a major impact on how a certain society functions‚ even after seeking independence from the
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When surveying the international arena‚ it is immediately evident that certain countries are closer to the ideal type of a just society than others. Investigations and explanations of this observation that fail to take into account colonial relations and their lasting legacies miss a crucial part of the puzzle. In examining the cases of Ghana and India in their contemporary context‚ we encounter an amalgamation of factors resulting in their current underdeveloped (as Gunder Frank terms it) states
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Women in Post-Colonial African History Following the collective colonization of Africa in the 19th and 20th century‚ the colonizing empires undertook a mission to instill the cultural‚ economic‚ and political aspects of their respective kingdoms. In particular‚ they tried to introduce the idea of European gender roles in African societies and to instill ‘appropriate’ forms of social organization‚ with the centralized philosophy being male superiority. 1 Gender and women in post-colonial Africa are
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V for Vendetta Essay The highly debated precincts of post colonialism‚ contrary to popular belief can in fact be applied to the James McTeigue film‚ V for Vendetta‚ which conforms to and yet penetrates the expanses of the genre‚ using a masked megalomaniac rebelling against a futuristic totalitarian authority. Contrary to common post colonial literature‚ wherein one race often colonizes another‚ V for Vendetta portrays a rebellion against an authoritarian party which has in its own sense “colonized”
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In the play “Othello” by William Shakespeare Iago plays the master manipulator and manages to deceive many of the other characters especially Othello and Cassio. It can be said that his motives are based solely on his insecurities due to the fact his goal in the play was to ruin Othello’s life. He does this by using psychological manipulation on Othello’s thoughts and makes him believe that Cassio and Desdemona are fond of each other. Which basically means that he targets anyone that brings out his
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