Dynamic Hong Kong: from a post-colonial city to a post-metropolis Part 1. Introduction Hong Kong‚ once a British colony after the wars‚ has been well-known as a vibrant metropolitan. After 99 years of British rule‚ Hong Kong was handed over to China in 1 July 1997. After a long period of western culture instillation‚ Hongkongers remain confused about their identity in the recent 16 years of post-colonial period. This struggle in identity can be reflected from the city’s cultural‚ economic and
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2011 International Conference on Languages‚ Literature and Linguistics IPEDR vol.26 (2011) © (2011) IACSIT Press‚ Singapore Exploring the Post-Colonial Literary Canon Sandhya Rao Mehta Sultan Qaboos University‚ Oman Abstract. This paper addresses some the most prominent problematics of working with an established literary canon‚ including the extent to which‚ when implemented in universities worldwide‚ it represents the emerging concerns of diverse communities across the world. The main argument
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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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“Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi” Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi‚ or commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi was one of the most customary figure in post colonial studies mainly due to the fact that he was the one who resisted the Indian rule and stood up for the Indian citizens to given them equal rights and civil liverty. In addition‚ some says that he is the father of Indian Independence Movement‚ pointing out his works as a resistance to British rule. Family Mohandas Gandhi was born on October 2‚ 1869
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CHAPTER-2 FOREST POLICY AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IN COLONIAL AND POST COLONIAL PERIOD 2.0 Introduction Forest policy and management has been a subject of considerable debate and conflict ever since the British established a Forest Department and enacted legislations related to forestry in the 19th century. The imperial needs dictated the British interests in the Indian forest resources‚ which resulted in the establishment of control over forest resources. In the process‚ at least two crucial
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English Literature Eng 102 Term Paper II Topic: Post-Colonial Indian English Drama India has the longest and the richest tradition in drama. During the age of the Vedic Aryans‚ drama was performed in a simple way. Different episodes from the Ramayana‚ the Mahabharata‚ and the Bhagavad-Gita were enacted out in front of people. When Britishers came in India‚ the
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A Post-Colonial Analysis of Doris Lessing’s The Grass Is Singing The Grass Is Singing‚ first published in 1950‚ was an international success. The story focuses on Mary Turner‚ the wife of a farmer‚ who is found murdered on the porch of her home. After her body is found‚ we are taken back to her younger days and slowly discover what happened
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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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Novel What is post colonialism?What are dominant features of post colonialism?Apply post-colonial theory on four novels Features of Post-colonial theory Application of post-colonial theory on four Post-colonial novels Abstract The aim of author is to correctly explore the definition of Postcolonial. The prominent features of post-colonial novel are explained in the next part of this assignment. Then four novels of postcolonial era are selected to apply the post-colonial theory on them. It
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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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