PPT-Postcolonialism

PostColonialism Postcolonialism 2 meanings a Postcolonial states amp societies those which experienced and liberated themselves from Western colonial rule mainly after World War II . ywords:Bruno Latour; Modernity; Postcolonialism; Critique; Iconoclasm Srikanth Mallavarapu is Brittain Postdoctoral Fellow at the School of Literature, Communication, and Culture ofthe Georgia Institu Making of the Modern World. May 2016. Justifications for Colonialism. Civilising Mission: . ideological justification. for imperialism. Colonial subjects depicted as childlike, uncivilised, backwards, weak. Perceived material and moral superiority of European/Western civilisation.      “What's important is that we recognize the falsehood of the notion that the Third World should be abandoned because it's a waste of time.” ~ Chinua Achebe. Ok, so what is “Reality”. “Believing that objective reality can be created by language, many post-modernists posit that all reality is a social construct. From this point of view, no single or primary objective reality exists; instead, many realities exist. In disavowing a universal, objective reality, these critics assert that reality is . Making of the Modern World. Lecturer: Dr Andrew Jones. May 2017. Justifications for Colonialism. Civilising Mission: . ideological justification. for imperialism. Colonial subjects depicted as childlike, uncivilised, backwards, weak. Perceived material and moral superiority of European/Western civilisation. Colonialism. : the practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically.. Imperialism. : A policy of extending a nation’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force.. Making of the Modern World. May 2016. Justifications for Colonialism. Civilising Mission: . ideological justification. for imperialism. Colonial subjects depicted as childlike, uncivilised, backwards, weak. Perceived material and moral superiority of European/Western civilisation. Analyzing Literature and Postcolonialism Analyzing Literature “Because literary authors don’t tell us explicitly what the text means, it’s always going to be arguable —and your task in writing about a literary work is to argue for what you think it means”— By Brad Pitt. Postcolonial . Theory. Literature of colonized countries . Focuses . on . the reading and writing of literature written in previously or currently colonized countries. The literature is composed of colonizing countries that deals with colonization or colonized peoples.  .