Post-Colonialism §
Characteristics §
- Post-Colonialism comes from colony countries or former colonies who stresses the varying contexts of power, identity, and value across time and space
- Creation of truth that advances justice, peace, and political pluralism
- Europe does not always have best practice
- Applies local memories, arts, and science to History, Literature, Philosophy
- Postcolonialism support revolts and revolutions by slaves and colonial populations against moral, legal, and cultural foundations of their enslavement
- Rejects ‘native essentialism’ where natives bore essential and timeless features
- Because Western powers and elites use this to try to retain their power after colonialism
- In the production of knowledge and policy making, stress the relations Freedom ⇆ Politics
Sub-Topics on Post-Colonialism §
Key Terms §
- The White Man Effect: the belief that Western society, thought, and values are superior than the rest of the world.
