ENGL123 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Cannibalism, Structural Violence
6 Dec 2015
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Colonial and postcolonial (achieved independence from britain-> but continue to practice dominance over indigenous people) Maori= largest indigenous group in nz and aus. Grace writes against traditional tropes (noble savages, doomed or dying race, cannibalistic warriors, likable rogues) Maori renaissance-> literature emerging to resist previous. Become prominent during social and economical upheaval for the representations. Maori migrated to cities-> became more vulnerable (unemployment, unfair treatment) Structural violence-> political writing responses: shifting meaning of the word boy. Beginning: little kid, dirty filthy mind, smart-arse, servant and slave. Manhood: becoming aware of your social position. Coming of age: realization of structural racism, generally positive association (right of passage)-> but for some people it"s not, state of authority and accepting it. 2nd paragraph on 227: people pleasing, humor is also lost when boyhood is lost, it wasn"t you that did or wanted it.
