SOCI 302 Lecture 12: W9.2- post colonialism Feb 28
Week 9- Post colonialism
• Racial formation is the theory that race is the centre institution of everything
• Racial projects distribute projects
o Colorblindness
Colonialism
• an extension of a nation’s rule over territory beyond its borders
• a population that is subjected to the political domination of another population
• militaristic
o country that wins the fight would conquer the other country
• civilizational
o calling from god to civilize the rest of the world
• west attempts systematically to cancel or negate the cultural difference and value of
non-west
• othering
o inferiority and superiority
o race based on othering
▪ “not like us”
o Europe was Christian and rest of world wasn’t
▪ They felt like they needed to reform the world
o Muslims and Jews had the most intrinsic othering
• Big part of global history
Racial exploitation
• Often, racial superiority and inferiority was used to justify colonial expansion and
control
• Understood as a legitimate “civilizing process”
Protests against colonialism
• Ghandi
o Not violently
o Boycott schools and offices
Decolonization
• Previous colonization moved out
• Most countries had their moments of decolonization
• Decolonizing the mind
o People in colonial countries they still see themselves as inferior or othered
Document Summary
Week 9- post colonialism: racial formation is the theory that race is the centre institution of everything, racial projects distribute projects, colorblindness. Racial exploitation: often, racial superiority and inferiority was used to justify colonial expansion and control, understood as a legitimate civilizing process . Protests against colonialism: ghandi, not violently, boycott schools and offices. Decolonization: previous colonization moved out, most countries had their moments of decolonization, decolonizing the mind, people in colonial countries they still see themselves as inferior or othered. Post-colonial theories: set of theoretical approaches which focus on the direct effects and aftermaths of colonization, christians today say colonization wasn"t bad because their religion and values, europeans see colonization as positive. Imposition of alien rules: legality of intermarriage, economic bullying by the us, use of natural resources including manpower, still present today, but more neo colonial, still the idea of dominating.
