ACMA01H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Ethnocide, Postcolonialism, Neocolonialism
1 Nov 2016
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Simple definition: a record of events that took place in the past. History is a neutral, objective recollection of the past. (cid:498)the study of past events, particularly in human affairs the past considered as a whole(cid:499) (cid:523)oed(cid:524) History is taught/learned in where it took place. All things are subject to interpretation whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power. Context always shapes how history is told and whose history is told. A top down structure, we want to look at history from the bottom, from the victim standpoint. Those who are on the (cid:498)losing(cid:499) side of history. Critical philosophers, theologians, and historians challenging (cid:498)official(cid:499) histories. The (cid:498)victors(cid:499) are not the only people to emerge from conflict. Ex: christopher columbus and the (cid:498)discovery(cid:499) of america. Colonialism-taking over, controlling, and settling in a place (physical colonies) When columbus (cid:498)discovered(cid:499) america fom (cid:883)4(cid:891)(cid:884) to the late (cid:883)(cid:890)(cid:882)(cid:882)"s. What did this celebrated (cid:498)discovery(cid:499) mean from the perspectives of the native.
