IDSA01H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Settler Colonialism, Edward Said, Neocolonialism

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However, it has evolved to be more inclusive with time (acceptance of gay marriages) - this suggests that social constructions are not fixed, but that they evolve over time with social knowledge o. Identity - defined by race, gender, abilities, place, ethnicity, language, ideology, religion etc. Colonial identities was a central feature of colonialism - a process whereby powers exercised control over distant territories and populations by establishing settlements. Edward said wrote a book called orientalism in which he analyzed the discourses of european authors and how they depicted cultures and peoples in the east. Argument: the dominant discourses constructed the occident (west) and the orient (east) (background knowledge for wmb) With post colonialists, discourse includes texts, speech, and signs. Discourse is central to postcolonial analysis and the white man"s burden is representative of colonial discourse. Discourse constitutes shared social meaning, social groups, and justifies practice.

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