VIC184H1 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Cultural Memory, New Imperialism, Cultural Imperialism
Document Summary
Cases: colu(cid:373)(cid:271)us, the pa(cid:374)ish slaughte(cid:396) of mo(cid:374)tezu(cid:373)a"s da(cid:374)(cid:272)e(cid:396)s, b(cid:396)itish (cid:396)ule o(cid:448)e(cid:396) i(cid:374)dia. Spread of idea that colonized were inherently inferior to colonizers. Slavery behind abolition of slavery is the idea that white people needed to prove their conquests had been about civilizing, not about greed. New imperialism belief that growing needs of west could only be satisfied with investments in colonized regions. Transition between the empire and the commonwealth (cid:862)colo(cid:374)ialis(cid:373) a de(cid:374)ial of all (cid:272)ultu(cid:396)e, histo(cid:396)(cid:455), a(cid:374)d (cid:448)alue outside (cid:272)olo(cid:374)ize(cid:396)"s f(cid:396)a(cid:373)e a systematic (cid:374)egatio(cid:374) of the othe(cid:396) pe(cid:396)so(cid:374). (cid:863) Constructive aspects of colonialism building of infrastructure, rediscovery of culture. The body as a political object subjection through direct and ideological forces: (cid:862)k(cid:374)o(cid:449)ledge(cid:863) of the (cid:271)od(cid:455) that is(cid:374)"t (cid:374)e(cid:272)essa(cid:396)il(cid:455) ph(cid:455)si(cid:272)al fu(cid:374)(cid:272)tio(cid:374, psychological enforcement of power rather than physical. Po(cid:449)e(cid:396) (cid:374)ot so(cid:373)ethi(cid:374)g that is (cid:862)possessed(cid:863) its exercise is not a transaction between the ruler and the subject rather power is transmitted by and through the subject.