HUMAN 1C Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Free Negro, Childbirth, Code Noir

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Colonialism: colonialism is the action of controlling new territory and exploiting its resources. Imperialism: using military force to expand in terms of territory. Myths/inaccurate stories about new world colonialism: example of pilgrims being for religious freedom, pocahontas & europeans getting along and falling in love, columbus"s big discovery. Maps of america: dividing native tribes and dividing them, they convey european opinions. Maps of africa: maps that portrayed africa as a continent that was largely made up of animals and hardly any people implying that they were uncivilized. Maps create reality: there are no lines on earth, earth knows no boundaries. Language matters : the language defined who wa civilized and who was not, and the language used dehumanized natives. Michele foucault on sexuality: a dense transfer point for relations of power. The personal is political : what happens in the bedroom is everyones business, sex (the act) helps build the community.