ANTH 4730 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-2: Derek Gregory, September 11 Attacks, Postcolonialism
13 Aug 2016
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Derek gregory chapter 1 the colonial present. In this chapter, derek gregory sets the outline for what is to be explored in the later chapters. What derek means here with the colonial present is to turn our focus towards the ongoing conflicts around the world, and how they are linked with our colonial pasts. In other words, the colonial history has shaped today"s present situation. His argument lies on the basis of shaping of culture through colonialism. He believes that colonialism, instead of being a political or economical process, was actually a cultural process (p. 8). The reason for this is that the west saw the need for others cultures to be represented by them, and in turns also shaped their own culture. Postcolonialism is also different than what we have looked so far. Postcolonialism tries to revisit the colonial past and explain how is it effecting the present.
