The document discusses several key aspects and impacts of colonialism, including the suppression, exploitation, oppression, and humiliation experienced by indigenous peoples as well as slavery and resistance. It also examines postcolonial theory and some of the main thematic concerns, such as power relations, cultural relativism, gender and racial identities, and the struggle for independence from colonial rule. Additionally, it explores the process of othering cultures and creating binary oppositions to Western ideals through a Manichean approach.

2. Colonialism

3. Caribbean
Indian
African

4. The Colonial Past = History of Colonization
“The Empire writes back.”Salman Rushdie.
Suppression
Exploitation
Oppression
Humiliation
Slavery
Resistance
Aggressive
narration
Rape as a
metaphor of
colonization

5. Thematic Concerns
Postcolonial Theory
Power Relations
Ethics, Culture,
Morality &
Subjectivity:
Cultural Relativism
Gendered
Identity
Race, Class
& Ethnicity:
Divide and
Rule Principle
Nationality & Identity
Patriotism
Struggle for
Independence
Leadership,
Rebellion
Mechanisms
of
Control

6. The Language Debate:
Can the ‘Subaltern’ Speak?
The Sequels: Psychic Trauma
Altered Identity:
Otherness
Alienation

7. The Process of Othering
Creating Binary Oppositions to Western Ideals
Manichean Approach

8. Gender Issues
Cultural Hybridity
Generation Gap
Cultural Erosion

9. NEO-COLONIALISMEconomic Dependence & Control
Cultural Homogenization
Ambivalence

12. Globalization of Culture
• Interconnectedness
• Cultural exchange
• Community expansion
• Expansion of consciousness
• Fosters tolerance & understanding
• Knowledge dissemination
• Fights ignorance
• Homogeneity?
• Cultural erosion/ deculturation
• Resistance to change
• Cultural clash & tensions
• Stereotypes
• Identity crises
• Generation gap
• Heteroglossia