Nothing like the real thing: (post)colonialism and travelling

The term post-colonialism suggests that the era of colonial exploitation by Western cultures is over. However, actual journeys to India and Australia show that the native peoples of these countries remain in their historically oppressed states. The studies conducted by indigenous scholars regarding...

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Published inHecate Vol. 24; no. 2; pp. 72 - 84
Main Author Little, Janine
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published St. Lucia, Qld Hecate Press 01.01.1998
Subjects
Analysis
Ashcroft, Bill. The Empire Writes Back
Bhabha, Homi K
Colonialism
Culture
Developing countries
English language
Experiential differences
Imperialism
India: Social conditions
Indigenous peoples
Industrial nations
Industrialized countries
International
International economic relations
International relations
Language
Nehru, Jawaharlal (1889-1964)
Oriental/Occidental dialectic
Pengilley, Patricia. Midnight Voices
Postcolonial studies
Postcolonialism
Said, Edward W
Social aspects
Society
Spivak, Gayatri Chakravorty
Travel
Western cultural hegemony
Australia
India
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Summary:The term post-colonialism suggests that the era of colonial exploitation by Western cultures is over. However, actual journeys to India and Australia show that the native peoples of these countries remain in their historically oppressed states. The studies conducted by indigenous scholars regarding their own cultures are virtually ignored in favor of the works of Western scholars. Thus, the economic exploitation of Third World countries, which is a definite extension of colonialism, remain obscured. This is in perfect accord with the motivations of the colonialist states.
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Hecate, Vol. 24, No. 2, 1998: 72-84
ISSN:0311-4198
1839-4213