Voices of Post Colonialism

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Colonies Gain Independence After The War

1948

     Starting after the First World War, and coming into larger effect after the Second, many nations or colonies of the British Commonwealth gained independence. Namely, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka in 1948. Later, in 1957, Ghana was the first sub-Saharan African colony to gain full independence. In the 60s the desire for independence spread like wildfire through many other colonies in Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean. These events were part of the catalyst and inspiration of post-colonial literature.

 

Citations:

“Dominance and Dominions.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, inc., 5 Apr. 2025, www.britannica.com/place/British-Empire/Dominance-and-dominions#ref284220.

 

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by Devin Patterson

The Caribbean Free Trade Association (CARIFTA)

circa. The start of the month Spring 1965 to circa. The start of the month Winter 1973

The Caribbean Free Trade Association (CARIFTA) 

  • An agreement established in 1965 
  • Promoted economic integration in English-speaking Caribbean nations
  • Formed to encourage trade and to diversify goods

Barbados (country of Brathwaite’s origin) gained independence in 1966

  • British colonial rule was ongoing, however
  • This impacted culture, politics, economics, and social structures
  • Barbados joined the CARIFTA on May 1, 1968 along with other countries such as Trinidad and Tobago

The organization was upgraded in 1973 to CARICOM (Caribbean Community and Common Market) in 1973


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by Izabella Martin

Edward Said's Orientalism

1978

In 1978, Edward Said published Orientalism, a text that is often credited as the foundation for postcolonial theory. Orientalism begins with the following quote from Karl Marx: “They cannot represent themselves; they must be represented.” (The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte). Said’s book is about the warped Western view of the Middle East as inferior. This view is known as Orientalism. The quote by Karl Marx that opens the book demonstrates this Orientalism by saying that Middle Easterners are incapable of representing themselves. The novel is attempting to refute this quote from Marx. Said makes the argument that the Western view of the Middle East is one of fabrication and perpetuates the belief that the West is superior. Said traces this “orientalism” all the way back to Napoleon’s conquest of Egypt in the late 1700s. By presenting a false image of the Middle East in media and culture, the West is attempting to excuse Western imperialism and colonialism. Although Said wrote Orientalism in the 1970s, it is still relevant. In modern film and television, we are often presented with a version of the Middle East that is far from the truth. Thus, it is evident that the effects of colonialism are still present in how we view this region of the world.

Works Cited 

Hamadi, Lutfi. “Edward Said: The Postcolonial Theory and the Literature of Decolonization”. European Scientific Institute, July 4, 1967, pp. 39-46. CORE, doi:10.19044.

Hibri, Cyma. “Orientalism: Edward Said’s Groundbreaking Book Explained.” The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2025, theconversation.com/orientalism-edward-saids-groundbreaking-book-explained-197429.

Said, Edward. Orientalism. monoskop.org/images/4/4e/Said_…

 


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Colonies Gain Independence After The War

     Starting after the First World War, and coming into larger effect after the Second, many nations or colonies of the British Commonwealth gained independence. Namely, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka in 1948. Later, in 1957, Ghana was the first sub-Saharan African colony to gain full independence. In the 60s the desire for independence spread like wildfire through many other colonies in Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean. These events were part of the catalyst and inspiration of post-colonial literature.

 

Citations:

“Dominance and Dominions.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, inc., 5 Apr. 2025, www.britannica.com/place/British-Empire/Dominance-and-dominions#ref284220.

 
 Devin Patterson
circa. The start of the month Spring 1965 to circa. The start of the month Winter 1973

The Caribbean Free Trade Association (CARIFTA)

The Caribbean Free Trade Association (CARIFTA) 

  • An agreement established in 1965 
  • Promoted economic integration in English-speaking Caribbean nations
  • Formed to encourage trade and to diversify goods

Barbados (country of Brathwaite’s origin) gained independence in 1966

  • British colonial rule was ongoing, however
  • This impacted culture, politics, economics, and social structures
  • Barbados joined the CARIFTA on May 1, 1968 along with other countries such as Trinidad and Tobago

The organization was upgraded in 1973 to CARICOM (Caribbean Community and Common Market) in 1973

 Izabella Martin
1978

Edward Said's Orientalism

Edward Said's Orientalism

In 1978, Edward Said published Orientalism, a text that is often credited as the foundation for postcolonial theory. Orientalism begins with the following quote from Karl Marx: “They cannot represent themselves; they must be represented.” (The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte). Said’s book is about the warped Western view of the Middle East as inferior. This view is known as Orientalism. The quote by Karl Marx that opens the book demonstrates this Orientalism by saying that Middle Easterners are incapable of representing themselves. The novel is attempting to refute this quote from Marx. Said makes the argument that the Western view of the Middle East is one of fabrication and perpetuates the belief that the West is superior. Said traces this “orientalism” all the way back to Napoleon’s conquest of Egypt in the late 1700s. By presenting a false image of the Middle East in media and culture, the West is attempting to excuse Western imperialism and colonialism. Although Said wrote Orientalism in the 1970s, it is still relevant. In modern film and television, we are often presented with a version of the Middle East that is far from the truth. Thus, it is evident that the effects of colonialism are still present in how we view this region of the world.

Works Cited 

Hamadi, Lutfi. “Edward Said: The Postcolonial Theory and the Literature of Decolonization”. European Scientific Institute, July 4, 1967, pp. 39-46. CORE, doi:10.19044.

Hibri, Cyma. “Orientalism: Edward Said’s Groundbreaking Book Explained.” The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2025, theconversation.com/orientalism-edward-saids-groundbreaking-book-explained-197429.

Said, Edward. Orientalism. https://monoskop.org/images/4/4e/Said_Edward_Orientalism_1979.pdf

 

 Gavin Bonds