Introduction to Postcolonialism: blog tasks

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 IRead ‘The Theory Drop: Postcolonialism and Paul Gilroy’ in MM75  (p28). You'll find our Media Magazine archive here - remember you'll need your Greenford Google login to access.


Answer the following questions on your blog:

1) Look at the first page. What is colonialism - also known as cultural imperialism? 

The belief that native people were intellectually inferior to white colonizers.

2) Now look at the second page. What is postcolonialism? 

Questions the patriarchal views of the past and their impact on those former colonies in the modern day.

3) How does Paul Gilroy suggest postcolonialism influences British culture?

He suggests that Britain hasn't come to terms with the truth that they are no longer a superpower and as they desire to still subjugate POC their "criminalization of immigrants signifies a melancholic response to social and political groups associated to modern brit life"

4) What is 'othering'?

When we identify something as being different from, or alien to our social identity.

5) What examples of 'othering' are provided by the article?

Through Nigel Farage by harnessing discontent surrounding immigrants he was able to built repour.

6) What is 'double consciousness'? 

When people struggle to reconcile two nationalities or identities.

7) What are 'racial hierarchies'?

The idea that some races are superior to other ones.

8) What examples from recent media products challenge the idea of racial hierarchies? 

Nick fury's role of director in SHIELD in the marvel films with ethnicity never really being addressed.

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