Decolonization

culturally. This act generally occurs with a dominant, superior power and a smaller, lower-ranking area. However, in some cases, the lesser country will not easily allow such colonization to take place. A great example would be the Algerian’s fight for decolonization against the French. This occurrence was examined thoroughly through a film called The Battle of Algiers, which allowed the viewers to see the battle from both perspectives, and a book written by Frantz Fanon titled The Wretched of…

Roger Louis, eds., The Transfer of Power in Africa (New Haven and London, 1982) -Hargreaves, John D., Decolonization in Africa (New York, 1988) -Henderson, I., ‘The Origins of Nationalism in East and Central Africa: The Zambian Case’, Journal of African History, 11, 3 (1970) pp591-603 -Iliffe, John, Africans: The History of a Continent (Cambridge, 2007, second…

The 1960s and 70s brought forth a wave of decolonization in the Africa, but it did not mark the end of external intervention in the African continent. As Elizabeth Schmidt states, “the predicaments that plague the continent today are not solely the result of African decisions but also the consequence of foreign intrusion into African affairs” (1). Over recent decades, foreign intrusion in Africa has taken on multiple forms: from explicit political intervention, economic aid, and humanitarian…

the Maori people of New Zealand. Linda Tuhiwai Smith is an associate professor and Director of the International Research Institute for Maori and Indigenous Education at the University of Auckland. Linda Tuhiwai Smith is the leading theorist on decolonization of Maori in New Zealand. Smith focuses her argument onto…

jubilation at the country’s emancipation from years of colonial domination to a sense of desolation and rage at the loss of their indigenous culture and the horror their countries endured as a result of both colonization and then the subsequent decolonization. Patriarchy like colonialism, is a system of rigorous sexual and biological discrimination and segregation that values men over women and promotes their interests, and deprives women of their rights, privileges and freedom. Thus, African…

the colonized people stating how the people will benefit from decolonization where they can be free and “it focuses on and fundamentally alters being… It infuses a new rhythm, specific to a generation of men, with a new language, and a new humanity” (Fanon, 1961, 2). Fanon’s work is so distinct and separate while Orwell’s work of the colonized and the colonizer are intimately weaved and connected together. Fanon believes decolonization should be violent because colonization itself was violent…

such as gloves and gowns, to recognize patients previously infected or colonized with MRSA, to report MRSA testing immediately, to educate healthcare personnel on MRSA infections, facility participation in active surveillance testing , patient decolonization and chlorohexidine bathing of MRSA infected patients (Jacobs, 2014). Prudent use of antibiotics is a must in order to avoid antibiotic resistance in bacteria. The overuse of antibiotics is a common clinical practice. Ensuring that…

communication to speed up and computers were used with radar to detect airborne objects and keep track of them. In addition to the Cold War, another important world event that came after the Second World War was the decolonization of dependent territories. An important aspect of decolonization was that it resulted in the creation of the “Third World.” After the end of World War II, many countries that were under colonial rule quickly acquired independence using non-violence. For example, India…

For week eleven, the topic for the set of readings was based upon how nationalism is formed in countries as well as several factors that go into modern state building, post-colonialism. The 1950s seemed to be an era where several European countries were letting go many of their colonies, especially in Africa. Relationship between these states seems to be one where it has left a significant impression on the colonized, affecting not only their history but how these states would develop their own…

prostitute who lost her son when the war started, and Manu, a boy looking for his father. This Third Cinema film looks at “the struggle of ‘cultural decolonization’ and the ‘recuperation of a national culture’” (Buchsbaum, 159). It is an allegory of a nation fighting to recreate itself. This paper will discuss the prominent theme of cultural decolonization and analyze how the character’s personal history and their nation’s national history shape…