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Europe is a sick civilization! According to Aimé Cesaire that is, but what are the characteristics of a “sick civilization” ? European colonialism is the main culprit when looking at the heinous crimes committed by the colonizer against the colonized in places Congo, America and the Middle East. The refugee crisis in Europe is a direct effect of colonialism on countries such as Sudan, Libya, Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria. Following the migration of thousands of middle eastern natives to Europe, we

Colonialism is broadly defined and universally acknowledged as the process of occupying and gaining control over foreign lands. This process has been associated with the political expansion of countries as well as the immense oppression of indigenous peoples. The main question that guided the research for this literature review is how were European settlers successful in colonizing indigenous lands? This question is instructive as to which methods western colonizers utilized were most effective in

When it comes to delegating responsibility, allocating power, and demanding equality, there always seems to be an underlying bias towards the masculine sector of society, which allows an imbalance regarding gender equality. Understanding where this way of thinking comes from is an essential part of trying to shift and completely erase the bias. Throughout history, a patriarchal pattern and way of thinking has been passed down from generation to generation; what we fail to see is the reason for this

Marxism is a method of analyzing socioeconomic status. This idea/method of Marxism started in the mid to late 19th century with the philosophers Karl Marx and Friedrich Engles: they analyzed the class relationships and the societal conflict. The Marxist methodology used economic, social, and political ideas to understand the development of capitalism and the role of class struggle in relation with the economic change. The analysis showed that the class conflict came from the problems between the

The Tempest, by Shakespeare, offers the reader a variety of themes. The one theme that stands out the most is that of colonialism. During the time of Shakespeare, many European countries such as Spain, France, and England, were expanding their borders by taking over less developed countries, referred to as colonies. During this time of exploitation, there was skepticism concerning the possible success of the colonies. While some scholars believe that the play is about the Americas, I argue that the

his first line in the play is “Uhuru!” (pg 11). Caliban directly disobeys Prospero here, as “Uhuru” means “freedom” in his native language (Swahili). This change is very significant, especially in the time of the civil rights movement. I think that Cesaire makes this change as a statement for the need for self-advocacy and defiance of discrimination and segregation in the 1960s. It encourages minorities to accept Caliban’s role in the real world take a stand against the social injustices that plagued

polar relationships between humans and nature are mirrored in William Shakespeare’s The Tempest and Aimé Césaire’s A Tempest. In The Tempest, Shakespeare fixates on Caliban’s attachment to nature and Prospero’s exploitation of it, while in A Tempest, Césaire employs nature as the dividing force between Caliban and Prospero. These two separate themes both represent the consequences that occurred throughout history as a result of two ideologies about nature colliding during colonization. Caliban’s strong

and traditional African values and culture. The negritude movement was inspired by the Harlem renaissance writers and thinkers but still different to the Black panters mouvment in many point such as the use of violence. The negritude founders’ Aimé Césaire from Martinique, Léopold Sédar Senghor from Senegal and Léon-Gontran Damas from French Guiana ( met in Paris in 1931) have to define themselves against a world which leaves no room for who and what they are because they are black folks in a world

1. FRELIMO stood for the Front for the Liberation of Mozambique. FRELIMO began as an independence movement for the liberation of Mozambique from Portugal. After independence, the movement turned into a single party political ruler of Mozambique. A civil war broke out until a new constitution was ratified in 1990. 2. African National Council was the political party that ruled South Africa after post-apartheid. Bishop Abel Muzorewa created it in 1971. The goal of the political party was to net let

Aime Cesaire’s essay Discourse on Colonialism, implies that colonization simply destroys a civilization. Cesaire critiques how colonization was deceiving and selfish because it gave colonizers powers for capitalism. Cesaire also links how colonization is like Nazism. He suggests that people should view both, colonialism and Nazism, as cruel and deceiving because the one race that feels like they are superior should