Césaire, Discours sur le colonialisme Flashcards
What are the main themes in Aimé Césaire’s “Discours sur le colonialisme”?
The main themes include the nation, the city, equality, freedom, progress, identity, Europe, and violence. Césaire’s discourse serves as a condemnation of Europe as a colonizer.
What is Césaire’s perspective on Europe as a colonizer?
Césaire strongly condemns Europe as a colonizer, asserting that it is indefensible. He challenges the justifications for colonization, arguing that it is not driven by philanthropy, evangelization, the extension of law, or the fight against ignorance, disease, and tyranny.
According to Césaire, what are some of the false justifications for colonization?
Césaire dismisses the notions that colonization is motivated by philanthropy, evangelization, the extension of law, or the fight against ignorance, disease, and tyranny. He contends that these justifications do not accurately represent the true nature of colonization.
