Critical quotes Flashcards
What does Frantz Fannon argue about post colonialism
the first step for colonised people in finding a voice and identity is to reclaim their own past
What does Punter say of the gothic
the code of gothic is ‘ not a simple one in which past is encoded in present or vice versa, but dialectical, past and present are intertwined each distorting each other
What does Gena Wisher say of postcolonial Gothic
Postcolonial spaces are inevitably gothic since they, like the geography of place and history are haunted by the ghosts of those who were hidden and silenced by the colonial past.
What does Freud say of the uncanny
the uncanny is something familiar that has been repressed and then reappears and that everything uncanny satisfies this situation
What does Peter L Berger, sociologist of religion argue about religious beliefs
the assumption that we live in a secular world is false. The world, with some exceptions is as furiously religious as it ever was and in some places more so than ever.
What does Grace Davies say of sacred/secular
the scared starts to spill over into everyday thinking…at the very least the lines between the sacred and the secular are becoming increasingly blurred
