week 5 - decolonisation Du Bois Flashcards
who revisits colonisation?
Kehinde Andrew
arguing the role of colonialism in supporting the development of European modenity
rise to modern society in the means of production, efficiency and the ideas and focus on rationality and reflection in developing theoretical explanations
insufficient attention to enlightement, allows many to forget the violence and suffering that the European colonialism had caused
who is Edward Said?
key thinker
famous work - Orientalism
critiques the western world’s view of the orient, which he refers to the Middle East
the view of the Middle East exists to reinforce western exceptionalism and pwoer
cultural studues shows prejudice against the Middle East
what did Ali Meghji write about decolonising sociology?
how sociology is influenced by colonial ways of thinking
why this is a problem and how it should be addressed
sociology did not become colonised itself, but been colonialised
society always benefited from exploitative and colonial relationships
a problem is that it is Eurocentric
ignore the role of other nations
take ideas of developed European context and then use them to explain what happens in other countries, etic
what did Julian Go think about colonisation and sociology?
addressing decolonial thinking in terms of sociological social theory
Marx’s explanation universalised experiences of Europe on to other countries, no account for cultural contexts
what did Gurminder Bhambra understand about colonialism?
the world in terms of European experience, ignores the role of colonisation and slavery explaining modernity
Weber’s explanation of how capitalism came into being entirely ‘internal
only explains the rise of the west due to things that happened in Europe
what is bifurcation?
used to describe how Eurocentric thinking looks to separate out the west from the rest and analyse the west without acknowledging the role and connections to the rest of the world
what is metropole?
a term to describe ‘home cities’ of empires but used here to describe Eurocentric ways of thinking that were created in ignorance of the empires they were applied in
what is southern standpoint?
a term used to describe an opposing view to the metropole that is from other parts of the world
what are the key ideas about Du Bois book?
drawed upon his own experiences and personal meanings with the engagement of the structure
the color line
the veil
double consciousness
what was the souls of black folk 1903 about?
talking to white people and those who are being oppressed
draws upon essays already published
short musical passages from spirituals
articulate the experience of enslaved people in America
what was the color line?
capture the broad category of problems related to division in America and globally around race, racial identity and racism
glass ceiling comparison to women
areas of segregation still existed in south US
