Monthly Archives for November 2012
Subaltern Studies: Deconstructing Historiography—Spivak
In this article, Spivak enumerated numerous fragmentary theories about cognition, humanism, consciousness and woman through the deconstruction of historiography and the Subaltern Studies. Derrida’s works had latent influence on her. The narrative of historiography represents the transition from feudalism to capitalism. … Continue reading Continue reading
Subaltern Studies: Deconstructing Historiography—Spivak
In this article, Spivak enumerated numerous fragmentary theories about cognition, humanism, consciousness and woman through the deconstruction of historiography and the Subaltern Studies. Derrida’s works had latent influence on her. The narrative of historiography represents the transition from feudalism to capitalism. … Continue reading Continue reading
The Prose of Counter-Insurgency–Guha
In view of the post-colonial elite ideology in the historiography and the absence of the subaltern masses in the historical narrative, the subaltern studies are in purpose of remodeling the historical image of the subaltern masses and restoring the sheltered … Continue reading Continue reading
The Prose of Counter-Insurgency–Guha
In view of the post-colonial elite ideology in the historiography and the absence of the subaltern masses in the historical narrative, the subaltern studies are in purpose of remodeling the historical image of the subaltern masses and restoring the sheltered … Continue reading Continue reading
Guha
In The Prose of Counter-Insurgency Ranajit Guha explores the way in which depicted peasant insurgency acts in XIX century India attributing the nature of the uprisings to factors outside the peasant’s conscious will. Guha states that in the way that these revolts are depicted, it gives the impression that they’re a natural consequence of a […] Continue reading
Foucault & Said
What is an Author? In his essay What is an Author? Michele Foucault makes a direct reference to, although this is probably more than a reference but rather a reading of, Roland Barthes famous essay Death of the Author. It seems to me that what Foucault undertakes in this text is essentially a deconstruction … Continue reading Continue reading
Foucault & Said
What is an Author? In his essay What is an Author? Michele Foucault makes a direct reference to, although this is probably more than a reference but rather a reading of, Roland Barthes famous essay Death of the Author. It seems to me that what Foucault undertakes in this text is essentially a deconstruction … Continue reading Continue reading
Said and Foucault
Said Orientalism it is one of those text that are part of the intellectual canon in humanities nowadays. This text had a huge impact in the critical and cultural studies in general because propose an idea that still today … Continue reading Continue reading
Said and Foucault
Said Orientalism it is one of those text that are part of the intellectual canon in humanities nowadays. This text had a huge impact in the critical and cultural studies in general because propose an idea that still today … Continue reading Continue reading
Said: Orientals and Aristocrats
Jefferson sent a the antlers of a moose to Buffon in Europe to prove that the flora and fauna of the Americas was not degenerate. It would be interesting to see whether the bias of any culture is always against the “Other”, whatever … Continue reading Continue reading
