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- A. Seeks to study the experiences of blacks in colonial powers
- B. Linked black people across Africa, the Caribbean and the USA around a set of humanist values that were supposedly held by blacks the world over
- C. Was introduced to post-colonial studies by Franz Fanon
- D. Was introduced to post-colonial studies by Edward Said
Explanation: Negritude was a literary and cultural movement that connected Black people across Africa, the Caribbean and the United States by affirming…
Correct answer: Linked black people across Africa, the Caribbean and the USA around a set of humanist values that were supposedly held by blacks the world over- A. Black Skin, White Masks (1952) and The Wretched of the Earth (1961)
- B. Power, Power, power (1951) and How Colonisation Happened (1960)
- C. The Way to Prosperity (1955) and The Colonised (1975)
- D. Colonies (1980) and Post-Colonial Theory (1990)
Explanation: Fanon’s two major works are Black Skin, White Masks, published in 1952, and The Wretched of the Earth, published in 1961.
Correct answer: Black Skin, White Masks (1952) and The Wretched of the Earth (1961)- A. That there have been too many political science theories based purely on the works of academics
- B. That because stories and novels are generated by culture they therefore produce meanings and significances that are indicative of that culture
- C. Novels and stories are more enjoyable to read than works of theory so post-colonial studies will garner more followers using this method
- D. Turner didn't have access to academic works when he was writingSocial Sciences
Explanation: Turner treats novels as cultural products, so they reveal the meanings, assumptions and values generated within a society.
Correct answer: That because stories and novels are generated by culture they therefore produce meanings and significances that are indicative of that culture- A. African, mate scholars who were educated in the United States
- B. Indian scholars who had spent years abroad studying the cultures of those in other countries
- C. Feminist scholars with Latin American backgrounds
- D. Academics who had been to more than twenty countries
Explanation: World-travelling is associated with feminist post-colonial scholarship, especially the work of María Lugones, whose thinking reflects a…
Correct answer: Feminist scholars with Latin American backgrounds- A. Portrayal of the colonised errs towards either a passive and conquerable subject or an irrational, untamed barbarian. This means that the colonial subject becomes consistently stereotyped
- B. Scholars did not travel to colonies and therefore could not establish an accurate picture of colonised peoples
- C. Post-colonial scholars were too focused on the colonising power rather than the colonised peoples
- D. The colonised did not make enough effort to have their voices heard
Explanation: Bhabha calls colonial discourse ambivalent because it depicts the colonised inconsistently, as both a supposedly passive subject to be…
Correct answer: Portrayal of the colonised errs towards either a passive and conquerable subject or an irrational, untamed barbarian. This means that the colonial subject becomes consistently stereotyped- A. Ethnoscapes, mediascapes, technoscapes, financscapes and ideoscapes
- B. Ethnoscapes, econoscapes, culturescapes, financscapes and ideoscapes
- C. Geographical flows, cultural flows, ideas-flows, technological flows, ethnicity flows
- D. Liberal flows, realist flows, post colonial flows and post structuralist flowsSocial Sciences
Explanation: Appadurai identifies ethnoscapes, mediascapes, technoscapes, financescapes and ideoscapes as major global cultural flows.
Correct answer: Ethnoscapes, mediascapes, technoscapes, financscapes and ideoscapes- A. That the entire world is now in the post-colonial era
- B. That the global south alone is now in the post-colonial era
- C. That post-colonialism, spelled with a hyphen, is a concept only applicable to those countries that experienced colonialism
- D. That there was a grammatical error in the earlier spelling
Explanation: Writing postcolonialism without a hyphen commonly signals a broad global condition shaped by colonial histories and their continuing…
Correct answer: That the entire world is now in the post-colonial era- A. That the theory entered international relations too recently to be considered an academic theory
- B. That it is too similar to realism and so serves no function
- C. That it is not sophisticated enough to be an academic theory
- D. That the field focuses so heavily on identity and language that it ignores the urgent of whether those in the global south can eat, leaving this problem up to Western agencies to sort outTry Prep Courses
Explanation: A frequent criticism is that post-colonial studies gives so much attention to discourse, identity and language that it can understate…
Correct answer: That the field focuses so heavily on identity and language that it ignores the urgent of whether those in the global south can eat, leaving this problem up to Western agencies to sort outTry Prep Courses- A. A place prone to liberal democracy and revolutionary feminism
- B. An accurate depiction of the modern day Middle East and Asia, meaning that scholars and academics can rely solely on these ancient works
- C. Lost in the past, prone to despotic rule and plagued by 'odd' cultural traditions
- D. Too focused on historical facts and accurately portraying the experience of life in the regionCompare Local Schools
Explanation: Said argues that Orientalist representations construct the East as timeless, despotic and culturally strange, rather than presenting an…
Correct answer: Lost in the past, prone to despotic rule and plagued by 'odd' cultural traditions- A. When people with hybrid identities and cultures become diasporic, travelling physically from south to North to live
- B. When people from different nations come together in a new country
- C. When people from one nation immigrate en masse to another country
- D. When people with hybrid identities and cultures become diasporic travelling physically from North to South to liveSend Money Overseas
Explanation: Disseminations describe the dispersal of people with hybrid identities through diaspora, commonly represented in post-colonial theory by…
Correct answer: When people with hybrid identities and cultures become diasporic, travelling physically from south to North to live- A. post dependency
- B. neocolonialism
- C. colonialism
- D. mercantilism
Explanation: Neocolonialism means continued economic, political, or cultural domination after formal colonial rule has ended.
Correct answer: neocolonialism- A. Marxist
- B. capitalist
- C. mercantilism
- D. neo-functionalist
Explanation: World-system theory draws on Marxist political economy and divides the global economy into core, semi-peripheral, and peripheral zones…
Correct answer: Marxist- A. The nation as the fundamental political unit
- B. The nation as basis of political loyalty and identity
- C. The demand for self-determination
- D. All of the options given are correctHire Grant Writers
Explanation: Nationalism treats the nation as the main political community, makes it a source of loyalty and identity, and commonly demands that it…
Correct answer: All of the options given are correctHire Grant Writers- A. That the state is a contested term whereas the nation is not
- B. That states are ethnically defined whereas nations are civically defined
- C. None-they are identical
- D. None of the options given is correct
Explanation: A nation is primarily a community based on shared identity, history or culture, whereas a state is a territorial political-legal…
Correct answer: None of the options given is correct- A. Ethnic nationalism
- B. Primordialism
- C. Ethno-Symbolism
- D. Pragmatism
Explanation: Primordialism views nations as rooted in inherited ties such as descent, kinship and culture, with nationalism developing from an existing…
Correct answer: Primordialism- A. Perennialism
- B. Primordialism
- C. Ethno-symbolism
- D. None of the options given is correct
Explanation: Perennialism argues that nations, or forms resembling nations, existed before the modern era, even though modern nationalism later gave…
Correct answer: Perennialism- A. Has been attributed to Christianity, parliamentary institutions, and free trade
- B. Was resisted by colonial areas
- C. Can be characterized as state-strengthening, civic, and elite
- D. All of the options given are correct
Explanation: British nationalism drew on Christianity, parliamentary institutions and free trade, strengthened the state through elite-led civic…
Correct answer: All of the options given are correct- A. By successfully suppressing nationalism across Europe
- B. By giving rise to fascist variant
- C. By giving voice to the demands for self-determination
- D. b and c
Explanation: Twentieth-century wars did not suppress nationalism across Europe; they produced more radical forms, including fascism, while also…
Correct answer: b and c- A. Completed between ethnic nationalism and a liberal constitutional form
- B. Became increasingly state-strengthening over time
- C. Was facilitated by industrialization
- D. All of the options given are correct
Explanation: German nationalism was shaped by industrialization, combined ethnic-cultural ideas with constitutional aspirations, and increasingly…
Correct answer: All of the options given are correct- A. A complex hybrid of elite civic nationalism, resistance to imperial Britain, and ethnically fragmented national identities
- B. Post-colonial resistance to state formation
- C. Ideology alone
- D. None of the options given is correct
Explanation: Indian nationalism developed through several interacting forces: elite civic ideas, resistance to British imperial rule, and the challenge…
Correct answer: A complex hybrid of elite civic nationalism, resistance to imperial Britain, and ethnically fragmented national identities