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| Colonialism: Colonialism is a practice where one nation extends its control over other territories, often for economic exploitation and political dominance. It involves imposing cultural, social, and economic systems on the colonized region._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Aimé Césaire on Colonialism - Dictionary of Arguments
Brocker I 313 Colonialism/Césaire: Thesis: Colonization is working to decivilize the colonizer, to brutalize it in the true sense of the word, to degrade it, to awaken buried instincts, the lewdness, the violence, the racial hatred, the moral relativism in it. (...) This feralization spread throughout Europe and led to the Holocaust, which was not a break in civilization, but an inner consequence of colonization.(1) Brocker I 314 For Césaire, colonialism is definitely a European project. 1) There is a "recoil" of colonial experiences to Europe itself. 2) Europe appears as a hopeless case: a dead end at the end of which Hitler stands. "Whether you like it or not: at the end of the impasse Europe, I mean the Europe of the Adenauer, Schuman, Bidault and some others, Hitler is waiting. At the end of capitalism, which seeks to survive itself, Hitler waits. At the end of formal humanism and philosophical renunciation waits Hitler"(2). Cf. >Postcolonialism. 1. Aimé Césaire, Discours sur le colonialisme, Paris 1950. Dt.: Aimé Césaire, Über den Kolonialismus, Berlin 1968, S. 10f. 2. Ibid. p. 13. Andreas Eckert, „Aimé Césaire, Über den Kolonialismus (1950)“ in: Manfred Brocker (Hg.) Geschichte des politischen Denkens. Das 20. Jahrhundert. Frankfurt/M. 2018._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
PolCésaire I Aimé Césaire Discours sur le colonialisme Paris 1950 Brocker I Manfred Brocker Geschichte des politischen Denkens. Das 20. Jahrhundert Frankfurt/M. 2018 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-19