Postcolonialism as a critique of development Flashcards
(34 cards)
Which year is the Spivak example for a postcolonial effort to pluralise the knowledge surrounding development?
1988
Who says that postcolnoialism has failed to pay attention to the material conditions of those living in the global south?
Sylvester 1999
What has Spivak 1988 done that is particularly good?
They have recognised the intersection between knowledge and power and attempted to pluralise it.
What is alternative to post colonialism in relation to development, and who is an example of this?
Postdevelopment Pieterse 2000
What always needs to be done with postcolonoialism?
An attempt needs to be made to balance the problematic neglect of the materiality of development, with the benefit that post-colonialism has on the intersection between knowledge and power.
what is the McEwan 2009 quote?
Whilst development has been successful in erasing history, postcolnoialism insists upon it
What does Escobar 1984 argue?
That development is formed at an intersection between knowledge and power which postcolonialism can challenge
Who also says that post-structuralist approaches can highlight the intersection between language and power that creates normalised development relationship
Gardiner and Lewis 1996
What can we not just settle for?
Less bad
What does Postcolonialism not acknowledge?
The material conditions of the south, rather how they are represented
In failing to acknowledge the material conditions of the south, what does postcolonialism risk doing?
risks perpetuating development’s inability to define its goals properly
Even putting this materiality aside, where does postcolonialism look theoretically?
Backwards rather than forwards, and engages with representation rather than capitalism
What is the flip side of the intersection between knowledge and power?
IF it is as efficient as it has been until now at forming a development paradigm, then surely a challenge to the knowledge power intersection could undo this. The problem of this is that is now working against entrenched interests rather for them.
What are two examples of postcolonial literatures?
Chinua Achebe: things fall apart
What is the focus of postcolonial literature?
Challenging representation
What can postcolonial literature challenge?
Cultural imperialism
What is the Brooks fact and when?
brooks 2017 in Malawi 1 hospital serves ⅓ of the country
When someone is starving and unable to read, what might they not care about?
That they are marginally better represented within western academia.
What is the fact for 2015 from the world bam
10% of world’s population lived on <1.90/day. Half of world’s extreme poor live in SS Africa.
What is the final paragraph to consider?
What are the alternatives that need to be looked at
What is the problem with post-development?
only marginally more materially based
What is the benefit of South South cooperation when offering a challenge to postoclnoialism?
Material change to the problematic balance of north south power relations
Who says that we need to see china as more diverse than its autrotiiarianism may suggest?
Shen and power 2017
Who says that development is pluralised by south south cooperation?
Manning 2006
