Browsing by Subject "Colonialism"
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Colonial representation in Robinson Crusoe, Heart of Darkness and A Passage to India
(BRAC University, 2013-04)Representation can be defined as the presentation of an object, individual, idea or entity not by drawing it as it is but by “representing” it or preparing it in a new structure or a new form. The discourse of colonialism ... -
The difference in the representation of the “Black” protagonist in Oroonoko and Things Fall Apart
(BARC University, 2017-08)Colonialism is a historical phenomenon which was established a long time ago where a nation proceeds to extend and retain its authority over other people and territories. It was a policy followed by a number of European ... -
Love, longing and commemoration: a study of Chakma culture through the Ubogeet
(Brac University, 2021-05)Bangladesh is home to more than forty-five indigenous groups who are mostly located in the north (east and west), the south and southeast regions of the country. The Chittagong Hill Tracts is home to nearly 70% of the ... -
Postcolonial residual: Foundation of national Identity of Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2020-12)Colonized nation-sates cannot escape the residual problems of the colonial environment. The birth of Bangladesh as a self-governing nation-state is directly influenced by its colonial rulers (both British Raj and Pakistan). ... -
Struggles of hybrid citizens as presented by mixed origin writers and poets
(Brac University, 2021-05)People are constantly migrating to other places – sometimes seeking refuge, sometimes seeking a better life than in their own country. Immigration is one form of migration. However, one cannot just immigrate to another ... -
Understanding the discursive context: Production of muslim women as invisible in the written history of colonial Bengal
(Brac University, 2019-12)This paper studies the social milieu that produced Muslim women as “invisible” and “backward” in the written history, shaped by Hindu/Brahmo dominated nationalist discourse in Bengal. It questions the political atmosphere, ...
