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 ... -
English as the medium of instruction in higher education in Bangladesh: A colonial legacy for empowerment or a structure asking for decolonisation?
(Brac University, 2022-05)The only acceptable medium of Education in the public and private universities of Bangladesh is English. Though most of the undergrad students come from the Bangla Medium background, they are expected to use English ... -
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 ... -
Navigating ambivalence and exile: a multidimensional analysis of migration in Amitav Ghosh’s The Shadow Lines
(Brac University, 2024-01)The intricate interplay of Ambivalence and Exile are central themes in Amitav Ghosh’s novel The Shadow Lines. Through a multidimensional analysis, it explores the multifaceted nature of migration in the narrative. This ... -
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). ... -
A postcolonial study of western systemic oppression in Things Fall Apart and Beloved
(Brac University, 2024-01)This paper explores the postcolonial dimensions of systemic oppression within the western context as depicted in two seminal literary works, Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart and Toni Morrison’s Beloved. The analysis ... -
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, ...
