Authenticity and Essentialism: Postcolonial Theory concepts | Postcolonialism
Postcolonial Concepts: Authenticity and Essentialism
This video explains the claims to authenticity in postcolonial cultures and then argues that most such claims are essential. The video also contains a discussion of "Strategic essentialism" and its usage by Gayatri Spivak and a brief discussion of Chinweizu theorization of African authentic history.
Video on Chinweizu: • Teaching Chinweizu on Ariel and Caliban
Full transcript of this video: https://postcolonial.net/2021/05/auth...
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