Terminology: colonialism, colony, imperialism, capitalism, neo-colonialism. Anthropology and colonialism. Europe's clash with the "significant other": history of modern colonialism with emphasis on British colonialism. White man's burden: ideological justification of colonisation. Race and racial relationships between the colonisers and the colonised inhabitants. Scientific theories on race and social evolutionism. British colonial government in India - anthropological studies. Period of new imperialism: Fight for Africa. Ethnicity, identity, culture, colonial state. Colonial situation as a subject of anthropological research. Imperial Britain: from the age of imperialism to multicultural Britain. Transformation of the British empire into Commonwealth of Nations (today's Commonwealth). Remains of the empire. Black man's burden: nationalism in the so-called third world. Decolonisation. Independence of the colonies. Heritage of colonialism. Development discourse. From a tribe towards nation. Theory of colonial discourse: Said, Fanon, Aimé Césaire, etc. Film about F. Fanon. Post-colonialism and crisis of representation: terminology, concept of post-colonial studies, "the holy trinity" of authors (Bhabha, Spivak, Said); hybridity, post-colonial identity, diaspora. Criticism of post-colonial studies. Anthropology and post-colonialism: African crisis (Chabal, Ranger, Hibou, Bayart, Davidson). Political culture in former colonies. Post-colonial situation as a subject of anthropological research. Final wrap-up.
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The objective of the course is to introduce the students to the basic forms of modern European, mainly British colonialism. Emphasis will be placed on understanding of the relationship between the colonisers and the colonised inhabitants from the viewpoint of political, economic and socio-cultural motivation. Particular examples of various colonial situations, mainly in the area of the former British empire, will be used as a basis for understanding social phenomena in colonial and post-colonial era. The relationship between colony, post-colony, tribe, ethnic, nation and state will be explained.
The successful passing of this subject will enable the students to better understand the contemporary world which is largely a "product" of modern European colonialism.
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