Themes: Race (Grade 12 NSC Matric English HL): Flashcards
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Term 'Moor' in Othello
Term 'Moor' in Othello
Ambiguous: African, Muslim, or South Asian Indian person
Fenella Salgado's view on Othello's tragedy
Fenella Salgado's view on Othello's tragedy
Tragedy from internalising racist stereotypes, not race itself
Post-colonialism definition
Post-colonialism definition
Period after colonies gained independence; recovering lost history
Ania Loomba's central conflict in Othello
Ania Loomba's central conflict in Othello
White patriarchy vs. threat from Black man & white woman
John Hawkins & slave trade year
John Hawkins & slave trade year
First developed African slave trade in 1562
Eurocentric superiority meaning
Eurocentric superiority meaning
Belief European civilisation was inherently better than others
Rhetoric of salvation concept
Rhetoric of salvation concept
Idea that Europeans were rescuing uncivilised peoples
Hegel's 'the Other' concept
Hegel's 'the Other' concept
Hierarchical categories defining identities, slave/master split
Homi Bhabha's cultural hybridity
Homi Bhabha's cultural hybridity
Result of colonial struggles; mixed heritage & imposed culture
Micro-aggressions definition
Micro-aggressions definition
Actions with racist undertones; not overtly discriminatory