Discourse on Colonialism

by

Aimé Césaire

Civilization and Barbarism

In Discourse on Colonialism, Césaire draws on the symbolic meanings of a pair of terms to illustrate his view of colonialism and its impacts on the world. The word civilization generally symbolizes goodness and…

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The Museum

When Césaire addresses the rhetorical strategies of intellectuals like Roger Caillois, he uses museums to represent how Europeans justify colonialism by replacing reality with ideas. Caillois insists that European people can form legitimate conclusions…

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