Abstract (may include machine translation)
Nicht nur um die koloniale Herrschaft zu verstehen, sondern vor allem um ihr zu widerstehen, wurden die kolonialen Rechtfertigungsnarrative immer wieder untersucht, ihre Gewaltförmigkeit offengelegt und mit Gegendiskursen in diese interveniert. Anhand ausgewählter Felder wird nachgezeichnet, wie diskursanalytische Perspektiven postkoloniale Untersuchungen durchziehen. Es werden sowohl (post-)koloniale Raumdiskurse skizziert als auch Gegendiskurse vorgestellt. Erstere ermöglichen es, einen Blick in die imaginative Geographie der (post-)kolonialen Welt zu werfen, während letztere die Komplexität und Kompliziertheit postkolonialer Kämpfe um Gerechtigkeit präsentieren.
The analysis of justificatory narratives of colonialism and their consequences not only helps understand the violence of colonial discourses, but also mobilizes resistance against them and facilitates counter-discourses. Focusing on specific fields, the effort here is to trace discourse analytical perspectives underlying postcolonial interrogations. Both (post-)colonial spatial discourses as well as counter-discourses are presented and discussed. The former enable insights into the imaginative geography of the (post-)colonial world, while the latter help understand the complexities and intricacies of postcolonial struggles for justice.
The analysis of justificatory narratives of colonialism and their consequences not only helps understand the violence of colonial discourses, but also mobilizes resistance against them and facilitates counter-discourses. Focusing on specific fields, the effort here is to trace discourse analytical perspectives underlying postcolonial interrogations. Both (post-)colonial spatial discourses as well as counter-discourses are presented and discussed. The former enable insights into the imaginative geography of the (post-)colonial world, while the latter help understand the complexities and intricacies of postcolonial struggles for justice.
Translated title of the contribution | (Neo-)colonial discourses Postcolonial counter-discourses |
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Original language | German |
Pages (from-to) | 222 - 240 |
Journal | Zeitschrift für Diskursforschung/ Journal for Discourse Studies |
Volume | 3 |
State | Published - 2016 |