Which of the Following Is an Element of Postcolonial Thought

question 12

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an element of postcolonial thought?

• A) The focus on contemporary colonialism overlooks the egregious atrocities of the past.
• B) The roles of culture, knowledge, and representation have been overemphasized in the construction of the colonial world and its inhabitants.
• C) The West empowered its own image through encounters with colonized peoples.
• D) The postmodern deconstruction of knowledge failed to yield colonialist knowledge.

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