Tag: colonialism

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How Do We Move Beyond Our “Little Postage Stamp of Native Soil”?

Where we live, day-to-day, informs us and consumes our existence. We think about our little postage stamps of land and our interactions with the region, both in relation to individuals and land. William Faulkner, on the draw of Mississippi, and specifically his own region in the state, told the Paris Review, “I discovered that my own little postage stamp of native soil was worth … Read More How Do We Move Beyond Our “Little Postage Stamp of Native Soil”?

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The Transmission of Virulent Ideologies: Part II

Last post, I wrote about the unease individuals feel when they study their own history and how they feel comfortable learning about this history of others because it removes their own actions from the equation. There, I focused on Zakir in Inzitar Husain’s Basti. Today, I want to continue that discussion; however, I want to shift it a little by looking at the ways that Yuasa Katsuei … Read More The Transmission of Virulent Ideologies: Part II