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The thing I decided to do for my project was to cover the overarching theme of colonialism that can be found in any piece of literature that we have read so far. The idea of a brochure came to me because I thought it would be funny if a group of colonizing soliders handed outContinue reading “First Project (Colonialism Brochure)”

            Historically, Christianity and colonialism have been inextricably linked, with Christianity so often being one of the tools that Europeans use to “civilize” Indigenous populations throughout the world. However, Christianity has also become invaluable to many of these colonized peoples, and it is reductive to strip them of their individuality and agency by looking atContinue reading “Christianity as an Oppressive and Inspirational Force in the Works of Olaudah Equiano and Phillis Wheatley”

I hope the audio quality isn’t too bad. I wanted to record it in the radio station for noise cancellation but I couldn’t get in there for a while so I had to record in my dorm. I’m also not used to ballad style singing so it’s really not great, please don’t judge me tooContinue reading “project 1”

Kaitlyn Mader Dr. Helms Currents in Global Literature 27 September 2020 The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano Religious Analysis             Olaudah Equiano’s narrative is an extremely devastating account of his life and the way that him and those of his culture are treated.  By the end of his narrative, he is able toContinue reading “Project 1- Equiano Analysis”

The whole of my unessay and the process to get there was interesting, to say the least. I knew straight away for this first project that I didn’t want to do a traditional essay but maybe something more creative. The problem with that is I am somebody who is artistic, but not super artistic. ForContinue reading “Project 1– An Equiano Collage Visual”

What happens when two cultures collide? In the time of imperialism, this question was answered may times. Colonization is the action or process of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area. Colonization is undertaken by a strong power overtaking a weaken nation for economic gain. Colonizers can grow an empireContinue reading “Colonization, Hypocrisy and Suppression: Death and the King’s Horseman”

While British decolonization of Africa ended in 1968, colonization remains a gripping issue in the modern world. As of 2017, a total of 61 existing colonies remain under the control of Australia, Denmark, the Netherlands, France, New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States, with France, the United Kingdom, and the United StatesContinue reading “Redefining Civilization with the Works of Equiano and Soyinka”