The Italian film The Last Emperor has strong color of post-colonialism,therefore,my paper will analyze the film from the perspective of post-colonialism.The two important terms in post-colonialism theory closely relat...The Italian film The Last Emperor has strong color of post-colonialism,therefore,my paper will analyze the film from the perspective of post-colonialism.The two important terms in post-colonialism theory closely related to the film are "Orientalism",and "the other".My paper focus on analyzing the China's image in European films from the angles of "Oriental ism" and "the other".My paper reveals that the China's image in European films can't break away from Orientalism,and the western world describe the oriental world according to its own imagination and think itself as a savior to the oriental world.Therefore,what we Chinese should do is being initiative to describe ourselves to shape a new image of real China.展开更多
The movie Slumdog Millionaire is the biggest winner and the hottest topic in the movie field in 2009.The focus on this movieshould not only include the performance of the actors, the attractive plot, but also the inte...The movie Slumdog Millionaire is the biggest winner and the hottest topic in the movie field in 2009.The focus on this movieshould not only include the performance of the actors, the attractive plot, but also the intention and the deep meaning of it. This essay willinterpret the movie from the post-colonial perspective, from three angles of the beautification of the West, the exposure of the Indian social problems and language, to prove the rationality of the saying "poverty porn".展开更多
Post-colonialist criticism can be traced in many works of the famous British female writer Doris Lessing."The Black Madonna"is one of them. This essay, through the analysis of metaphor, contrast and symbolis...Post-colonialist criticism can be traced in many works of the famous British female writer Doris Lessing."The Black Madonna"is one of them. This essay, through the analysis of metaphor, contrast and symbolism used in the novel, is an attempt to reveal its post-colonialist theme from the perspective of writing techniques. It also aims to lead people to ponder on the hidden theme of the novel—humanity.展开更多
The short novel The Outstation written by William Somerset Maugham was created in 1931. The story revolves around theconflict between two Englishmen in a foreign country. The paper will analyze it by using Edward Said...The short novel The Outstation written by William Somerset Maugham was created in 1931. The story revolves around theconflict between two Englishmen in a foreign country. The paper will analyze it by using Edward Said's Post-colonialism theoryand reveals the underlying Oriental colonial thought.展开更多
Gwendolyn Brooks is one of the most significant American poets.She mainly depicts the ordinary black people and their daily lives,especially the complexity of the lives of the poor black people in her later poetry.Thi...Gwendolyn Brooks is one of the most significant American poets.She mainly depicts the ordinary black people and their daily lives,especially the complexity of the lives of the poor black people in her later poetry.This paper attempts to employ her several typical poems to explore the image of African-American black people from the perspective of post-colonialism.展开更多
The Last of the Mohicans is one of the five frontier novels written by famous American novelist James Fenimore Cooper in the early 19thcentury.Although it has been criticized for its narrative flaws,its length and for...The Last of the Mohicans is one of the five frontier novels written by famous American novelist James Fenimore Cooper in the early 19thcentury.Although it has been criticized for its narrative flaws,its length and formal prose style,it was one of the most popular in its time and is of a high literary value nowadays.With the coming of the white European colonialists,the Indians underwent various changes.Some Indians submitted themselves to the white while some Indians rebelled against the invaders and sought their revenge.With a post-colonial approach,the changes of the Indians will be better understood,and people nowadays will also have a better understanding of the Indian history and culture in early American history.展开更多
The African-American novel Invisible Man written by Ralph Ellison is about the miserable suffering of black people in the white society.The black people were invisible in the white world.This thesis analyzes this nove...The African-American novel Invisible Man written by Ralph Ellison is about the miserable suffering of black people in the white society.The black people were invisible in the white world.This thesis analyzes this novel from post-colonialism perspective to discuss the process of looking for the racial identity of the protagonist.展开更多
The autobiographic novel, A Many-Splendoured Thing, is Han Suyin's famous work. It has moved hundreds of millions ofreaders and audiences with its beautiful love story. By using post-colonial views on identity to ...The autobiographic novel, A Many-Splendoured Thing, is Han Suyin's famous work. It has moved hundreds of millions ofreaders and audiences with its beautiful love story. By using post-colonial views on identity to analyze the identity crisis of three fe-males, traces three females' two ways to find and reconstruct themselves. The author recognizes Han's concerns over the topic ofidentity in A Many-Splendoured Thing. The characters' identity crisis exemplifies the identity problems of all Eurasians' struggleand choices in 1940's in Hong Kong society.展开更多
As a work representing part and parcel of Kazuo Ishiguro’s literary creation and underpinning his literary reputation,The Remains of the Day is a full-length novel told by first-person narratives,numerous segments in...As a work representing part and parcel of Kazuo Ishiguro’s literary creation and underpinning his literary reputation,The Remains of the Day is a full-length novel told by first-person narratives,numerous segments in which are proved to entail post-colonial implications.Mr.Stevens’struggling process of mistreating himself in an inhuman,banal,and restrained manner and later painfully reconstructing his identity is unequivocally revealed.That would conspicuously serves as an epitome of post-war Britain:people were getting lost in their formerly-constructed cultural identity.Facing swiftly-changing milieu in Britain,people may not enable themselves to transform their cognition,self-esteem,pride or even prejudice in a fast speed as the international sit⁃uation may do so.展开更多
When it comes to the postcolonial translation studies,the studies of translation and empire is an indispensible link not only because of translation as a kind of tool in imperialism's conquer and occupation but al...When it comes to the postcolonial translation studies,the studies of translation and empire is an indispensible link not only because of translation as a kind of tool in imperialism's conquer and occupation but alsobecause it mainly depends on anthropology,sociolo gy,gender studies,ethnic studies,literary criticism,history,psychoanalysis and political science and philosophy.This thesis mainly from people's psychological influence made by colonization explores how this kind of psychological influence functions in translation.展开更多
文摘The Italian film The Last Emperor has strong color of post-colonialism,therefore,my paper will analyze the film from the perspective of post-colonialism.The two important terms in post-colonialism theory closely related to the film are "Orientalism",and "the other".My paper focus on analyzing the China's image in European films from the angles of "Oriental ism" and "the other".My paper reveals that the China's image in European films can't break away from Orientalism,and the western world describe the oriental world according to its own imagination and think itself as a savior to the oriental world.Therefore,what we Chinese should do is being initiative to describe ourselves to shape a new image of real China.
文摘The movie Slumdog Millionaire is the biggest winner and the hottest topic in the movie field in 2009.The focus on this movieshould not only include the performance of the actors, the attractive plot, but also the intention and the deep meaning of it. This essay willinterpret the movie from the post-colonial perspective, from three angles of the beautification of the West, the exposure of the Indian social problems and language, to prove the rationality of the saying "poverty porn".
文摘Post-colonialist criticism can be traced in many works of the famous British female writer Doris Lessing."The Black Madonna"is one of them. This essay, through the analysis of metaphor, contrast and symbolism used in the novel, is an attempt to reveal its post-colonialist theme from the perspective of writing techniques. It also aims to lead people to ponder on the hidden theme of the novel—humanity.
文摘The short novel The Outstation written by William Somerset Maugham was created in 1931. The story revolves around theconflict between two Englishmen in a foreign country. The paper will analyze it by using Edward Said's Post-colonialism theoryand reveals the underlying Oriental colonial thought.
文摘Gwendolyn Brooks is one of the most significant American poets.She mainly depicts the ordinary black people and their daily lives,especially the complexity of the lives of the poor black people in her later poetry.This paper attempts to employ her several typical poems to explore the image of African-American black people from the perspective of post-colonialism.
文摘The Last of the Mohicans is one of the five frontier novels written by famous American novelist James Fenimore Cooper in the early 19thcentury.Although it has been criticized for its narrative flaws,its length and formal prose style,it was one of the most popular in its time and is of a high literary value nowadays.With the coming of the white European colonialists,the Indians underwent various changes.Some Indians submitted themselves to the white while some Indians rebelled against the invaders and sought their revenge.With a post-colonial approach,the changes of the Indians will be better understood,and people nowadays will also have a better understanding of the Indian history and culture in early American history.
文摘The African-American novel Invisible Man written by Ralph Ellison is about the miserable suffering of black people in the white society.The black people were invisible in the white world.This thesis analyzes this novel from post-colonialism perspective to discuss the process of looking for the racial identity of the protagonist.
文摘The autobiographic novel, A Many-Splendoured Thing, is Han Suyin's famous work. It has moved hundreds of millions ofreaders and audiences with its beautiful love story. By using post-colonial views on identity to analyze the identity crisis of three fe-males, traces three females' two ways to find and reconstruct themselves. The author recognizes Han's concerns over the topic ofidentity in A Many-Splendoured Thing. The characters' identity crisis exemplifies the identity problems of all Eurasians' struggleand choices in 1940's in Hong Kong society.
文摘As a work representing part and parcel of Kazuo Ishiguro’s literary creation and underpinning his literary reputation,The Remains of the Day is a full-length novel told by first-person narratives,numerous segments in which are proved to entail post-colonial implications.Mr.Stevens’struggling process of mistreating himself in an inhuman,banal,and restrained manner and later painfully reconstructing his identity is unequivocally revealed.That would conspicuously serves as an epitome of post-war Britain:people were getting lost in their formerly-constructed cultural identity.Facing swiftly-changing milieu in Britain,people may not enable themselves to transform their cognition,self-esteem,pride or even prejudice in a fast speed as the international sit⁃uation may do so.
文摘When it comes to the postcolonial translation studies,the studies of translation and empire is an indispensible link not only because of translation as a kind of tool in imperialism's conquer and occupation but alsobecause it mainly depends on anthropology,sociolo gy,gender studies,ethnic studies,literary criticism,history,psychoanalysis and political science and philosophy.This thesis mainly from people's psychological influence made by colonization explores how this kind of psychological influence functions in translation.
