Voice and Heart of Darkness:Centrality and Discourse in Colonialism

My essay on Heart of Darkness explores Conrad’s dramatization of the voice and heart dynamic in the novella as a penetration of the deep-lying rationale of colonial operation and more generally the human condition at the turn of the 20th century.Three different forms of assumed centrality in the novella-capital,Eurocentrism,and the African interior as detrimental void symbolized by the heart of darkness form concentric circles that interconnect and work in concert as the core colonial ideology and produce a sense of incongruity and absurdity.The voice of this colonial ideological apparatus disguised as the universal subject of humanity and rationality finds its best expression in the eloquence of Kurtz,the specimen of culture seduced by its very opposite-the wilderness-right in the heart of darkness.“The horror”,as his final verdict of life as a European with real intent of living on his own terms at the turn of the 20th century,sums up the predicament of a civilization with too much culture and self-absorption for its own good.

History Teacher Training from Decolonial Curriculum Practices to Combat Racism at UniProjeção in the Federal District-A Secondary Publication

This article aims to understand the training process of history undergraduates,to see if there are decolonial curricular practices to combat racism at the Centro Universitário e Faculdade Projeção(UniProjeção)in the Federal District,to understand how coloniality has corroborated the exclusion of different epistemologies and the erasure of different cultures,and how this exclusionary process of coloniality interferes in the training of history teachers.In order to combat this practice,we are looking for alternatives that can break these suppressions carried out by Europeans.In this way,we turn to decolonial ideas that aim to break with the logic of coloniality.We can conclude that these practices are poorly developed in the institution,so we proposed active problem-based methodology and music as a didactic resource.As playful educational tools that strengthen the teaching-learning process,they are active agents in the decolonial work of combating racism,and it is essential to train responsible and ethical teachers in the fight against racism and any form of oppression.

Decolonizing African Agriculture

William Moseley o!ers a critical examination of why Westernled agricultural policies have often fallen short in Sub-Saharan Africa.Supported with compelling analysis,he argues that these failures stem from a colonial-based agricultural science,which prioritises power and political agendas over the unique needs of African communities.To e!ectively address food security,Moseley calls for a shift towards an indigenous agronomy that supports small-scale farmers through social innovation and local knowledge.

Conrad's growing criticism of British colonialism in Youth volume

In Youth volume,Conrad shows his growing criticism of British colonialism.But because of his special favor to Britain,his disaffection with British colonialism is implicit,which is presented by a western voice in Youth,Kurtz’s non-pure British heritage in Heart of Darkness,and Whalley’s pure English seaman in The End of the Tether.

Iodine deficiency and women’s health: Colonialism’s malign effect on health in Oromia region, in Ethiopia

Objectives: Iodine is an essential nutrient needed for the synthesis of hormone thyroxin. Hormone thyroxin is involved in the metabolism of several nutrients, the regulation of enzymes and differentiation of cells, tissues and organs. Iodine deficiency (ID) impairs the development of the brain and nervous system. It affects cognitive capacity, educability, productivity and child mortality. ID hinders physical strength and causes reproductive failure. The objective of this paper is to explore if the health impacts of ID are more common and severe among women. Design: Using primary data (notes from a visit) and secondary data, this paper examines if the effects of ID are more common and severe among Oromo women inEthiopia. Findings: The health impacts of ID are more common and severe among women. Conclusions: ID is an easily preventable nutritional problem. In Oromia, the persistence of ID is explained by the Ethiopian government’s colonial social policies. Preventing ID should be seen as part of the efforts we make to enhance capacity building, promote health, gender equity and social justice. Implications: Iodine deficiency has a wide range of biological, social, economic and cultural impacts. Preventing ID can be instrumental in bringing about gender equity and building the capacity of people.

Sublimated Colonialism： The Persistence of Actually Existing Settler-Colonialism

In my paper, “Sublimated Colonialism： The Persistence of Actually Existing Settler-Colonialism,” I interrogate the remaining settler-colonialisms that refused to disappear during the epoch of decolonization. I am most concerned with those settler-colonialisms that persist at the centers of world capitalism, and examine bow this social context often produces an ideology that relegates the concrete reality of settler-colonialism to the past, pushing its existence under supposedly “modem” social relations. Since Frantz Fanon＇s analysis of settler-colonialism, and the class contradiction between colonizer and colonized, was developed in an era where settler-colonialism was partially defined by the relationship between motherland and colony, some often imagine that the era of settler-colonialism is over. Clearly settler-colonialism did not vanish along with this distinction; internal colonies are retained in North America, for example, and the state of Israel is perhaps the most recent historical of this type of colonialism since it was settled and established in the 20th century. Moreover, there is often talk of a “world-wide indigenous movement” which claims to represent a global anti-colonialist front. The point of my paper, therefore, is to examine how settler-colonialism functions and persists when the settler-colony has become synonymous with the motherland. In this social context, colonizers often imagine themselves as the native inhabitants, while those who remain colonized are pushed even further out of history than they were during the previous era of settler-colonialism.

Criticism of Colonialism and the Colonial Memory Work in Germany

Colonialism is an ideological system that was not only contrary to traditional African law(family law,popular law,etc.),but was also incompatible with the dignity of man.Colonial tyranny in Africa began with the political implementation of the decisions adopted at the Berlin Conference of 1884/85,its essential principles of international law being the inviolability and the purity of colonial borders.Thus the European colonial powers managed to avoid wars of aggression and prevent uprisings by African people.Since the dominant theories of colonialism were Eurocentric,they could scarcely contribute to adequately investigating the nature of colonialism,let alone adequately describing its dimension in Africa.Instead of examining the shades of the colonial system from different cultural perspectives to inform people objectively,Eurocentric theories prevented any attempt at truth about colonial injustice.Unfortunately,some Europeans still tend to endorse the colonial injustice system in Africa with cheap and cynical Downplaying terms.The fact that colonial policy has a long history,however,in no way indicates that it should necessarily be accepted or legitimized.On the contrary,since its inception colonialism met with violent and intellectual opposition until African countries attained national sovereignty and territorial integrity.This article demonstrates the significance colonialism has in Africans’intellectual discourse and shows how the colonial question is discussed in Germany.

Multinationals＇ Environmental Colonialism： A Case Study of Apple Inc. and China＇s Countermeasures

Multinational firms such as Apple Inc. have accomplished environmental colonialism in China through the transfer of ecological costs to the local environment. This paper discusses ambiguities in China＇s environmental legislation and supervision, Apple＇s business model, and ＂green washing. ＂ Further, we have identified countermeasures such as the encouraging Environmental Non-Governmental Organizations （ENGOs）, streamlining litigation procedures, increasing fines, and the development of nonprofit media organizations.

The Actualization of Post-colonialism in Movies

The post-colonialism is a theory proposed by the eastern colonial academist Edward W. Said. With the understanding and the definition of post-colonialism, the paper is to analyze phenomena of the movie 2012 and Avatar from several aspects. Firstly, the ＂other＂ is the first angle to be talked about. In the Westerners＇ perspective, they are the center of the world, and they dominate the world. Their rules are the accepted rules, and people of different origin or different cultures are all called ＂other＂. Secondly, it is the degeneration of eastern culture. In the complex of the degeneration of the culture, the demonization of the under-developed nations, the dominant language of English in the communication with the people around, feminization of the characters in the movies, and the updated colonialism of the colonized countries are to be mentioned.

An Analysis of the Colonialism in The Old Chief Mshlanga from the Perspective of Narratology

Doris Lessing is one of the most influential writers in English. The colonialism, one of her most concerned topics, is often revealed in many of her early works and so is in The Old Chief Mshlanga. In this story, Lessing first employs a third-person narrator and then a first-person narrator, both of whom adopt the narrative perspective from the protagonist within the story.What the two different person-narrators really differ is in the narrative voice. The narrative voice of the third-person narrator comes from the narrator outside the story, while the other one comes from the protagonist within the story. It is by means of the same perspective and the different narrative voice that Lessing vividly reveals the colonialism in The Old Chief Mshlanga.

An analysis of The Last Emperor from the perspective of Post-colonialism

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.

“数字殖民主义”的构成、影响及应对

“数据殖民主义”即数字垄断寡头与西方发达国家以算法为手段,以数据为原材料对广大世界人民和发展中国家展开财富与资源掠夺的形式。借助西方发达国家掌握的权力资源,“数字殖民者”建立了由“数字封建主义”和“数字垄断”构成的“数字殖民体系”。相比因特网时代,“数字殖民主义”对世界人民和经济欠发达国家产生了更消极的影响。为此,我国更应重视数字技术的发展对国际社会各个领域的影响,以便更好地应对“数字殖民”所带来的风险。

Realism And Colonialism In Defoe's Robinson Crusoe

Daniel Defoe, regarded as a pioneer novelist of England, uses the idea and techniques of Realism in Robinson Crusoe, besides, he glorifies Colonialism in this masterpiece.

Poverty Porn:Is That True? The Interpretation of the Film Slumdog Millionaire from the Perspective of the Post-colonialism

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".

Study on The Outstation from the Perspective of Post-colonialism

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.

Post-Colonialism Embodied by Metaphor, Contrast and Symbolism in The Black Madonna

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.

外部思考与去殖民性

去殖民性理论是近年来在学界引起关注的理论思潮。作为一种来自欧洲“外部”的视角,去殖民性理论认为,尽管殖民主义已终结,但殖民性仍然存在,并对世界上不同国家和地区间的关系持续地造成影响。结合阿尼巴尔·奎杰罗和瓦尔特·米尼奥罗等重要理论家的相关论述,本文主要从三个方面对去殖民性理论进行了讨论:首先,作为一种“外部”视角,去殖民性理论从殖民性的角度对现代性进行了反思,指出现代性的背后藏匿着的是殖民性;其次,本文认为,与后殖民理论相比,去殖民性试图从现代性的话语体系中跳脱出来,实现知识上的去殖民化,而后殖民理论在很大程度上仍局囿于欧洲中心主义的思维范式;最后,去殖民性理论提出了以对生命的呵护、共同体的成长与和谐作为目标的一套替代性方案,强调全世界人类和谐共处,对当下和未来世界格局进行了重新构想。

维适应人工蜂群算法的研究

针对于基本人工蜂群算法对于改进维数以及改进维的选择没有充分利用历史搜索信息的问题提出一种维适应机制.由于不同优化问题适用的改进维数不同,而历史搜索信息中蕴含成功经验,构建改进维数成功历史档案并形成适应机制,使算法能够随着具体问题的优化过程适应到合适的改进维数,提高候选解搜索的成功率;在跟随蜂搜索阶段,保持一定比例随机选维的同时引入当前最优解信息对改进维的选择进行指导,在保证维选择适度随机性的同时更快适应到有潜能的维进行搜索,提升算法的收敛能力.采用CEC2014基准测试集与当前先进的5个改进的人工蜂群算法进行实验对比分析,结果及其统计检验表明,提出算法具有更好的求解精度、鲁棒性和收敛能力.

基于改进蚁群算法的无人机灾区航迹规划

针对传统蚁群算法用于无人机航迹规划时在大空间多维数转弯次数多、收敛速度慢甚至不收敛等问题,提出了一种改进蚁群算法。根据地图构建三维空间模型,采用对空间切片的方式来避免在寻优过程中跨越多个单元格;通过每一代最优路径来更新信息素以及引入距离启发量的策略,增强了算法的收敛性和效率,得出改进蚁群算法相对于传统蚁群算法和快速搜索随机树算法在搜索效率上分别提高了65.9%和18.1%,在平均转弯角度上分别减少了48%和61.2%,在航迹长度上比传统蚁群算法缩短了38.5%的结果。研究所提出的改进蚁群算法能为无人机救灾快速路径规划提供有效的解决方案。