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This essay explores the author’s personal experiences and family history to discuss the impact of colonial, postcolonial, and de-colonial experiences on personality, moral, and career development. It covers the author’s upbringing in Croatia, Slovenia, and Italy, and the influence of language, schooling, and community interactions.
What's inside
- The author's family background and upbringing
- The impact of language on liberation and de-colonization
- The role of schooling in personality and career development
- Community interactions and their influence on social relationships
- The influence of church and extended family on personal values
Who it is for: Students of History, Cultural Studies or Anthropology. (Undergraduate)
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Summary
This piece discusses the impact of colonial, post-colonial, and de-colonial experiences. It links these processes to a writer's personality, moral and career development.
Writer's Background
The writer is from Croatian and Slovenian backgrounds, and grew up there, with a little time in Italy. The writer lost their mother early, and were raised by grandparents.
Colonial, Post-Colonial Influences
The writer learns native languages for liberation. Colonialism's effects continue in former colonies.
Family and Community Influences
The writer learned to appreciate others' opinions through family, neighbours, and friends. The writer's grandfather influenced the writer's personality and career choice.
Key terms
- colonial
- A process started by colonialists.
- de-colonial
- Thinking that began around the sixteenth century.
- globalization
- A process that spread European ideals.
- decolonizing the mind
- A process that involves originality.
- Orientalism
- A book by Edward Said.
- Thiong'o
- A writer who argues for the use of native languages.
Questions this document helps with
- How does colonialism continue to affect former colonies?
- What is de-colonial thinking?
- What is the relationship between language and liberation?
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