Fri 9/9: "They must be represented": Culture and imperialism

Agenda:

Return to two key terms. Based on our readings so far, what can they mean and what can’t they mean? How do they relate to each other?

• Imperialism
• Colonialism

Summarize & review yesterday's discussion:

Marx

• Which parts of the world propelled by internal vs. external change?
  
• Why is imperialism both bad and good for Marx?

Hobson

• His explanation of motivations for imperialism?

Dependency Theory

• Difference between under- and un- development? Significance?

Questions from last night’s reading:

• “They cannot be represented; they must represent themselves.”– Marx’s Eighteenth Brumaire: In what sense might he be talking about “representation”?
• ​What might Wolfe (paraphrasing Said) mean when he introduces the idea that "discourse produces realities"? 

CIQ

Notes:

Today's notes were prepared by Pete Assakul.