Postcolonial Critiques of Modernity https://youtu.be/J5m7Z-I8jPg
Postcolonial theory is a diverse and multi-faceted body of thought. On the other hand, modernity too is a variously interpreted and enormously contested category.
The conceptual separation of capitalism from modernity leads to functional separation between the “system” and the “rest of society”, thus a postcolonial critique of modernity.
The major strands of postcolonial critiques:
Orientalism – the deliberate and motivated construction of an image of the
“East” by the western colonial establishment that served the colonial
project
Euro-centrism – the European norms and standards of civilisation to be
imposed on the rest of the world
Universalism – the proclamations that Reason and Science and to a lesser
extent also the concepts of ethics and human rights as they emerged in the
West are universal and applicable to entire humanity
Nationalism – a critique of modern nationalism, both colonial and
anti-colonial
Subalternism – a critique of the history from above and of the denial of
agency in the subaltern masses
Textualism – an emphasis on texts while evaluating history, a theoretical
tendency influenced by post-structuralism