Why “Post-colonialism” for Colonized and “Renaissance” for Colonizers? A Comparative Analysis of Deconstruction and Postcolonialism
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.53575/irjei.v3.01.29(22)326-335Keywords:
Colonizer, Colonized, Colonialism Deconstruction, Post colonialismAbstract
The research aims to analyze postcolonial texts from the perspective of deconstruction. It is a theory that aims to seek the differences and hidden motives of any text. Jacques Derrida has given the idea of “Deconstruction” to uncover the hidden realities of the texts. The theory of “Deconstruction” is applied in the context of postcolonialism to explain the fact of subservience even after decolonization. The study applies the qualitative method with Belsey approach of “Thematic Content Analysis”. The study is significant because it negates the hegemony of colonizers after decolonization and it describes the hidden tactics of the term: postcolonialism.
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