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- A term used in Postcolonial Studies to describe the paradoxical (or doubly articulated) state of affairs in colonial countries whereby the colonial power desires its subjugated others, namely the indigenous population of the occupied country, to look or at least act the same as the occupiers and yet fear that very outcome because it would dilute their own sense of difference and superiority.
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According to Bhabha, “mimicry” is one of the most effective strategies of colonial power and knowledge. “Mimicry”, in colonial and postcolonial discourse, is defined as when people of the colonized country start imitating the behaviours, attitudes, language and culture of the colonizers.
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Jun 21, 2014 · Mimicry, Ambivalence, and Hybridity. Daniel Defoe’s 1719 novel, Robinson Crusoe, is a rich text for understanding the mechanisms of European colonialism and the relation between the colonizer and the colonized (represented by Crusoe and Friday).
Mimicry is an increasingly important term in Postcolonial theory which describes the ambivalent relationship between the colonizers and colonized, described as the combination of attraction...
3 days ago · A term used in Postcolonial Studies to describe the paradoxical (or doubly articulated) state of affairs in colonial countries whereby the colonial power desires its subjugated others, namely the indigenous population of the occupied country, to look or at least act the same as the occupiers and yet fear that very outcome because it would ...
Postcolonial Theory. Vijay MishraVijay MishraDepartment of English, Murdoch University. https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190201098.013.1001. Published online: 30 April 2020. Summary. Postcolonial discourse is the critical underside of imperialism, the latter a hegemonic form going back to the beginnings of empire building.
Postcolonial theory, which seeks to uncover the influences of colonialism on the culture of colonized society, is used to analyze and reveal the two cultures. For this study, the method involved recording data relating to Eastern and Western cultures through the ideas and behaviors of the characters in the work.
