Long Live Edward Said?
[Original Dutch article published on Sep 30, 2003; English version is due to google translate and some minor changes] Edward Said is dead. Last Wednesday he lost his battle with…
Read moreCriticism: you are essentializing cultures!
The first question: “By saying that there exist “Western” and “Indian” cultures aren’t you somehow essentializing cultures into monoliths?” I do not see how. When we talk of ‘the human…
Read moreVacuity of Essentialism?—S.N.Balagangadhara
[For more on the postcolonial diet called ‘essentialism’, check this paper] I have had difficulties in understanding the use and meaning of some words, especially ‘essentialism’ and its cognates. Here…
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