What will happen when too much information comes to you all at once? Nauseatic? Excited? Confused?
Right now I have that whatever feeling. These days I have jot down so many things in my sketchbook yet I don't have much time to think them over. Sometimes I just hate myself for being such a slow thinker.
Anyway, I just feel doubtful about our discussion this morning on Imperialism. It seems that very often, only the economic sphere is being considered in the post-colonial countries. What about the cultural sphere? This question is bothering me because there is such a phenomenon in Hong Kong that even we have been returned to China for 10 years, we still call ourselves Hong Kong-er instead of Chinese. Some people even reject being connected (in any way) to the mainland. I mean this is definitely an effect on the local people because we have been under colonial rule.
Second doubt of today is: Am I wrong to say that every nation/ country have certain degree of Imperialism (well at least in their attitude)?
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Currently doing a crash course of Heidegger in wikipedia. His thoughts are not that easy to follow, especially for a person with no philosophical bkgd (like me).
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My friend once made a comment that we alsways digest things that we learn from school (literally digest in Chinese), but we never get rid of the waste. I guess I am having a knowledge constipation.
1 comment:
hello there!
if you want your doubts are something we can go back to next week during the seminar!
i guess there has been too much emphasis on the economical dimension of globalisation that somehow mislead the discussion.
as for the presence of imperialism in every national context, i guess the idea needs some remarks and this comment is too small for that, but i'll be happy to have a chat on that.
ciao
francesca
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