Colonialism and Neocolonialism
Colonialism and Neocolonialism by Jean-Paul Sartre (first published in French in 1964) is a controversial and influential critique of French policies in Algeria. It argues for French disengagement from its former Overseas Empire and controversially defending the rights of violent resistance by groups such as the Algerian FLN in order to achieve this.
Its text includes Sartre's preface to Frantz Fanon's Wretched of the Earth. The book influenced later writings by Albert Memmi, and Jean-François Lyotard.
Synopsis
Sartre argues that colonialism and neocolonialism are oppressive systems that exploit colonized people and extract resources from their lands. Colonialism creates a power dynamic where the colonizer holds all the power and the colonized are reduced to objects of exploitation. Neocolonialism maintains the same oppressive system but operates under the guise of economic and cultural dominance. Sartre also critiques the role of intellectuals in justifying and perpetuating the oppressive system. He believes that intellectuals have the potential to challenge this system by aligning themselves with the oppressed and embracing their role as critics. Overall, Sartre calls for a reevaluation of the dominant ideology and a reclamation of agency by colonized people.
References
- Jean-Paul Sartre. 'Colonialism and Neocolonialism, translated by Steve Brewer, Azzedine Haddour, Terry McWilliams; republished in 2001 by Routledge France. ISBN 0-415-19145-9.
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short stories
- Nausea (1938)
- The Wall (1939) including
- The Childhood of a Leader
- The Roads to Freedom
- The Age of Reason (1945)
- The Reprieve (1945)
- Troubled Sleep (1949)
- In the Mesh (1948)
- Intimacy (1949)
- Hurricane over Cuba (1961)
screenplays
- Bariona (1940)
- The Flies (1943)
- No Exit (1944)
- Morts sans sépulture (1945)
- The Respectful Prostitute (1946)
- The Chips Are Down (1947)
- Dirty Hands (1948)
- The Devil and the Good Lord (1951)
- Kean (1953)
- Nekrassov (1955)
- The Condemned of Altona (1959)
- The Trojan Woman (1965)
- The Freud Scenario (1984)
essays and books
- "Imagination: A Psychological Critique" (1936)
- "The Transcendence of the Ego" (1936)
- "Sketch for a Theory of the Emotions" (1939)
- The Imaginary (1940)
- Being and Nothingness (1943)
- Existentialism Is a Humanism (1946)
- "Search for a Method" (1957)
- "Critique of Dialectical Reason" (1960, 1985)
- "Notebooks for an Ethics" (1983)
- "Truth and Existence" (1989)
- "Anti-Semite and Jew" (1946)
- "Situations I–X (1947–1976)
- "Black Orpheus" (1948)
- "Saint Genet, Actor and Martyr" (1952)
- "The Henri Martin Affair" (1953)
- "The Family Idiot" (1971–72)
- Sartre by Himself (1959)
- The Words (1964)
- Witness to My Life & Quiet Moments in a War (1983)
- War Diaries: Notebooks from a Phony War (1984)
- Authenticity
- Bad faith (mauvaise foi)
- Existence precedes essence
- Les Temps modernes
- Madah-Sartre
- Simone de Beauvoir
- Arlette Elkaïm-Sartre (adopted daughter)
- Situation
- Place Jean-Paul-Sartre-et-Simone-de-Beauvoir
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