Dispelling cultural imperialism
Bazlur Rahman, Undergoing MBA in the London School of Business, UK
Education, universally considered the backbone of a nation, can play a quintessentially significant role in dispelling cultural imperialism. Historically narrating, almost all the imperialists intruded into the educational domain of a nation for paralysing the nation both economically and culturally. According to Edward Said, 'Culture', almost imperceptibly, is those practices, like the arts of description, communication, and representation that have relative autonomy from the economic, social and political realms and that often exist in aesthetic forms, one of whose principal aims is pleasure. Joseph Conrad in his book 'Heart of Darkness' shows how the people living in Africa, so-called heart of darkness, are barbarian and uncivilized. In the novel the lord-like behaviour of the colonialists reminds us of the behaviour of the present superpower USA in Iraq. The only solution is to strengthen the education system which will dispel the aggressive intrusion of culture.
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