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VOL. 7, ISSUE 3 (2021)
Cleaning the hard disk of colonial memory: Analysis of Ngugi Wa Thiong’o’s Non-fictional Writings
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Deepa, Sanjit Kumar Mishra
Abstract
This paper intends to study the aftermath of power discourse on African people which results in an absolute distortion of native soul in the light of Ngugi WA Thiong’o’s non fictional works. The geographical imperialism led to mental enslavement. The three imperial elements- naming, displacing, and owning became the key to establish ‘Euro-centrism,’ and disrupt the national culture from the memory. Our aim in this paper is to discuss Ngugi’s exertion to re-establish the proud memory of indigenous Africa. Language and culture carry the social image of a nation side by side, but the colonial context has changed the consciousness of one’s culture. The social binaries segregate the black people as ‘other’ and make them weaker to recall the real self. It is a prevailing Amnesia according to Ngugi, leading people to a conversion to be like the master. The Africans need to deconstruct the idea of ‘occident behaviour’ depriving them of their land, culture and language.
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Pages:23-25
How to cite this article:
Deepa, Sanjit Kumar Mishra "Cleaning the hard disk of colonial memory: Analysis of Ngugi Wa Thiong’o’s Non-fictional Writings ". International Journal of English Research, Vol 7, Issue 3, 2021, Pages 23-25
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