1. Topic Postcolonialism and Cultural
Studies
Paper 8 The Cultural Studies
Name Devendra A Joshi
Class M.A. Sem-II
Submitted To Prof. Dilip Barad
(Head of English Dept.
M. K. S. Bhavnagar
University)
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2. What is Cultural Studies :-
The definition of cultural studies can sometimes be
mis construed. It is not simply the study of different
cultures but uses many other studies to analyze
different cultures such as philosophy, theology,
Literature and etc… Cultural Studies helps discover
how and why cultures are formed and the reason
groups of people act the way they do.
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3.  The theme of race
 Global culture
 Hollywood films
 Audience the film – maker?
 Global economic and media flows
 For example..,
Fashion changes
Local conditions and value
Global fashion patterns
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4. Cultures and traditions
Their choices are determined
Historical phase
Third world countries
Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the
Caribbean Separated and from the European
Many Third word writers
The changes created
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5. Edward saids:-
 Orientalism
 Important touchtone
 stereotypical discourse
 The East
 The west
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6. Frantz Fanon :-
 A French Caribbean
Marxist
 Horrific experiences in
French Algeria
 His books “The
wretched of the Earth”
(1961)
 Important inspiration
 Decolonizing project of
third world writers
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7. Homi K.Bhabha:-
 Involves analysis of
nationality, ethnicity,
and politics
 Ideas of identity
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8. Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak:-
 Political independence
 “Subaltern”
 Suproletarian
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9. Conclusion:-
Interested
Role played
Markets for cultural products
Advertising and Media
Prohitable profession
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10. Thank you
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