I’d like to begin by addressing the first of Said’s three pillars of his ‘reality’. He discusses in some length the difference between ‘pure’ and ‘political’ knowledge, as well as the challenges and inconveniences of telling the two apart. Personally, I think Said was a little hasty in passing over circumstances where pure knowledge is…
Reading Response
Colonialism
by mel •
I know that most posts I make begin with me pointing out that this week’s reading was something we have been vaguely discussing all semester, but we have discussed many things this semester, and colonialism/imperialism has been a large topic. Especially when dealing with the ‘golden age’ of mountaineering, when a first summit for all…
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Week 14 Orientalism
by mmg •
The topic of Post colonialism is a very hefty topic which no surprise came with a slightly hefty reading. In the sense that it is a stretching topic that has roots, most obviously, in earlier themes such as, no surprise, colonialism. The readings from these week highlighted this very well and showed a range of…
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Postcolonialism in the Culture of Ascent
by Matt •
I may be going off on a slight tangent in this response, but I think Stephen Slemon makes a lot of interesting observations that can be driven a little deeper especially relating to colonialism. I think Slemon also comes very close to answer the question of why people choose to climb the tallest peaks and…
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Week 14
by wmg •
The detailed account by Said defines orientalism as India and the Biblical lands of the Middle East. The term, “Oriental”, was used to describe the Middle East and it’s near and far surroundings. Said shows the point of view that the West held about the East, including the political, historical, and cultural views. The Orient is…
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Orient and Postcolonialism – Week 14
by Bryant Lymburn •
Reading Response for week 14 Bryant Lymburn This weeks reading focused upon the chapter provided on orientalism and an article discussing the postcolonialism in the climbing culture. Both ideas provide issues and points of interest based on the context in which they are both used. In the first article on orientalism there is very overly…
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Post Colonialism
by Colton •
Although Climbing Mount Everest: Post Colonialism in the culture of ascent, may be considered informative to some, at this point in the class there was little that Slemon wrote that this class has not already discussed at length. The subject of the ownership of Mount Everest is not so cut and dry. At the expense of…
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Postcolonialism and Orientalism
by Josh •
Reading Response
Week 14
by mmd •
There is a lot to sift through this week from the readings. Orientalism and post colonialism thoughts are some pretty heavy matters to digest in one week. However there are elements of both are found in the other. Orientalism is a very odd thing when I think about it. It is basically the breakdown of…
Film Review
Beyond the Edge (Film Review)
by wmg •
In 1953, bankrupt and decimated post war Britain was in ruins with its empire crumbling. Yet, the Empire would bind together one last time and achieve an incredible feet that may have been thought to be impossible. Britain allowed two men to ascend into the heavens themselves and stand on the highest place in the…