Environmental Neocolonialism and the Quest for Social Justice in Imbolo Mbue’s How Beautiful We Were
نویسندگان
چکیده
The article addresses the problems of environmental degradation, as illustrated and explored in Imbolo Mbue’s recent novel How Beautiful We Were (2021), which juxtaposes fictional oil company Pexton’s corporate greed with push for rapid economic growth a less developed world. Intrusions into African country’s sovereignty are manifested by foreign capital’s extraction its most valuable natural resource—oil—which results harm disruption Indigenous, communal life. critiques hazardous methods crude exploitation, put human health life at risk. It demonstrates how uneven distribution oil’s benefits sanctions corruption fosters injustice, while all attempts restoring justice thwarted much local culprits. novel’s defense traditional ways critique Western modernity capitalism encourage search grounds on alternate epistemologies could be built. At intersection dominance Indigenous response, explores groups mobilize visions past to oppose extractive projects. As nostalgic title signals happy times now bygone, multigenerational interest brings focus. Finally, I argue that memories colonial practices not only highlight importance resource temporalities around but also emphasize their impact future communities.
منابع مشابه
the search for the self in becketts theatre: waiting for godot and endgame
this thesis is based upon the works of samuel beckett. one of the greatest writers of contemporary literature. here, i have tried to focus on one of the main themes in becketts works: the search for the real "me" or the real self, which is not only a problem to be solved for beckett man but also for each of us. i have tried to show becketts techniques in approaching this unattainable goal, base...
15 صفحه اولSocial and Environmental Justice for Communities of the Mekong River
During the mid-twentieth century the construction of hydroelectric dams in developing countries became a contentious issue in economic and political arenas. Governments and pro-damming parties, particularly those with a direct commercial interest, often consider the dams to be necessary for economic growth, as well as being in the national interest. Others directly impacted by the altered hydro...
متن کاملthe relationship between language and social capital in ilami kurdish: a sociopragmatic approach
چکیده زبان به عنوان یک وسیله در ایجاد و بازسازی سرمایه اجتماعی در چند دهه گذشته مورد توجه بوده است. اگر چه درباره سرمایه اجتماعی و سازه های مربوط به آن زیاد نوشته شده است ولی خیلی کم بر روی اینکه چطور زبان می تواند باعث ایجاد اعتماد یا بی اعتمادی بشود مطالعه ای انجام شده است. این مطالعه به منظور تحقق دو هدف انجام گرفته است. اول تلاش خواهد شد تا یک گونه شناسی از واژگانی که مردم کرد زبان شهر ا...
15 صفحه اولذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Text Matters
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2083-2931', '2084-574X']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18778/2083-2931.12.12