Word: colonialistic
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Rhodes scholarships were established in 1904 by the estate of Cecil Rhodes, a British philanthropist and colonialist. The names of the winners were announced Saturday by the Rhodes Scholarship Trust at Pomona College in Claremont, Calif...
...best essays in her new book, Black Looks: Race and Representation, achieve this bridge effectively. In the 12 essays collected here, hooks draws on a broad range of sources, from post-colonialist criticism to personal experience and discussion with friends to critique the treatment of race in popular culture. hooks argues convincingly that these issues matter, that the way we perceive Anita Hill's testimony, Madonna's videos or J. Crew's latest catalogue can shape our understanding of our own lives...
Cafe Algiers offers an alternative for those who find stand-up comedy too gauche. A veritable mecca for the cultural elite, the Algiers is a good place to chat about your favorite post-colonialist scholar or huddle in a corner with some slim, tragic French novel. But the coffee and desserts, though expensive, are tasty enough to attract less intense visitors. Especially good is the "Arabian toast" (sticky triangles of pita bread, and the house specialty, a greenish coffee served with lots of whipped cream...
According to Hinga, "women formed a group called the Shield to protect their daughters against circumcision" during the colonialist period...
Vulfsons believes that Gorbachev is still indispensable as President of the U.S.S.R. "Gorbachev is a brilliant tactician," he says. "Only he can keep control over the dark underside of Russian nationalism, particularly in its colonialist form...