When I moved to Holland 2 years ago, I remember being really excited. I had never lived in Holland and had always been interested in finding out what it was like. As has been pretty clear on this blog, I have been thoroughly disappointed. Not only is it difficult socially – people are not very [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Identity’
Cultural warfare
Posted in Identity, Netherlands, Others, West, tagged Identity, Netherlands on November 8, 2011 | 9 Comments »
Defining others
Posted in Colonialism, Defining, Europe, Identity, Islamophobia, Muslim world, Neo-colonialism, Others, Sexuality, West, tagged Defining, Identity, Others, Sexuality, West on April 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
What I have always found interesting is that the power to define others is one of the strongest powers in the history of mankind. For the past few centuries, the west has had the power to define pretty much the rest of the world, and this has resulted in often contradictory ideas and discourses. 2 [...]
