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The Occupier and the ""New"" Occupied - Haiti and Other Oppressed Nations Under Western Neocolonial, Neoliberal, and Imperialist Dominations (Hardcover, 2nd)
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The Occupier and the ""New"" Occupied - Haiti and Other Oppressed Nations Under Western Neocolonial, Neoliberal, and Imperialist Dominations (Hardcover, 2nd)
Series: Transgressions: Cultural Studies and Education, 61
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In this book, the author critically analyzes the wide-ranging
effects of western neo-colonial and neo-liberal economic and
political policies on Haiti and other oppressed nations. The
author's overarching argument is that western colonization of these
countries has taken a different form with a disguised mask.
Further, the author contends that this form of colonization and
"new" occupation has been made possible through the control of the
economic and political apparatus of these disfranchised nations and
the ideological domination of people living there, often maintained
through canonical texts and institutions such as schools, the army,
the media, and churches. The author situates this new form of
occupation of Haiti by western imperialist powers in the context of
western neo-liberal economic and political policies. Finally,
critically analyzing the Haiti's school system, which he argues is
colonial-based, the author demonstrates how students living in this
island have been mis-educated to internalize and reproduce western
values, beliefs, and norms at the expense of their own.
Interweaving the perspectives of subject and critical observer,
Pierre Orelus reveals multiple dimensions of the material and
psychological devastation left in the wake of Western imperial
conquest. His ruminations focus on his native Haiti, once the
world's richest colony, severely punished for daring to become the
first free country of free men in the hemisphere, now its most
deeply impoverished and brutalized society. But his thoughts and
their implications reach well beyond, yielding valuable insight
into the pain and suffering of the traditional victims, and their
resilience and hope. Noam Chomsky, Emeritus Professor at
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, author of Hegemony or
Survival. The voices of those brutalized by the twin iniquities of
neocolonialism and imperialism have for too long been silenced. In
this personal narrative, Pierre Orelus, a Haitian immigrant and
educator, shares his reflections, hopes, and dreams for the future.
It is time for a voice such as Pierre's to be heard by teachers,
teacher educators, and others concerned with social justice. Sonia
Nieto Emeritus Professor at University of Massachusetts at Amherst,
author of Affirming Diversity. In this age of the corporate
university where academic trends shift as fast as youth fashion,
it's a breath of fresh air to have a book like "The Occupier and
the "New" Occupied -Haiti and Other Oppressed Nations Under Western
Neocolonial, Neoliberal and Imperialist Dominations" that
fearlessly grounds itself in a vast history of anti-colonial theory
and research while expanding these horizons with a cutting critique
of neoliberalism's imperialist agenda. Orelus' book is a must read
for anyone interested in understanding the dark side of
globalization. Pepi Leistyna Associate Professor of Applied
Linguistics and Cultural Studies at University of
Massachusetts-Boston, author of Cultural Studies: From Theory to
Action. In this book a daring and caring teacher conceptualizes and
considers a problem that escapes many: how do schools become sites
of occupation? Thinking of ways to explain this problem to the
reader, the author slowly builds an argument that children can
learn best in schools that are liberated from occupation, and
suggestions are made about how this could be accomplished. Anyone
who wants to help students grow will want to reflect on arguments
set forth in this book. Dr. Enoch Page Associate Professor at
University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
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