Friday, 25 September
We had only one class this week. There we discussed section 5 of chapter 27.
We watched part of the BBC documentary Racism: A History. We watched the segment in part 2 regarding the natives of Tasmania, and we also began watching the segment about India -- which also included a discussion of the importance of social Darwinism as a rationale for the mistreatment or lack of aid for people.
Here are some terms that were used in the film that I thought might be new for most of you:
-heathens - someone who doesn't believe in a monotheistic God -- and for the British, this meant essentially non-Christians.
- underpin - provide a support - ideas that underpin imperialism
- indelible - permanent, something that can't be removed - an indelible stain
- lure - tempt, trap someone - they were lured to Flinders Island
- succumb - unable to overcome, not able to resist -- succumb to the pressures
- winnow - weed out, reduce the numbers of some group
- parsimony - not willing to spend money
- cash crops - crops grown specifically for commerical gain -- rather than for the nutritional or other needs of the farmer/owner.
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