ICH4801 International Comparative and History of Education
SECTION A: COMPULSORY SECTION
QUESTION 1 [40 MARKS]
1. Define “colonialism” in your own words. (2)
2. How does Maldonado-Torres explain the concept of coloniality? (2)
3. Explain the difference between colonialism and coloniali...
, ICH4801
International Comparative and History of
Education
Assignment 2 2024
Unique Number: 642450
Due Date: 1 August 2024
SECTION A: COMPULSORY SECTION
QUESTION 1 [40 MARKS]
1. Define “colonialism” in your own words. (2)
2. How does Maldonado-Torres explain the concept of
coloniality? (2)
3. Explain the difference between colonialism and coloniality.
(2)
4. Sketch the sociohistorical background of colonialism and
coloniality in the South African context. (4)
5. Do you agree with the colonial policies that were
implemented by European powers? Substantiate your
answer. (4)
6. How does the legacy of apartheid remain a structural
element in postcolonial South Africa? (6)
, Question 1(a) (20 marks) – compulsory
1. Define “colonialism” in your own words.
A power relationship between two groups of people where the one
is controlled politically and economically by the other. The one assumes the
power of an empire and the other is a subordinate.
2. How does Maldonado-Torres explain the concept of
coloniality? The continuation of patterns of colonialism
expressed in the culture, behavior, knowledge production of
the subjugated. Decolonisation implies an emancipation from
colonial culture, values, etc.
He focuses on the issue of “race” and the biological basis thereof,
assuming that the conquistador control the conquered through
labour, slavery and serfdom. Coloniality is linked to relations of capital
and the world market
Coloniality is another way to refer to the 'colonial matrix of power' or
the coloniality of power. It is the basis and justification for the
exploitation of the world and its resources by European systems of
domination.
3. Explain the difference between colonialism and
coloniality. Colonialism is a form of domination in which the
dominant culture alienates the subjected culture and
coloniality represents the adoption of colonial culture, etc by
the subjugated.
4. Sketch the sociohistorical background of colonialism and
coloniality in the South African context.
In SA, colonialism begun with the arrival of Europeans in 1652.
There was a period of colonialism along with capitalism with the
inception of the industrial revolution in SA, the discovery of minerals
in 1867 and 1886. During this period, there was a domination of
European class, controlling the means of production and colonizing
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