Scott reviewed Discourse on Colonialism by Aimé Césaire
Review of 'Discourse on Colonialism' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
I really appreciated this book. Césaire's essay on the horrors of colonialism and both the European rational for them and the effect of them on Europeans was moving. His connection of Nazism with European-style liberalism/humanism was powerful. And his outrage was refreshing. For me it feels that in both every day life and in the academy there is a disconnect between what is presented or conceptualized in the media or in academic texts (not that the two are equivalent) and the life or death matters happening a world away or around the corner. The need to scream out indignation and to call a fascist politician "a communion wafer dipped in shit" has its place. Kelley's intro is also excellent in contextualizing Césaire and his essay.
