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Mustapha Matura’s Welcome Home Jacko: The Rastafari Movement in the light of Postcolonialism

Year 2020, Volume: 8 Issue: 4, 1019 - 1025, 24.08.2020
https://doi.org/10.18506/anemon.520688

Abstract

Mustapha Matura, who was personally involved in the colonial history, has produced literary works associated with the postcolonial movement. In his pieces, he has shown the effects of colonialism on individuals even though the colonial period is over. In one of those works, Welcome Home Jacko, he employs Rastafarianism as a resistance against colonialism. In this context, this paper seeks to show how individuals are keen to create their own identities free from the colonial/European influence although some characters still bear the European ideology of superiority since they tend to perform mimicry. Within this framework, the study aims to reveal whether the postcolonial individual has, indeed, decolonized his/her psyche in consideration of fundamental (post)colonial concepts.

References

  • Ashcroft, B., Gareth, G., & Tiffin, H. (1998). Key Concepts in Post-Colonial Studies. London and New York: Routledge.
  • Bhabha, H. (1994). The Location of Culture. London: Routledge.
  • Boehmer, E. (2006). “Postcolonialism.” In P. Waugh (Ed.), Literary Theory and Criticism: An Oxford Guide. (p. 340-61). New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Brathwaite, E. K. (1984). History of the Voice: The Development of Nation Language in Anglophone Caribbean Poetry. London: New Beacon.
  • Davis, S., & Simon, P. (1982). Reggae International. New York: R&B.
  • Fanon, F. (1967). Black Skin White Masks. New York: Grove Press.
  • Floyd, B. (1979). An Island Microcosm. New York: St. Martin’s Press.
  • Marley, B., & Wailers. (1979). War. YouTube. (Accessed: 07/02/2017), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loFDn94oZJ0
  • Said, E. (2003). Orientalism. London: Penguin.
  • Waters, A. (1985). Class and Political Symbols. New Brunswick: Transaction Press.

Mustapha Matura’nın Welcome Home Jacko’su: Sömürgecilik Sonrası Dönemde Rastafaryan Hareketi

Year 2020, Volume: 8 Issue: 4, 1019 - 1025, 24.08.2020
https://doi.org/10.18506/anemon.520688

Abstract

Mustafa Matura sömürgeciliği tecrübe etmiş bir yazar olarak, sömürgecilik sonrası alanda eserler kaleme almış ve eserlerinde sömürgeciliğin bireyler üzerindeki etkilerini yansıtmıştır. Bunlardan biri olan Welcome Home Jacko’da sömürgeciliğe karşı direnişin simgesi olan Rastafaryanizmi konu edinmiştir. Bu bağlamda, eserde bireylerin kimliklerini bulma çabalarında karşılaştıkları problemleri, kimlik edinme arayışlarını ve stratejilerini ortaya koymuş ve temelde Avrupa’nın tüm dünyayı temsil ettiği savına da dolaylı olarak karşı çıkmıştır. Çalışmada, Rastafaryanizmi benimsemiş bireylerin sömürgeciliğin izlerini silerek kimlik edinme süreçleri incelenmiştir. Bununla birlikte, kimi karakterlerde halen sömürge döneminden kalan taklitçilik, Avrupa hayranlığı gibi eğilimlerin olduğu gözlenmektedir. Bu çerçevede, sömürgecilik sonrası dönemin bireyler üzerindeki etkilerinin ne derece yok olduğu ve bireylerin sömürgecilik söylemini nasıl alt ettikleri oyundaki karakterler aracılığıyla temel sömürge (ve sonrası) dönemi kavramları ışığında incelenmiştir.

References

  • Ashcroft, B., Gareth, G., & Tiffin, H. (1998). Key Concepts in Post-Colonial Studies. London and New York: Routledge.
  • Bhabha, H. (1994). The Location of Culture. London: Routledge.
  • Boehmer, E. (2006). “Postcolonialism.” In P. Waugh (Ed.), Literary Theory and Criticism: An Oxford Guide. (p. 340-61). New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Brathwaite, E. K. (1984). History of the Voice: The Development of Nation Language in Anglophone Caribbean Poetry. London: New Beacon.
  • Davis, S., & Simon, P. (1982). Reggae International. New York: R&B.
  • Fanon, F. (1967). Black Skin White Masks. New York: Grove Press.
  • Floyd, B. (1979). An Island Microcosm. New York: St. Martin’s Press.
  • Marley, B., & Wailers. (1979). War. YouTube. (Accessed: 07/02/2017), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loFDn94oZJ0
  • Said, E. (2003). Orientalism. London: Penguin.
  • Waters, A. (1985). Class and Political Symbols. New Brunswick: Transaction Press.
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Primary Language English
Journal Section Research Article
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Merve Aydoğdu Çelik 0000-0001-7354-9705

Publication Date August 24, 2020
Acceptance Date December 18, 2019
Published in Issue Year 2020 Volume: 8 Issue: 4

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APA Aydoğdu Çelik, M. (2020). Mustapha Matura’s Welcome Home Jacko: The Rastafari Movement in the light of Postcolonialism. Anemon Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 8(4), 1019-1025. https://doi.org/10.18506/anemon.520688

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