Monthly Archives: April 2009

Melancholia – “Is the concept of ‘melancholia’ helpful for understanding postcoloniality?” Contents: A Brief History of ‘Melancholia’ Melancholia in Sociology Mitscherlich’s Melancholia of Germany Gilroy’s Melancholia of Post-Colonial Britain Butler’s Melancholia of Freud Melancholic Postcoloniality Bengali Hindus in Berne Germany’s… Continue reading →

European Subjectivities – Comparing Subject Formations of ‘the West’ This text will look at the concept of ‘The West’: How it is used to define a territory, a population, a mindset or subject. Further, how this subject came into being,… Continue reading →