687International RelationsMedium
Why does post-colonial scholar Homi Bhaba argue that colonial discourse was ambivalent about the colonised?
APortrayal of the colonised errs towards either a passive and conquerable subject or an irrational, untamed barbarian. This means that the colonial subject becomes consistently stereotyped
BThe colonised did not make enough effort to have their voices heard
CPost-colonial scholars were too focused on the colonising power rather than the colonised peoples
DScholars did not travel to colonies and therefore could not establish an accurate picture of colonised peoples
Correct answer
A. Portrayal of the colonised errs towards either a passive and conquerable subject or an irrational, untamed barbarian. This means that the colonial subject becomes consistently stereotyped
Explanation
The correct answer is Portrayal of the colonised errs towards either a passive and conquerable subject or an irrational, untamed barbarian. This means that the colonial subject becomes consistently stereotyped.