Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1998 14:29:46 +0500
Subject: Re: Language and colonialism


Richard,

At 03:16 PM 9/10/98 +1000, Richard Wah wrote:
>Your work is of interest to me. I relate that notion to the one of formal
>education in a colonial and post-colonial state and realise that there is
>also a split between the 'experiential reality' in everyday (that feminist
>championed ) and concept/skills taught in formal education. 

Very much. I've also identified for myself some (albeit simplistic)
differences between the "experiential reality" and the reality presented in
formal education. These largely relate to the fact that formal education in
post-colonial settings are of underlying philosophy, forms, structure
(including that of education *systems* themselves), and content which are
still grossly different from those of the still-internalised primary
traditions.

>
>I would like to receive the references that you refer to ..

Please see Marlene R. Atleo's earlier post, and mine referring both to
hers, and another -- a keynote address in a volume of the proceedings of an
International Conference -- (edited) by the same authors, Dr. Pulin Garg
and Dr. Indira Parikh.

[Incidentally, Prof. (Mrs.) Parikh has been doing a significant amount of
work on "Women's Issues" in institutions, organisations and society of Asia
and Africa, in association with colleagues both in India and USA/Europe.]

In case the latter publication is not available from this website, I could
send you the text of the keynote address by Prof. Garg.

Haven't made any publications on the matter myself. Though on the issue of
the split that I've referred to, some colleagues and I have done a fair
amount of work. Yet, kept our findings to ourselves largely, and along the
lines of the oral traditions of ancient times in the sub-continent ! :)

In all fairness to myself, I may add that a significant reason for the
absence of publications is that I have not found many takers here for these
and other related ideas. Of course, there must be many -- ours is pretty
large and populous country. I probably don't move around widely enough, and
have certainly not tried to hunt out takers.


Regards.


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