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Under Western Eyes (1911) is a novel by Joseph Conrad. The novel takes place in St. Petersburg, Russia, and Geneva, Switzerland, and is viewed as Conrad's response to the themes explored in Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment; Conrad was reputed to have detested Dostoevsky.
- Joseph Conrad
- Novel
- 1911
- 1911
A critique of Western feminist writings on women in the third world that construct a monolithic and ahistorical "Third World Woman" based on ethnocentric and universalist assumptions. The author argues that such discourses are a form of discursive colonization that limits the possibility of feminist coalitions across boundaries.
17 de dez. de 2023 · A book by Chandra Mohanty that critiques the Western feminist discourse that constructs third-world women as victims and underdeveloped. Mohanty argues that this discourse is a form of colonialism that ignores the diversity and agency of women in the Global South.
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- Joseph Conrad
- English
- 1911
- Under Western Eyes
9 de jan. de 2006 · A novel based on a document of a Russian student's diary in Geneva, revealing his involvement in a political conspiracy. The novel explores the themes of freedom, tyranny, and human nature under the influence of words and reality.
10 de out. de 2013 · Set in the tumultuous political world of Tsarist repression and revolutionary intrigue in St Petersburg and Geneva, Under Western Eyes (1911) renders with searing intensity the psychological torment of its Russian protagonist, a university student who, in betraying another, has betrayed himself.
8 de dez. de 2020 · Narrated by a Swiss English teacher, Under Western Eyes is a unique perspective on revolutions, applicable to both the failed and successful Russian revolutions, changing the audience’s perception depending on when it is read.
