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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
- 1911
Under Western Eyes traces the experiences of Razumov, a young Russian student caught up in the aftermath of a terrorist bombing. It deals with topical moral issues such as the defensibility of terrorist resistance to tyranny and the loss of individual privacy in a surveillance society.
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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.
Dec 17, 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.
Jan 9, 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.
A novel by Joseph Conrad about a Russian spy in Switzerland, narrated by an English teacher of languages. The novel explores the themes of language, confession, and the gaze, and challenges the reader to decode the meaning behind the words.
Jan 9, 2006 · Under Western Eyes Credits: Produced by An Anonymous Volunteer and David Widger Language: English: LoC Class: PR: Language and Literatures: English literature: Subject: Political fiction Subject: Bombings -- Fiction Subject: Saint Petersburg (Russia) -- Fiction Subject: College students -- Fiction Subject: Russia -- History -- 1904-1914 ...
