tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323623199322183043.post332709597347508527..comments2015-12-27T06:27:28.163-08:00Comments on Classroom Jargon: Nommolaurenmsophacademyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15216124704680385305noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323623199322183043.post-12824675825080942752010-11-15T18:45:05.377-08:002010-11-15T18:45:05.377-08:00Hey Lauren,
I think reclaiming original names is v...Hey Lauren,<br />I think reclaiming original names is very important for indigenous peoples in dealing with colonialism. (I would say recovering from, but that's too optimistic.) While Mobutu probably took thing a step too far, and perhaps in an unnecessary direction, the basic idea that native peoples should have the power to call places originally theirs by the original names is powerful. It is hard to imagine having a sound identity as a Jew if I had to refer to Jerusalem (or Yerushalim as it's pronounced in Hebrew) as Al-Quds. Names give groups power and cohesion, and even if they change over time, that's a symptom of colonial power, not complacency or correctness.Mitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11781084060622140331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323623199322183043.post-23437898371151676292010-11-15T06:38:40.738-08:002010-11-15T06:38:40.738-08:00Hi Lauren! I really like the point you made about ...Hi Lauren! I really like the point you made about names like Leopoldville being better representatives. Despite the roots of a word, people have developed associations to the words "Congo" and "Leopoldville," and theough "Zaire" is supposedly more "authentic" a name, it still represents Mobutu's power rather than the people of the nation.MelanieVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09998333158286987434noreply@blogger.com