Question
This book begins with the statement, “Appeals to the past are among the commonest of strategies in interpretations of the present.” For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this book arguing that the first title concept is shaped by the second by using literary examples such as Joseph Conrad for the chapter “Two Visions in Heart of Darkness.”
ANSWER: Culture and Imperialism
[10e] In Culture and Imperialism, Edward Said states that just because this author belonged to a “slave-owning society,” we shouldn’t “jettison” her novels such as Mansfield Park due to Thomas Bertram owning a plantation in Antigua.
ANSWER: Jane Austen
[10h] When citing critics who ignore imperialism, Said states that Lionel Trilling ignored the imperialism in this novel despite the fact that a family in it owns the Imperial and West African Rubber Company.
ANSWER: Howards End (by E. M. Forster; the family is the Wilcoxes.)
<Literature - British Literature - Misc Literature>
Summary
| 2024 ARGOS @ Chicago | 11/23/2024 | Y | 6 | 18.33 | 100% | 67% | 17% |
| 2024 ARGOS @ Christ's College | 12/14/2024 | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 33% | 33% |
| 2024 ARGOS @ Columbia | 11/23/2024 | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 33% | 33% |
| 2024 ARGOS @ McMaster | 11/17/2024 | Y | 4 | 10.00 | 75% | 25% | 0% |
| 2024 ARGOS @ Stanford | 02/22/2025 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
Data
| Cambridge | Grzegorz Brzęczyszczykiewicz | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Limp Franceskit | Cien Años de Quizboledad | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Defying Suavity | Simple Vibes | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |