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Life Arts 1/29/2009 at 8:34 PM EST

Freedom and 'Freedom'

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Iftekhar Sayeed

Individual freedom has been a recurring theme in western literature and society. The essay argues that the word freedom connotes individual freedom in western culture because of the experience of slavery. Since Asia lacked this experience, freedom in this sense has no meaning here. The word connotes collective freedom consistent with Asian colonial experience. Attempts to 'transfer' freedom will, therefore, fail.

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Iftekhar Sayeed teaches English and economics. He was born and lives in Dhaka, � ��ŽBangladesh. He has contributed to AXIS OF LOGIC, ENTER TEXT, POSTCOLONIAL � ��ŽTEXT, LEFT CURVE, MOBIUS, ERBACCE, THE JOURNAL, and other publications. � ��ŽHe (more...)

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