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Colonialism, Neoliberalism, Education And Culture In Cameroon, Mary C. Diang
Colonialism, Neoliberalism, Education And Culture In Cameroon, Mary C. Diang
College of Education Theses and Dissertations
Neocolonialism and neoliberalism are all offshoots or veiled forms of colonialism. The history of independence for colonized peoples in the late 1950s to mid1960s was a farce. In this work, I argue that colonialism only changed phase, switching into its more insidious form. This has had a very negative effect on education and culture in Cameroon, which has largely remained dependent on the West, singularly France, Britain, Portugal, Spain, Belgium, and Italy. Neoliberalism has brought destitution and deprived the people of their right to dignity as human beings. While I request that the West and America take their hands off …