Post-colonial theory is a relatively new area in critical
contemporary studies, having its foundations more Postcolonial
Criticism brings together some of the most important critical
writings in the field, and aims to present a clear overview of, and
introduction to, one of the most exciting and rapidly developing
areas of contemporary literary criticism. It charts the development
of the field both historically and conceptually, from its
beginnings in the early post-war period to the present day. The
first phase of postcolonial criticism is recorded here in the
pioneering work of thinkers like Aime Cesaire, Frantz Fanon, Edward
Said, and Gayatri Spivak. More recently, a new generation of
academics have provided fresh assessments of the interaction of
class, race and gender in cultural production, and this generation
is represented in the work of Aijaz Ahmad, bell hooks, Homi Bhabha,
Abdul JanMohamed and David Lloyd. Topics covered include negritude,
national culture, orientalism, subalternity, ambivalence,
hybridity, white settler societies, gender and colonialism,
culturalism, commonwealth literature, and minority discourse. The
collection includes an extensive general introduction which clearly
sets out the key stages, figures and debates in the field. The
editors point to the variety, even conflict, within the field, but
also stress connections and parallels between the various figures
and debates which they identify as central to an understanding of
it. The introduction is followed by a series of ten essays which
have been carefully chosen to reflect both the diversity and
continuity of postcolonial criticism. Each essay is supported by a
short introduction which places it in context with the rest of the
author's work, and identifies how its salient arguments contribute
to the field as a whole. This is a field which covers many
disciplines including literary theory, cultural studies,
philosophy, geography, economics, history and politics. It is
designed to fit into the current modular arrangement of courses,
and is therefore suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate
courses which address postcolonial issues and the 'new' literatures
in English.
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