Focusing on the responses of post-colonial societies to colonial domination, this work offers an in-depth analysis of transformation as a prevalent strategy. Bill Ashcroft explores the key features of post-colonial studies, providing a comprehensive examination of how these societies have navigated and reshaped their identities and cultures in the aftermath of colonial rule. The book presents a revolutionary perspective, making it an essential resource for understanding the complexities of post-colonial transformation.
Exploring the impact of post-colonial writers globally, this book highlights how they have reshaped the English language and literature. It delves into the unique linguistic and thematic innovations introduced by these authors, showcasing their contributions to the literary landscape and the broader cultural discourse. Through various examples, the work illustrates the dynamic interplay between colonial histories and contemporary narratives, emphasizing the significance of diverse voices in redefining literary expression.
Boasting new extracts from major works in the field, as well as an impressive list of contributors, this second edition of a bestselling Reader is an invaluable introduction to the most seminal texts in post-colonial theory and criticism.
The experience of colonization and the challenges of a post-colonial world have produced an explosion of new writing in English. This diverse and powerful body of literature has established a specific practice of post-colonial writing in cultures as various as India, Australia, the West Indies and Canada, and has challenged both the traditional canon and dominant ideas of literature and culture. The Empire Writes Back was the first major theoretical account of a wide range of post-colonial texts and their relation to the larger issues of post-colonial culture, and remains one of the most significant works published in this field. The authors, three leading figures in post-colonial studies, open up debates about the interrelationships of post-colonial literatures, investigate the powerful forces acting on language in the post-colonial text, and show how these texts constitute a radical critique of Eurocentric notions of literature and language. This book is brilliant not only for its incisive analysis, but for its accessibility for readers new to the field. Now with an additional chapter and an updated bibliography, The Empire Writes Back is essential for contemporary post-colonial studies.
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Looking at the context and the impact of Edward Said's scholarship and
journalism, this book examines Said's key ideas, including the significance of
'worldliness', 'amateurism', 'secular criticism', 'affiliation' and
'contrapuntal reading'; the place of text and critic in 'the world'; and,
knowledge, power and the construction of the 'Other'.
Utopia, travel and empire -- Heimat anticipation and postcolonial literatures -- The ambiguous necessity of utopia -- Remembering the future: time and utopia in African literature -- Beyond the nation-state -- Writing and re-writing India -- Borderland heterotopia: Aztlán and the Chicano nation -- Archipelago of dreams: utopianism in Caribbean literature -- Oceanic hope: utopianism in the Pacific -- Settler colony utopianism
