The Cambridge companion to postcolonial literary studies

The Cambridge companion to postcolonial literary studies / edited by Neil Lazarus.

The Cambridge Companion to Postcolonial Literary Studies, first published in 2004, offers a lucid introduction and overview of one of the most important strands in recent literary theory and cultural studies. The volume aims to introduce readers to key concepts, methods, theories, thematic concerns,...

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Other Authors: Lazarus, Neil, 1953- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Series:Cambridge companions to literature.
Subjects:
Postcolonialism in literature.
Criticism > History > 20th century.
Postcolonialism.
Decolonization in literature.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • Introducing postcolonial studies / Neil Lazarus
  • Social and historical context
  • The global dispensation since 1945 / Neil Lazarus
  • Anti-colonialism, national liberation, and postcolonial nation formation / Tamara Sivanandan
  • The institutionalization of postcolonial studies / Benita Parry
  • The shape of the field
  • Postcolonial literature in the western literary canon / John Marx
  • Poststructuralism and postcolonial discourse / Simon Gikandi
  • From development to globalization: postcolonial studies and globalization theory / Timothy Brennan
  • Reading subaltern history / Pryiamvada Gopal
  • Temporality and postcolonial critique / Keya Ganguly
  • Sites of engagement
  • Nationalism and postcolonial studies / Laura Chrisman
  • Feminism in/and postcolonialism / Deepika Bahri
  • Latin American postcolonial studies and global decolonization / Fernando Coronil
  • Migrancy, hybridity and postcolonial literary studies / Andrew Smith.

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