Postcolonial theory is a prominent approach in English Studies today. This introductory guide presents both the theory and practice to students in accessible and attractive ways. It includes contextualised discussion of a range of influential theorists, and applies postcolonial theory to a variety of key literary texts. JENNI RAMONE is Senior Lecturer in English at Newman University College, Birmingham, UK. INDICE: General Editor's Preface - Acknowledgements - Timeline - Introduction: the Colonial Exotic - PART I: THE EMERGENCE OF POSTCOLONIAL THINKING - Anti-Colonial Resistance - The Postcolonial Moment - PART II: POSTCOLONIAL THEORIES - Otherness - The Postcolonial Migrant - Native and Nation - PART III: READING POSTCOLONIAL LITERATURE - Introduction to Part III - The Text in the Colony - The Postcolonial Counter-Text - The Diaspora Text - PART IV: POSTCOLONIALFUTURES - Afterword - Annotated Bibliography - Bibliography - Index
- ISBN: 978-0-230-24303-3
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 248
- Fecha Publicación: 12/09/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés