Post-Colonial
Resources |
| Introduction |
Introduction
to Post-Colonialism (Emory University) --The overviews of key
concepts, authors, and theorists are very helpful. The Postcolonial Web --
very useful site for our course
What Should This Course Be Called Anyway?
Key Terms in Postcolonial Theory
The Problem of Cultural Representation
Biblical Theology and Post-Colonialism |
History of Colonialism
(optional) |
History of Imperialism
(metalinks page)--many links are dead, but some are still useful Africa Timelines
African Maps
Indian History Sourcebook
Caribbean History
Overview
Caribbean
History Overview 2
Australian History
Australian
History (20th century)
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| Kincaid |
Introduction
to Kincaid (Postcolonial Web) Discussion
Questions
Student
Response to Kincaid's A Small Place (Postcolonial Web) |
| Achebe |
Select Passages by
Achebe Some General Background
Achebe
Website at Brown [optional]
Colonialism and Christianity |
| Okri |
Introduction to
Okri (Postcolonial Web) Another Introduction
Major Themes in Okri's Work
The Famished Road Bks 1-3--Themes,
Characters, Style
The Famished Road Bks 4-8--Themes,
Dreaming, and the African Hermeneutic
Abiku--background
reading
Introduction to Magical Realism |
| Walcott |
Introduction to Walcott The Muse of History
"Fragments of the Antilles"
(optional) & outline
Introduction to Omeros
Outline of Omeros, Books One, Two, Three, Four,
Five, Six , Seven
Omeros: Caribbean Epic?
Questions about Omeros' General
Message
Omeros' Diverse View of History
The Rage
of Derek Walcott (Postcolonial Web) |
| Ondaatje |
Introduction to Ondaatje Identity, Body, and Impressionism
"Mapping
the Women's Body" (web article) |
| Desai |
Introduction
to Desai Events in History
Comprehension Questions |
| Mahfouz |
Nobel
Lecture
"Naguib
Mahfouz – The Son of Two Civilizations" (online article)
Children of the
Alley Part 1
Children of the
Alley Part 2 |
| Rushdie |
Introduction
to Rushdie Eight Propositions for a
Post-Modern/Post-Colonial Identity |
| Pamuk |
"My
Father's Suitcase" (Nobel Lecture)
"Freedom
to Write" (PEN Arthur Miller Freedom to Write Lecture)
"The
Anger of the Damned" (Response to 9/11)
Author
Website
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