Postcoloniality, as defined by Majumdar (francophone studies, U. of Portsmouth, UK) for the purposes of this study, is concerned with the transformation of old ideological and cultural forms and the d
Postcoloniality, Globalization, and Diaspora: What’s Next? looks forward within the field of postcolonial studies and goes beyond the notion of hybridity and postcolonial reason beyond just portraying
In Other Words: Dialogizing Postcoloniality, Race, and Ethnicity is a collection of essays by scholars and Americanists who labor under the conviction that the dynamically evolving field of postcoloni
How can we best forge a theoretical practice that directly addresses the struggles of once-colonized countries, many of which face the collapse of both state and society in today's era of economic ref
Postcolonial theology has recently emerged as a site of intense intellectual and political energy and has taken its place in the interdisciplinary field of postcolonial studies. This volume is animate
Postcolonial theology has recently emerged as a site of intense intellectual and political energy. No critic has been more emblematic of the challenging and contested field of postcolonial theory tha
This book is focused on the transcultural memory of the Mediterranean region, and the different ways it is articulated by contemporary art practices and museum projects linked to migrations, exile, di
Can Western modernity be analyzed and critiqued through the lens of enslavement and colonial history? As this volume reveals, such analysis is not only possible, it is essential to our understanding o
This is the first book-length study of the groundbreaking work of Rey Chow, whose work has transformed the fields of postcolonialism, cultural studies, film, ethnicity and gender. It describes and exp
Chow is credited with transforming the fields of postcolonialism, cultural studies, film, ethnicity and gender. Here Bowman (cultural studies Cardiff U., Wales) produces the first book-length critique
In this work of film theory, Mowitt (cultural studies and comparative literature, U. of Minnesota) elaborates on the psychoanalytic and linguistic aspects of the concept of bilingual enunciation as ap
Twelve American scholars contribute 13 essays exploring the processes which shaped postcolonial America. They argue that the colonization of the U.S. was not simply a struggle between European cultur
As the British empire expanded throughout the world, the English language played an important role in power relations between Britain and its colonies. With the end of World War II, more and more coun
"... methodologically innovative... precise and perceptive and conscious... " —Text and Performance Quarterly"Woman, Native, Other is located at the juncture of a number of different fields and discip
The first in a new series of works of anthropology and ethnobiology, this work by Argyrou (social anthropology, U. of Hull, UK) interrogates environmentalism as a cultural paradigm that has come to re
Ferreira (contemporary cinema, Federal U. of Sao Paulo, Brazil) explores facing authoritarianism and the end of the empire and facing past and present from a transnational perspective in Portuguese-la
The lack of peace in Sri Lanka is commonly portrayed as a consequence of a violent, ethnonationalist conflict between the Sinhalese majority and the Tamil minority. Viewed in this light, resolution c
Scholars of literature and culture show how migrant aesthetics, language, and imagination in art forms can offer insights into the state of postcolonial studies, particularly about the interactions be
Geographies of Philological Knowledge examines the relationship between medievalism and colonialism in the nineteenth-century Hispanic American context through the striking case of the Creole Andres B
Hip hop has long been a vehicle for protest in the United States, used by its primarily African American creators to address issues of prejudice, repression, and exclusion. But the music is now a worl
Hip hop has long been a vehicle for protest in the United States, used by its primarily African American creators to address issues of prejudice, repression, and exclusion. But the music is now a worl
This book is about culture and comparison. Starting with the history of the discipline of comparative literature and its forgotten relation to the positivist comparative method, it inquires into the
