Postcolonial Literary Criticism

By Dawit Dibekulu

Academic Paper from the year 2022 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 12 (equals an A), Bahir Dar University, language: English, abstract: Literature by and about people from former European colonies, mainly in Africa, Asia, South America, and the Caribbean (about the 1950s-present). This literature strives to broaden the traditional Western canon while also challenging Eurocentric preconceptions about literature, particularly through examinations of otherness, identity, and race. Although post-colonial critique is comparable to cultural studies, it implies a distinct perspective on literature and politics that requires its own study. Post-colonial critics are particularly interested in literature produced by colonial powers as well as writings created by individuals who were/are colonized. Power, economics, politics, religion, and culture are all investigated in connection to colonial hegemony in post-colonial theory (Western colonizers controlling the colonized). Thus, the aim of this paper is to explain the concept of postcolonial literary criticism.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3346680983
• ISBN13: 9783346680983
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: Grin Verlag
• Length: 26 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.8" x 8.3"