postcolonialism
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Postcolonial Literature
Writing Back to Power: An Introduction to Postcolonial Literature
The term ‘postcolonial’ first appeared in its composite form in the Oxford English Dictionary of 1959 and without hyphen in…
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Concepts
What is Orientalism in Postcolonialism?
Orientalism, a concept coined by Edward Said in his influential book of the same name, has become a crucial aspect…
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Things Fall Apart
Things Fall Apart as a Postcolonial Novel
In 1958, an influential novel named “Things Fall Apart” was published by Chinua Achebe, which became a significant cornerstone in…
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