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Postcolonial Literary Theories
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Frantz Fanon
A psychiatrist and philosopher whose works, like 'The Wretched of the Earth', explore the psychological effects of colonization.
Postcolonial Ecocriticism
A theoretical approach that examines the relationship between postcolonialism and the environment, often highlighting exploitation and conservation.
Derek Walcott
A Saint Lucian poet and playwright whose work explores the legacy of colonialism in the Caribbean.
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
A theorist known for the essay 'Can the Subaltern Speak?', which examines the ability of oppressed groups to voice their concerns.
Diaspora
Refers to groups of people who have spread from their original homeland to other parts of the world, often a focus in postcolonial studies.
Creolization
The process of mixing languages and cultures that occurs when people from different backgrounds come into prolonged contact.
Chinua Achebe
A Nigerian novelist known for works like 'Things Fall Apart', which challenged Western narratives about Africa.
Colonial Discourse
The collection of texts and practices that reinforce the superiority of the colonizer and the inferiority of the colonized.
Neocolonialism
The use of economic, political, and cultural pressures to control or influence a country, reminiscent of traditional colonialism.
Caliban
A Shakespearean character from 'The Tempest' who has become a symbol for the colonized subject in postcolonial discourse.
Syncretism
The blending of different religious, cultural, or philosophical beliefs into a new system, often occurring in postcolonial societies.
Homi K. Bhabha
Developed key concepts in postcolonial theory such as 'hybridity', 'mimicry', and 'third space'.
Subaltern
A term originally used by Marxist theory, later developed by Spivak, to refer to those who are socially, politically, and geographically outside of the hegemonic power structure.
Mimicry
A term by Homi K. Bhabha that refers to the colonized adopting the colonizer's culture in a way that is both assimilation and resistance.
Eurocentrism
A worldview centered on European culture and history, often regarded as dominant or superior, questioned by postcolonial theory.
Native Informant
A member of a colonized group that provides information about their own culture to the colonizer, often seen as a problematic figure in postcolonial studies.
Double Consciousness
A concept developed by W. E. B. Du Bois to describe the internal conflict experienced by subordinated groups in an oppressive society.
Edward Said
A Palestinian-American scholar who wrote 'Orientalism', critiquing Western conceptions of the East as exotic and backward.
Subaltern Studies
A field within postcolonial studies that seeks to re-examine history from the perspective of the colonized, often marginalized peoples.
The Other
A theoretical concept denoting people who are seen as different from and often inferior to oneself or one's group.
Strategic Essentialism
A term by Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak for the strategy used by marginalized groups to temporarily present a united front to fight oppression.
Postcolonial Narratology
An approach that studies the way narrative structures can represent and influence colonial and postcolonial identities.
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
A Kenyan writer and academic who advocates for writing in African languages and decolonizing the mind.
Orientalism
A concept by Edward Said describing the Western approach to the East that perpetuates stereotypes and establishes a binary of dominance.
Ania Loomba
A scholar who examines the intersections of colonialism, history, and feminism, and authored 'Colonialism/Postcolonialism'.
Aijaz Ahmad
An Indian theorist known for critiquing the homogenizing tendencies of some postcolonial theory and emphasizing specific historical and cultural contexts.
Third World
A term that originally referred to countries unaligned with either the capitalist or communist blocs, now often associated with postcolonial and developing nations.
Postcolonial Feminism
A branch of feminism that deals with the intersections of colonialism, racism, and the oppression of women.
Global South
A term used to describe the regions of Latin America, Asia, Africa, and Oceania, often in the context of postcolonial power dynamics.
Hybridity
Homi K. Bhabha's term for the cultural mixture that results from colonization, leading to new identities and power dynamics.
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