Postcolonial Theories

Postcolonial Theoriesis a lively introduction to postcolonial theories, contexts and literatures which presents both the theory and practice to students in approachable and attractive ways. Jenni Ramone includes discussion of a wide range of influential theorists such as Frantz Fanon, Homi Bhabha, Rey Chow, Edward Said, Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Paul Gilroy and Trinh T. Minh-ha. She also demonstrates postcolonial ideas through compelling readings of a wide range of exciting literary texts, including: -Nawal El Saadawi's God Dies by the Nile -Aravind Adiga's The White Tiger -Shyam Selvadurai's Funny Boy -Jamaica Kincaid's My Brother. Covering a diverse array of geographical locations, and featuring a helpful timeline and annotated bibliography, this is essential reading for anyone with an interest in postcolonial theories and how they have continued to adapt in the wake of globalization, digital technology and neo-colonialism.

JENNI RAMONE is Senior Lecturer in English at Newman University College, Birmingham, UK.

General Editor's Preface
Acknowledgements
Timeline
Introduction: the Colonial Exotic
PART I: THE EMERGENCE OF POSTCOLONIAL THINKING
Anti-Colonial Resistance
The Postcolonial Moment
PART II: POSTCOLONIAL THEORIES
Otherness
The Postcolonial Migrant
Native and Nation
PART III: READING POSTCOLONIAL LITERATURE
Introduction to Part III
The Text in the Colony
The Postcolonial Counter-Text
The Diaspora Text
PART IV: POSTCOLONIAL FUTURES
Afterword
Annotated Bibliography
Bibliography
Index