Post-Colonialism Bob, Caleb, Jesse, Sathvik

Introduction - Jane Austen was born in Steventon, Hampshire, a small rural village in England, in the late Colonial era and the early revolutionary era (December 16, 1775) - She saw some of the most momentous events in European and World History which include: 1783 India incorporated into British Empire1789 Beginning of the French Revolution1783 India incorporated into British Empire1789 Beginning of the French Revolution 1793 First French Republic proclaimed1793 First French Republic proclaimed 1800 Act of Union - Great Britain annexes Ireland1800 Act of Union - Great Britain annexes Ireland - Jane Austen’s two brothers were in the Royal Navy, which made her fully aware of the world issues at that time - Pride and Prejudice was published in Some other books written during this time are: - Frankenstein – by Mary Shelly - Mansfield – by Jane Austen - Oliver Twist – by Charles Dickens

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Colonialism - Definition: -system in which a state claims sovereignty over territory and people outside its own boundaries, often to facilitate economic domination over their resources, labour, and often markets -is the establishment, maintenance, acquisition and expansion of colonies in one territory by people from another territory

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Post - Colonialism Preface: –The term “Post-colonialism” refers broadly to the ways in which race, ethnicity, culture, and human identity itself are represented in the modern era, after many colonized countries gained their independence. However, some critics use the term to refer to all culture and cultural products influenced by imperialism from the moment of colonization until today. –Postcolonial literature seeks to describe the interactions between European nations and the peoples they colonized. By the middle of the twentieth century, the vast majority of the world was under the control of European countries. At one time, Great Britain, for example, ruled almost 50 percent of the world.

Post – Colonialism (cont.) Definitions: – Post-colonialism (postcolonial theory, post- colonial theory) is a specifically post-modern intellectual discourse that consists of reactions to, and analysis of, the cultural legacy of colonialism. Postcolonialism comprises a set of theories found amongst philosophy, film, political science, human geography, sociology, feminism, religious and theological studies, and literature.