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1 Post-colonial Literature

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5 Throughout the 1950s and into the 1970s, the empire fell and most African and Caribbean nations won their independence. *Some exceptions Revolutions!

6 Colonialization is “the takeover of territory, appropriation of material resources, exploitation of labour and interference with political and cultural structures of another territory or nation” (Loomba 11). Whereas, imperialism is “a global system” (which is capitialism) (11). Key terms

7 Hybridity: similar to DuBois “double-consciousness”; it is a term for the double, sometimes conflicting, identity that the colonial subject encounters. The Other: A term coined by Edward Said as the perspective of the colonizer usually has to the colonized (makes it easier to dehumanize). Hegemony: domination over another culture (similar to white washing) More key terms

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10 Derek Walcott

11 How does the literary text, explicitly or allegorically, represent various aspects of colonial oppression? What does the text reveal about the problematics of post-colonial identity, including the relationship between personal and cultural identity and such issues as double consciousness and hybridity? What person(s) or groups does the work identify as "other" or stranger? How are such persons/groups described and treated? What does the text reveal about the operations of cultural difference - the ways in which race, religion, class, gender, sexual orientation, cultural beliefs, and customs combine to form individual identity - in shaping our perceptions of ourselves, others, and the world in which we live? Key Questions

12 How does the text respond to or comment upon the characters, themes, or assumptions of a canonized (colonialist) work? Are there meaningful similarities among the literatures of different post-colonial populations? How does a literary text in the Western canon reinforce or undermine colonialist ideology through its representation of colonialization and/or its inappropriate silence about colonized peoples? (Tyson ) *Quoted in Owl Purdue; original quote from Lois Tyson. More questions

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