1. political independence ≠ cultural independence
DECOLONISATION
POSTCOLONIAL ISSUES:
Identity
Culture and tradition
Belief and religion
Language
Location or sense of displacement
Process of revealing and dismantling colonist power in al its forms
political independence ≠ cultural independence
Britain’s national identity is conditioned by:
Post-war migration
Globalisation
Long-term decline as «world power»
Britain’s role in and out of Europe
Devolution
End of Empire
Rapid advance of social pluralism
Devolution: transference, as of rights, powers, property or responsibility, to another; the surrender of powers to local authorities by a central government.
Pluralism: a social organisation in which diversity of racial, religious, ethnic or cultural groups is tolerated; pluralistic societies place strong expectations of integration on members, rather than expectations of assimilation.

2. POSTCOLONIAL LITERATURE
The period after colonisation and after independence
Any writing which is critical of colonialism
POSTCOLONIAL LITERATURE
refers to:
Complex process by which the English language, originally a means to enforce British power and cultural hegemony in the colonies, is appropriated and modified by postcolonial societies.
«the others next door»
Deeply influenced by British culture
Never forget their roots and have a deep relation with their counties’ past histories
Integration issues play with the language (“otherness”)
Struggle to find a balance between the sense of place of being British and the sense of displacement of being coloured
«the people out there»
The problem of the disjunction between the appropriateness of a imported language to describe non-English environments and experiences is central to a consideration and an understanding of this literature
distinctive national varieties by the introduction of variations in pronunciation, syntax and vocabulary +
Issues about one’s mother tongue