Post Colonial Resources
Introduction
- Introduction to Post-Colonialism (Emory University) --The overviews of key concepts, authors, and theorists are very helpful.
- The Postcolonial Web -- very useful site for our course
- What Should This Course Be Called Anyway?
- Key Terms in Postcolonial Theory
- The Problem of Cultural Representation
- Biblical Theology and Post-Colonialism
History of Colonialism (optional)
- History of Imperialism (meta links page)--many links are dead, but some are still useful
- Africa Timelines
- African Maps
- Indian History Sourcebook
- Caribbean History Overview
- Caribbean History Overview 2
- Australian History
- Australian History (20th century)
Kincaid
- Introduction to Kincaid (Postcolonial Web)
- Discussion Questions
- Student Response to Kincaid's A Small Place (Postcolonial Web)
Achebe
- Select Passages by Achebe
- Some General Background
- Achebe Website at Brown [optional]
- Colonialism and Christianity
Okri
- Introduction to Okri (Postcolonial Web)
- Another Introduction
- Major Themes in Okri's Work
- The Famished Road Bks 1-3 --Themes, Characters, Style
- The Famished Road Bks 4-8--Themes, Dreaming, and the African Hermeneutic
- Abiku--background reading
- Introduction to Magical Realism
Walcott
- Introduction to Walcott
- The Muse of History
- "Fragments of the Antilles" (optional) & outline
- Introduction to Omeros
- Outline of Omeros, Books One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven
- Omeros: Caribbean Epic?
- Questions about Omeros' General Message
- Omeros' Diverse View of History
- The Rage of Derek Walcott (Postcolonial Web)
Ondaatje
Desai
Mahfouz
- Nobel Lecture
- "Naguib Mahfouz – The Son of Two Civilizations" (online article)
- Children of the Alley Part 1
- Children of the Alley Part 2
Rushdie
Pamuk
- "My Father's Suitcase" (Nobel Lecture)
- "Freedom to Write" (PEN Arthur Miller Freedom to Write Lecture)
- "The Anger of the Damned" (Response to 9/11)