The Bloomsbury Introduction to Postcolonial Writing

The Bloomsbury Introduction to Postcolonial Writing

by Jenni Ramone

1992376 pages

Edition

Ratist Community Rating

/ 10

No reviews yet

Your Score Estimate

~?/ 10

Rate a few books to unlock your estimate

Rate

Community breakdown

Story
Writing & Style
Emotive Effect
Characters & Voice
Pure Entertainment

Bars show the community-aggregated score per category. Rate this book to contribute.

Covering a wide range of textual forms and geographical locations, The Bloomsbury Introduction to Postcolonial Writing: New Contexts, New Narratives, New Debates is an advanced introduction to prominent issues in contemporary postcolonial literary studies. With chapters written by leading scholars in the field, The Bloomsbury Introduction to Postcolonial Writing includes: ·Explorations of key contemporary topics, from ecocriticism, refugeeism, economics, faith and secularism, and gender and sexuality, to the impact of digital humanities on postcolonial studies ·Introductions to a wide range of genres, from the novel, theatre and poetry to life-writing, graphic novels, film and games · In-depth analysis of writing from many postcolonial regions including Africa, South Asia, the Caribbean and Latin America, and African American writing Covering Anglophone and Francophone texts and contexts, and tackling the relationship between postcolonial studies and world literature, with a glossary of key critical terms, this is an essential text for all students and scholars of contemporary postcolonial studies.