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Colonial and PostcolonialLiterary Dialogues

Theme IndexTheme DescriptionAfrican Women Writers

Explores challenges faced by African womenwriters and their reception in the United States.

AudienceAudience presents a complex question for

postcolonial writers and influences their work.

B. Traven Mystery

B. Traven died in 1969 and his true identity will

probably never be ascertained. But, if oneexplores his work, it will become clear to thereader that the author's personality comesthrough in the writing.

Colonial Activity in theAmericas

An historical perspective on the European powersin the Americas provides context for the colonial /

postcolonial dialogue.Emancipation

Emancipation is a vital theme for writers asdiverse as CLR James, Olaudah Equiano, and

Howard Zinn.

Etymology of Selected

Words of Indian LanguageOrigin

It is often discussed the intellectual benefits -among many others - the British colonizerimparted to the Indian natives, but seldom is

talked about the benefits reaped by the colonizerfrom a language & "a literature (Arabic, Sanskrit

and other literary languages) admitted to be ofsmall intrinsic value."

Indian IndependenceHistorical perspective on Gandhi and the Indian

independence movement.Involuntary Servitude:The Variations of Slavery

Slavery in its many forms, both past and present,including the exploitation of children and

minorities.Literary Influences Explores the intertextuality of postcolonial writing.Literary Style vs Historical Postcolonial writing is against the grain in its

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Accuracy retelling of history and its use of literary styles.

Postcolonial Controversies

Three ongoing controversies in Postcolonial studiesinvolving David Stoll and Rigoberta Menchu;

Chinua Achebe and Joseph Conrad; and Justus

Reid Weiner and Edward Said center on the issueof misrepresentation and engage, not only theacademic world, but also the world at large.

Religion Religion was central to the colonial project.

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