3. Post –Colonialism
Ashcroft identifies three major
characteristics
1) The silencing and marginalization of the
post-colonial voice by the imperial center.
2) The abrogation of the imperial center
within the text.
3) The active appropriation of the language
and culture of that center
4. Magic realism
The term was coined by German art critic
Frantz Roh
i.e Imagery Homeland by Salman Rushdie