This document provides an introduction and overview of postcolonial literature and theory. It begins with identifying the author and academic context. It then defines postcolonialism as referring to modes of political analysis, cultural resistance, and intervention that deal with the history and ongoing impacts of colonialism. It discusses some origins in mid-20th century texts and key figures. It outlines three major characteristics of postcolonial writing and lists some prominent postcolonial writers and their works.

1. Name : Gohil Hetalba
Std
: M.A. – I Sem – 2
Sub : paper no : (12)
Roll no : 08
Topic : Post colonial:
An Introduction
Submitted to : Dept. of
English
Dr. Dilip Barad
Year : 2013 – 2014

2. Introduction
Definition
Origin
Post colonial writer and their
work

3. Analyses
Academic
discourse
Post colonial
literature
That
features
Method of
discourse
Explain
Cultural legacies of
colonialism
Imperialism
to
Respond
Economies exploitation
Of native
Economies exploitation
Of native
Land
people

4. Definition
 Post colonialism is the
theoretical wing of
postcoloniality. It refers to a
mode of reading, political,
analysis and cultural resistance/
intervention that deals with the
history of colonialism and
present Neo – colonial
structures.

5. Mode of
reading
Social Problems
Post colonialism
refers to
Intervention
Political analysis
Cultural resistance

6. Colonial rule
Resistance
Adaptation
Oppression
Gives idea to
understand

7. Asia
Robert young
Tricoinentalism
Africa
America

8. Origin
Post colonial writing began
with the independence of the
colonial countries.
Post colonial theory can be
said to have originated in the
mid – twentieth century text of
Franz fanon, Aime Cesaire, and
Albert Memmi.

9. The three major
characteristics of the post
colonial writing
The silencing and marginalization of
the post colonial voice by the
imperial centre.
The abrogation of the imperial
centre within the text.
The active appropriation of the
language and culture of the centre.

10. Mahatma Gandhi
Post colonial writers
Franz fanon
Gyatri Chakrvati Spivak
Homi K Bhabha

11. African culture and European culture
Clash
Colonizers
Whites
Traditionalism
Tension
Different Cultures
Colonized
Blacks
Modernism

12. Writer and their works
• Homi Bhabha : - Still life ( 2004)
• On Cultural choice ( 2ooo)
• Fanon’s work : Black skin white
mask
• Sociology of revolution
• Gyatri Spivak’s work: Selected
subaltern studies
• Gandhiji’s work :