Ania Loomba is a scholar of postcolonial literature and theory. She received her degrees from Delhi University and researches and teaches on early modern literature, histories of race and colonialism, postcolonial studies, feminist theory, and contemporary Indian literature and culture. According to Loomba, colonialism refers to the physical occupation of territory, while postcolonialism deals with the effects of colonialization on culture and societies. She discusses definitions of colonialism, imperialism, and postcolonialism from sources like the Oxford English Dictionary. Colonialism can be defined as the conquest and control of other people's land and goods by European powers starting in the 16th century. Imperialism refers to rule by an emperor or

1. Name:- Dave Mayuri P.
M.A. Sem:- 3.
Roll no:- 13.
Paper no:- 11 The Postcolonial Literature.
Topic:- Background reading from Ania loomba’s Colonialism/
Post colonialism
Submitted by:- Department of English M.K.B.U.

2. Introduction of
Ania looma
 She received her B.A. M.A and
M.Phil degrees from Delhi
University.
 She research and teachers
early modern Literature.
histories of race and
colonialism, postcolonial
studies, feminist theory, and
Contemporary Indian
literature and culture.

3. Ania Loomba’s
views about
Colonial / Post
colonialism.
 Colonialism is the Physical
occupation of Terriority and
post colonialism deals with
the Effects of Colonialzation
on culture and societies.

4. Background reading of
Colonialism/ Post Colonialism.
 According to Oxford English Dictionary (OED).
 Colonialism- Comes from roman Words ‘Colonia’
meant ‘Farm’ or ‘Settlement’.
 Referred to Romans who settled in other lands.

5. “A settlement in new country…..
A body of people who settle
In a new locality, forming
A community subject to or connected.
With their parent state descendents and successor,
as long as
The connection with the parent
state is kept up.”
- According to OED

6. » Colonialism can be defined as the can conquest and control of
other people’s land and goods.
» European powers into Asia, Africa and The Americans from
the 16 century on the worlds.
» Marxist :- (1) Capitalism
(2) Restructured
» The economics of the latter, complex relationship flow of
human and natural resources between,..
..colonized & colonial countries.
Work in
Slaves In denatured
Labour

7. » Flows of profits.
» Economic Imbalance that was necessary for the growth of
European.
Imperialism
 The distinction between capitalist and pre-capitalist
colonialism is often made by referring to the latter as
imperialism.
 English language :- ‘command or superior power’
 OED – imperial as “ Painting to empire ”
 Imperialism as rule of an emperor especially when despotic
or arbitrary, the principal or spirit of empire, advocacy of what
are held to be imperial interests.

8.  Lenin and kausky : “Imperialism the highest stage of
capitalism.”
 Neo-Imperialism or Neo-Colonialism are used to
describe this situation.
Post-Colonialism
 Different understanding of colonialism and
Imperialism complicate the meanings of the terms
‘Post-Colonial’.
‘Word- post- implied aftermath’
Temporal a sin Ideological as in
coming after in supplanting

9. ≥ The new a global order does not depend upon direct rule.
≥ The economic, culture and political penetration of some
countries by other.
≥ Once-colonized countries can be seen as properly ‘Post-
colonial’ .
≥ Post-colonialism use only we use it with caution and
qualification.
≥ This it can be compared to the concept of ‘Patriarchy’ in
feminist thought.
≥ Post colonial it refers to a process of disengagement from
the whole colonial syndrome.