The document discusses postcolonialism and key related concepts. It defines colonialism as one strong nation establishing rule over another nation. Postcolonialism developed after colonialism and refers to analyzing the cultural legacy of colonialism and imperialism. It rejects the dominant Western view and superiority of Western culture. Key concepts discussed include Orientalism, diaspora, hybridity, subaltern, and how these themes are represented in the films Lagaan and Midnight's Children.

1. Name – Jyotiba Gohil
Sem- 3
Paper no 11
Smt.S.B.Gardi.Departement of
English
Topic - Postcolonialism

2. What is colonialism
• The word colonialism comes from the Roman word
“colonia” means farm or settlement and referred to
Romans who settled in other lands but still retained their
citizenship.
• One nation who is strong, powerful this nation establish a
colony in another nation is colonialism.
• They ruled to that people. Coloniser’s aim was only
thinking about their country.
• Colonialism has been the most frequent way for one group
of people to dominate another. Colonialism is maintenance
of political , social , economic and cultural domination over
people by a Foreign power of an extended period.

3. What is post colonialism
• New perspective to look.
• A world that has been changed by struggle.
• It is all about language and power and Identity
crisis.
• Post colonialism is an academic discipline and
theoretical structure that analyzes, explains,
and responds to the cultural legacy of
colonialism and Imperialism.
• It developed from and mainly refers to the time
after colonialism.

4. Meaning of post colonialism
• These colonies eventually became
independent and set up their own
government
• The wealth of economically developed
countries increasingly depends on the cheap
labor and raw materials supplied by the Third
world.
• Rejects the dominant western way of seeing
and superiority of western culture

5. Edward said
• Edward said wrote a book of Orientalism.
• Orientalism is the term of depiction of aspects in the
middle Eastern, south Asian and East Asian cultures.
This term usually used by art historian and literary
and cultural studies scholars.
• Edward said ‘s orientalism in 1978. It described
western attitude towards middle East, Asian, North
African.
• Orientalism helped to create and shape entire new
fields.

6. Diaspora
Diaspora is a large
group of people with
a similar heritage or
home land who have
since moved out to
places all over the
world. The term
Diaspora comes
from an ancient
Greek word . Eg ,
person of India sift
from another place
called Diaspora.

7. Hybridity
•Hybridity often is a
mixture of the
colonized experience
and the colonial
influence
•Originates from the
Latin word “hybrid”.
Mixing of two
different things.
•Fusion of two
traditions to which
create new trans
cultural elements and
produce a double
identity.

8. Subaltern
Subaltern means
someone with a
low ranking in a
social , political,
or other hierarchy
. It can also mean
someone who has
been
marginalized or
oppressed

9. Example of film
Lagaan
The film is based on
post colonialism In
this film Britishers
ruled over chapaner .
King of chapaner
doesn’t speak
anything.
•So king is normally is
the symbol of strength
and power . But here
he is under the
Britishers.
•So villagers Subaltern
under Britishers.

10. Midnight’s
children
Post colonialism
focusing on the
human
consequences of the
control and
exploitation of
colonized people
and their lands. It
focuses on critical
analysis of history,
literature and
culture etc

11. Three major themes
• The creation and telling of history, creation of
telling of nation and individual identity and the
creation of telling of stories . In the movie
shows difficulties in assigning one point of
national and personal origin , problem in
determining one’s personal and national history
and impossibility of finding and achieving
personal and national authentic identify.
• Midnight’s children remain represents hybridity
.

12. Conclusion
• Power of white people in literature
• How Britishers ruled on India
• Villagers are suffering
• Hybridity in identity
• Poor people under Britishers