The document explores postcolonialism through the lens of Robinson Crusoe, highlighting themes of colonial dominance, identity loss, and cultural resistance. It draws parallels between Crusoe's relationship with Friday and the historical context of Kashmir, questioning the narrative of civilization and ownership of land. The analysis advocates for a critical perspective on marginalized voices and the application of postcolonial theory in both literature and contemporary contexts.

1. POSTCOLONIALISM,
ROBINSON CRUSOE AND
INDIA
Batch – MA 2019-21
Paper- The Neoclassical Literature
Roll No- 15
Enrollment no.- 2069108420200001
Email id- kavishaalagiya@gmail.com
Submitted to- S. B. Gardi Department of English Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji
Bhavnagar University
Prepared by-
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Date- 5th Oct. 2019Semester 1

2. POSTCOLONIALISM
Postcolonialism represents a theoretical approach on the
part of the formerly colonized, the subaltern and the
historically oppressed, in literary‐cultural studies
informed by a particular political stance, using the prism
of race and the historical context of colonialism, to analyze
texts, even as it seeks to produce critical commentary that
serves an act of cultural resistance to the domination of
Euro‐American epistemic and interpretive schemes.
(Nayar)
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3. POSTCOLONIALISM
Post-
A Latinate
prefix referring
to something
coming after
something
Colonialism-
A period of time before
post colonialism
Ism-
Which
underlines
its critical
attitude
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4. POSTCOLONIAL TEXTS
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5. POSTCOLONIAL OUTLOOK
Robinson Crusoe
• Crusoe- Master
• Friday- Slave
• Savage, Barbarian
• Colonialism
India
• Government- Authority
• Kashmir- Powerless
• Terrorist, stone pelters.
• Centralization.
What if we read the situation like this?
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6. COLONIALIZED
• In the name of
civilization
• Ignored the original
identity of Friday.
• Probably in the name of
development?
• Crushed the spirit of
resistance of Kashmiris
by military force, isn’t it?
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7. THE THEORY OF “OTHERS”
• Friday is other than ‘self’ to
Crusoe.
• Mere purpose of Crusoe-
civilizing Friday
• Hidden purpose –To let
Friday completely obey
him.
• Friday’s loss of his identity
made him eventually
become a silent “Other”
• Can’t it be said
assumed that Kashmir
has always been
India’s oriental “Other”
loaded with fantasies
of beauty and cruelty?
• ‘Dhara 370’- ‘Kashmir
Hamara Hai’ – Btown
Directors.
• “Fair Kashmiri
women”
• Aren’t the real identity
of Kashmiri lives
ignored in all these
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8. POSESSION OF LAND
• desert island was a
geographical
environment to be
possessed.
• Conquered the island
and declared himself
the ‘King’.
• “I was King and Lord
of all this Country
indefeasibly.” (Defoe’s
“Robinson Crusoe”)
• How land of
Kashmir is seen?
• Can it be
assumed that the
land of Kashmir
is grabbed?
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9. POSESSION OF LAND!
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10. CONCLUSION
• Thinking out of box/ out of comfort zone.
• Developing a sensible attitude towards the non-
master narratives.
• Sets up an intellectual narrative against the
colonial narrative.
• Becoming a voice of marginalized and
suppressed entities.
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11. • Reading and interpreting the
novel form postcolonial
perspective.
• How far Post-colonial theory is
applicable not only in academia
but in the world too?
• How far can it be assumed that
Kashmir will be able to
legitimately claim the status of a
postcolonial state?
PURPOSE OF
PRESENTATION
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12. BIBLIOGRAPHY
• Elam, J Daniel. Postcolonial Theory. 15 January 2019.
03 October 2019
<https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/docume
nt/obo-9780190221911/obo-9780190221911-0069.xml>.
• Nayar, Pramod K. The Postcolonial Studies Dictionary.
Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2015.
• Daniel Defoe- “Robinson Crusoe”
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