One of the still-unaccounted-for casualties of the September 11 terrorist attacks is the field of postcolonial studies. Although postcolonial theorists have managed to restore the voices of previously ...

The field known collectively as “postcolonialism” – which encompasses various research approaches and discursive arenas – is currently under sustained attack. This is no accident. Many observers were ...

At this year’s Paris edition of Nuit des idees (the Night of Ideas), Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie made two remarks that caused a stir. The more widely publicised one was her gentle rebuke ...

On January 25, Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie headlined the Paris edition of the Night of Ideas, a cross-continental initiative run by the French Institute, featuring public discussions on ...

MURDOCH, H. Adlai and Anne DONADEY [eds.], Postcolonial Theory and Francophone Literary Studies, University Press of Florida, December 2004, 304 p. ISBN: 0-8130-2776-4 This collection brings together ...

Toronto scholar Jessica Langer has just published a fascinating book called Postcolonialism and Science Fiction. In this excerpt from the book’s introduction, she defines what that means, and explores ...

An advanced introduction to theories of postcolonial ethics and identity, and their relationship to selected works of literature from a range of postcolonial contexts. The fourth number of the course ...

Douglas Blair is a contributor to The Daily Signal. “You start out giving your hat, then you give your coat, then your shirt, then your skin and finally your soul.” So said famed French President and ...