Post Colonial Resources

Introduction 

• Introduction to Post-Colonialism (Emory University) --The  overviews of key concepts, authors, and theorists are very helpful.
• What Should This Course Be Called Anyway?
• Key Terms in Postcolonial Theory
• The Problem of Cultural Representation
• Biblical Theology and Post-Colonialism

History of Colonialism (optional)

• History of Imperialism (meta links page)--many links are dead, but some are still useful
• African Maps
• Indian History Sourcebook
• Caribbean History Overview
• Australian History
• Australian History (20th century)

Kincaid

• Discussion Questions

Achebe

• Select Passages by Achebe
• Some General Background
• Colonialism and Christianity

Okri

• The Famished Road Bks 1-3 --Themes, Characters, Style
• The Famished Road Bks 4-8--Themes, Dreaming, and the African Hermeneutic
• Abiku--background reading
• Introduction to Magical Realism

Walcott

• Introduction to Walcott
• The Muse of History
• "Fragments of the Antilles" (optional) &  outline
• Introduction to  Omeros
• Outline of  Omeros, Books  One,  Two,  Three,  Four,  Five,  Six,  Seven
• Omeros: Caribbean Epic?
• Questions about  Omeros' General Message
• Omeros' Diverse View of History

Ondaatje

• Introduction to Ondaatje
• Identity, Body, and Impressionism

Desai

• Introduction to Desai
• Comprehension Questions

Mahfouz

• Nobel Lecture
• Children of the Alley Part 1
• Children of the Alley Part 2

Rushdie

• Eight Propositions for a Post-Modern/Post-Colonial Identity

Pamuk

• "Freedom to Write" (PEN Arthur Miller Freedom to Write Lecture)
• "The Anger of the Damned" (Response to 9/11)