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Colonialism / Postcolonialism
Ania Loomba examines the key features of the ideologies and history of colonialism, the relationship of colonial discourse to literature, challenges to colonialism, To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Other books in the series. This book was exhausting, albeit necessary. I gave up when I had 60 pages left.
Contents Situating Colonial and Postcolonial Studies. Extremely useful as an introduction to the field.
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Paperback2nd editionpages. View all 4 comments. You looba not currently have access to this article. The biggest downside is that Loomba hurls so much information at her readers that it’s hard to make sense of it all. Loomba examines the ways in which structures of knowledge Gender, Sexuality and Colonial Discourse, as well as Hybridity.
While the information presented in Loomba’s introduction to Colonialiam and Postcolonialism was interesting, I thought that the coloniallism was really lacking for a multi-published academic work. Lieke rated it really liked it Feb 15, First of all, the structure of this book is one of the worst things I’ve ever seen.
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Colonialism / Postcolonialism by Ania Loomba
This is a good introduction to postcolonial theory, which I’m studying this Fall. Recommend to all “intellectuals” of my country.
I got my education in Holland, so marxism sometimes still seems a little shady. Lists with This Book.
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I refer to it colonialksm the time. She researches and teaches early modern literature, histories dolonialism race and colonialism, Ania Loomba is an Indian literary scholar. Everything is clearly explained without being dumbed down or too reduced, the author highlights all the complexities and contemporary reactions.
Leif rated it liked it Nov 08, I must have underlined and marked half the book. This, along with Said, is a really good primer for the subject. I don’t think it’s a good book as an introduction: Colonial and Postcolonial identities. Loomba also looks at how sexuality is insinuated in the texts of colonialism, and how contemporary feminist ideas and aniia intersect with those of post-colonialist thought.
I’m not really used to that, but it kind of fits some of the points Loomba is trying to make: Account Options Sign in. Don’t already have an Oxford Academic account?
Dec 10, Zach VandeZande rated it really liked it. Jan 22, Will rated it really liked it Shelves: Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. But this book is a good way to gain new perspectives on colonialism and postcolonialism. Though much of the volume as somewhat dry and Byzantine it is a textbook, after allthe sections on feminism and postcolonialism and colonixlism conclusion–focusing on globalization, the new American imperialism, etc.
This has become my go-to text on postcolonialism. Sep 07, missy jean rated it really postcolomialism it Shelves: