The Bloomsbury Introduction to Postcolonial Writing: New Contexts, New Narrative

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Covering a wide range of textual forms and geographical locations, The Bloomsbury Introduction to Postcolonial Writing: New Contexts, New Narratives, New Debates is an advanced introduction to prominent issues in contemporary postcolonial literary studies.With chapters written by leading scholars in the field, The Bloomsbury Introduction to Postcolonial Writing includes:·Explorations of key contemporary topics, from ecocriticism, refugeeism, economics, faith and secularism, and gender and sexuality, to the impact of digital humanities on postcolonial studies·Introductions to a wide range of genres, from the novel, theatre and poetry to life-writing, graphic novels, film and games· In-depth analysis of writing from many postcolonial regions including Africa, South Asia, the Caribbean and Latin America, and African American writingCovering Anglophone and Francophone texts and contexts, and tackling the relationship between postcolonial studies and world literature, with a glossary of key critical terms, this is an essential text for all students and scholars of contemporary postcolonial studies.

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Jenni Ramone is Senior Lecturer in Postcolonial Studies at Nottingham Trent University, UK. She is the author of Postcolonial Theories (2011) and specialises in literature and the literary marketplace in Cuba, Nigeria, South Asia, and Black British writing.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Postcolonial Literary Studies Now Jenni RamoneNEW CONTEXTS2. The Global and the Neoliberal: Indra Sinha's Animal's People, from Human Community to Zones of Indistinction Philip Leonard3. Disaster, Governance and (Post-)colonial literatures Upamanyu Pablo Mukherjee4. The Postcolonial Book Market: Reading and the local literary marketplace Jenni Ramone5. Postcolonial Economics: Literary Critiques of Inequality Melissa Kennedy6. Postcolonial Studies in the Digital Age: An Introduction Roopika Risam7. 'Another World is Possible': Radicalizing World Literature via the Postcolonial Wendy KnepperNEW NARRATIVES8. Postcolonial Poetry Emma Bird9. Postcolonial Noncitizenship in Australian Theatre and Performance: Twenty-First Century Paradigms Emma Cox10. Graphic History: Postcolonial Texts and Contexts Binita Mehta and Pia Mukherji11. Postcolonial Life-writing Jocelyn Fenton Stitt12. Decolonization and Postcolonial Cinema in Canada, Brazil, Australia and Nigeria Kerstin KnopfNEW DEBATES13. Postcolonial Refugees, Displacement, Dispossession and Economies of Abandonment in the Capitalist World System Stephen Morton14. Postcolonial Sexualities and the Intelligibility of Dissidence Humaira Saeed15. Contemporary Migration and Diaspora Studies: Current Debates and the Role of Literature Subha Xavier16. Postcolonial Studies and African American Literature John Cullen Gruesser17. Faith, Secularism and Community in Womanist Literature from the Neocolonial Caribbean Dawn Miranda Sherratt-Bado18. Secularism in India: Principles and Policies Manav RattiBibliographyIndex

Review

Jenni Ramone's collected volume is timely and brings together essays that redress the most recent accusationsleveled against the field… An excellent and stimulating resource for students, as well as for new and seasoned scholars in the humanities and social sciences. * Studies in 20th & 21st Century Literature *In her valuable study of local literary marketplaces in former colonies, Jenni Ramone considers the ways in which local texts present reading ... Features excellent essays on gendered communal violence in India. * Modern Language Review *A valuable and innovative intervention in the field of contemporary postcolonial literary studies ... Through its engagement with a range of pressing postcolonial issues, this advanced introduction, which includes a useful glossary of key critical terms, evidences the ongoing relevance, in today's world, of the postcolonial and its "narratives of resistance" (7) to (neo)colonialism; it will, accordingly, give food for thought to researchers and students, as well as to anyone interested in postcolonial studies and their multifarious subfields of scholarship. * Literary Research *Those wishing to familiarise themselves with the new research emerging within postcolonial studies would do well to begin here. This volume showcases the exciting and innovative work being pursued by younger and more established scholars who are extending and reshaping the provenance of the 'postcolonial' in response to the new challenges and developments that have profoundly transformed the geo-political frames of enquiry since the field was first established. Tackling issues such as neoliberal globalisation, migration and refugee crises, uneven development, exclusionary and racialized state governmentalities, faith and secularism, eco-crisis, the formation of the global literary marketplace and the tension between postcolonial studies and world literature, as well as addressing hitherto relatively under-examined aspects of postcolonial literary and cultural studies, this volume is a welcome reminder that prognoses of the obsolescence of postcolonial studies have been greatly exaggerated: on this evidence, the field is in rude health. * Anshuman A. Mondal, Professor of Modern Literature, University of East Anglia, UK *This is an exciting and valuable new contribution to contemporary postcolonial studies, offering a comprehensive overview of consolidated and emerging fields of scholarship, and covering a broad array of genres, geographical locations and authors. It will serve as a vital introduction to the field for students, but also offers a rich panoply of new material for established scholars of postcolonial studies, ranging from new readings of well-known colonial and postcolonial texts, to focused studies of current and emerging areas such as the digital humanities; neoliberalism; world literature and the graphic novel. Comprising 20 chapters and including a helpful glossary, this is essential reading for students and academics alike. * Michelle Keown, Senior Lecturer, University of Edinburgh, UK *

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With case study readings of texts from around the world - including literature, films, graphic novels and games - this is the most up-to-date introduction to postcolonial literary studies.

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Those wishing to familiarise themselves with the new research emerging within postcolonial studies would do well to begin here. This volume showcases the exciting and innovative work being pursued by younger and more established scholars who are extending and reshaping the provenance of the 'postcolonial' in response to the new challenges and developments that have profoundly transformed the geo-political frames of enquiry since the field was first established. Tackling issues such as neoliberal globalisation, migration and refugee crises, uneven development, exclusionary and racialized state governmentalities, faith and secularism, eco-crisis, the formation of the global literary marketplace and the tension between postcolonial studies and world literature, as well as addressing hitherto relatively under-examined aspects of postcolonial literary and cultural studies, this volume is a welcome reminder that prognoses of the obsolescence of postcolonial studies have been greatly exaggerated: on this evidence, the field is in rude health.

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With case study readings of texts from around the world - including literature, films, graphic novels and games - this is the most up-to-date introduction to postcolonial literary studies.

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Details ISBN1474240070 Short Title BLOOMSBURY INTRO TO POSTCOLONI Language English ISBN-10 1474240070 ISBN-13 9781474240079 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2017 Publication Date 2017-11-16 Imprint Bloomsbury Academic Subtitle New Contexts, New Narratives, New Debates Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by Jenni Ramone DEWEY 809.04 Position Senior Lecturer in Postcolonial Studies UK Release Date 2017-11-16 NZ Release Date 2017-11-16 Birth 1907 Death 1990 Affiliation Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham Qualifications PH D Author Dr Jenni Ramone Pages 376 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2017-11-15 We've got this

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