Bloomsbury The Bloomsbury Introduction to Postcolonial Writing: New Contexts, New Narratives, New Debates

Product Description 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, Latin America, and African American writing Covering 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. Review 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 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 About the Author Jenni Ramone is Senior Lecturer in Postcolonial Studies and co-director of the Centre for Postcolonial Studies at Nottingham Trent University. She is the author of Postcolonial Theories (2011) and Salman Rushdie and Translation (2013), and coeditor of a double special issue of Life-Writing on postcolonial diaspora women's life-writing. Jenni Ramone is currently writing Postcolonial Literature and the Local Literary Marketplace: Locating the Reader, focusing in particular on the literatures, reading and bookselling contexts of Cuba, Nigeria, South Asia, and Black British writing.