This path was created by Sara Juntunen. The last update was by Ellie Pedersen.
Postcolonial Theory
- Dr. Dawn Duncan, "A Flexible Foundation: Constructing a Postcolonial Dialogue" article and PowerPoint.
Postcolonial theory has been widely discussed in the scholarly societies, and scholars are rarely unanimous on a definition. Some scholars agree with Helen Tiffin’s older definition, while others support Dr. Dawn Duncan’s "Flexible Foundation." In essence, postcolonial theory studies the effect and situation in a colonial process, from the point at which the colonizer arrives through the struggle to achieve independence and stability after the colonizer leaves. There have been colonies all around the world, as visible on the map, but some scholars only categorize the colonies outside Europe as postcolonial. However, there were many colonies within Europe that illustrate postcolonial discourse in its identity, culture, and literary works. All of these aspects will be discussed on this path. The timeline above shows the different colonies of the world from 1492 until modern time, and it cycles slowly.
