Topic 11: Postcolonialism 2
Section outline
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Week 11 will bring debates over beginnings of postcolonialism, its theoretical roots and contexts, historical trajectories, as well as major figures.
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- Dabashi, Hamid. The Arab spring : the end of postcolonialism. London : Zed Books, 2012.
- McLeod, John. Beginning postcolonialism. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2016.
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Let us use this opportunity and learn something more about Edward Said. Use all available source to find as many things as you can about his life and his formative years that led him to develop the theory of Orientalism. Try to find out as many information as possible about his followers as well as critics and opponents. Be ready for discussion in the class.
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