Postcolonial Studies
"Although there is considerable debate over the precise parameters
of the field and the definition of the term 'postcolonial,' in a very general
sense, it is the study of the interactions between European nations and the
societies they colonized in the modern period. The European empire is said to
have held sway over more than 85% of the rest of the globe by the time of the
First World War, having consolidated its control over several centuries. The
sheer extent and duration of the European empire and its disintegration after
the Second World War have led to widespread interest in postcolonial literature
and criticism in our own times."
-Emory University
links:
Postcolonial Studies Home Page -
a good introduction site. they define numerous useful terms and clarify simply some complex issues, and link you in to dozens of authors and theorists in this field.
Jouvert -
put out by North Carolina State University, this is a very interesting, though quite clearly academic, on-line journal covering all sorts of postcolonial topics. interesting and rare analysis from all around the world.
A powerful Trinidadian Marxist, with many useful historical and present day insights on the African Diaspora and revolutionary struggle.
by James:
Describes in graphic, often sarcastic, powerfully and beautifully worded detail, the nature of the slave trade: from the thievery of Africa to the transatlantic journey to the sale and insane life of overwork and underfeeding in San Domingo.