Decolonizing literature : an introduction / Anna Bernard.

By:

Bernard, Anna, 1979- [author.]

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unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

9781509544639

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Additional physical formats: ebook version :: No titleDDC classification:

23 809.93358 B45 2023

Contents:

Decolonization and literature : a history Unfinished business : how do we decolonize literature? Language and translation : what is "English" literature? 'A comparative literature of imperialism' : reading colonial and anticolonial texts together Telling a collective story : literature and anticolonial struggle Decolonizing genre : anticolonial understandings of literary craft

Summary: Recent efforts to diversify and decentre the literary canon taught at universities have been moderately successful. Yet this expansion of our reading lists is only the start of a broader decolonization of literary studies as a discipline; there is much left to be done. How can students and educators best participate in this urgent intellectual and political project? Bernard argues that the decolonization of literary studies requires a change to not only what, but how, we read. In this volume, she explores work that has already been done, both within and beyond the academy, and challenges readers to think about where we go from here. She suggests ways to recognize and respond to the political work that texts do, considering questions of language and translation, comparative reading, ideological argument, and genre in relation to the history of anticolonial struggle. Above all, Bernard shows that although we still have far to go, the work of decolonizing literary studies is already under way. -- Provided by publisher

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Decolonization and literature : a history
Unfinished business : how do we decolonize literature?
Language and translation : what is "English" literature?
'A comparative literature of imperialism' : reading colonial and anticolonial texts together
Telling a collective story : literature and anticolonial struggle
Decolonizing genre : anticolonial understandings of literary craft

Recent efforts to diversify and decentre the literary canon taught at universities have been moderately successful. Yet this expansion of our reading lists is only the start of a broader decolonization of literary studies as a discipline; there is much left to be done. How can students and educators best participate in this urgent intellectual and political project? Bernard argues that the decolonization of literary studies requires a change to not only what, but how, we read. In this volume, she explores work that has already been done, both within and beyond the academy, and challenges readers to think about where we go from here. She suggests ways to recognize and respond to the political work that texts do, considering questions of language and translation, comparative reading, ideological argument, and genre in relation to the history of anticolonial struggle. Above all, Bernard shows that although we still have far to go, the work of decolonizing literary studies is already under way. --