eng 273: postcolonialism

Today's readings of short stories by contemporary Indian women writers are framed by postcolonialism, which is concisely defined here. Several key concepts in understanding a postcolonial approach to literature are: exile, hybridity, otherness. For many postcolonial writers, a sense of constant movement is implicit to their sense of self and their writing.

The intersection of postcolonial theory and feminist theory offers interesting conversations about otherness--if Western, male experience is the position of power, then Eastern women are always already Other.