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Theory …

Theory …. Is a body of thinking and writing Makes people think differently about their objects of study Disputes (or forces people away from) common sense. Post-Colonial Literary Theory (lens) Until lions tell their stories, tales of hunting will glorify the hunter. Key Terms. Colonialism

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Theory …

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  1. Theory … • Is a body of thinking and writing • Makes people think differently about their objects of study • Disputes (or forces people away from) common sense

  2. Post-Colonial Literary Theory (lens)Until lions tell their stories, tales of hunting will glorify the hunter.

  3. Key Terms • Colonialism • Marginalize • Exploitation • Identity (culture) • Subversive

  4. Colonization of Africa- by country

  5. Big Question How does this text 1. comment on 2. represent 3or repress the marginalized voices caused by colonization?

  6. Assumptions • Colonization disrupts both groups.

  7. Assumption 2 • Colonized societies are marginalized • Colonized people are “othered”

  8. Assumption 3 • Literature written by colonizers distorts realities and experiences of the colonized. • Literature written by colonized attempts to preserve or redefine a sense of cultural identity.

  9. What to do: • Does the text represent a colonized people or cultural group? • Does the text create images of “others”? • Does the text show a colonial mindset? • Ask how conflicts in text might be viewed as cultural conflicts.

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