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title: Postcolonial Literature
description: This field examines literature produced in regions formerly colonized by European powers. Learners will analyze themes of identity, migration, resistance, and cultural hybridization to understand the ongoing legacy of colonialism and imperialism in global writing.
category: social-sciences
subcategory: literature
difficulty: beginner, intermediate, advanced
url: /subject/postcolonial-literature
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# Postcolonial Literature

This field examines literature produced in regions formerly colonized by European powers. Learners will analyze themes of identity, migration, resistance, and cultural hybridization to understand the ongoing legacy of colonialism and imperialism in global writing.

## Available Resources

2 Books • 4 Websites

## Websites

### 1. Postcolonial Studies @ Emory

A reference site built from Emory University graduate seminars, with entries on postcolonial authors, key theoretical terms and concepts, plus bibliographies and thematic essays. Useful for placing a novel or critic within the field's debates and vocabulary before reading further.

**Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/postcolonialstudies/

**Tags:** postcolonial-theory, literary-criticism, reference, world-literature, key-terms

### 2. postcolonialweb.org

Postcolonial Web is a scholarly online resource for postcolonial studies, hosting essays, author profiles, bibliographies, teaching materials, and multimedia content on postcolonial theory and literatures from around the world.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://postcolonialweb.org

**Tags:** websites, humanities-social-sciences, cultural-studies

### 3. africanlit.org

AfricanLit.org is a scholarly hub for African literature, featuring author profiles, critical essays, bibliographies, and teaching resources to explore postcolonial writers and movements.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://africanlit.org

**Tags:** websites, humanities-social-sciences, literature

### 4. lithub.com/category/postcolonial

Literary Hub's Postcolonial section curates essays, criticism, interviews, and recommendations centered on postcolonial literature, exploring voices, histories, and themes from formerly colonized regions.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://lithub.com/category/postcolonial

**Tags:** websites, humanities-social-sciences, literature

## Youtubes

### 1. African Literature

Explore postcolonial African literature! Learn about key themes, authors, and movements with insightful YouTube content.

**Difficulty:** Beginner | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://youtube.com/@africanliteratureassociation

**Tags:** african-literature, postcolonial-literature, academic-lectures, literary-scholarship

## Books

### 1. Wide Sargasso Sea

**Author:** Jean Rhys

Rhys's 1966 novel gives Bertha Mason, the madwoman in Jane Eyre, her own Creole life in post-emancipation Jamaica and Dominica. A founding text for reading how colonial and Caribbean voices write back to the English canon.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid

**Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0141182857?tag=edmonddante07-20

**Tags:** postcolonial-literature, caribbean-literature, novel, colonialism, literary-canon

### 2. Midnight's Children

**Author:** Salman Rushdie

Rushdie's 1981 novel ties Saleem Sinai's life to India's independence and partition, using magical realism and an unreliable narrator. A central work for seeing how postcolonial fiction rewrites national history from inside rather than reporting it.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid

**Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0099578514?tag=edmonddante07-20

**Tags:** postcolonial-literature, indian-literature, magical-realism, novel, partition

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