Postcolonialism stands today in flagrant contradiction with its mission. This assertion should
scarcely come as a surprise. Come to think of it: what has postcolonialism done to …

There must surely be in existence somewhere a secret handbook for aspiring postcolonial
theorists, whose second rule reads:'Begin your essay by calling into question the whole …

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In the last decade, the terms 'decolonial'and 'decoloniality'have been deployed in an
expansive manner and have gained increasing traction across many theoretical and political …

How can we manage postcolonialism now? The question resonates in various ways
depending on your view of the postcolonial project. If you are one of the people still …

Postcolonialism offers challenging and provocative ways of thinking about colonial and
neocolonial power, about self and other, and about the discourses that perpetuate …

Walter Mignolo and Catherine Walsh's co-authored book On Decoloniality introduces the
project of decoloniality to readers not yet familiar with the concept and is also 'an update for …

Writing in 1984, before the termpostcolonialism'had wide academic currency, I de® ned it as
the self-determining will of decolonised peoples to protect their cultures from western …

Postcolonialism is a difficult and contested term not least because it is far from clear that
colonialism has been relegated to the past. Its meaning is not limited to 'after-colonialism'but …

If the position statement and the responses to it are any indication, Interventions should
contribute significantly to clarification of issues of postcoloniality and postcolonial criticism. I …