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India, Jamaica, Nigeria, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Canada, and Australia won their independence from their European colonizers

South Sudan July 9th, 2011 declared its independence from the British

Post-colonial theory

Study of colonization, decolonization, neocolonialism (aftermath of postmodernism and late capitalism)

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The theme of reclaiming, discovering/examining one's origins/identity

Common motifs of struggle, oppression, and death

Natural symbolism (Spirtiual tone)

Patriotic tone

Not linear structure

Jumps around a lot

Hard to interpret/understand

Lots of figurative languages (imagery, symbolism, personification)

Lacks consistent structure and does not follow grammatical rules.

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Vietnam War - From 1955 to 1975 there was a civil war between the communist North and pro-western South. There was involvement from France, the United States, China, etc.

Algerian War - The war from 1954 to 1962 for Algerian freedom from France, the war ended in 1962 with a signed agreement allowing Algeria to become independent.

The Civil rights act of 1964 - Ended segregation because of race.

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Queen Elizabeth II has led England from 1952 - to the present day. She is Britain’s longest-serving monarch. The queen is well known for her impact on poverty and taking a lot of interest in politics and government affairs outside of her job as well as modernizing a lot of the monarchy.

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This shows the fusion of black cultures with other cultures across the Atlantic due to the colonization of Africa.

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Major Authors and pieces of the Post-Colonialism era

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Major Authors and pieces of the Post-Colonialism era

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Post-Colonial poetry/poets are still around today, explaining the feeling of loss.

Margaret Atwood- "The Moment" (Canada colonized by Britain & France)

Derek Walcott- "Becune Point" (Africa colonized by Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Spain)

Sujata Bhatt- "Search for My Tongue" (India was colonized by Britain)

Frantz Fanon- "The Wretched Earth" (French ruled Algeria)

"Black skins, White Masks"

Edward Said (The father of post-colonialism literature)

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"Things Fall Apart"

Inspiration

As a Nigerian writer, Achebe helped reformed the look on African culture and history through his post colonial literature

Wanted to challenge literature

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Beginnings of Post-Colonial Overview, http://faculty.winthrop.edu/kosterj/engl203/overviews/postcolonial.asp.

“Postcolonialism.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., https://www.britannica.com/topic/postcolonialism.

https://online.infobase.com/HRC/Search/Details/12?articleId=11857&q=Post-colonialism%20literature

“Postcolonialism.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., https://www.britannica.com/topic/postcolonialism#ref307930.

Greenspan, Jesse. “Which Countries Were Involved in the Vietnam War?” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 14 June 2019, https://www.history.com/news/vietnam-war-combatants#:~:text=The%20United%20States%20got%20involved,agreement%20divided%20Vietnam%20in%20two.

Clark, Emily. “Achebe, Chinua.” Encyclopedia of the World Novel, 1900 to the Present, 2-Volume Set, Second Edition, Facts On File, 2013. Bloom's Literature, online.infobase.com/Auth/Index?aid=17320&itemid=WE54&articleId=25265. Accessed 17 Feb. 2022.

Mambrol, Nasrullah. “Postcolonialism.” Literary Theory and Criticism, 15 July 2020, https://literariness.org/2016/04/06/postcolonialism/.

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