Postcolonial contraventions : cultural readings of race, imperialism, and transnationalism

Laura Chrisman's'Colonial Discourse and Postcolonial Theory: A Reader', was published in 1993. It became a landmark of postcolonial studies. This new text offers insights into the field she helped establish. Both polemical and scholarly,'Postcolonial contraventions'is challenging in its analysis of black Atlantic studies, colonial discourse analysis and postcolonial theory. Chrisman provides important paradigms for understanding imperial literature, Englishness, and black transnationalism. Her concerns range from the metropolitan centre of Conrad's'Heart of Darkness', to fatherhood in Du Bois's'The Souls of Black Folk'; from the marketing of South African literature to cosmopolitanism in Chinua Achebe; from utopian discourse in Benita Parry to Frederic Jameson's theorization of empire. Chrisman also engages critically with postcolonial intellectuals Paul Gilroy, David Lloyd, Anne McClintock, Edward Said, Gayatri Spivak and Robert Young, uncovering conservatism from unexpected quarters. The book joins a growing chorus of materialist voices within postcolonial studies, and addresses an urgent need for greater attention to the political, historical and socio-economic elements of cultural production. This book should be of interest to students, researchers and teachers of postcolonial studies, theory and literature; black diaspora and Atlantic studies; imperialism and Victorian literature of empire, and British literature of the 19th century. Laura Chrisman's Colonial Discourse and Postcolonial Theory: A Reader was published in 1993. It quickly became a landmark of postcolonial studies. This timely new book offers insights into the field she helped establish. Both polemical and scholarly, Postcolonial contraventions is challenging in its analysis of black Atlantic studies, colonial discourse analysis and postcolonial theory. She provides important new paradigms for understanding imperial literature, Englishness, and black transnationalism. Her concerns range from the metropolitan centre of Conrad's Heart of Darkness, to fatherhood in Du Bois's The Souls of Black Folk; from the marketing of South African literature to cosmopolitanism in Chinua Achebe; from utopian discourse in Benita Parry to Frederic Jameson's theorisation of empire. Chrisman also critically engages with postcolonial intellectuals Paul Gilroy, David Lloyd, Anne McClintock, Edward Said, Gayatri Spivak and Robert Young, uncovering conservatism from unexpected quarters. The book joins a growing chorus of materialist voices within postcolonial studies, and addresses an urgent need for greater attention to the political, historical and socio-economic elements of cultural production. This book will be of interest to students, researchers and teachers of postcolonial studies, theory and literature; black diaspora and Atlantic studies; imperialism and Victorian literature of empire, and British literature of the nineteenth century Laura Chrisman's Colonial Discourse and Postcolonial Theory: A Reader was published in 1993. It quickly became a landmark of postcolonial studies. This timely new book offers insights into the field she helped establish. Both polemical and scholarly, Postcolonial contraventions is sure to provoke with its challenging analysis of black Atlantic studies, colonial discourse analysis and postcolonial theory. Chrisman provides important new paradigms for understanding imperial literature, Englishness, and black transnationalism. Her concerns range from the metropolitan centre of Conrad's Heart of Darkness, to fatherhood in Du Bois's The Souls of Black Folk; from the marketing of South African literature to cosmopolitanism in Chinua Achebe; from utopian discourse in Benita Parry to Fredric Jameson's theorisation of empire. Chrisman also critically engages with the postcolonial intellectuals Paul Gilroy, David Lloyd, Anne McClintock, Edward Said, Gayatri Spivak and Robert Young, uncovering conservatism within unexpected quarters. The book joins a growing chorus of materialist voices within postcolonial studies, and addresses an urgent need for greater attention to the political, historical and socio-economic elements of cultural production. This book will be of interest to students and researchers of postcolonial studies, theory and literature; black diaspora and Atlantic studies; imperialism, and British literature of the nineteenth century. Cover......Page 1 Title page......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Contents......Page 6 Acknowledgements......Page 7 Introduction......Page 10 Part I Imperialism......Page 28 1 Tale of the city: the imperial metropolis of Heart of Darkness......Page 30 2 Gendering imperialism: Anne McClintock and H. Rider Haggard......Page 48 3 Empire’s culture in Fredric Jameson, Edward Said and Gayatri Spivak......Page 60 Part II Transnationalism and race......Page 80 4 Journeying to death: Paul Gilroy’s The Black Atlantic......Page 82 5 Black Atlantic nationalism: Sol Plaatje and W.E.B.Du Bois......Page 98 6 Transnational productions of Englishness: South Africa in the post-imperial metropole......Page 116 Part III Postcolonial theoretical politics......Page 134 7 Theorising race, racism and culture: David Lloyd’s work......Page 136 8 Robert Young and the ironic authority of postcolonial criticism......Page 147 9 Cultural studies in the new South Africa......Page 154 10 ‘The Killer That Doesn’t Pay Back’: Chinua Achebe’s critique of cosmopolitics......Page 166 11 You can get there from here: critique and utopia in Benita Parry’s thought......Page 173 Bibliography......Page 184 Index......Page 204 Laura Chrisman's 'colonial Discourse And Postcolonial Theory' Was Published In 1993 And Became A Landmark Of Postcolonial Studies. This New Text Offers Insights Into The Field She Helped Establish. It Is Challenging In Its Analysis Of Black Atlantic Studies, Colonial Discourse Analysis And Postcolonial Theory. Tale Of The City: The Imperial Metropolis Of Heart Of Darkness -- Gendering Imperialism: Anne Mcclintock And H. Rider Haggard -- Empire's Culture In Fredric Jameson, Edward Said And Gayatri Spivak -- Journeying To Death: Paul Gilroy's The Black Atlantic -- Black Atlantic Nationalism: Sol Plaatje And W.e.b. Du Bois -- Transnational Productions Of Englishness: South Africa In The Post-imperial Metropole -- Theorising Race, Racism And Culture: David Lloyd's Work -- Robert Young And The Ironic Authority Of Postcolonial Criticism -- Cultural Studies In The New South Africa -- 'the Killer That Doesn't Pay Back': Chinua Achebe's Critique Of Cosmopolitics -- You Can Get There From Here: Critique And Utopia In Benita Parry's Thought. Laura Chrisman. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [175]-194) And Index. Laura Chrisman provides important new paradigms for understanding imperial literature, Englishness, and black transnationalism. Her concerns take her from the metropolitan center of Conrad's Heart of Darkness , to Frederic Jameson's theorization of empire.