Bøger af Bart Moore-Gilbert

Should the 1970s be seen as a decade of cultural decline. This collection challenges the view in a ground-breaking study that provides detailed analysis of the cultural production of the decade as a whole.

Presents the two important fields of postcolonial studies and life writing.

Postcolonial theory is a relatively new area in critical contemporary studies, having its foundations in the study of colonial discourse, neo-colonialism and Commonwealth literature. This reader contains 13 essays focusing on colonial discourse.

In this comprehensive critical study of Kureishi's work Bart Moore-Gilbert provides a detailed account of his work to date. The author locates Kureishi's work securely in its historical, social, cultural and critical contexts, as well as providing detailed readings of all the major works.

This comprehensive survey of the field of postcolonial theory presents the complex work of the principal representatives of postcolonial theory, Gayatri Spivak, Edward Said and Homi Bhabha. It considers the criticisms they have faced, from an alleged Eurocentrism to an obfuscatory prose style.