Week 2 – Development and Postcolonialism

Welcome to the course! (& intro task)

This post introduces you to the course and its creators, and offers a first task based upon researching colonial relationships.

Week 1 - What is a postcolonial perspective?

This week introduces us all to the diverse meanings of 'postcolonialism' as an area of academic study and discourse, alongside its practical applications.

Week 4 - Orientalism

In this post we explore Edward Said's Orientalism, relating this to modern day discussions of racism and 'Othering'.

Week 3 - Exploring Postcolonialism Through Text

This post explores the work and ideas of Fanon, Chinua Achebe, and Tsitsi Dangaremba.

Week 5 - Postcolonialism and Education

Week 6 - Othering, Agency and the Path ahead

This post aims to get us thinking into the future, whilst recognising the history that has determined our present, and considering how our understanding of it must inform the path ahead.

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