Postcolonialism Revisited : Welsh Writing in English

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• ISBN13: 9780708318928
• ISBN10: 0708318924
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2004-12-28
• Publisher: Univ of Wales Pr

Summary

This study considers the ways in which postcolonial theory may be usefully adopted and adapted in order to provide an illuminating reading of Welsh writing in English. It also illustrates how the Anglophone literature of Wales challenges many of the assumptions and dogmas of postcolonial theory. In addition to dealing with theorists in the field, such as Frantz Fanon, Gayatri Spivak, and Homi Bhabha, the book also looks at the construction of Wales as a colonized nation in 20th-century literature. A wide range of subject matter is covered, including the work of Welsh missionaries in India, the policy of afforestation in Wales before and after World War II, the history of the campaigns for women's rights in Wales, and the post-Darwinian racial theories of the 19th century. Some of the authors considered include R. S. Thomas, Emyr Humphreys, Peter Finch, and Gwyneth Lewis.

Author Biography

Kirsti Bohata is Research Associate, CREW (Centre for Research into the English Literature and Language of Wales), University of Wales, Swansea. She has taught at the Universities of Wales, Swansea, Glamorgan and Stuttgart and has published widely on postcolonialism, Welsh writing in English and the fin de siècle.

Table of Contents

General Editor's Preface	ix
Acknowledgements	xi
Theoretical Contexts	1	(28)
Stereotypes of Alterity: Race, Sexuality and Gender	29	(30)
En-gendering a New Wales: Nationalism, Feminism and Empire in the Fin de Siecle	59	(21)
The Battle for the Hills: Politicized Landscapes and the Erasure of Place	80	(24)
`Devices of Otherness'? Code-switching, Audience and the Politics of Language	104	(25)
Hybridity and Authenticity	129	(29)
Notes	158	(31)
Bibliography	189	(12)
Index	201