The Neocolonialism of Postcolonialism: A Cautationary Note

• Autores: Graham Huggan
• Localización: Links & letters, ISSN 1133-7397, Nº 4, 1997 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Literature and Neocolonialism), págs. 19-24
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Why is it that, in a conspicuously neocolonial global environment, the terrn «postcolonialisrn)) has achieved such widespread acadernic currency? This paper analyzes the current vogue for postcolonial studies in western universities, presenting both a challenge to its commodified intellectual status and a defense of its capacity for cultural critique. «Postcolonialism,» the paper argues, does not imply that the colonial era is over; on the contrary, it confronts the «neocoloniality» of our present times.