Beyond Postcolonial Theory - by Na Na (Hardcover)

About the Book

Opposing the orthodoxies of establishment postcolonialism, "Beyond Postcolonial Theory " posits acts of resistance and subversion by people of color as central to the unfolding dialogue with Western hegemony.

Book Synopsis

Opposing the orthodoxies of establishment postcolonialism, Beyond Postcolonial Theory posits acts of resistance and subversion by people of color as central to the unfolding dialogue with Western hegemony. The testimonies and signifying practices of Rigoberta Menchu, C.L.R. James, various "minority" writers in the United States, and intellectuals from Africa, Latin America, and Asia are counterposed against the dogmas of contingency, borderland nomadism, panethnicity, and the ideology of identity politics and transcultural postmodern pastiche. Reappropriating ideas from Gramsci, Bakhtin, Althusser, Freire, and others in the radical democratic tradition, San Juan deploys them to recover the memory of national liberation struggles (Fanon, Cabral, Che Guevara) on the face of the triumphal march of globalized capitalism.

Review Quotes

"The arguments that are raised throughout the book are nothing short of impressive...it should be essential reading..."--Ananth Aiyer, Nature, Society, and Thought
"[A] wonderful interdisciplinary venture." "--Choice"

About the Author

E. San Juan Jr. is Professor and Chair of the Department of Comparative American Cultures at Washington State University.