ENGL 300: Introduction to Theory of Literature
Lecture 22 - Post-Colonial Criticism. In this lecture on post-colonial theory, Professor Paul Fry explores the work of Edward Said and Homi K. Bhabha. The complicated origins, definitions, and limitations of the term "post-colonial" are outlined. Elaine Showalter's theory of the phasic development of female literary identity is applied to the expression of post-colonial identities. Crucial terms such as ambivalence, hybridity, and double consciousness are explained. The relationship between Bhabha's concept of sly civility and Gates's "signifyin'" is discussed, along with the reliance of both on semiotics. (from oyc.yale.edu)
| Lecture 22 - Post-Colonial Criticism |
| Time | Lecture Chapters |
| [00:00:00] | 1. Problems With the Term "Post-Colonial" |
| [00:08:56] | 2. A Room of One's Own Revisited |
| [00:14:00] | 3. Orientalism and Showalter's Phases |
| [00:20:51] | 4. The Relationship Between Said and Bhabha |
| [00:26:54] | 5. The Master-Slave Dialectic |
| [00:36:12] | 6. Bhabha: Ambivalence and Hybridity |
| [00:50:40] | 7. "Sly Civility" as Signifyin' |
| References |
| Lecture 22 - Post-Colonial Criticism Instructor: Professor Paul H. Fry. Transcript [html]. Audio [mp3]. Download Video [mov]. |
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