General Introduction to the edited collection Rerouting the Postcolonial (original) (raw)

Re-Routing the Postcolonial re-orientates and re-invigorates the field of Postcolonial Studies in line with recent trends in critical theory, reconnecting the ethical and political with the aesthetic aspect of postcolonial culture. Bringing together a group of leading and emerging intellectuals, and mapping new directions in postcolonial studies, the volume includes sections on: • New growth areas from cosmopolitan theories and the utopian to diaspora and transnationalism • New subject matters such as sexuality and queer theory, ecocriticism and postcolonialism in new locations (Eastern Europe, China) • New theoretical perspectives on globalization (fundamentalism, terror and theories of ‘affect’) Each section incorporates a clear, concise introduction, making this volume both an accessible overview of current concerns in the field whilst also an invigorating collection of scholarship for the new millennium. Contributors include: Bill Ashcroft, Anna Ball, Elleke Boehmer, Diana Brydon, Simon Gikandi, Erin Goheen Glanville, James Graham, Dorota Kołodziejczyk, Victor Li, Nadia Louar, Deborah Madsen, Jeffrey Mather, Nirmala Menon, Kaori Nagai, Jane Poyner, Robert Spencer and Patrick Williams.