Postcolonising Europe: Between anglophone theory and continental European experience

Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution

Description

The publication of 'A Historical Companion to Postcolonial Literatures - Continental
Europe and Its Empires' (EUP 2008, Columbia UP 2009) marks the first collective attempt
to begin an urgently needed discussion on both the impact of colonialism on ideas of
nation in continental Europe, and the legacy of this history in more contemporary
discussions of national identity, particularly in the wake of mass non-European
immigration. Related to this is also the question of how postcolonial criticism or theory
can be adapted to quite heterogeneous continental European experiences.

Emneord: Postcolonial Europe, colonial and postcolonial history, postcolonial theory
Period8 Oct 2009
Event titlePostcolonising Europe
Event typeConference
OrganiserUniversity of Minho
LocationUniversity of Minho, Braga, Portugal, PortugalShow on map

Keywords

  • Postcolonial Europe, colonial and postcolonial history, postcolonial theory