Colonialism and its after-effects of neo-colonialism and postcolonialism pervade the male-dominated literary tradition produced on the African continent. Within the complexities of these realities, the African woman may be said to be “doubly colonized” and her burdens multiple. Imprisoned then, by the authoritative phalluses which define her daily experiences and which seek to negate the authen...

This paper explores the discursive construction of race in Malaysian international schools and its relationship with postcolonialism. In response to expansion schooling, it analyses data from a study school leadership Malaysia, former colony, through postcolonial lens. It draws on face-to-face interviews twelve leaders, discourse analysis sample websites schools. Malaysia is an ethnocracy, thre...

At the request of the editor, Wong L. (2010) ‘Postcolonial interventions and disruptions: Contesting cultural practices’ International Journal of Cross-Cultural Management 10 (3) 345-362 10.1177/1470595810389795 has been retracted. This is because it reproduces large sections of the following article without acknowledgement: Reimer Kirkham, S. & Anderson, J. (2002). Postcolonial nursing scholar...

Abstract This article looks at India’s complaint the United Nations Human Rights Commission in 1979 about ‘virginity test’ performed on a migrant Indian woman Heathrow. It examines use of arguments race and racial discrimination by India to compel Britain discuss immigration bilateral basis. The argues that pivot race-based argument was deliberately patriarchal main concern these negotiations i...

Migration is a powerful adaptive strategy for humans to navigate hardship and pursue a better quality of life. As a universal vehicle facilitating exchanges of ideas, culture, money and goods, international migration is a major contributor to globalization. Consisting of countries linked by multiple connections of human movements, global migration constitutes a network. Despite the important ro...

In a broad sense, postcolonial literature is writing which has been “affected by the imperial process from the moment of colonization to the present day” (Ashcroft et al, 2). In India’s case, this includes novels, poetry, and drama which were written both during and after the British Raj or “Reign,” which came to a formal conclusion with Indian Independence in August 1947. Although writing from...