the current research examines the role of postcolonial anddecolonization theories in the study of susan glaspell’s trifles, which hasalways been interpreted through feminism. application of postcolonial theoriesto this work is controversial; since neither the subject of the play, nor thesetting, nor the characters can be regarded as an instance of postcolonialliterature. this paper proves that ...

In today’s world where the former colonized are reshaping their relation with the colonizer, the concept of decolonizing or indigenizing education is widely discussed in postcolonial studies. Decolonizing/indigenizing education counters the western systems of knowledge’s hegemony over those of non-western systems of thought and requires the development of a new approach to education that keeps ...

Wheremost accounts of biotech in Taiwan—indeed, globally—focus on its economic potential and its potential to heal various ills, a postcolonial and subimperial framing insists on attention to often underexamined aspects, for example, how biotech practices reflect specific nationalist desires and rely on forms of exploitation. A postcolonial and subimperial framing insists on the inclusion of ot...

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cultural practices’ International Journal of Cross-Cultural Management 10 (3) 345-362 10.1177/1470595810389795 has been retracted.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...

drawing largely on aidoo’s (1970) play, anowa, as well as lived experiences, i argue on the philosophical flaws of ashcroft’s (2009) claim that there is no inherent link between language and culture. this essay subsequently explores the implication of my argument on some transformational domains of english in particular though it has obvious applicability to the role of colonial languages in ge...

In this study, the notions of homelessness and unhomeliness are studied in 2 novels by Naipaul: Half a Life (2001) and Magic Seeds (2004). Naipaul has been viewed by many postcolonial critics as an imperially complicit writer, for his controversial views of places and societies, particularly his disdain for non-Western societies. This study examines whether the imperatives of the postcolonial c...