November 1, 2002
The Failure of Postcolonial Theory After 9/11
One of the still-unaccounted-for casualties of the September 11 terrorist attacks is the field of postcolonial studies. Although postcolonial theorists have managed to restore the voices of previously colonized societies by focusing on their cultural and literary production over the last few decades, the field has persistently ignored the real problems and anxieties of Muslims living under the all-encompassing umbrella of globalization. Few scholars took the time to think and write about
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