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Postcolonial Poetics

Postcolonial Poetics is a branch of literary theory that examines how literary forms, genres, and aesthetic practices are shaped by the historical and cultural legacies of colonialism and decolonization, particularly through the reconfiguration of voice, identity, and narrative authority in formerly colonized contexts.

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6K

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151

Authors

46

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2017–2026

14

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Publications

164

Manichean Aesthetics: The Politics of Literature in Colonial Africa

Reed Way Dasenbrock, Abdul R. JanMohamed · World Literature Today · 1984 · 258 citations

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Rites of Return: diaspora poetics and the politics of memory

Patrick Hagopian · Journal of Modern Jewish Studies · 2014 · 199 citations

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All the difference in the world: postcoloniality and the ends of comparison

Choice Reviews Online · 2007 · 181 citations

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The hybrid muse: postcolonial poetry in English

Choice Reviews Online · 2002 · 178 citations

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Unsettling narratives: postcolonial readings of children's literature

Choice Reviews Online · 2007 · 129 citations

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Authors

151

  1. JR
    Jahan Ramazani

    4 publications · 100 citations

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  2. OO
    Oyèníyì Okùnoyè

    Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria

    2 publications · 43 citations

    2

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  3. CF
    Charles Forsdick

    University of Liverpool, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 121 citations

    2

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  4. AR
    Abdul R. JanMohamed

    2 publications · 334 citations

    2

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  5. SN
    Stephanie Newell

    University of Sussex, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 214 citations

    2

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Institutions

46

  1. Indiana University Bloomington

    Bloomington, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    87 citations

  2. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    31 citations

  3. Newcastle University

    Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    38 citations

  4. Transnet (South Africa)

    Johannesburg, South Africa

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    14 citations

  5. University College Dublin

    Dublin, Ireland

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    14 citations

  6. University of South Wales

    Pontypridd, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    28 citations

  7. Washington University in St. Louis

    St Louis, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    22 citations

  8. Royal Holloway University of London

    Egham, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    48 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 32 publications · 1.9K citations

    26

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  2. World Literature Today

    WLT · 7 publications · 349 citations

    7

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  4. The Modern Language Review

    6 publications · 373 citations

    6

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  5. Interventions

    3 publications · 88 citations

    3

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