Postcolonial Whiteness: A Critical Reader on Race and Empire (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780791463611)

Postcolonial Whiteness examines the interrelations between whiteness and the history of European colonialism, as well as the status of whiteness in the contemporary postcolonial world. It addresses two fundamental questions: What happens to whiteness after empire, and to what extent do white cultural norms or imperatives remain embedded in the postcolonial or postindependence state as a part--acknowledged or not--of the colonial legacy? Presenting a wide range of critical and theoretical responses, the contributors explore these questions by focusing on such diverse topics as the legacy of Princess Diana; queer self-expression; the changing situation of Gypsy, or Romani, minorities in Eastern Europe; literature, including Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, Caryl Phillips's Cambridge, and Gothic impact on the literature of Australia; reconstruction of white South African social identity; cross-cultural discussions of mental illness; Freud's case history of the Wolfman; and Australia's national anthems.

Author: Alfred J. Lopez
ISBN-10: 0791463613
ISBN-13: 9780791463611
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Language: English
Published: 02/10/2005
Pages: 271
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.07lbs
Size: 9.34h x 6.18w x 0.86d