<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This paper looks at the relationship between post and decolonialism, two critical movements rooted in political theory and literary studies alike. It considers their similarities and their common ethical stance, while also investigating the reasons for the very necessity of decolonialism as a discipline. The main purpose of the subsequent metacritic analysis (which compares Edward Said’s line of inquiry with recent works by Revathi Krishnaswamy, Walter Mignolo and Sylvia Marcos) is to highlight the methodological evolution that took place especially in the field of literary criticism. Finally, the essay takes into consideration the problematic connections that are being established between European schools of thought and their indigenous counterparts, trying to find ways in which comparatism will not lead to theoretical uniformization, but rather to a set of strategies for reading peripheral literatures and for including them in academic debates on theory.</p></abstract>

This paper looks at the relationship between post and decolonialism, two critical movements rooted in political theory and literary studies alike. It considers their similarities and their common ethical stance, while also investigating the reasons for the very necessity of decolonialism as a discipline. The main purpose of the subsequent metacritic analysis (which compares Edward Said’s line of inquiry with recent works by Revathi Krishnaswamy, Walter Mignolo and Sylvia Marcos) is to highlight the methodological evolution that took place especially in the field of literary criticism. Finally, the essay takes into consideration the problematic connections that are being established between European schools of thought and their indigenous counterparts, trying to find ways in which comparatism will not lead to theoretical uniformization, but rather to a set of strategies for reading peripheral literatures and for including them in academic debates on theory.

Decolonialism &amp; Angoasă Morală: Adolescenţa Turbulentă A Deconstrucţiei Postcoloniale

Lucian Blaga Yearbook

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Decolonialism & Angoasă Morală: Adolescenţa Turbulentă A Deconstrucţiei Postcoloniale

This paper looks at the relationship between post and decolonialism, two critical movements rooted in political theory and literary studies alike. It considers...

Decolonialism & Angoasă Morală: Adolescenţa Turbulentă A Deconstrucţiei Postcoloniale

Published Online: Mar 18, 2021

Page range: 13 - 30

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/clb-2020-0002

Keywords
postcolonialism, decolonialism, deconstruction, localized theory, geopolitics

© 2020 Maria Chiorean, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Decolonialism & Angoasă Morală: Adolescenţa Turbulentă A Deconstrucţiei Postcoloniale

Published Online: Mar 18, 2021

Page range: 13 - 30

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/clb-2020-0002

Keywordspostcolonialism, decolonialism, deconstruction, localized theory, geopolitics

© 2020 Maria Chiorean, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
postcolonialism, decolonialism, deconstruction, localized theory, geopolitics