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Globalization and the Claims of Postcoloniality

Globalization and the Claims of Postcoloniality two of the most important terms in social and cultural theory today. Since the s, they have functioned as two of the dominant paradigms for explaining the transformation of political and economic relationships in a world that seems to become increasingly interdependent with the passing of time, with boundaries that once defined national cultures becoming fuzzy. The debates on globalization and postcolonialism are now so universal in character, and the literature on these topics is so extensive, that they are difficult to summarize or categorize. And to the extent that it dominates most debates on the nature of society and economy in the social sciences, globalization must be considered one of the constitutive elements of disciplines such as anthropology and sociology. Similarly, it is difficult to conceive an area of literary studies, from medievalism to postmodernism, that is not affected by debates on postcolonial theory and postcoloniality. While diverse writers on globalization and postcolonialism might have differing interpretations of the exact meaning of these categories, or their long-term effect The South Atlantic Quarterly :, Summer . Copyright ©  by Duke University Press. 6602 THE SOUTH ATLANTIC QUARTERLY 100:3 SUMMER 2001 / sheet 30 of 257 Simon Gikandi http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png South Atlantic Quarterly Duke University Press

Globalization and the Claims of Postcoloniality

Gikandi, Simon
South Atlantic Quarterly , Volume 100 (3) – Jul 1, 2001
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Duke University Press
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Copyright 2001 by Duke University Press
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0038-2876
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two of the most important terms in social and cultural theory today. Since the s, they have functioned as two of the dominant paradigms for explaining the transformation of political and economic relationships in a world that seems to become increasingly interdependent with the passing of time, with boundaries that once defined national cultures becoming fuzzy. The debates on globalization and postcolonialism are now so universal in character, and the literature on these topics is so extensive, that they are difficult to summarize or categorize. And to the extent that it dominates most debates on the nature of society and economy in the social sciences, globalization must be considered one of the constitutive elements of disciplines such as anthropology and sociology. Similarly, it is difficult to conceive an area of literary studies, from medievalism to postmodernism, that is not affected by debates on postcolonial theory and postcoloniality. While diverse writers on globalization and postcolonialism might have differing interpretations of the exact meaning of these categories, or their long-term effect The South Atlantic Quarterly :, Summer . Copyright ©  by Duke University Press. 6602 THE SOUTH ATLANTIC QUARTERLY 100:3 SUMMER 2001 / sheet 30 of 257 Simon Gikandi

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Published: Jul 1, 2001

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