Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa, and the Middle East
Call for Papers
Comparative (Post)colonialisms:
The Literary Issue
Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa, and the Middle East seeks
critical essays for a special issue entitled “Comparative
(Post)colonialisms: The Literary Issue.” We are interested in papers that
explore comparative perspectives on postcolonial literature and theory, that
critically examine the hegemony of colonial languages within postcolonial
studies, and that investigate how postcolonial theory might be enriched,
critiqued, nuanced, or exposed through the perspectives of non-colonial
(indigenous or “lesser taught”) languages, comparative literature, or area
studies. How does the field of postcolonial studies as currently constituted
in the academy contribute to the linguistic, cultural, or institutional
dominance of English? What kinds of texts, discourses, or practices elude,
or are repressed by, this framework? What “blind spots” are revealed in
postcolonial theory from the perspective of texts or traditions not in a
colonizer’s language? What ideological or strategic roles do specific
languages play in texts, institutional contexts, politics, or history?
Please submit essays of between 5,000 and 12,000 words (note and reference
inclusive), by September 15, 2002. Essays should be formatted in Chicago
style and use the Library of Congress transliteration system for
romanization, without diacritical marks. We prefer electronic submissions
to Waïl Hassan ([log in to unmask]) and Rebecca Saunders ([log in to unmask]),
though essays may also be submitted in hardcopy to Comparative Studies of
South Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, Department of English, Box 4240,
Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61790-4240. Relevant books for review
are also welcome.
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