SOSC 1340 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Postcolonialism, Real Change, Political Class
29 Mar 2017
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Kenyan writer, novelist, social activist and theorist of post-colonial literature. Other writings: petals of blood (1977) and decolonizing the mind (1986) His i will marry when i want (co-written with ngugi wa mirii 1977) was first ever modern work (a play) written in gikuyu. Imprisoned in 1977 for involvement with community theatre, lost his university position upon release and went into voluntary" exile. Wrote matigari (in gikuyu) while in exile 1986 banned in kenya. Themes addressed in his writing include colonialism, nationalism, post-colonialism, liberation and class struggle. Why africa: a. hobson"s thesis in his imperialism (1902): shrinking of continental european markets in last of 19th c led to a search for new markets to sell commodities. This economic problem solved" politically: states used their power to carve out and secure new markets and trade routes this involved a struggle between states which has been described as imperialism". Recall the scramble for africa" (conrad lecture)
