Overturning imperial views : a talk with Hanif Kureishi

Hanif Kureishi, author of the screenplay of My Beauliful Launderette and Sammy and Rosie Get Laid as well as numerous stage plays, was in Barcelona in June 1991 to promote his first novel The Buddha of Suburhia

Postcolonial Studies in Spain

This article provides a general overview of the state of Postcolonial Studies in Spain at the present moment. After attempting a definition of the discipline, which is a minefield of ambiguities and contradictions, a brief outline of the history of this new area of studies is provided. Emphasis is given to the pioneers of Postcolonial Studies as, thanks to their efforts, a whole new range of literary studies was made available to Spanish students. During the late eighties and nineties, the former Commonwealth literature, now generally known by its more fashionable name of Postcolonial Studies, really gained momentum in the Spanish academy. Not only previously unknown writers but also postcolonial theory become compulsory reading for anyone working in this area. The article concludes by celebrating the growing enthusiasm for the discipline as the selected bibliography amply demonstrates

Reviews

Brian WALKER, Dancing to history's tune. History, myth and politics in Irelan

Editorial

An introduction to the special In memoriam issue of the journal dedicated to the memory of Geoff Davis

Editorial

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