The Gespenst of Postcolonial Theory
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DOI: 10.1017/s0008938923000055
Abstract: “What is going on in Germany?” asked Natalie Zemon Davis after Munich suspended the acclaimed play Vögel (Birds) by Wajdi Mouawad in November 2022. Davis, a renowned historian, had been deeply involved in the play's… read more here.
Keywords: postcolonial theory; gespenst postcolonial;
Passages from Marxism to Postcolonialism: A Comment on Vivek Chibber’s Postcolonial Theory and the Specter of Capital
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DOI: 10.1177/0896920515614982
Abstract: The 2013 publication of Vivek Chibber’s book Postcolonial Theory and the Specter of Capital has reignited debates over the relative merits and demerits of Marxism and postcolonialism. This article reviews the debate and raises some… read more here.
Keywords: theory specter; vivek chibber; passages marxism; specter capital ... See more keywords
‘Histories of Power’, the ‘Universalization of Capital’, and India’s Modi Moment: Between and Beyond Marxism and Postcolonial Theory
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DOI: 10.1177/0896920516641732
Abstract: Capitalist development in India, and the politics of those who are its immediate victims, defies the main varieties of postcolonial theory and Marxism that are today in contentious debate, in which postcolonial theory is identified… read more here.
Keywords: marxism; histories power; india; postcolonial theory ... See more keywords